Commercial Leasing Transactions

• Represented a large corporate tenant in connection with the negotiation of a new office building lease covering over 300,000 square feet of office space in the Galleria area of Houston, Texas, which lease included various preferential rights, contraction options, and amenities protection rights.
• Represented a large corporate tenant in connection with the renegotiation and extension of its office building lease covering over 300,000 square feet of office space in downtown Houston, Texas, which lease included various expansion options, rights of first refusal, contraction options, early termination options, roll-up rights, and a right of first offer to purchase the office building.
• Represented a large corporate tenant in connection with the negotiation of two inter-related office building leases covering a total of over 500,000 square feet of office space within a campus in the Westchase District of Houston, Texas, which leases included various expansion options, hold options, preferential lease rights, contraction options, and rights of first refusal for purchase of the buildings.
• Represented a large corporate tenant in connection with the negotiation of multiple office building leases covering a total of over 420,000 square feet of office space across multiple buildings in downtown Houston, Texas, including building naming rights and coordination with multiple lenders.
• Represented a large corporate subtenant in connection with the negotiation of multiple office building subleases and sub-subleases covering a total of over 545,000 square feet of office space across multiple buildings in downtown Houston, Texas, including landlord recognition agreements relating to many of the subleases.
• Represented a corporate tenant in connection with the negotiation of an office building lease covering nearly 40,000 square feet of office space, which lease included various expansion rights, rights of first refusal, and a purchase option on the office building and surrounding improvements.
• Represented a large corporate tenant in connection with the partial termination of its office building lease, including the transition and ultimate forfeiture of building naming rights.
• Represented a biotechnology company in connection with the negotiation of a build-to-suit lease agreement for a 275,000 square foot laboratory and manufacturing facility and related office space, which lease included multiple expansion options, a purchase option upon completion of the landlord’s work, and a right of first offer with respect to the purchase of the entire project.
• Represented a corporate tenant in connection with the negotiation of a multi-floor office lease for a not-yet-built project in the Energy Corridor of Houston, Texas (the first lease for such project), including negotiation of building construction issues and milestones.
• Represent a national real estate developer in the leasing of its industrial warehouse and logistics centers across Texas.
• Represent corporate tenants in connection with the negotiation of office building leases throughout Texas.
• Represent a large regional restaurant franchisee in connection with the negotiation of various shopping center lease agreements for its restaurant locations throughout Texas and the Midwest.
• Represented a national automobile service franchisor in the leasing and subleasing of its franchised locations across the United States.

Real Estate Sale and Purchase Transactions

• Represented a real estate investment company in the nine-figure sale of a brand new industrial warehouse complex in Arizona.
• Represented a large oil and gas joint venture in connection with the negotiation of multiple option agreements relating to the acquisition of nearly 300 acres of land in East Texas, together with the relocation of drill zones on such land and neighboring land, from multiple landowners and mineral owners.  The transaction involved the negotiation of various ancillary agreements, including a site access agreement, an access easement, waivers of surface rights from mineral owners, modifications of existing surface rights, and a stipulation of interests to correct record title to portions of the land.
• Represented a large oil and gas company in connection with the acquisition of approximately 100 acres in Katy, Texas from multiple sellers, including with the developer of the surrounding properties.  The transaction involved the escrow of funds for the developer’s completion of various post-closing development obligations and the administration of such escrow in coordination with the developer, the other sellers and the escrow agent.
• Represented a real estate development company in connection with the acquisition of 35 acres in California for development of warehouse and logistics center complex.
• Represent a restaurant operator in connection with the acquisition of fee title to its stand-alone restaurant properties and the subsequent sale of such properties with new long-term restaurant leases.
• Represented an oil and gas company in connection with the sale of a multi-tenant industrial real property with environmental issues resulting from a prior owner’s use, including coordination and early termination of various leases in connection with such sale.
• Represented a national homebuilder in connection with the negotiation of various purchase and sale agreements, development agreements and restrictive covenant instruments.

Secured Real Estate Financing

• Represented a large financial institution in connection with various extensions of credit to a national auto parts manufacturer involving mortgages, deeds to secure debt, and deeds of trust on facilities located in multiple states and the coordination of title insurance policies.
• Regularly act as local Texas counsel to borrowers for issuance of enforceability opinions as to deeds of trust securing Texas real property.