Bernardo Buarque Schiller

Practice Areas

Real Estate

Career

Bernardo Buarque Schiller is co-founder of Campos Mello Advogados in cooperation with DLA Piper and partner of the Real Estate practice, based in Rio de Janeiro.

Bernardo has extensive experience in real estate law and in civil litigation, having represented a wide range of large construction companies and developers, being recognized by clients and peers as a reference in the industry.

He served at the Office of the former State of Guanabara (currently the State of Rio de Janeiro) as a public defender in civil and criminal courts, then as an administrator of bankrupt estates in bankruptcy and judicial reorganization courts and, later, as an administrator of orphan and probate estates in orphans and probate courts. Bernardo also worked as Chief Counsel for the Rio de Janeiro State Planning and Coordination Department (1988-1989), as Chief Counsel for the Civil Affairs Office of the State of Rio de Janeiro (1990-1991), and as Chief Civil Law Counsel at the State Attorney General’s Office of Rio de Janeiro (1998-1999).

Professional Memberships

- Institute of Brazilian Lawyers (IAB)

- Brazilian Bar Association (OAB), Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo Chapters