Ms. Rita Xavier de Brito > Uría Menéndez – Proença Carvalho > Lisbon, Portugal > Lawyer Profile
Uría Menéndez – Proença Carvalho Offices
EDIFICIO RODRIGO URIA
PRAÇA MARQUÊS DE POMBAL, 12
1250-162 LISBOA
Portugal
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Ms. Rita Xavier de Brito
Work Department
Real Estate and Planning, M&A.
Position
Partner
Career
Rita Xavier de Brito joined the Lisbon office of Uría Menéndez – Proença de Carvalho as a trainee lawyer in 2007 and became partner in 2019.
Rita focuses her practice on real estate law, advising on the sale, purchase and development of real estate assets, in particular shopping centres, office buildings, hotels and urban redevelopment projects. She also advises on acquisition finance, refinancing and restructuring of firms in the real estate and hotel industries, including the acquisition of mortgage-backed loan portfolios, and has experience in renewable energy projects.
Languages
English, Spanish and German
Memberships
Portuguese Bar Association
Education
Law Degree, Faculdade de Direito da Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2007; Post-graduate courses on companies law, IDET – Universidade de Coimbra, 2008/2009
Lawyer Rankings
Portugal > Real estate and construction
(Next Generation Partners)With significant expertise in M&A, warranty and indemnity insurance policy negotiations, restructurings, and financings in the real estate space, Uría Menéndez – Proença Carvalho offers ‘innovative and pragmatic solutions’ to a variety of clients, most notably investors, financial entities and developers. The practice is led by Rita Xavier de Brito, who specialises in the sale, purchase, and development of logistics, offices, and retail properties, and Francisco da Cunha Ferreira, who brings expertise in acquisition finance, corporate restructurings in the real estate and hospitality sectors, and mortgage-backed loan portfolio acquisitions. Duarte Garin retired at the end of 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners Portugal > Real estate and construction
- Real estate and construction Portugal
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Fraud and white-collar crime
- Fraud and white-collar crime
- Fraud and white-collar crime
- Projects and project finance
- Real estate and construction
- Tax