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Shams Merchant is a leading commercial real estate attorney in Austin, Texas, having completed hundreds of millions of dollars of real estate transactions in Austin. Shams represents regional and national investors, developers, asset managers, landlords, tenants, and brokers in all aspects of commercial real estate law in Austin, including acquisitions and dispositions, development, leasing, financing and lending, fund formation, land use and general commercial real estate matters.
As one of the top-ranked commercial real estate attorneys in Austin, Shams has represented his Austin-based clients in virtually every major asset class, including multi-family/apartment buildings, mixed-use projects, retail and shopping centers, industrial and warehouse developments, student housing, self-storage, data centers and senior living facilities.
Regarded as one of the go-to lawyers in Austin for commercial real estate transactions, Shams represents his clients in the following investment and development matters:
Planning and Development
Purchase and Sale Agreements
Title Review and Curative Matters
Closing and Conveyance Documents
Acquisitions and Dispositions
Structuring Joint Ventures and Partnerships
Joint Development Projects and Investments
Lending and Financing Matters
Construction Contracts
Commercial Leasing for Office, Retail, Industrial, & Mixed-Use Projects
Zoning, Land Use, Restrictive Covenants, & Deed Restrictions
Closing & Title Insurance
Real Estate Tax Planning
Shams also represents clients in Austin in their commercial real estate disputes and litigation. He has successfully defended and brought claims for breach of real estate contracts, breach of leases and complex landlord-tenant disputes, real estate fraud, and title and boundary disputes.
As an authority in Texas commercial real estate law, Shams was recently featured in Law360, the Austin Business Journal, BisNow, and The Real Deal. His projects and clients have been featured on numerous regional and national industry publications. Shams has successfully represented clients on more award-winning real estate projects in Texas than any other attorney under the age of 35.
For more information on Shams Merchant’s Austin commercial real estate law practice, please contact Shams via email at shams@cre.law or by phone at (832) 451-2594.