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:
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.