Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Real Estate, Energy, Land Use & Environmental

Douglas Yeager is a partner in the Real Estate, Energy, Land Use & Environmental Practice Group in the firm's Houston office.

Areas of Practice

Doug represents owners, investors, tenants, and developers in the acquisition, development, financing, leasing, and disposition of commercial real estate. He focuses his practice on leases (office, industrial, retail, build-to-suit, ground, and sale/leaseback), acquisitions and dispositions (office, industrial, hotel, retail, multi-family, and mixed-use), and financing (interim, construction, and permanent). He has also worked extensively in the loan workout, distressed asset, and debt areas, including restructuring and bankruptcy transactions and foreclosures. Doug’s practice is national in scope, and his clients include some of the largest and most sophisticated players in the commercial real estate industry in the United States.

Doug regularly handles complex real estate matters for private equity firms, real estate funds, financial institutions, special servicers, owners, and developers. He also represents both landlords and tenants in commercial leasing of downtown and suburban office buildings, retail projects, and industrial warehouses. Being in Houston, he routinely assists energy companies, oilfield service companies, midstream companies, and others in the energy industry with their real estate transactions.

Doug is known for his ability to get deals done while looking out for his client’s interests. An efficient and effective attorney, Doug works quickly and breaks things down for his clients.