Campos Mello Advogados in cooperation with DLA Piper has extensive expertise across all areas of real estate law, which is a core area of focus for the firm. Drawing on the firm’s cross-border cooperation with DLA Piper and strong network of offices across Brazil, the team offers comprehensive guidance to both domestic and international investors, construction companies and developers engaged in mandates involving the retail, residential, hospitality, offices, agriculture, industrial, and logistics segments. With nearly five decades of experience in the real estate space, co-founder Bernardo Buarque Schiller is a recognised authority in the market who maintains an active practice covering non-contentious and contentious issues. Partner Ivandro Trevelim, who handles a mix of contractual, transactional and development matters, and managing partner Fabio Perrone Campos Mello are praised for their ‘fantastic technical knowledge’. Rafael Jordão Bussière, who has previously worked at the Secretariat of Coordination and Governance of the federal government’s real estate assets, has recently acted for prominent clients in strategic shopping centre acquisitions. Maria Eduarda Bérgamo undertakes a variety of transactional work, most notably the purchase and sale of logistic and commercial real estate properties.

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  • ‘Ivandro and Fábio have fantastic technical knowledge, with an easy methodology for sharing ideas, suggestions and recommendations for clients.'

  • 'The firm has longstanding tradition in the sector and senior partners with a lot of experience, such as Rafael Bussière.'

Key clients

  • Orpea Group
  • Brio Investimentos
  • Bait Incorporadora
  • Kempinski Hotels
  • The Walt Disney Company
  • Sony Corporation of America
  • Hyatt International
  • Tegra Incorporadora
  • Vinci Real Estate
  • Hard Rock Café International (USA)
  • L’Oréal
  • Trisul
  • RB Capital
  • Fleury
  • GB Armazéns
  • Bay Properties

Work highlights

  • Assisting Kempinski Hotels in the development of a mixed-use luxury complex to be structured in fractional ownership located in the state of Rio Grande do Sul.
  • Advised Rimo Holding on the purchase of the triple A commercial building Icon Faria Lima in São Paulo.
  • Advising Flow City on the development of a multi-use project (a luxury ecovillage) in the Northeast region of Brazil.

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Bernardo Buarque Schiller, Ivandro Trevelim, Fabio Perrone Campos Mello, Rafael Jordão Bussière