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Shams Merchant is a leading commercial real estate attorney in San Antonio, Texas, having completed hundreds of millions of dollars of real estate transactions in San Antonio. Shams represents regional and national investors, developers, asset managers, landlords, tenants, and brokers in all aspects of commercial real estate law in San Antonio, including acquisitions and dispositions, development, leasing, financing and lending, fund formation, land use and general commercial real estate matters.
As one of the top-ranked commercial real estate attorneys in San Antonio, Shams has represented his San Antonio-based clients in virtually every major asset class, including multi-family/apartment buildings, mixed-use projects, retail and shopping centers, industrial and warehouse developments, student housing, self-storage, data centers and senior living facilities.
Regarded as one of the go-to lawyers in San Antonio for commercial real estate transactions, Shams represents his clients in the following investment and development matters:
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
Shams also represents clients in San Antonio in their commercial real estate disputes and litigation. He has successfully defended and brought claims for breach of real estate contracts, breach of leases and complex landlord-tenant disputes, real estate fraud, and title and boundary disputes.
As an authority in San Antonio commercial real estate law, Shams was recently featured in the San Antonio Business Journal, BisNow, and The Real Deal (Texas). 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 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 $2.7 billion in transactions, Shams is a leader in Texas commercial real estate 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’ San Antonio commercial real estate law practice, please contact Shams via email at shams@mwfirm.com or by phone at (832) 451-2594.