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Shams Merchant is a Partner at the Law Firm Recognized as the Dallas Real Estate Industry’s Leading Investment and Development Law Firm
Dallas Commercial real estate investment and development lawyer, Shams Merchant, is recognized as the top investment and development attorney in Dallas-Fort Worth and one of the best in Texas and nationally. Shams Merchant represents investors, developers, owners, entrepreneurs, private investment firms, private equity firms, REITs, sponsors, landlords, tenants, and other clients in every aspect of their commercial real estate business in Dallas-Fort Worth, throughout Texas and nationwide. Known as a dealmaker by his clients, leading Dallas brokers and their firms, and even by his adversaries, Shams knows how to get even the most complicated commercial real estate transactions across the finish line because of his deep Dallas-Fort Worth real estate law expertise. His expertise includes development of some of the largest real estate projects in Dallas, acquisitions and sales of award-winning buildings, project leasing and tenant-side leasing for national and regional property managers, landlords and tenants, financing and lending, private equity and fund formation, title and closing, and complex real estate disputes.
Leading Dallas Legal Representation in Commercial Real Estate Purchase, Sales, Leasing, Financing, and Ground-Up Development of Mixed-Use Projects, Class A Apartment Buildings, Warehouses and Industrial Business Parks, and Retail Shopping Centers in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas.
Shams represents local and national investors and developers in real estate projects of all types across Texas and Dallas-Fort Worth, 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.
Shams’ award-winning Dallas commercial real estate law practice includes start-to-finish representation for Dallas-Fort Worth 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.
As an authority in Dallas commercial real estate law, Shams was recently featured in the Houston Business Journal, Dallas Business Journal, and The Real Deal. His projects and clients have been featured on numerous regional and national industry publications. Shams has successfully represented clients on more award-winning real estate projects in Texas than any other attorney under the age of 35.
About Dallas Commercial Real Estate 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 $3.2 billion in transactions, Shams is a leader in Texas 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 the leading 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 clients’ real estate projects have also been featured on numerous regional and national industry publications.
For more information on Shams Merchant’s Dallas real estate investment and development law practice, please contact Shams Merchant via email at shams@mwfirm.com or by phone at (832) 451-2594.