Sophia Makris

Sophia’s legal practice focuses on a wide variety of transactions including mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt financing, and commercial real estate matters. She advises clients throughout their life cycle from entity formation to sale and has served as outside general counsel for clients in a number of industries.

Sophia earned her J.D. from The University of Texas School of Law, where she served as President of the Student Bar Association, member of the Duberstein National Bankruptcy Moot Court Team, and Associate Editor for The Review of Litigation. During her time in law school, Sophia was one of ten named to the Order of Barristers in the Class of 2017 for top achievements in oral advocacy. Sophia was previously at an Am Law 50 firm in the Corporate Finance practice group.

Honors & Recognitions

• Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch®, Corporate Law (2024-2026), Land Use and Zoning Law (2024-2026), Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2024-2026), Real Estate Law (2024-2026)
• Texas Super Lawyers-Rising Stars, a Thomson Reuters service, Mergers & Acquisitions (2024-2025)

Community & Professional

• The SAFE Alliance, Board Member (2024-present)
• The SAFE Alliance Affordable Housing Corporation, Board Member (2023-2024)
• Austin LGBT Chamber of Commerce, Member (2020-2023)
• Texas Law Duberstein National Bankruptcy Moot Court Team, Coach (2018-2023)
• Texas Law 2017 Class Committee, Permanent Class President (2017-present)
• Texas Aggie Bar Association, Board Member (2017-2023), Scholarship Committee Chair (2019-2021), Secretary (2020-2021)

• Representation of company lenders and borrowers in debt financings.
• Drafting and reviewing of purchase agreements, letters of intent, confidentiality agreements, and related documents for mergers and acquisition transactions.
• Providing due diligence review of documents in connection with mergers and acquisition transactions.
• Representation of clients in independent contractor agreements, employment agreements and various types of equity compensation arrangements.
• Representation of companies at formation through dissolution, both for-profit and nonprofit, including entity selection, ownership structure, drafting and advising on corporate governance documents.
• Representation of real estate companies in the purchase and sale of commercial properties, financing and refinancing of commercial properties, and negotiation of commercial leases.
• Representation of foreign investors in financing the acquisition and development of a 2,500-acre ranch in Central Texas for a master-planned community.