The Leading Commercial Real Estate Leasing Attorney in Houston, Texas for Landlords and Tenants Across Houston

Based in Houston, Shams Merchant is regarded as the best commercial real estate leasing attorney in Houston, representing investors, developers, private equity firms, investment firms, regional and national tenants and landlords in commercial leasing transactions at the highest level, completing over $100 million in leasing volume on a yearly basis across all major asset classes, with a focus on retail, office, industrial, and mixed-use projects all across Houston and Texas.

Shams’ Houston tenant-side leasing law practice consists of routinely represents national and regional tenants in their leasing transactions across the country but specifically in Houston, including representing a three-star Michelin chef, Fortune 500 and national corporations, franchisors and franchisees, in all aspects of their retail, industrial and warehouse, restaurant and hospitality, and office leases.

Award-Winning and Industry-Leading Houston Project Leasing Experience

Recognized by Houston industry publications as one of the top real estate leasing attorneys for landlords in Houston, Shams has successfully represented landlords in leasing their commercial space at some of the most recognizable and notable projects in Houston.

Shams also participates in industry-leading leasing organizations including Houston Office Leasing Brokers Association, Houston CCIM, SIOR, and ACRP. He has been featured in the Houston Business Journal and The Real Deal. His projects have been featured in Traded: Tex, Urban Land Institute, Houston Business Journal, San Antonio Business Journal, Houston Chronical, BisNow, and many other regional and national publications.

As an expert in the Houston commercial leasing market and an authority in Houston leasing law, leasing brokers from all major brokerage firms trust Shams to get their clients’ deals done, including Colliers, Cushman & Wakefield, CBRE, Avison Young, JLL, The Retail Connection, Resolute RE, DuWest, Oxford Partners, Shop Companies, Stream, ECR, and Transwestern.

Houston Real Estate Legal Leasing Experience

• Represent one of the largest real estate developers in the world, a multi-billion dollar real estate development company, in leasing of their new office and retail mixed-use project.
• Represented private investment group in the leasing of Class A office and retail spaces in award-winning developments in Houston, Texas.
• Represent one of the leading industrial real estate investment and development firms in the nation on leasing their portfolio of industrial properties.
• Represented private investment group in the leasing of Class A mixed-use space in award-winning development in Houston, Texas.
• Represented various tenants, including some of the largest national tenants in the country, in leasing Class A, B, and C retail and office spaces from REITs.
• Represented private investment group in the leasing of their portfolio of Class A, B, and C office and retail spaces across the country.
• Represented landlord in multiple Class A medical office leases for dentists and physician groups.
• Assisted private investment firm in various leasing disputes including negotiating lease buyouts and lease terminations; drafted demand letters for lease disputes.
• Represent investors, developers, and owners of land, retail centers and office buildings in ground leases, NNN leases, and gross leases with leading national tenants.
• Represent one of the most active and largest real estate investment and development firms in Houston on leasing some of the most iconic retail projects in Houston, Texas.
• Represent corporations, local and national business in leasing corporate office space across the nation.
• Represent corporations, local and national business in leasing industrial space across the nation.
• Assisted private investment firm in various leasing disputes including negotiating lease buyouts and lease terminations; drafted demand letters for lease disputes.

About Shams Merchant

With experience working on more award-winning ULI real estate projects than any other real estate attorney under the age of 35 and over $2.7 billion in transactions, Shams is the leader in Texas commercial real estate and private equity law. He represents clients nationwide on the purchase, sale, development, leasing and financing of commercial real estate projects between $1 to $200 million, including retail, mixed-use, office, industrial, hospitality, restaurant & bars, and multi-family. Shams also represents clients in joint-ventures, business structuring, entity formation, and fund formations (including 506(c) and 506(b) offerings). Shams is also one of the few attorneys in Texas with in-depth experience in real estate disputes and litigation, including breach of real estate contracts, breach of leases, CAM calculations and other complex leasing disputes, brokerage commission disputes, property tax litigation, disputes between partners and shareholders, deed restriction disputes, real estate fraud and title and boundary disputes. Shams believes access to sophisticated and responsive counsel should not cost a premium. With that in mind, Shams provides a cost-effective and value-added service to his clients, whether they are new to the real estate or private equity business or a seasoned player. By working with his clients to reduce their legal spend, Shams has helped his clients increase the ROI on their real estate projects and the overall profitability of their businesses. As the authority in Texas commercial real estate law, Shams was recently featured in the Houston Business Journal, Dallas Business Journal, and The Real Deal for his work. His projects and clients have also been featured on numerous regional and national industry publications.

For more information on Shams Merchant’s Houston real estate leasing practice, please contact Shams Merchant via email at shams@mwfirm.com or by phone at (832) 451-2594.