Mattos Filho fields a ‘multidisciplinary and integrated team’ of lawyers with ’enormous experience‘ in the real estate sector. Praised for its ’pro-business attitude’, the firm is regularly involved in some of the most novel transactions and development projects to hit the country’s commercial real estate market. This includes providing support to major investment funds, corporate investors, sovereign funds and developers in high-end urban and rural real estate deals. Portfolio transactions with a heavy corporate element also feature prominently on the workload. Standing out for her in-depth knowledge of real estate financing transactions, Rossana Fernandes Duarte is well versed in the gamut of real estate matters, including leasing agreements, land use, real estate investment funds and build-to-suit transactions. In addition to being a key adviser to investment funds, developers and institutional investors, Janaína Vargas is also the name to note for the forestry and agribusiness segments. M&A involving real estate assets is a core area of activity for Fernando Amendola, while Mariana Spoto Cobra has recently advised on data centre projects, construction agreements, financings, and acquisitions.
Testimonials
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‘Multidisciplinary and integrated team. Lawyers with enormous experience in the real estate area. The firm has a strong commitment to diversity (gender, race, sexual, education) which adds to the work as a whole.’
‘Rossana Duarte and Janaina Vargas are two big names in real estate law in Brazil. Their analytical skills, broad knowledge of real estate, and ability to understand the business as a whole is quite unique. Both have a sense of priority and attention to detail that is astonishing.’
'Mattos Filho's team advised us on the evaluation and elaboration of rural partnership contracts that made our investment in Brazil viable. The pro-business attitude with legal security endorsed our decision.'
'Janaina Vargas has a high knowledge of the forestry business and, working with her team, she is able to act precisely and quickly. The result is always positive and the guidelines seek clarity and simplicity.'
Key clients
- Brookfield
- Hines
- Prologis
- Amazon
- Credit Suisse Hedging-Griffo
- CAOA (Real Estate)
- JHSF
- JFL
- Autonomy Investimentos
- BR Properties
- Bradesco
- JJGC
- Muffato
- Capital Brasileiro (CB)
- Dislub
- Dupont
- Fram Capital
- Microsoft
- Advent International
Work highlights
- Advised Grupo Muffato on the acquisition of 16 stores, 11 gas stations and other assets from Makro Atacadista.
- Advised Brookfield Properties Brazil Group on three distinct deals that resulted in the acquisition of 12 assets located in high standard corporate towers in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia.
- Assisted Advent International in the sale of Grupo BIG (formerly Walmart Brazil) to Carrefour Brasil.
