Over the course of his 48-year legal career, Lloyd Hardin established himself as one of the state’s premier real estate lawyers, representing individuals and public and privately held companies, both domestic and international, in a broad range of commercial transactions and in all phases of real estate sales and acquisitions, exchanges, construction and development, financing and refinancing, commercial leasing and real estate management.
Lloyd’s extensive career experience in the areas of real estate development and commercial transactions included serving from 1987 through 1993 as vice president and assistant general counsel of Landmark Land Company, Inc., a publicly traded company headquartered in Carmel, California, which specialized in the development of world-class golf courses, resorts and upscale residential communities, followed by the ongoing west coast representation of domestic and international clients throughout the Pacific Rim, North America and Europe.
Lloyd’s achievements earned him election as a Fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers in 1987 and selection as a Fellow of the Construction Lawyers Society of America in 2018, as well as inclusion in Chambers USA Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Best Lawyers (construction law; international trade and finance law; mergers and acquisitions law; real estate law; real estate litigation) and Oklahoma Super Lawyers. He was selected by Best Lawyers as the “Oklahoma City Construction Lawyer of the Year” for 2013 and “Oklahoma City Real Estate Lawyer of the Year” for 2021, honors only given to a single lawyer in each legal specialty in each market. In 2007, he was the recipient of The Journal Record’s inaugural Leadership in Law Award, which recognizes legal professionals for their professional and civic contributions to the state.
In 2006, Lloyd was appointed by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with the approval of the U.S. Department of State, to serve as the Honorary Consul General of Japan for the State of Oklahoma. After 15 years of service, the Government of Japan honored him with the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon, in 2021 in recognition of his contributions toward promoting mutual understanding and strengthening friendly relations between Japan and the United States. Lloyd also served as an appointed member of the Oklahoma Governor’s International Team, where he advised the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Oklahoma Legislature, the Secretaries of State and of Commerce and other Cabinet Secretaries with respect to international matters. Appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate, he also previously served on the Oklahoma Building Bonds Commission.
Prior to earning his law degree, Lloyd served as an infantry officer with the U.S. Marine Corps from 1971 to 1976. Lloyd is the co-founder and a member of the board of directors of the U.S. Marine Corps Coordinating Council of Oklahoma.