Dallas-Fort Worth Real Estate Leasing Lawyer

The Top-Ranked Commercial Real Estate Leasing Attorney in Dallas-Fort Worth for Texas Landlord and Tenant Law

Based in Dallas-Fort Worth, Shams Merchant is known as one of the best commercial real estate leasing lawyers in the nation, representing investors, developers, private equity firms, investment firms, regional and national tenants and landlords in Dallas commercial leasing transactions at the highest level across the Dallas metropolitan area, completing over $100 million in real estate leasing volume on a yearly basis across all major asset classes, with a focus on retail, office, industrial, mixed-use, and restaurant and hospitality projects.

Shams routinely represents national and regional tenants in their leasing transactions across Dallas-Fort Worth, having represented three-star Michelin chefs, national corporations, franchisors and franchisees, in their retail, industrial and warehouse, restaurant, bar and hospitality, and office leases.

Award-Winning and Industry-Leading Dallas-Fort Worth Real Estate Leasing Law Experience

Recognized by industry publications as the leading real estate leasing lawyer in Dallas-Fort Worth, Shams Merchant has successfully represented tenants and landlords in leasing commercial space at some of the most recognizable and notable projects in Dallas and across Texas.

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

As a notable expert and legal authority in Dallas leasing law, real estate investors and developers across Dallas and leasing brokers from all major real estate brokerage firms in Dallas 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.

Dallas-Fort Worth Real Estate 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 Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas.
• Represent one of the leading industrial real estate investment and development firms in the nation on leasing their portfolio of industrial properties in Dallas-Fort Worth
• Represented private investment group in the leasing of Class A mixed-use space in award-winning development in Dallas-Fort Worth, 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 Dallas-Fort Worth, 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, Dallas Real Estate Lease Lawyer

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 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 Dalas-Fort Worth real estate leasing law practice, please contact Shams Merchant via email at shams@mwfirm.com or by phone at (832) 451-2594.