L. Prentiss Cutshaw

Partner

Real Estate

“I like the tangible nature of real estate, as opposed to businesses that merge in and out of existence. I like to be able to drive down the road and see a building that I’ve helped acquire, helped lease and then sold.”

Prentiss Cutshaw

Overview

Prentiss Cutshaw represents a broad range of real estate clients, including private equity funds, real estate investment groups and commercial owners in all stages of the real estate lifecycle, from acquisition and development to management, leasing, finance and ultimately disposition of a property. The properties of his clients are located nationwide.

Prentiss is recognized for his work in Real Estate by Chambers USA (2023–2026), Legal 500 U.S. (2019 and 2024), and The Best Lawyers in America©(BL Rankings, LLC) (2021–2026).

Experience

  • Spear Street Capital in its acquisition and financing of 2000 K Street NW, a 233,292 square foot, 12-story, office building in Washington, D.C.

  • Spear Street Capital in its acquisition of 500 West Monroe, a 966,924 square foot, 46-floor, Class A multi-tenant office building at the corner of Canal Street and Monroe Street in downtown Chicago, Illinois

  • CBRE Global Investors in its acquisition of Galleria Towers, an iconic 1.4 million square foot, three-building Class A office complex in Dallas, Texas 

  • A real estate joint venture in its leasing and disposition of a 600,000 square foot multi-building Class A industrial complex in Grand Prairie, Texas 

  • A real estate investment firm in its acquisition of office, industrial and development properties in Texas, California, Colorado, Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia, formation of joint ventures with various equity sources and financing with various institutional lenders 

  • CBRE Global Investors in its acquisition of Concourse Creative Campus, a 751,093 square foot office complex that consists of two eight-story buildings, one four-story building, and three parking structures in Atlanta, Georgia

  • A real estate investment firm in its $131 million acquisition of the 33-story, 844,000-square foot multi-tenant Class A office tower known as 2100 Ross in Dallas, Texas

  • Vinson & Elkins in the leasing of approximately 210,000 square feet in a building to be constructed by Hines in Houston, Texas

  • A real estate investment firm in its leasing of multiple industrial buildings across the country containing approximately 1,500,000 square feet, in the aggregate, to Wal-Mart

  • A real estate investment firm in its $45 million acquisition and financing of a leasehold interest in a 360,000 square foot Class A office building in Charlotte, North Carolina

  • A real estate services firm in its acquisition and financing of a 300,000+ square foot Class A multi-tenant office building in Torrance, California 

  • A real estate development company in the leasing of a 200,000 square foot build-to-suit facility at AllianceTexas to Mercedes Benz Financial Services

  • A real estate investment firm in its acquisition, financing and disposition upon completion of a 400,000+ square foot industrial building in northwest Houston, Texas

Credentials

Education

  • Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., B.C.L., 2007 (Order of the Coif; Louisiana Law Review)
  • Louisiana State University, B.A., History and B.A., Latin, 2003

Admissions

  • Texas
  • Louisiana
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas

Recognitions

  • Legal 500 U.S., Real Estate, 2019 and 2024
  • The Best Lawyers in America©(BL Rankings, LLC), Real Estate Law (Dallas), 2021–2027
  • Chambers USA, Real Estate (Texas), 2023–2026
News & Achievements

Awards & Rankings

Chambers USA 2026 Recognizes Vinson & Elkins in 66 Practice Categories, 170 Individual Lawyer Rankings

Vinson & Elkins announced today that it achieved 20 Band 1 rankings in Chambers USA 2026: Nationwide: Energy Transition; Energy: …

June 4, 2026

June 4, 2026 • 3-minute read

Awards & Rankings

Vinson & Elkins Earns 305 Rankings in The Best Lawyers in America 2026, Including Five “Lawyer of the Year” Recognitions

The Best Lawyers in America (BL Rankings, LLC) has named 125 Vinson & Elkins lawyers in its “Best Lawyers” category in the 2026 edition. Additionally, 76 Vinson & Elkins attorneys have been named in the “Ones to Watch” category, which recognizes lawyers with 5–10 years’ experience. Some individuals are listed in more than one practice area, giving the firm a total of 305 rankings.

August 21, 2025

August 21, 2025 • 3-minute read

Awards & Rankings

Chambers USA 2025 Recognizes Vinson & Elkins in 67 Practice Categories, 167 Individual Lawyer Rankings

Vinson & Elkins announced today that it achieved 18 Band 1 rankings in Chambers USA 2025: Nationwide: Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation); Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional); Energy Transition; Offshore Energy; Projects: Oil & Gas; Projects: Power & Renewables: Transactional New York: Bankruptcy/Restructuring: Highly Regarded Texas: Bankruptcy/Restructuring;  Capital Markets: Debt & Equity; Corporate/M&A: The Elite; Environment: Mainly Transactional; Litigation: Securities; Real Estate; Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use; Tax; Technology: Corporate & Commercial Texas: Austin & Surrounds: Corporate/M&A Texas: Dallas, Fort Worth & Surrounds: Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Of the firm’s 167 individual lawyer rankings, 16 were newly added in 2025. Some lawyers are ranked in more than one category.

June 5, 2025

June 5, 2025 • 3-minute read

Deals & Cases

NOVA Infrastructure Invests in DartPoints to Accelerate Growth and Expand Strategic Infrastructure

Vinson & Elkins represented Orion Infrastructure Capital (“OIC”) in connection with its debt and equity investment in DartPoints, an owner and operator of data centers in mid-size markets across six states in the United States.

May 6, 2025

May 6, 2025 • 1-minute read

Deals & Cases

Covia Energy and Black Mountain Sand Merge to Form Iron Oak Energy Solutions, Leading Proppant Supplier

Vinson & Elkins advised Black Mountain Sand LLC, a Texas-based in-basin frac sand provider, in connection with the closing of its definitive agreement to merge in an all-stock transaction with Covia Energy LLC.

November 5, 2024

November 5, 2024 • 1-minute read