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The Texas real estate team at Winston & Strawn is led by highly regarded partner Billie Ellis and partner Masae Ellis. Together, they bring decades of combined experience and have closed billions of dollars in transactions across the full spectrum of real estate asset classes. Masae was recognized as an “Associate to Watch” for two years and was recently ranked “Up and Coming Practitioner,” reflecting her growing prominence and strong contributions to the group.
The team is known for providing strategic, results-driven counsel to a diverse client base that includes national and Texas-based developers, lenders, private equity groups, REITs, family offices, and law firms. Clients consistently turn to Winston’s Texas real estate practice for complex transactions involving acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, sale-leasebacks, and large-scale developments. Their work spans a wide array of asset types, including industrial, multifamily, single-family build-to-rent, hospitality, office, self-storage, and retail, offering clients not just legal depth, but a commercial understanding of the unique dynamics of each property type. The group’s ability to adapt to different deal structures and client needs, paired with their responsive and collaborative approach, has positioned them as a trusted advisor throughout the real estate lifecycle.
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Winston & Strawn LLP's team is recognized for its representation in acquisition, disposition and complex leasing matters. Known for work with local and national corporate and lender clients, including investment funds.
Winston & Strawn continued to assist Technip Energies with the lease of its 171,600 sq ft US office headquarters, based in Houston, Texas.
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The team is very attuned to the market and are quick to point out areas they feel are commercial.
Winston has been able to find a subject matter expert for the questions we pose, spanning various practice areas.
Winston & Strawn is able to deal with complex issues.
Winston & Strawn provides fast, accurate and commercially reasonable work that is focused on achieving our business goals.
The team is very attuned to the market and are quick to point out areas they feel are commercial.
Winston has been able to find a subject matter expert for the questions we pose, spanning various practice areas.
Winston & Strawn is able to deal with complex issues.
Winston & Strawn provides fast, accurate and commercially reasonable work that is focused on achieving our business goals.
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Billie Ellis's practice includes the handling of development and leasing of projects in the multifamily, hospitality and healthcare sectors. He is also highly regarded in the market for his private equity client representation.
Billie is a fantastic lawyer because he is deeply knowledgeable, hyper-responsive and always commercially reasonable.
Billie is a great leader and mentor.
Billie is extremely aware of legal issues and has great vision for future issues that we might face.
Masae is a wonderful attorney. We always love having her on our matters.
Masae has a high level of sophistication and an excellent sense of awareness of what will move a deal forward and what is reasonable to negotiate for.
Masae is awesome and responsive.
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Bernhard, LLC
Caldwell Watson Real Estate Group, Inc.
Crosspoint Properties
Freehold Capital Acquisitions, LLC
Long Cove Development, Inc.
NGL Energy Partners
Nicola-Crosby Real Estate
Orchard Homes
TPG Global and related entities
Triple-S Steel Holdings, Inc.
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Automotive
Energy
Industrials