The real estate group at Guayaquil-based Pino Elizalde Abogados is active throughout the multiple stages of a project’s lifecycle, from structuring matters to developments arising out of municipal regulatory issues and contractual, financial and tax matters. The team is co-headed by Daniel Pino, a name to note for oil, natural resources and pharmaceutical companies for corporate and commercial mandates, and associate practice director Jorge Cedeño, a strategic cross-border expert. Additional key figures at associate level include senior Montserrat Sanchez, who commonly handles the tax aspects of real estate projects; and intermediate María Ritha Guillén, who is noted for her regulatory knowledge. In an important development, since publication the firm has opened a Quito office - effective as of February 2024.
Key clients
- Inmobiliaria Open House
- Biosuper
- Minutocorp
- Odema
- Liris
- Americas Development
Work highlights
- Representing a group of shareholders overseeing the development of a project, involving a series of trust funds and contracts to be created for the acquisition of land.
- Assisted Biosuper in its acquisition of new land aimed to be converted into shrimp ponds, valued at approximately $18m.
- Advising Minutocorp in public bidding proceedings including the bid preparation, review of the bidding documents and requirements necessary for the submission.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Jorge Cedeño, Daniel Pino