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Shams is the Industry’s Preeminent Commercial Real Estate Leasing Attorney, with Hundreds of Successful Leases Drafted and Negotiated on Time and on Budget.
Shams leads the industry in Texas commercial real estate leasing. He guides landlords, tenants, property and asset management companies, and real estate brokers in sophisticated commercial leasing transactions in Houston, Dallas, Austin and San Antonio. He has extensive experience negotiating and drafting commercial leases for retail centers, office buildings, mixed-use and industrial properties. He has had the pleasure of working on leasing transactions for award-winning projects across Texas.
Known for his deep Texas commercial property leasing experience, Shams routinely negotiates and drafts commercial leases on behalf of landlords and tenants nationwide. He also represents clients from the initial structuring of leases including drafting and negotiating letters of intent through commercial lease execution. Specifically, Shams represents owners, landlords, tenants, brokers, asset managers, and property managers in commercial leasing transactions for the following assets:
- Business Park Leasing
- Office Building Leasing (Classes A, B, and C)
- Medical Office Leasing
- Restaurant Leasing
- Retail Leasing
- Leasing for Regional & Power Center Shopping Centers
- Industrial and Warehouse Project Leasing
- Mixed-Use & Lifestyle Development Leasing
- Medical, Dental & Hospital Leasing
More About Top-Ranked Texas Real Estate Leasing Attorney 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 leasing law practice, please contact Shams Merchant via email at shams@mwfirm.com or by phone at (832) 451-2594.
Notable 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 projects in Houston, Texas.
LOAD MORE + LEES MORE -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 private investment group in the leasing of their portfolio of Class A, B, and C office and retail spaces across the country.
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 to other large landlords in Houston, Texas.
Represented landlord in multiple Class A medical office leases for dentists and physician groups.
An 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.