Dallas-Fort Worth Commercial Real Estate Lawyer

Recognized as the Best Commercial Real Estate Attorney in Dallas-Fort Worth and the Leading Real Estate Law Practice in Texas

Shams Merchant is recognized as the leading commercial real estate and private equity attorney in Dallas-Fort Worth by regional and national publications. He has completed over $3.2 billion dollars’ worth of commercial real estate deals, including representing some of Dallas-Fort Worth’s most active real estate developers, investors, owners, and private equity firms.

Shams Merchant’s Dallas-Fort Worth commercial real estate law experience includes representing his clients in complex acquisitions, sales, development, financing, and leasing of multi-family/apartment buildings, office buildings, warehouse and industrial, retail and shopping centers, mixed-use projects, healthcare and hospitals, student housing, office-to-residential conversions, redevelopment projects, and more. Shams also assists his clients in joint ventures, fund formations, real estate syndications (including 506(b) and 506(c)), securities and SEC compliance, and other real estate private equity matters.

Shams also maintains an active real estate disputes and litigation practice in Dallas-Fort Worth, representing his commercial real estate clients in various real estate and business disputes in Dallas-Fort Worth, including breach of contract, breach of leases, fraud, misrepresentation, property tax, and landlord and tenant disputes.

As one of Dallas-Fort Worth’s best and top-rated commercial real estate lawyers, Shams represents his clients in every aspect of their commercial real estate business, including:

• 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

Leading Dallas-Fort Worth Commercial Real Estate Law Experience

• Represented REIT in sale of corporate campus and North American headquarters of large public company for $200 million in Dallas-Fort Worth.
• Represented private investment firm in sale of $150 million award-winning mixed-use development to out-of-state buyer.
• Represented biomedical company in acquisition of industrial property for $10 million owned by a large, public chemical corporation.
• Represented private seller in $30 million sale of award-winning redevelopment project in Houston, Texas to international buyer.
• Represented private seller in $30 million sale of award-winning redevelopment project in Houston, Texas to international buyer.
• Represented out-of-state private equity in acquisition of $10 million office building in Dallas, Texas.
• Represented private equity firm in multiple acquisitions, including portfolio acquisitions from $5 million to $35 million of multi-tenant retail assets in different states including multiple projects in Dallas-Fort Worth.
• Represented seller in disposition of award-winning mixed-use development in Houston, Texas.
• Acquisition of portfolio of retail shopping centers in Dallas-Fort Worth for private equity firm.
• Acquisition of portfolio of 4 multi-family properties for new private equity fund.
• Disposition of multiple office buildings for established private investment group.
• 20+ Acquisitions of raw land for estate developer across Texas for development of retail strip centers.
• Assist clients on the formation and structuring of business organizations associated with real estate development and ownership, such as partnerships, joint-ventures, limited liability companies, and corporations.
• Represent out-of-state private equity fund’s acquisition of office building in Fort Worth Submarket.

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 $3.2 billion in transactions, Shams leads Texas in commercial real estate and private equity law, representing 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. In furtherance of that principle, Shams proactively provides his clients with new ways to track and quantify value, from using technology to improve service delivery to offering bespoke alternative fee arrangements. By working with his clients to reduce their legal spend, Shams has helped his clients increase their ROI on real estate projects and the overall profitability of their businesses. As an authority in Texas commercial real estate law and a big proponent on helping clients reduce their legal fees, 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 Dallas-Fort commercial real estate legal practice, please contact Shams Merchant via email at shams@mwfirm.com or by phone at (832) 451-2594.