Byron Sarhangian, P.C.

Byron Sarhangian, P.C. is a partner at Snell & Wilmer with offices in Portland, Phoenix, and Salt Lake City. His practice is centered on real estate and related business transactions, and he chairs the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group and Opportunity Zone Industry Group. He advises corporate clients on relocations, expansions, purchases, sales, leasing, financing, brokerage matters, construction agreements, zoning, land use, renewable energy, commercial finance, and other sophisticated property matters across the United States.

Byron earned a J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law School, where he received the Jordan A. Quick Memorial Award and served in leadership roles with the Vanderbilt Bar Association. He earned a B.S. in Business Economics, magna cum laude with honors, from the University of Arizona’s Eller College of Management and studied at the University of Westminster Business School in London. His education supports complex transactional work involving business, finance, and real estate strategy.

Byron represents large and small corporate clients in real estate transactions, drafts and negotiates construction agreements for owners, lenders, general contractors, and subcontractors, and handles sophisticated domestic and international property matters. His opportunity zone practice includes work for investors, fund sponsors, and developers. He has worked on property exchange agreements involving state entities, zoning and permitting issues, ground leases, and finance agreements involving Native American lands.

Byron Sarhangian, P.C. has received recognition from Chambers USA, The Best Lawyers in America, and Super Lawyers for real estate work. He serves on the board of the Arizona chapter of NAIOP and participates in professional groups connected to real property, environmental law, energy, and resources. His practice combines transactional leadership, finance knowledge, construction contracting, land use, and opportunity zone experience for clients pursuing sophisticated real estate and business projects.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.
• Member, State Bar of Arizona
• Member, Oregon State Bar
• Member, State Bar of Texas
• Member, Utah State Bar
• Member, Volunteer Lawyers Program
• Board Member, Commercial Real Estate Development Association
• Board Member, Valley of the Sun United Way
• Advisory Board, St. Vincent de Paul
• Board Member, Whispering Hope Ranch Foundation
• Board Chairman, Child Crisis Arizona
• Secretary, M1 Institute
• Vice Chair, Residential Neighborhood Development Council – National
• Member, Arizona Chapter of NAIOP
• Member, University of Arizona Alumni Board, Phoenix Chapter
• Member, National Association of Industrial and Office Properties
• Member, Camelback Society
• Member, Hon Kachina Council
• Member, Phoenix 20-30 Club
• Member, Urban Land Institute
• Member, Advisory and Management Committees – Arizona
• Member, Valley Partnership

Licensed State

• Arizona
• Oregon
• Texas
• Utah

Education

• Vanderbilt University Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Arizona, Eller College of Management
  Bachelor of Science (BS) in Business Economics Magna Cum Laude

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