Real Estate

The Brazilian real estate market enjoys a very special and positive moment, with great potential for more growth in the coming years related to all kinds of projects, specially residential, commercial and hospitality ventures.

Through the longtime regular work we have been providing to our clients, along with a close follow-up of market developments, we have been able to foster a highly experienced and well regarded real estate practice.

We are used to deal with a diversified array of real estate legal needs, from simple to complex issues, advising Brazilian and international companies in many industry sectors, such as basic and advanced materials, business services, energy, financial and banking services (management and investment funds), hospitality and leisure, industrial goods and services, infrastructure, real estate and technology (telecommunications).

Among the services we provide, we highlight legal assistance in a wide variety of real estate transactions, such as:

• Structuring and development of highly complex projects, incorporations, condominiums and subdivisions.
• Structuring and development of shopping malls, hotel complexes, amusement parks and entertainment-related developments.
• Drafting of construction, built-to-suit and lease agreements.
• Preparation of instruments related to buying and selling, swaps, payment in kind, constitution of mortgages, trust receipt of real estate holdings and surface rights, among others.
• Due diligence procedures related to evaluation of corporate real estate holdings and viability of real estate property acquisitions.
• Structuring of joint ventures and consortiums to operate in the real estate market.
• Preparation of reviews and opinions on a diverse array of real estate subjects.
• Development of operations related to securitization of real estate receivables, issuance of real estate debentures and creation of real estate investment funds ("FII").

Feel free to contact us any time in case you need more information.

Market recognition

Our real estate practice has been recognized by leading publications that rank firms and lawyers based on the feedback from clients:

• Leading firm in Real Estate (Band 1) - Chambers Latin America, 2009-2012
• Leading individuals in Real Estate: partners Luiz Antônio Campos Mello (Band 1), Bernardo Buarque Schiller (Band 2) and Fabio Perrone Campos Mello (Band 3, 2012) and senior associate Marcus Vinicius Bitencourt (associate to watch, 2010-2011) - Chambers Latin America, 2009-2012
• Leading business lawyer in Real Estate: partner Luiz Antônio Campos Mello - Who's Who Legal Brazil, 2010-2011