Shane M. Trawick

Shane Trawick is a partner in the Real Estate, Energy, Land Use & Environmental Practice Group in the firm's Dallas office.

Areas of Practice

Shane’s practice focuses on complex real estate transactions, including construction/term financings, acquisitions and dispositions in the United States. He has worked on behalf of borrowers, purchasers and sellers of real estate assets including multifamily apartments, single-family residential developments, mixed-use projects, office complexes, hotels and shopping centers. Shane has significant experience with borrower-side lending and has represented borrowers in connection with more than 75 construction and term loans with aggregate loan amounts in excess of $6.5 billion. Shane also has closed real estate acquisitions and dispositions in excess of $13 billion (including a $3.6 billion sale of 24 international data centers and a $4.4 billion multifamily portfolio acquisition). He frequently represents clients in connection with multistate portfolio transactions, loan assumptions, loan modifications and in connection with the real estate aspects of M&A transactions in the energy industry.

Experience

• Represented a national developer in connection with a term loan to refinance 5 construction loans for a 5-asset multifamily portfolio. The portfolio included a multifamily community in Atlanta, Georgia consisting of 395 apartment homes, a multifamily community in Montville, New Jersey consisting of 295 apartment homes, a mixed-use community in Overlake, Washington consisting of 288 apartment homes and 3,600 sq. ft. of retail space, a multifamily community in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey consisting of 173 apartment homes and a mixed-use development in Miami, Florida consisting of 351 apartment homes and 32,380 sq. ft. of retail space.
• Represented a national developer in connection with a construction loan to finance the development and construction of a multifamily development, consisting of 132 multifamily units and 40 town home units in Weston, Massachusetts.
• Represented a national developer in connection with a term loan to finance a multifamily development, consisting of 270 multifamily units in Arlington, Virginia.
• Represented a national developer in connection with a term loan to finance a multifamily development, consisting of 429 multifamily units in Shenandoah, Texas.
• Represented a national developer in connection with a construction loan to finance the development and construction of a mixed-use development, consisting of 323 multifamily units and approximately 2,178 square feet of retail space, in Oceanside, California.
• Represented a national developer in connection with a term loan to finance a multifamily development, consisting of 253 multifamily units in Fort Lee, New Jersey.
• Represented a national developer in connection with a construction loan to finance the development and construction of a multifamily development, consisting of 110 multifamily units in Denver, Colorado.
• Represented a national developer in connection with a construction loan to finance the development and construction of a mixed-use development, consisting of 332 multifamily units and approximately 6,333 square feet of retail space, in Kirkland, Washington.
• Represented a national developer in connection with a construction loan to finance the development and construction of a multifamily development, consisting of 270 multifamily units, in Marshfield, Massachusetts.
• Represented a national developer in connection with a term loan to refinance a 292-unit multifamily complex with 9,910 square feet of ground floor retail space in Orlando, Florida.
• Represented a national developer in connection with a term loan to finance the development and construction of a mixed-use development, consisting of 320 multifamily units and approximately 18,734 square feet of retail space, in Atlanta, Georgia.
• Represented a national developer in connection with a construction loan to finance the development and construction of a single-family development, consisting of 181 homes in Hoschton, Georgia.

• Represented a national developer, as borrower, in connection with term loan to refinance a 205-unit multifamily complex with approximately 13,300 square feet of retail space located in Berkeley, California.

• Represented a national developer in connection with a loan to finance the development and construction of a mixed-use property consisting of 396 multi-family units and approximately 5,000 square feet of ground floor retail in Nashville, Tennessee.
• Represented a national developer in connection with a construction loan to finance the development and construction of a mixed-use development, consisting of a 304-unit, 8-story midrise community including 8,000 SF of ground floor retail and structured parking in Tampa, Florida. 
• Represented a national developer in connection with a construction loan to finance the development and construction of a 319-unit multifamily project located in Revere, Massachusetts.
• Represented a national developer, as borrower, in connection with a construction loan to finance the development and construction of a 381-unit multifamily project located in McKinney, Texas.
• Represented a national developer, as borrower, in connection with a construction loan to finance the development and construction of a 325-unit multifamily project located in Washington, D.C.
• Represented a national developer, as borrower, in connection with a construction loan to finance the development and construction of a mixed-use project with 312 multifamily units and approximately 4,145 sq. ft. of retail space, located in Beaverton, Oregon.
• Represented a national developer, as borrower, in connection with a construction loan to finance the development and construction of a mixed-use project with 280 multifamily units and approximately 22,000 sq. ft. of retail space, located in Falls Church, Virginia.
• Represented a national developer, as borrower, in connection with a construction loan for the development and construction of a 234-unit multifamily building located in Denver, Colorado.
• Represented a national developer, as borrower, in connection with a construction loan for the development and construction of a 351-unit multifamily project located near Houston, Texas.
• Represented a national developer, as borrower, in connection with a construction loan to finance the development and construction of a 351-unit multifamily project located in Charlotte, North Carolina.
• Represented a national developer, as borrower, in connection with a construction loan to finance the development and construction of a 351-unit multifamily project located in Charlotte, North Carolina.
• Represented a national developer, as borrower, in connection with a construction loan to finance the development and construction of a 194-unit multifamily project located in Portland, Oregon.
• Represented a national developer, as borrower, in connection with a construction loan to finance the development and construction of a 397-unit multifamily project located in Davie, Florida.
• Represented a national developer, as borrower, in connection with a term loan to refinance a construction loan for the development and construction of a 248-unit apartment building located in Los Angeles, California and a 134-unit apartment building located in Washington, D.C.
• Represented a national developer, as borrower, in connection with the joint venture formation and financing for the development and construction of a mixed-used project including 395 multifamily units, 5,000 sq. ft. of office space, and 14,000 sq. ft. of retail space in Aurora, Colorado.
• Represented a national developer, as borrower, in connection with a construction loan to finance the development and construction of a 335-unit multifamily project located in Houston, Texas.
• Represented a national developer, as borrower, in connection with a construction loan to finance the development and construction of a 323-unit multifamily project located in Denver, Colorado.
• Represented a national developer, as borrower, in connection with a construction loan to finance the development and construction of a 173-unit multifamily project located in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey.
• Represented a national developer, as borrower, in connection with a construction loan to finance the development and construction of a 400-unit multifamily project located in Nashville, Tennessee.
• Represented a national developer, as borrower, in connection with a construction loan to finance the development and construction of a 378-unit multifamily project (with approximately 19,900 square feet of retail space) located in Nashville, Tennessee.
• Represented a national developer, as borrower, in connection with a construction loan to finance the development and construction of a 277-unit multifamily project located in Montville, New Jersey.
• Represented a national developer, as borrower, in connection with a construction loan to finance the development and construction of a 270-unit multifamily project located in Arlington, Virginia.
• Represented a national developer, as borrower, in connection with a construction loan to finance the development and construction of a seven story, 279-unit multifamily project (with approximately 247,000 square feet of residential space and 5,600 square feet of retail space) located in Woodbridge, New Jersey.
• Represented a national developer, as borrower, in connection with its construction loan to finance the development and construction of a 194-unit multifamily project located in Decatur, Georgia.
• Represented a national developer, as borrower, in connection with its construction loan to finance the development and construction of a hybrid high rise/mid-rise 395-unit multifamily project located in Atlanta, Georgia.
• Represented a national multi-family real estate developer in connection with a construction loan to finance the development and construction of a 420-unit multifamily project in Miami, Florida.

Prior to joining Sheppard Mullin, Shane was involved in the following matters:

• Represented a national developer in connection with a construction loan to finance the development and construction of a 381-unit multifamily project located in McKinney, Texas.
• Represented a national developer in connection with a construction loan to finance the development and construction of a 325-unit multifamily project located in Washington, D.C.
• Represented a national developer in connection with a construction loan to finance the development and construction of a mixed-use project with 312 multifamily units and approximately 4,145 sq. ft. of retail space located in Beaverton, Oregon.
• Represented a national developer in connection with a construction loan to finance the development and construction of a mixed-use project with 280 multifamily units and approximately 22,000 sq. ft. of retail space located in Falls Church, Virginia.
• Represented a national developer in connection with a construction loan for the development and construction of a 234-unit multifamily building located in Denver, Colorado. 
• Represented a national developer in connection with a construction loan to finance the development and construction of a 351-unit multifamily project located in Charlotte, North Carolina.
• Represented a national developer in connection with a construction loan to finance the development and construction of a 400-unit multifamily project located in Nashville, Tennessee.
• Represented a national developer in connection with a construction loan to finance the development and construction of a 194-unit multifamily project located in Portland, Oregon.
• Represented a national developer in connection with a term loan to refinance a construction loan for the development and construction of a 248-unit apartment building located in Los Angeles, California and a 134-unit apartment building located in Washington, D.C.
• Represented a national developer in connection with the joint venture formation and financing for the development and construction of a mixed-used project including 395 multifamily units, 5,000 sq. ft. of office space, and 14,000 sq. ft. of retail space in Aurora, Colorado.
• Represented a private credit lender in structuring and negotiating a $105 million senior secured term loan and revolving credit facility provided to an owner of upstream oil and gas assets located in the Permian Basin of Texas and New Mexico.
• Represented a national developer in its acquisition of a tenancy-in-common interest in a 512-unit multifamily community commonly known as the "Still Waters Apartments" located in Austin, Texas, its assumption of a mortgage loan in connection with the acquisition, and the release of the Seller as a guarantor under the loan.
• Represented a national developer in connection with a construction loan to finance the development and construction of a 335-unit multifamily project located in Houston, Texas.
• Represented a national developer in connection with the disposition of a 270-unit multifamily community located in San Antonio, Texas.
• Represented a national developer in connection with a construction loan to finance the development and construction of a 323-unit multifamily project located in Denver, Colorado. 
• Represented a national developer in connection with the refinancing of a term loan for a 304-unit multifamily project located in Frisco, Texas.
• Represented a real estate private equity company in connection with a construction loan to finance the acquisition and development of a 122-key hotel in Concord, North Carolina.
• Represented a real estate private equity company in connection with a construction loan to finance the acquisition and development of a 122-key hotel in Smyrna, Tennessee.
• Represented a North American refiner of complex crudes and producer of high-value petrochemicals in connection with a Rule 144A offering of $650 million aggregate principal amount of 6.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2026.
• Represented a real estate private equity company in connection with the formation of a joint venture to acquire an approximately 25-acre site in Hialeah Gardens, Miami-Dade County, Florida, to be developed into a project containing four Class A industrial buildings and the financing by the joint venture of the acquisition.

Honors

Recommended Lawyer, Legal 500, 2024

"Ones to Watch," Best Lawyers, 2024-2025