Aryn

S. Self

Shareholder
500 N. Akard Street, Suite 4000
Dallas, TX 75201-6605
1717 West 6th Street, Suite 250
Austin, TX 78703-4777

Overview

Aryn is a member of the Firm's Board of Directors. Her practice focuses on all aspects of real estate transactions, including acquisition, disposition and development transactions; real estate finance; and construction, architect and engineering agreements.

Aryn represents purchasers and sellers in the acquisition of unimproved and income producing commercial real estate and related title, environmental and land-use matters. She represents developers in all stages of the development of multifamily projects, retail centers, mixed-use and condominium developments and office buildings. Aryn also has experience in airport acquisitions, dispositions, ground leases and subleases, as well as the construction and development of airport hangars. Additionally, she has established strong working relationships with regulatory authorities throughout her career.

On the finance side, Aryn represents borrowers in connection with debt and equity financing, including construction, mezzanine and permanent loans and in workouts of distressed assets, including debt restructuring.

Aryn also represents clients in the construction industry, assisting owners, contractors, architects and engineers in the negotiation of specialized construction, architectural and engineering agreements and contracts.

Education

Admission

Achievements

  • D CEO – Rising 30 Somethings in Commercial Real Estate (2008)
  • The Real Estate Council – Associate Leadership Council (2005-2006)
  • Thomson Reuters – Texas Rising Stars (2010)
  • Woodward/White, Inc. – Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate Law (2025)
  • Memberships

    • Dallas Association of Young Lawyers (Vice Chair of Animal Welfare Committee)
    • Dallas Bar Association, Real Property Law Section
    • State Bar of Texas, Animal Law and Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Sections
    • The Real Estate Council (Community Investors Board of Directors, 2025; Research & Development Committee, 2009-2012)

Overview

Aryn is a member of the Firm's Board of Directors. Her practice focuses on all aspects of real estate transactions, including acquisition, disposition and development transactions; real estate finance; and construction, architect and engineering agreements.

Aryn represents purchasers and sellers in the acquisition of unimproved and income producing commercial real estate and related title, environmental and land-use matters. She represents developers in all stages of the development of multifamily projects, retail centers, mixed-use and condominium developments and office buildings. Aryn also has experience in airport acquisitions, dispositions, ground leases and subleases, as well as the construction and development of airport hangars. Additionally, she has established strong working relationships with regulatory authorities throughout her career.

On the finance side, Aryn represents borrowers in connection with debt and equity financing, including construction, mezzanine and permanent loans and in workouts of distressed assets, including debt restructuring.

Aryn also represents clients in the construction industry, assisting owners, contractors, architects and engineers in the negotiation of specialized construction, architectural and engineering agreements and contracts.

Experience

  • Multifamily Acquisition + Financing

    Represented subsidiaries of a real estate development company in the acquisition of the land (and subsequent disposition after lease stabilization), development and

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  • Multifamily Acquisition + Financing

    Represented subsidiaries of a real estate development company in the acquisition of the land, development and the construction financing and mezzanine debt financing of

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  • Multifamily Portfolio Acquisition

    Represented subsidiaries of a real estate development company in the acquisition and subsequent disposition of a portfolio of existing multifamily projects, totaling 

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