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Rubio Leguía Normand Offices

Rubio Leguía Normand
AVENIDA DOS DE MAYO 1321
SAN ISIDRO
LIMA 27
Peru
Visit website 51 1 208 3000 51 1 442 3511

Franco Soria

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Work Department

Position

Franco is a partner of the Real Estate and Land Remediation and Titling Practice Area.

Career

Franco has experience in development of urban and rural real estates, in processes of land acquisition for retail, mining and energy projects, including advice on technical and legal diagnosis of property, assessment and negotiation of land acquisition, legal clearing and applicable permitting. He has been involved in several projects of expropriation for the construction of highways over private and State-owned property.

He has led processes of granting licenses and permits for retail companies, educational institutions, housing projects and others.

With extensive experience in the public sector, he has worked as Director of State Property Management of the National Superintendence of State Property and as consultant to COFOPRI.

In the academic field, he teaches the course of Property Law of the Faculty of Law of the Peruvian University of Applied Sciences (UPC); and speaker of real estate issues in different entities of the public and private sector.

Languages

Spanish, English

Memberships

  • Lima Bar Association

Education

  • Master’s studies in Political Science, with a major in Public Administration. Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú)
  • Governance and Political Management Program. George Washington University – Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú) – Development Bank of Latin America (CAF).
  • Management of Land Acquisition and Resettlements intended for Investment Projects. GERENS. School of Management and Economy.
  • Course of Cadastre Uses and Administration. Institute for Fiscal Studies (Instituto de Estudios Fiscales de Madrid). Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation.
  • Attorney at Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2003.

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Peru > Real estate

(Leading individuals)

Franco Soria – Rubio Leguía Normand

Rubio Leguía Normand’s real estate group ‘stands out for its deep knowledge, specialisation and experience’. It has considerable expertise in real estate matters pertaining to large infrastructure projects and advises on commercial and residential developments, with a focus on sales and acquisitions, permitting, registrations and disputes. Practice head Franco Soria is experienced in social conflict negotiation, land remediation and land titling processes, surface rights, and licensing and permitting, while at the associate level, Renzo López handles urban and rural developments, and Andrés Vasquez stands out for his unique experience in sanitation matters, having previously worked at the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation. Since the conclusion of research, the practice group has been further strengthened with the hire of Pedro Pablo Castañeda -formerly in house at shopping centre developer, Real Plaza- as a partner – effective September 2023.

Peru > Projects and infrastructure

The team at Rubio Leguía Normand is experienced in assisting clients across the full life cycle of project, from the tender and evaluation stage through to contract formulation and beyond. The team is jointly headed by Milagros Maraví, who is highly experienced in advising on private investment projects, Andrés Kuan-Veng, who leads on high-end lending transactions, Franco Soria, who is experienced in real estate issues, and Daniela García Belaunde, who is particularly adept in dispute resolution in the electricity sector. Milagros Mendoza, another key practitioner in the team, was promoted to partner in January 2023. Associate Sheyla Llacza is another name to note.

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