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Our Mission
Commercial Real Estate Law Group helps sponsors, developers, and fund managers structure and execute successful syndications and private placements. Our founder, Shams Merchant, Esq., recognized that raising capital for commercial real estate requires more than just legal documents. You need a strategic partner well-versed in securities compliance, investor relations, and deal execution. Our mission is to provide clear, practical guidance that helps you raise capital, protect your interests, and build lasting wealth in real estate.
Our Team
Our team is comprised of experienced attorneys who specialize in real estate syndications, private equity fund formation, and securities law. We specialize in structuring offerings under Rules 506(b) and 506(c) of Regulation D, drafting Private Placement Memoranda, and navigating the regulatory landscape across all 50 states. We take the time to understand your unique investment strategy, risk profile, and long-term goals. We build relationships that extend beyond a single transaction.
Our Commitment
We are committed to helping you achieve your syndication goals, whether you are structuring your first fund with a single asset or managing a portfolio of multiple properties. We understand that speed, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness matter in this business. From PPM drafting and SEC compliance to joint venture agreements and investor communications, our approach is designed to protect your interests at every stage. Contact us today for a free, no-obligation consultation.
Why Clients Choose Shams Merchant
As an award-winning commercial real estate and private equity attorney, Shams is recognized as a “go-to” commercial real estate and private equity attorney by his clients. Shams represents the leading corporations, investors, developers, & private equity firms in their commercial real estate, syndication, and fund formation matters. Previously, Shams practiced commercial real estate law at the largest law firm in Texas, representing one of the nation’s largest real estate developers.
Shams focuses his commercial real estate law practice on all aspects of commercial real estate transactions and private equity matters, including leases (office, industrial, retail, build-to-suit, ground, and sale/leaseback), acquisitions and dispositions (office, industrial, hotel, retail, self-storage, medical, multi-family and mixed-use), financing (interim, construction, permanent, mezzanine, CMBS, and life insurance), development (office, industrial, hotel, retail, self-storage, medical, multi-family and mixed-use), syndications, private placements and fund formations (including Reg. 506(c) and 506(b)). His practice is Texas-based but national in scope. Shams’ clients have included well-known Texas developers, leading investment funds of all kinds, regional and national companies, and other major real estate players. Shams has represented some of the largest real estate players in the industry in their commercial real estate transactions and has assisted in many 9-figure real estate transactions in his career.
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