Brazil: Real Estate
Real estate in Brazil has seen a startling amount of growth over the past year, resulting in a property boom. Despite this, there remains a severe shortage of affordable housing. The president’s programme “Minha Casa, Minha Vida,” or “My House, My Life,” has yet to alleviate the problem and produce the results it set out to achieve. This highly specialised sector requires the most experienced of lawyers and in this chapter we feature five, each from a different firm.
Luís Antônio Campos Mello of Campos Mello Advogados in cooperation with DLA Piper, is “highly regarded” in our research for his work in the real estate sector that involves representing leading construction companies and developers.
Trench Rossi e Watanabe Advogados - Associated with Baker & McKenzie International, Swiss Verein features João Francisco Rebello Regos at the São Paulo office, who is noted for his “proficient work” in the real estate sector.
Marcelo Terra of Duarte Garcia Caselli Guimarães e Terra is considered a “brilliant litigator” as well as being noted for his consultancy work.
Robson Goulart Barreto at Veirano Advogados, has extensive experience in international corporate practice and a flair for real estate work. Pinheiro Neto Advogados lists Claudio Taveira, a “talented practitioner” with expert knowledge of the real estate financial system.