Christopher Pisano

Partner

Christopher Pisano represents public agencies and private corporations in a variety of litigation matters, including land use, property valuation, water rights, unfair competition, inverse condemnation, construction, civil rights and general business disputes. Chris has represented numerous public agencies in state and federal court matters, including:

• Oxnard Harbor District
• Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
• Riverside County Transportation Commission
• County of Los Angeles, Corona Housing Authority
• Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles
• Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles
• County of Shasta
• San Bernardino County Flood Control District
• Helix Water District
• The cities of Azusa, Colton, Covina, Paso Robles, Thousand Oaks and Yorba Linda, among others

He has also represented private corporations in a variety of real estate and business litigation matters, including Transamerican Auto Parts, Excel Skateboard Supply, California Steel Industries, Lexxiom, TRL Systems and Union Pacific Railroad Company. Chris also served as special eminent domain counsel for the Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency in property acquisition for the Staples Center sports and entertainment complex.

Chris has represented the County of Los Angeles and the Housing Authority for the City of Los Angeles in class action and representative action litigation for housing and employment benefits, and has defended several cities and counties against claims of wrongful arrest, wrongful search and seizure and excessive force. He served as lead trial and appellate counsel for the City of Covina in a 2011 published search and seizure case before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
-- Dougherty v. City of Covina, et. al. -- in which the appellate court affirmed dismissal on the grounds that the investigating officers were entitled to qualified immunity, and that plaintiffs did not plead sufficient facts to attribute liability to the city and supervising officers.

Chris was named a Southern California Super Lawyers Rising Star in 2007 for his general litigation work. Southern California Super Lawyers Rising Stars are among the top 2.5 percent of Southern California attorneys.

Education

• University of Southern California (USC), J.D.
• Georgetown University, B.S.

Bar Admissions

• California

Christopher Pisano

Partner

• State Bar of California
• Los Angeles County Bar Association
• International Right of Way Association (IRWA)
• International Municipal Lawyers Association (IMLA)