Michael R. Shaw
Partner
Michael's practice focuses on finance, real estate and energy matters. His finance and banking experience includes the representation of both lending institutions and borrowers in commercial financing transactions including syndicated and structured finance transactions as well as negotiation and preparation of financing documents for real estate acquisition, construction and permanent loans.
Michael's real estate experience includes the representation of buyers and sellers in the acquisition and disposition of both raw land and income producing properties, the representation of landlords and tenants in commercial leases, including leasing of downtown and suburban office buildings, build to suit and retail leases and the representation of developers of office buildings, retail shopping centers and electric generating facilities.
Michael also has extensive experience in the negotiation and drafting of limited liability company agreements and limited partnership agreements and with construction law issues, including drafting and negotiating architectural service agreements, construction contracts, design/build agreements and development management agreements.
Representative Experience
- Counsel to Citicorp North America, Inc., as administrative agent, on a $1,375,000,000 syndicated term loan facility and $300,000,000 syndicated revolving credit facility to EPCO Holdings, Inc.
- Counsel to Citicorp North America, Inc., as administrative agent, on a $1,200,000,000 syndicated term loan facility, $500,000,000 syndicated term loan facility and $200,000,000 syndicated revolving credit facility to Enterprise GP Holdings, L.P.
- Counsel to JPMorgan Chase Bank with respect to office and retail leases throughout Texas, including as a tenant with respect to the lease of over 750,000 square feet of space in the JPMorgan Chase International Plaza I, II and III buildings in Dallas, Texas, voted as the “Best Real Estate Deal of 2001” by the Dallas Business Journal
- Counsel to Patrinely Group, LLC with respect to acquisition, development and financing of office projects and luxury condominium projects in Texas, Arizona, Colorado, Florida and Maryland
- Counsel to Wachovia Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, on a $550,000,000 syndicated revolving credit facility to Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
Syndicated Finance
- Counsel to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, on a $125,000,000 syndicated revolving credit facility to Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
- Counsel to Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent, on a $125,000,000 syndicated revolving credit facility to NRP Operating LLC
- Counsel to MidFirst Bank, as administrative agent, on a $55,000,000 syndicated revolving credit facility to Hiland Operating, LLC
- Counsel to Citicorp North America, Inc., as administrative agent, on a $1,000,000,000 institutional term loan, $600,000,000 syndicated term loan and $300,000,000 syndicated revolving credit facility to EPCO Holdings Inc.
- Counsel to Citicorp North America, Inc. and Lehman Commercial Paper, as administrative agent, on a $475,000,000 syndicated term loan facility and $50,000,000 syndicated revolving credit facility to Enterprise GP Holdings, L.P.
- Counsel to Wachovia Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, on a $400,000,000 syndicated revolving credit facility to Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
- Counsel to Citicorp North America, Inc., as administrative agent, on a $1,100,000,000 syndicated term loan facility, $175,000,000 institutional term loan facility and $300,000,000 syndicated revolving credit facility to EPCO Holdings, Inc.
- Counsel to Citicorp North America, Inc., as administrative agent, on a $850,000,000 institutional term loan facility, $125,000,000 syndicated term loan facility and $200,000,000 syndicated revolving credit facility to Enterprise GP Holdings, L.P.
- Counsel to Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent, on a $200,000,000 syndicated term loan facility and $100,000,000 syndicated revolving credit facility to Plains AAP, L.P.
- Counsel to Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent on $350,000,000 syndicated revolving facility to DCP Midstream, LLC.
Real Estate and Real Estate Finance
- Counsel to Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent, on a $125,000,000 syndicated term loan facility to Fantome Holdings in connection with the acquisition of the office building located at 1100 Louisiana in Houston, Texas
- Counsel to CIGNA Investments, Inc. with respect to a loan secured by the office building located at 1201 Louisiana in Houston, Texas
- Counsel to CIGNA Investments, Inc. with respect to a loan secured by the Jackson Hill multifamily project in Houston, Texas
- Counsel to CIGNA Investments, Inc. with respect to a loan secured by the Museum Towers multifamily project in Houston, Texas
- Counsel to Fuller Realty Partners with respect to mezzanine loan secured by the former AstroWorld property
- Counsel to BIT Holdings Forty-Six, Inc., as landlord, with respect to leasing of office space in the Town Center One and Town Center Two Buildings in The Woodlands, Texas
- Counsel to Enterprise Leasing Company of Houston, d/b/a Enterprise Rent-a-Car, with respect to the leasing, acquisition and disposition of real estate related to their Houston operations
- Counsel to private investor with respect to the acquisition and financing of the office building located at 55 Waugh in Houston, Texas
- Counsel to Palais Royal and Stage Stores in connection with leases of retail space in various retail shopping centers across the United States
- Counsel to Trademark Property Company with respect to the acquisition and development of various mixed-use projects in Texas, including the development and financing of Market Street at The Woodlands
Professional Recognition
- Texas Rising Star, Texas Monthly (2004-2006)
