Kamron is Of Counsel in the Real Estate Practice Group in the Houston office of Coats Rose, P.C. Kamron has extensive experience in all facets of commercial real estate leasing and development and has represented both landlords and tenants in lease negotiations and buyers and sellers in a broad array of asset classes, including residential, retail, industrial, warehouse/distribution, medical, and office. Prior to joining the firm, Kamron was Of Counsel at American Lawyer ranked Top 200 law firms in Atlanta. Additionally, Kamron served as in-house counsel for major mixed-use developers in New York, Houston, and the Rio Grande Valley.

ADMITTED
• Georgia, 2021
• New York, 2004
• Texas, 2001

EDUCATION
• J.D., 2001, The University of Texas School of Law
• B.A, cum laude, History, 1997, University of Pennsylvania

REPRESENTATIVE REAL ESTATE MATTERS

OFFICE LEASES:

• Represented owner and developer of a 104,000 square foot office building in Houston and 42,000 square foot office building in San Antonio.
• Represented both landlords and tenants on behalf of a major Houston-based commercial real estate services firm.
• Represented the owner of a newly constructed office building in Houston’s Energy Corridor in leasing more than 100,000 square feet of office space to a multinational, foreign-based oil-field services engineering firm.
• Served as lead landlord attorney in a lease for 96,000 square feet of office space to a major Houston-based independent natural gas exploration and production company.
• Represented a landlord in a relocation of a Houston-based oil-field services engineering firm tenant to more than 48,000 square feet of office space.
• Negotiated and drafted a lease on behalf of a landlord for 20,000 square feet of office space for a Houston-based insurance holding company.
• Acted as the lead attorney responsible for negotiating and drafting more than 80 commercial office leases in New York City and Long Island, New York.

RETAIL AND RESTAURANT LEASES:

• Negotiated and drafted ground leases on behalf of a national, quick service chicken fingers restaurant chain for locations in California, Florida and Massachusetts.
• Negotiated and drafted ground leases on behalf of a nationally branded coffee company in Texas, North Carolina, California and Florida.
• Negotiated and drafted in-line retail leases for a national, quick-service pizza chain for locations throughout the United States.
• Negotiated mixed use retail leases in residential buildings and hotels, including a lease to an internationally known chef in Boston.
• Represented developer and owner of retail centers in Laredo and the Rio Grande Valley and directed lease negotiations with Starbucks for their third location in Laredo.
• Lead landlord attorney for the lease of 3,000 square feet of restaurant space in a west Houston retail center to a nationally branded sandwich chain.
• Acted as lead counsel on behalf of the owner of a major regional mall located in west Houston with respect to three leases totaling 12,500 square feet of retail space.
• Represented a Texas-based, casual Mexican restaurant chain in the negotiation of junior anchor restaurant leases throughout Texas.
• Represented a major Houston-based restaurant holding company in relocation and lease negotiations in connection with the redevelopment of a major Houston shopping complex.
• Represented the owner of a retail center located in Spring, Texas with respect to four leases totaling 15,000 square feet of retail space.
• Lease for 4,000 square feet of ground floor retail space in a new medical tower being constructed in west Houston to a nationally branded café/deli quick-service restaurant.
• Acted as the lead attorney responsible for negotiating and drafting more than 30 restaurant, retail and nightclub leases in ground floor/mezzanine spaces throughout New York City.

MEDICAL LEASES:

• Coordinated the relocation of twelve medical professional offices in connection with a planned renovation of an existing hospital located in a west Houston medical campus.
• Relocation and expansion of medical office space totaling 12,000 square feet and a new lease for 4,000 square feet of additional medical office space in an adjoining professional medical tower located in a west Houston medical campus.
• Acted as the lead attorney responsible for negotiating and drafting more than 40 medical office leases in New York City and Long Island, New York.

INDUSTRIAL GROUND LEASES:

• Represented owners in the leasing of industrial and warehouse buildings and industrial end-use ground leases.

ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS:

• Negotiated and drafted purchase and sale agreements on behalf of a national, quick service chicken fingers restaurant chain for locations in California and Florida.
• Played a key role in the expansion of a developer’s footprint in the Rio Grande Valley through the acquisition of: (i) 3,400 acres of raw land, (ii) three retail centers comprising 110,000 square feet, (iii) 30,000 square foot office building and (iv) and five industrial buildings.
• Lead attorney representing the seller of a 50,000 square foot office building in Houston.
• Coordinated the purchase of a 215,000 square foot remanufacturing facility in Killeen, Texas.
• Assisted in the acquisition of several tracts of raw land on behalf of a developer of light industrial use.