Colin Cox represents developers, purchasers, sellers, borrowers, lenders, and other stakeholders in real estate transactions, including acquisitions and dispositions. He also routinely negotiates, prepares, and maintains commercial real estate leases in Texas and across the country for  landlords and tenants involved in leasing properties which span from office buildings to strip malls to big-box national properties.

In addition, Colin regularly collaborates with colleagues in other practice groups on transactions involving real estate. In these transactions, Colin’s clients benefit from his responsiveness and his ability to help them maintain flexibility in an evolving market.

Colin highly values his role in helping clients achieve their business goals, a role he came to appreciate in his prior experience as an Associate Counsel in the legal department of the New York Stock Exchange real estate investment trust, Weingarten Realty Investors. Accordingly, Colin identifies issues early on and works effectively and efficiently to resolve them on behalf of his clients.

Honors & Recognitions

Order of Barristers

Dean’s Student Advocacy Service Award

  • Best Lawyers in America

Credentials

Education

J.D., South Texas College of Law Houston, cum laude, 2014

Order of Lytae
South Texas College of Law Houston Board of Advocates, Chair
South Texas Law Review, Note and Comment Editor

B.A., Rhodes College, 2009

Admissions

Texas

Experience

Acquisitions, Dispositions, and Lending Transactions:

  • Privately held commercial real estate company in acquiring and selling shopping centers across the country.
  • A retail and wholesale fuel distribution and convenience store business in acquiring company-owned and operated convenience stores.
  • A commercial developer in acquiring approximately 494 acres of land in Harris County, Texas.
  • Seller of 25 liquid energy terminals located along the Atlantic Coast, in the Southeast and in Texas.
  • Regional real estate developer in acquiring and developing land in Texas for medical and restaurant use.
  • Sellers and buyers in numerous sale/leaseback transactions.
  • Lenders in conducting title and survey review of real estate properties that will serve as collateral for loans.

Commercial Leasing Transactions:

  • One of the largest commercial real estate developers in Texas as landlord in various leases with national retail tenants.
  • Various landlords in negotiating and drafting shopping center leases, including ground leases in existing retail developments and multiple in line leases to national and regional tenants in Texas and around the country.
  • Various landlords and tenants in negotiating and drafting office and industrial leases.
  • Large REIT in leasing retail space in the Houston-area.
  • A client as tenant in negotiating a lease of 376,000 rentable square feet of an industrial property from a large industrial REIT.
  • Manage multiple leasing transactions from letter of intent stage through post-execution and coordinate delivery of the premises with the construction department.
  • Draft and review other documents related to commercial lease negotiations, including default letters, termination agreements, and settlement agreements.
  • Research existing exclusive uses and restrictions for a privately held commercial real estate company to determine if proposed uses are permissible at shopping centers.
  • Research, review and summarize existing restrictions for various landlords to determine approvals required to re-develop certain areas of the shopping centers.

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Affiliations

Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow