Christopher B. Hatch

Christopher B. Hatch is an attorney at Drummond Woodsum in Portland, Maine whose practice focuses on commercial real estate, land use, project development, financing, and related business matters. He advises developers, lenders, investors, buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants, and Tribal Nations on real estate transactions and development projects. His practice areas include Banking & Financial Services, Business & Corporate, Energy & Public Utility Law, Land Use & Conservation, and Real Estate.

Hatch earned a J.D. from the University of Connecticut School of Law and a B.A. from Brigham Young University. During law school, he served on the Connecticut Law Review and completed a judicial internship. This background supports Hatch’s legal analysis and problem solving in commercial real estate and development, including work that requires close attention to detailed facts, governing rules, and practical consequences.

Hatch’s experience includes acquisitions and sales, commercial leasing, financing, land use, project development, renewable energy projects, and other large-scale real estate matters. Hatch also advises Tribal Nations on real estate acquisition and leasing, bringing transactional experience to projects with distinct governmental and property-law considerations. Through these matters, Hatch helps clients assess legal options, manage risk, and move through transactions, disputes, administrative processes, or litigation as the situation requires.

Christopher B. Hatch has received current recognition in Real Estate Law, including Best Lawyers Ones to Watch. His earlier litigation experience provides additional perspective when transactional or development issues become disputed. In serving developers, lenders, investors, and property owners, Hatch brings practical judgment and subject-matter knowledge to the issues presented. Hatch helps real estate clients structure acquisitions, financings, leases, development projects, and land-use strategies with advice grounded in the specific facts and legal framework of each matter.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Drummond Woodsum
• Member, Maine State Bar Association
• Member, Utah State Bar
• Member, Virginia State Bar

Licensed State

• Maine
• Utah
• Virginia

Education

• University of Connecticut School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Brigham Young University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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