Lisa A. Smith
Associate
Glenda Johns
713.223.2300 x3028
Lisa A. Smith represents and counsels clients in commercial public and private project development and finance transactions, real estate development and leasing transactions, and energy asset acquisition and disposition.
Ms. Smith has significant experience representing private developers of transportation facilities, commercial property owners in connection with the development, acquisition and disposition of office, mixed-use, retail and energy projects, and landlords and tenants in a variety of lease negotiations.
Representative Matters
Represented SH 130 Concession Company, LLC in the negotiation of the first toll road concession agreement awarded by the Texas Department of Transportation for the design, financing, construction, operation and maintenance of the SH 130, Segments 5 and 6 toll project in Texas.
Represented SH 130 Concession Company, LLC in the $1.36 billion financing of the SH 130, Segments 5 and 6 toll project in Texas.
Represented Discovery Green Conservancy in connection with the development of the Discovery Green urban park in downtown Houston, Texas.
Represented the seller in the proposed disposition of a complex package of power generation facilities and trading positions.
Represented the developer in the acquisition of a power generation facility.
Represented several borrowers in the refinancing of multi-million dollar loans secured by real estate-based assets.
Represented the property developer/landlord in connection with the leasing of a mixed-use development in The Woodlands, Texas.
Represented the developer in the negotiation of a lease agreement for a new hospital in Houston, Texas.
Education
J.D., with honors, The University of Texas School of Law, 2003
B.A., cum laude, Rice University, 2000
Bar Admissions
Texas
Affiliations
Houston Bar Association, Real Estate SectionState Bar of Texas
American Bar Association, Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section
Houston Young Lawyers Association