Mark S. Biskamp

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Overview

Mark has a national real estate practice involving the purchase, sale, development, leasing, management and financing of real estate in cities across the United States. He regularly advises pension funds, developers, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), lending institutions and institutional investors.

His practice includes purchases and sales of individual real estate assets, overseeing national real estate portfolio transactions, development of real estate, representation of landlords and tenants, preparation of management and operational agreements, real estate finance and formation of joint ventures.

Mark was formerly a partner in an international law firm and Vice President and General Counsel of the Houston Rockets.

Memberships & Affiliations

• Greater Houston Partnership
• Houston Bar Association
• NAIOP, Houston Chapter
• State Bar of Texas, Business Law, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law and Real Estate, Probate and Trust Sections

Awards & Honors

• Top Lawyers, H Texas, 2010-2011

Admissions

• Texas

Articles & Speeches

• February 22, 2011 — Real Estate Note Sales
• August 19, 2010 — Sales of REO Property
• May 2010 — The Dynamics of Developer/Contractor Co-ownership Relationships
• April 28, 2010 — Selling a Multi-State Real Estate Portfolio
• April 2010 — Medical Office Space: A Legal Perspective
• March 1, 2010 — Naming-Rights Deal Must Strike Balance for Sponsor, Property
• June 13, 2008 — Commercial Real Estate Contracts Keep Buyers, Sellers on Same Page
• 2006-2008, 2010-2011 — Real Estate Law Conference, South Texas College of Law, Moderator and Planning Committee 
• 2007 — Mortgage Lending Institute, The University of Texas School of Law, Presiding Officer and Planning Committee
• 2006 — Urban Marketplace Houston Conference, Urban Land Institute, Programming Committee
• 2005 — Purchase and Sale Agreements for Commercial Real Estate, Advanced Real Estate Short Course, University of Houston Law Foundation, Conference Faculty 
• 2005 — Running a Sports Organization: A Legal Perspective, SELS Sports Law Conference, Panelist
• 2004 — Drafting Real Estate Contracts for Sale: Income Producing Properties, Real Estate Documents, Workouts and Closings, University of Houston Law Foundation, Conference Faculty 
• 2004 — Sports Television Agreements, Houston Bar Association Entertainment and Sports Law Section, Panelist