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CMS Grau Offices

CMS Grau
AV. SANTA MARÍA 110
MIRAFLORES
LIMA 18
Peru
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Mr Franco Soria

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Work Department

Real Estate & Construction

Position

Partner

Career

Franco Soria is a partner in the Real Estate & Construction area at CMS Grau. With over 20 years of experience, he stands out as a leading legal advisor with a strategic and comprehensive approach to managing and executing urban and rural real estate projects in both the public and private sectors.

His career encompasses large-scale projects in retail, housing, education, mining, energy, telecommunications, hydrocarbons, and agribusiness. He has led technical-legal assessments, evaluations, and negotiations for property acquisitions, as well as legal regularisation processes and the management of applicable licenses and permits. He has also participated in various expropriation projects of private and state-owned properties for road construction.

In the public sector, Franco has held important roles in major entities related to the real estate sector, notably serving as Director of Asset Management at the National Superintendence of State Assets (SBN) and as a consultant at the Agency for the Formalisation of Informal Property (COFOPRI).

Franco holds a completed Master’s degree in Real Estate Management and Development from ESAN Graduate School of Business and is a lawyer from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, where he also pursued a Master’s degree in Political Science with a specialisation in Public Management. He has completed specialised courses at the Institute of Fiscal Studies in Madrid and Gerens. Franco actively participates as a speaker at national and international seminars and conferences.

Education

  • 2020 – Master’s Degree in Real Estate Management and Development, ESAN Graduate School of Business.
  • 2013 – Land Acquisition and Resettlement Management Programme for Investment Projects, Gerens.
  • 2012 – Executive Specialisation Programme (PEE) in Corporate and Administrative Law, ESAN Graduate School of Business.
  • 2010 – Master’s Studies in Political Science with a mention in Public Management, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú.
  • 2008 – Governance and Political Management Programme, George Washington University – Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú – Andean Development Corporation (CAF).
  • 2008 – Specialisation Programme in Corporate Social Responsibility, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Quality Institute.
  • 2007 – Course on Cadastre Management and Uses, Institute of Fiscal Studies of Madrid, Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation.
  • 2003 – Law Degree, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú.

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Franco Soria – CMS Grau

In the real estate field, CMS Grau demonstrates expertise in a variety of matters, including the development of real estate and urban planning projects, construction contracts, land remediation management, and preparations for leases, sales and assignments. On the finance side, the team is well versed in the negotiation of administration trust and guarantee trust contracts. Operating across the energy, infrastructure, housing and mining sectors, the group is led by the experienced Carolina Gajate, who handles housing project developments and the acquisition of rural land for the natural resources projects. At the associate level, Gustavo Atarama concentrates on legal land remediation for commercial and retail projects, while Carmen Assereto focuses on urban and rural property clearance, as well as usufruct rights and purchase options. In July 2023, former practice heads Raúl Ravina and Roberth Rojas, as well as associate Patricia Camacho, left the firm. Since publication, the office has substantially strengthened the practice group with the hire of a six-strong, specialist team (best known for its expertise in rural and agrarian real estate matters) from Rubio Leguía Normand, including partners Franco Soria (who returns to the firm he left in 2019) and Pedro Pablo Castañeda – effective as of March 2025.

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