Real Estate
Europe Guide 2024 : Portugal
Band 1
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Provided by Uría Menéndez
With a solid reputation in the Portuguese real estate and construction markets, the lawyers in our Real Estate Practice Area have been involved in many of the most important transactions in the Iberian market. Our advice covers all areas related to the construction, promotion, financing of and investment in residential buildings, offices, business parks, logistics warehouses, hotels, tourist complexes, commercial centres and leisure centres in Portugal.
Promotion, investment and financing of real estate projects
- Designing legal and tax structures for the purchase, sale, investment and management of real estate projects
- Advising real estate promoters throughout the promotion and construction process, the preparation and negotiation of contracts for sale, lease and hotel management, and the purchase of real estate projects:
- Due diligence reviews
- Sale and purchase of land
- Sale and purchase of real estate projects
- Planning and environmental issues
- Construction, architectural, and project design contracts
- Liability of building agents
- Financing
- Ownership, lease and management of assets
- Sale of real estate projects to institutional and private investors, real estate funds and individuals
- Financing contracts for the promotion and sale and purchase of real estate projects
- Monitoring, refinancing, restructuring and enforcement of guarantees
Chambers Review
Uría Menéndez houses a highly reputed corporate real estate team that targets high-value transactional mandates. The team advises a roster of high-profile clients, from banks to large international investors, on the sale and acquisition of individual assets and real estate portfolios. The law firm particularly stands out for its activity in the office space and is further bolstered by the support of its tax department. The department's expertise also extends to the acquisition of real estate investment funds.
Work Highlights
- Uría Menéndez advised Blackstone and M7 Real Estate on the acquisition of five logistics properties in Lisbon and Porto valued at EUR25 million.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Uría Menéndez has a very big team dedicated to real estate matters."
"Its lawyers are very commercial and they are dealmakers. They can always find solutions."
"The team has very solid knowledge and its lawyers are tough negotiators."
"From the partners to associates, all demonstrate great knowledge and capacity to support us in the negotiations."
"Uría Menéndez has a very big team dedicated to real estate matters."
"Its lawyers are very commercial and they are dealmakers. They can always find solutions."
"The team has very solid knowledge and its lawyers are tough negotiators."
"From the partners to associates, all demonstrate great knowledge and capacity to support us in the negotiations."
Notable Practitioners
Rita Xavier de Brito regularly assists with transactional real estate matters. She is well placed to assist property investors and asset managers.
"Rita Xavier de Brito has excellent attention to detail."
"Rita is very hard-working and dedicated. She has lots of technical abilities and is recognised for her dedication."
"She is extraordinarily well prepared from a technical point of view."
"She is a lawyer with a fierce style. She has a great sense of defending her clients' interests."
Francisco da Cunha Ferreira has experience assisting with real estate transactions, including asset sales and acquisitions. He also advises on leaseback agreements.
"Francisco da Cunha Ferreira is really good technically. He is commercial and can always find a way to accomplish a deal."
"He is highly transactional and business-oriented."
Alexandre Pedral Sampaio is present on the firm's key real estate mandates and is well placed to assist banks and property investors.
"Alexandre Pedral Sampaio is a hard-working and technically good lawyer."
Ranked Lawyers at
Uría Menéndez
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Members
Provided by Uría Menéndez
Francisco da Cunha Ferreira