Commercial Real Estate Development Law

Leading Representation in Ground-Up Development of Mixed-Use Projects, Class A Apartment Buildings, Industrial Business Parks, and Retail Shopping Centers

Shams assists local and national developers in real estate projects of all types including multi-family and apartment buildings, retail and shopping centers, office buildings, mixed-use developments, industrial buildings, hotels, restaurants, franchises, student housing, and senior living facilities.

His services include start-to-finish representation for development projects of all sizes and through the various phases of any project, including the acquisition of land, construction contracts, permitting, platting, subdividing, operating, managing, stabilizing, and eventually disposing of the asset.

More About Commercial Real Estate Development Lawyer 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 $3.7 billion in transactions, Shams is the leader in commercial real estate and real estate private equity law. He represents clients nationwide on the purchase, sale, development, leasing and financing of commercial real estate projects between $1 to $250 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 real estate fund formations and syndications (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 Law 360, PLI, the Houston Business Journal, Dallas Business Journal, Austin Business Journal, JD Supra 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 commercial real estate law practice, please contact Shams Merchant via email at shams@mwfirm.com or by phone at (832) 451-2594.