Vast Industry & Local Market Knowledge on the Acquisition & Leasing of Class A and B Office Buildings Across Texas

Shams is an experienced and forward-thinking commercial real estate attorney who represents and has represented some of the largest and most sophisticated players in the Texas real estate office market including office investors, developers, asset and property managers, and the industry’s leading office leasing brokers and brokerage firms. Shams handles every aspect of the office real estate life cycle, anticipates changes and proactively takes action to deliver his client a value-added service. Known as a leading office real estate attorney in Texas, Shams has worked with the following institutional firms in representing investors, owners, and developers of office buildings: 

  • Colliers International
  • CBRE
  • JLL
  • Newmark
  • NAI Partners
  • Lee & Associates
  • Transwestern
  • Cushman & Wakefield
  • DuWest Realty
  • Cresa

As one of the preeminent commercial real estate attorneys in Texas, Shams has completed over $100 million dollars’ worth of office transactions in 2022 alone, featured on various industry news publications, including representing a value-add opportunity fund in the recent acquisition of a mid-rise office building in the Energy corridor of the Houston sub-market for tens of millions of dollars, acquisition of a medical office building by a regional investment firm, and acquisition of an office building in a Houston sub-market by an out of state private equity fund. Shams extensively represents owners and landlords of various office buildings (classes A, B, and C) in office lease transactions and has successfully drafted and negotiated office leases in a timely and cost-effective manner, always focusing on the bottom line for his clients.