Tomás Varela > Carey > Santiago, Chile > Lawyer Profile

The real estate team at full-service legal giant Carey is ‘great for its ability to minimise the risks that companies face when acquiring or leasing real estate property’. The sizeable practice is experienced in the development, financing, construction and sale of a range of real estate projects. Examples include residential, multifamily, commercial, industrial, data centre and hotel developments. The group also fields sector experts in casinos, agro-housing, conservation projects, shopping centres, office buildings and educational centres. The team’s coverage further encompasses the purchase, sale, lease and securitisation of real estate portfolios, along with real estate asset management. The practice is led by Juan Pablo Stitchkin, an expert in real estate and land development, as well as engineering, construction, and mining, energy and infrastructure projects. At counsel level, Eduardo Martin is the IBA Real Estate Committee’s current Latin American Forum liaison officer; while Tomás Varela (promoted in November 2023) advises on significant real estate development projects, his experience covering land use, building permits, title reviews, leases, and sale and purchase agreements. In the firm’s associate team, Javiera Avilés is ‘an outstanding lawyer’, whose broad practice includes infrastructure, engineering and construction projects, as well as real estate and land developments (and related judicial litigation).