Chris Neilson
Managing Partner, Co-head, Trigild, powered by Lincoln
Chris Neilson, J.D., Managing Partner, oversees Trigild’s business operations and serves as one of the firm’s principal receivers. Federal and state courts throughout the United States have appointed Neilson as receiver over all types of commercial properties, including offices, malls, shopping centers, apartments, hotels, and golf courses. Neilson is also an approved fiduciary in the State of New York.
In addition to his receivership work, Neilson has handled the resolution of millions of dollars of unsecured judgments against debtors throughout the U.S. and has sourced and secured debtor-in-possession financing for fiduciaries through bankruptcy. Neilson was also a founding partner of P.D. Capital, a commercial real estate investment company focused on acquiring value-add retail projects.
Neilson began his legal career as an attorney practicing in the real estate and capital markets groups of an AmLaw 100 law firm where he focused on complex loan workouts for securitized business trusts (REMICs) through their special servicers.
Neilson received his J.D. from the Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law where he was a member of the SMU Law Review and received a B.B.A. from Baylor University where he was the Outstanding Graduating Senior of the Hankamer School of Business.