In the real estate arena, Rubio Leguía Normand has an impressive record in advising on complex matters of land purchase, registration and urban planning permits. Also well regarded for its real estate development work in urban and rural areas, the firm counts banks, energy companies and retail centres among its clients. Franco Soria oversees the practice and draws from his decades of experience to advise on the reorganisation of private and state-owned properties, in addition to assisting transportation and mining companies on various land acquisition concerns. Pedro Pablo Castañeda specialises in the design of strategies for obtaining licenses and permits for infrastructure projects, while associate Renzo López handles urban and rural developments. Junior associate Andrés Vasquez advises on the sanitation of retail land and real estate financing matters.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The Rubio Leguía Normand team is characterised by having a high level of specialisation in land sanitation and State property. The advice they provide, in addition to being specialised, is solid and fast, which allows me to completely trust the recommendations they suggest.'

  • ‘Franco Soria is a lawyer with a lot of experience in the sector. His knowledge of real estate law and land reclamation is outstanding. In that sense, his advice, in addition to being very specialised, is practical, and considers the commercial factors to be taken into account for my company. On the other hand, Renzo López is a lawyer specialised in the matter who provides timely responses to complex situations and always meets the company's requirements.'

  • ‘The Real Estate team at Estudio Rubio has a high capacity to identify possible scenarios for each of the cases it analyses and to formulate specific, timely and solid strategies and action plans, which allow us to always achieve the proposed goals in time'

  • ‘The firm's lawyers stand out for their proactive and analytical capacity for different cases and the coherent formulation of scenarios, as well as the management of the implementation of strategies and the collaboration between all members of the firm. The team is led by Franco Soria who has extensive experience and experience in the Real Estate sector in the country. I highlight the participation of Renzo López in the team, who shows outstanding performance in the strategies they implement.'

  • ‘Good knowledge of the sector and in particular of our company. Excellent management and relationship with public entities that is a plus compared to other similar firms.'

  • ‘Empathy and excellent management and relationship with different public sector authorities that have to do with authorisations and similar related to our business.'

  • ‘Franco's team is a team prepared to give you solutions of both a technical and legal nature. The lawyers are very capable, very attentive to the needs of their clients and it is definitely an area that stands out compared to other offices in the real estate area. What's new is that they take our problems as their own and the response time is unbeatable compared to other offices.'

  • ‘The team is very specialised in the real estate field.'

Key clients

  • Real Plaza
  • Municipalidad de Lima-Banco Mundial
  • Minera Las Bambas
  • Mall Aventura
  • GLORIA
  • Minera Barrick
  • Minera Yanacocha
  • TRUPAL
  • Interpoprpeties Perú
  • PETROPERU
  • Agroindustrial La Punta
  • Tinka Resources
  • Credicorp Capital
  • FONDO MIVIvienda
  • Los Portales
  • Obrascón Huarte Laín
  • Maquinarias U-GUIL
  • ITAÚ CORPBANCA (New York)
  • Asociación de Empresas Inmobiliarias
  • Alianza Pro Bono I Casa Ronald McDonald
  • TOPSA/Óptica Gmo
  • Universidad Tecnológica del Perú

Work highlights

  • Advised Real Plaza on the sanitation of a 30,000m² area of land on which the Real Plaza Chorrillos Shopping Center is located, before the Municipality of Chorrillos and before Public Registries.
  • Advising Lima Municipality and EMAPE on the Implementation of the Compensation and Involuntary Resettlement Plan for the Expansion of the Northern Section of the Metropolitan transportation system.
  • Advised the Las Bambas mining project on land purchase, land sanitation and the management of social conflict.

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Franco Soria