CRE Lawyer vs. Other Law Firms

CRE LawyerOther Law Firms
ConsultationsWe offer up to 2 no cost consultations and strategy sessions. For existing clients, we also never bill for calls or emails. All flat fee packages are all-inclusive of attorney time and correspondences.Consultation fees.
No strategy sessions.
Slow response times.
ExperienceOver 275+ real estate syndications and funds formed; over $4.8 billion in successful real estate syndications/funds and transactions completed.No other law firm is as experienced as us in real estate private equity, syndications and funds.
Legal FeesTransparent Fixed-Fee (Flat Fee) with unlimited document revisions and unlimited attorney time, correspondences, consultations and meetings. See our Legal Fees here.Other law firms are not as transparent with their legal fees like we are.
ExpertiseSingle-Asset Syndications; Multi-Asset Syndications; 506(c) & 506(b) Offerings; Hybrid Syndications; Flex Funds™; Pledge Funds; Blind Pool Discretionary Funds; Open-Ended and Closed-Ended Funds; Evergreen funds; Opportunity Zone Funds; Regulation A Offerings; Regulation CF Offerings; Delaware Statutory Trusts; Tenant-in-Common Structures.No other law firm in the country has the deep and varied expertise in real estate investment vehicles that we have.
Document DeliveryAverage of 5 Business Day Delivery for Syndication and Fund Documents. Rush Services Offered. For reference, we’ve launched a $100 million dollar fund for an existing client in a week.What other law firm has launched a 9-figure real estate fund in a week? None.
Document QualityIndustry-leading, institutional-grade legal documents used to form a $250 million offering for the largest real estate private equity firm in the country.Other law firms have documents that are not institutional-grade and leave you open to liability.
Capital Raising SupportExclusive access to LP and Family Office Network; Pitch deck circulation with LP network; and ongoing capital raising support at no cost or fees.Other law firms do not offer family office connections or help their clients raise money from investors.
Our Clients IncludeOver 350+ current lifetime clients.
Our attorneys have represented the largest real estate private equity firm in the country and one of the largest real estate developers in the world, multiple Forbes-ranked billionaires and celebrities.
Name us another law firm with the pedigree of clients that we have.
Client Retention Rate96% in 2023.No other law firm comes to our retention rate because we give personal attention to each and every client.
Authority and PublicationsFeatured in the over 20+ regional and national real estate and securities publications.No other law firm is recognized as the authority in real estate private equity
Syndication and Fund Package Include:

RE Syndication – Reg. D Private Placement Package (Equity Raise up to $5MM)

Formation and Structuring

  • GP/Manager Entities: LLC
  • Fund (Syndication) Entity: LLC or LP (per CPA guidance)

Governing Documents

  • Company (Syndication) Agreement/Partnership Agreement
  • GP/Manager/Sponsor Company Agreement
  • Unanimous Written Consent

Investor Offering Documents

  • Subscription Agreement
  • Investor Suitability Questionnaire
  • Private Placement Memorandum (PPM)

Securities Compliance

  • Securities Act of 1933 Counsel:
    • SEC Form D Filings
    • R.506(b/c) Compliance
  • State Securities Compliance: BlueSky Notice Filings
  • Investment Company Act Compliance:
    • 3(c)(5) Exemption

Marketing Compliance Review & Audits

  • Pitch Deck Legal Disclaimer Assistance
  • Support for Signature Audits (Complex Issues, if Necessary)
No other law firm provides a full scope of services like we do.
Commercial Real Estate RepresentationCRE attorneys to assist with negotiating PSAs, title/survey, due diligence review, and closing documents.Unlike other law firms, we provide a one-stop-shop approach to real estate private equity, handling both the transactional side and the capital raising side.
Asset Classes Expertise:Multi-Family; Industrial; Retail; Mixed-Use; Student Housing; Land; Self-Storage; Office; and Hotels.Do not have experience with all asset classes.
Title, Escrow & Closing ServicesAffiliated title company to handle all of your real estate transactional needs including refinancing and sale of your properties.Other law firms do not have an in-house title company.

Shams can be contacted in the following different ways for a no-cost consultation:

By scheduling a meeting using this link: https://calendly.com/shams-mwfirm/30min

By phone or text at this number: (832) 451-2594

By email at: shams@mwfirm.com

By filling out the contact form on this page.