Deep Industry Knowledge and Experience Working on Iconic Retail Developments
                     Deep Industry Knowledge and Experience Working on Iconic Retail
Developments
As a Texas commercial  real  estate attorney,  Shams serves as pragmatic
counsel to retail real estate investors and developers who buy, sell, develop,
re-develop,  reposition,  own, operate,  lease,  and manage retail  properties
including power centers, neighborhood centers, and various notable mixed-
use projects across Texas. Most notably, recent transactions have included:

 Portfolio acquisition of 10 multi-tenant shopping centers across various
states.

 Development of multiple strip centers outside of the loop in Houston
submarkets.

 Disposition of a regional power center in Texas.

 Hundreds of leases for retail  properties across the country including
some of the most iconic retail developments in Texas.
Shams is a commercial real estate attorney that understands the retail real
estate business, how to get deals done, and grow our clients’ portfolio, all
while  protecting  their  interests.  Shams’  retail  clients  include  investors,
developers,  property  and  asset  managers,  landlord  and  tenant  leasing
brokers  for  anchor  tenants,  big  box  retailers,  family-owned  businesses,
national  and  regional  brands,  regional  and  national  grocery  chains,
restaurants and bars, and private equity investment funds.
Aside from Shams’ strong transactional and fund formation practice, as a
commercial  real  estate  attorney,  he  maintains  a  sophisticated  leasing
practice extensively representing both national tenants and large landlords
in  retail  leases  across  Texas,  including how to  effectively  structure  NNN,
absolute net, and gross leases. Shams’ commercial leasing practice includes
master  leases,  sale-leasebacks,  ground  leases,  build-to-suite  leases,  and
telecommunications leasing. He also represents both national landlords and
tenants  in  complex  lease  disputes  involving  rent,  CAM  charges,  tenant
improvement,  and  other  commercial  lease  obligations,  resolving  most
leasing issues without having to go to court.
As a leading commercial real estate attorney, Shams also maintains a strong
financing  practice,  representing  our  investor  and  developer  clients  in
construction financing, purchase money financing, mezzanine financing, and
CMBS and life insurance loans.