Start to Finish Legal Representation on Multi-Family & Apartment Investment & Development Projects, Including Private Placements & Multi-Family Fund Formation
                     Start  to Finish Legal  Representation on Multi-Family  & Apartment
Investment & Development Projects, Including Private Placements &
Multi-Family Fund Formation
Known as a leading multi-family attorney in Texas, Shams represents local,
regional,  national,  and  international  private  investment  firms  and
developers, property managers, and landlords, in all aspects of acquisition,
disposition, private equity fund formation, and syndication, ownership, and
development  for  multi-family  properties  and  apartment  complexes
nationwide but with a particular focus in Texas.
When it comes to multi-family and apartment complexes, as a commercial
real estate and private equity attorney, Shams knows how to navigate the
pitfalls  during the acquisition,  dispositions,  development,  re-development,
and operation of this complex asset class, to ensure his clients accomplish
their business goals.
Shams counsels and advises general partners, fund managers, and ground-
up developers in all phases of investing, developing, and managing large and
complex, Class A and B apartment complexes with hundreds and even more
than  a  thousand  units.  From  zoning  to  entitlements  and  permitting
construction, and due diligence, Shams’ multi-family commercial real estate
and corporate is comprehensive, ensuring his client’s objectives are met and
interests protected.
Notable recent transactions include:

 Acquisition of portfolio of 4 multi-family properties for private equity 
fund based in Houston, Texas.

 Fund formation for private equity firm to acquire a portfolio of multi-
family assets.

 Disposition of raw land for development of Class A apartment complex 
by the institutional developer.

 Leasing of the ground floor retail of a new Class A multi-family and 
mixed-use development.

 Leasing of the ground floor retail of an award-winning mixed use and 
multi-family project with institutional capital involved.
A Leader in Private Equity Multi-Family for Complex
Fund Formations, Securities & Private Placements
Shams  represents  numerous  GPs,  sponsors,  and  fund  managers  in  the
formation of and real estate funds under various private placement securities
exemptions. He represents many of these clients from start to finish on their
multi-family  projects  including  representing  them  in  the  acquisition  or
development  of  the  asset,  reviewing  and  negotiating  the  financing
documents, and forming the fund. On many of these transactions, Shams
offers alternative fee arrangements, including an all-encompassing fixed fee,
to ensure that clients minimize their legal spend and reduce their acquistion
and/or development costs.