Christopher M. Naghibi, Esq.

Christopher M. Naghibi is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Black Crown Inc. and Black Crown Law APC, a disruptive collective of attorneys, property managers, real estate agents and contractors who handle home sales and purchases, commercial and multifamily real estate brokerage, primarily for high net-worth and celebrity clients. The team has over 20 years of experience, 1000+ satisfied clients, $10 million in recovered costs for clients and in excess of $20 billion dollars in closed transactions.

Mr. Naghibi, a licensed attorney, real estate broker and general contractor, also serves as Executive Vice President – Chief Credit Officer of First Foundation Bank (NASDAQ: FFWM) with an expertise in large volume institutional operations. Mr. Naghibi is responsible for measuring and managing the aggregate risk in the Bank’s loan portfolio by overseeing the bank’s real estate, consumer and commercial credit, monitoring, underwriting, processing and collection policies, procedures, and processes ensuring appropriate mitigation of the risks inherent in the portfolio.

Prior to First Foundation Bank, Mr. Naghibi garnered an extensive background in a myriad of unique lending platforms. His time with Impac Commercial Capital Corporation, U.S. Financial Services & Residential Realty, and First Fidelity Funding equipped Mr. Naghibi with strong credit skills and broad experience in multifamily, commercial and single-family residence real estate lending, private banking, consumer lending and both small business and middle market lending.

Mr. Naghibi graduated with a Juris Doctorate from Trinity Law School and received a Master of Business Administration from American Heritage University alongside two bachelor degrees. Mr. Naghibi is also a graduate of the Yale School of Management Global Executive Leadership Program.

He is an author and highly sought-after speaker, as long as the engagement doesn’t conflict with his son’s birthday. He enjoys providing pro bono legal work for families in need and has worked with Habitat for Humanity to create unique loan programs helping to get deserving families into the home of their dreams in Hawaii, Las Vegas and California. He is soon expanding his local non-profit support to work with organizations that benefit children with rare diseases via his Gentlemen’s Coalition endeavor. As a board member for She Built This City, he is helping empower women of all ages in sparking interest in the construction and manufacturing trades.

IN THE PRESS

PRATICE AREAS

• Single Family Residential Sales
• Commercial & Multifamily Residential Brokerage
• Property Management
• Real Estate Law
• Corporate Governance
• Contract Law
• Real Estate Syndication
• Real Estate Finance

BAR ADMISSIONS

California

COURT ADMISSIONS

U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

EDUCATION

Yale School of Management
Global Executive Leadership Program
2018 – 2019

American Heritage University
Master of Business Administration – Business Administration & Management, General
2010 – 2011

American Heritage University
Bachelor of Business Administration – Business Administration & Management, General
2009 – 2010

Trinity Law School
Juris Doctorate – Law
2002 – 2004

University of Southern California
Bachelor of Science – Biology/Biological Sciences, General
2001 – 2002

Irvine Valley College
Associate of Arts – Biology, General
1999 – 2001

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Attorneys of Distinction
Orange Coast Magazine (April 2020)

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