Real estate

Campos Mello Advogados in cooperation with DLA Piper

Commended for its ‘high technical level’ and ‘excellent relational attitude’, Campos Mello Advogados in cooperation with DLA Piper fields a team of lawyers who ‘are prepared to assist clients in any aspect of real estate law, from real estate developments to land regularisation of rural properties’. Bringing together expertise in corporate, litigation and environmental law, the group excels in sophisticated real estate asset deals and financings, spanning multi-use real estate projects, shopping centres, industrial facilities, and logistic and hospitality projects. Co-founder Bernardo Buarque Schiller is counsel of choice for major construction companies and developers in property development mandates and build-to-suit agreements. Co-head Ivandro Ristum Trevelim handles the full range of real estate matters, including contractual, transactional and development issues, while Rafael Jordão Bussière has been particularly active in advising prominent clients on strategic shopping centre acquisition matters. Maria Eduarda Bérgamo is skilled in both direct and indirect acquisitions of real estate assets, most notably logistic and commercial properties.

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Testimonials

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‘Structured and knowledgeable team.’
‘Campos Mello has long been a firm with great services, due to its personalised service and great knowledge in real estate.'
‘Bernardo Schiller is a lawyer with an unparalleled ability to translate client needs into legal language, in addition to his renowned knowledge in real estate. Rafael Bussière has become one of the most knowledgeable lawyers in relation to public assets.'
‘Outstanding group of professionals with offices in São Paulo and Rio. Full-service law firm with best in market RE practice. ’
‘First-class talent and experience. Highly responsive.’
‘A team of professionals with a high technical level and an excellent relational attitude.'
‘Ivandro Trevelim demonstrates extreme concern and diligence in actions and consultations, all of this always conducted in a humanised manner and with extreme availability and high sense of urgency.'
‘Firm with excellence in the area of real estate law. Lawyers are prepared to assist clients in any aspect of real estate law, from real estate developments to land regularisation of rural properties.'

Key clients

Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliários
Kempinski Hotels S.A.
The Walt Disney Company
Sony Corporation of America
L’Oréal
Trisul S.A.
RB Capital
Fleury S.A.
GB Armazéns Ltda.
Bay Properties

Work highlights

Advised Gafisa on the acquisition of Hotéis Chami.
Assisting 3R Petroleum Óleo e Gás with the regularisation of 434 properties distributed in three oil and gas clusters in the northeast region of Brazil.
Assisting Hard Rock Café International with the restructuring of a multi-use project in Fortaleza, in the state of Ceará.

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