Mr Pedro Cortez > KLA Advogados > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
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Mr Pedro Cortez
Work Department
Practice Areas: Dispute Resolution, Real Estate.
Position
Partner at KLA – Koury Lopes Advogados.
Career
Pedro Cortez has more than 45 years of experience in real estate law, having acted in innumerous real estate transactions of several types. Active role as consultant on legislative processes and as a strategist on real estate matters. Cortez is an expert in zoning and land-use law, nationwide recognized as an expert in real estate complexes structures.
He worked at Advocacia Arlindo de Carvalho Pinto, 1970-2002, and at KLA Advogados, since 2002.
Languages
English.
Memberships
Member of the Legal Committee of the Real Estate Developers Association of São Paulo (SECOVI); Member of the Council for the Preservation of the City of São Paulo Historical, Cultural and Environmental Heritage (CONPRESP). Bar Admission: Brazil (São Paulo, 1970).
Education
Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de São Paulo, LLB, 1968; Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de São Paulo, Specialist in Civil Law, 1975.
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > Real estate
(Hall of Fame)The ‘cohesive and integrated‘ real estate team at KLA Advogados is particularly active in high-profile rural and urban development and acquisition projects, acting for a mix of investment funds, hospitality companies, corporate leaseholders and investors. A reference in the market, Pedro Cortez brings more than 45 years of experience in the real estate space to the table. The ‘extremely detail-oriented’ Tomaz Matheus advises on the structuring of several real estate projects, including logistic parks and hotels, and on the negotiation of lease agreements. Rodrigo Pontes handles a variety of non-contentious matters, such as property title regularisation, and acquisition of rural and urban properties, and the ‘extremely competent’ Mariana Cortez provides ‘innovative solutions’ in the context of real estate transactions. Clients also consider senior associate Carla Fernandes a ‘mature professional with a lot of technical knowledge’.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Tax > Customs
- Real estate
- Wealth and succession planning
- Tax > Tax advisory
- TMT: Cybersecurity and data privacy
- White-collar crime and investigations
- Compliance
- Environment
- Tax > Tax litigation
- TMT: Media
- TMT: Tech, innovation and digital business
- Dispute Resolution: Litigation
- Labour and employment
- Dispute Resolution: Arbitration