Nilesh "Neil" Patel
Nilesh Patel is a dedicated commercial real estate and hospitality attorney at MW Law. Spending 15 years growing up inside of a motel/hotel, Nilesh has a wide range of experience in protecting business owners’ interests. This unique upbringing has given him a deep understanding of the hotel and real estate industry, from both an operational and economic perspective. As an attorney with a focus on the hospitality sector he brings a comprehensive approach to the practice, blending legal expertise with practical acumen.
Nilesh’s experience spans from small to large real estate transactions, which allows him to determine what is adequate and required for specific properties, ensuring the best outcomes in acquisitions and dispositions. Moreover, as real estate and businesses are passed from generation to generation, Nilesh understands the legal concerns around family business succession planning when acquiring or disposing assets and understands how to navigate complex ownership and management structures involving intricate corporate governance matters. His ability to quickly grasp the best approach and advise on the best planning and protection strategies is a significant advantage for his clients. His overall knowledge and experience allow him to assist clients on all phases of a business life-cycle with an “owner” mindset to obtain favorable outcomes.
Representative Experience
- Represented a hotel investment group in the acquisition of a Texas hotel valued at over $30 million, navigating complex financing, title, and franchise-related issues.
- Represented multiple ownership groups in the acquisition, financing, and disposition of limited-service and full-service hotels across Texas, Alabama, Ohio, and Kansas, including Hilton, Marriott, and IHG branded properties.
- Achieved multi-million-dollar purchase price reductions in hotel and commercial real estate transactions in 2025 by uncovering seller misrepresentations and critical due diligence issues on behalf of buyers.
- Advised sponsors and syndicators in structuring joint ventures, capital raises, and investor arrangements for hotel and mixed-use developments.
- Represented investors in self-storage acquisitions and portfolio transactions, including negotiation of purchase and sale agreements, financing documents, and operational contracts.
- Served as counsel to a land developer in the acquisition and disposition of raw land in master-planned communities, including drafting and negotiating restrictive covenants, development guidelines, and infrastructure agreements.
- Represented buyers and sellers in multifamily transactions, including the disposition of stabilized apartment complexes and structuring of build-to-rent projects.
- Negotiated and closed complex financing structures, including CMBS loans, agency loans, seller financing, mezzanine loans, and PACE financing for hotel and commercial real estate assets.
- Counseled hospitality owners and operators in connection with management agreements, franchise agreements, and vendor contracts.
- Served as counsel to the Texas Hotel & Lodging Association, the nation’s largest state hotel association with over 5,000 members, advising hoteliers and tourism professionals on legal, ownership, and hotel occupancy tax matters, and advocating at the Texas State Capitol for pro-business legislation and regulations.
Education
Juris Doctor, Cum Laude, from Western Michigan University – Thomas M. Cooley Law School
B.A. in Business Marketing from the University of Texas at San Antonio
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