The ‘highly qualified and committed’ team at Campos Mello Advogados advises developers, construction companies and multinationals on sophisticated real estate asset deals and financing transactions. With ’extensive experience’ across various segments of the real estate market, the practice covers the full spectrum of rural, urban and industrial matters. The ‘always available’ team supports clients throughout the entire real estate development process, handling property development and structuring, build-to-suit agreements, licensing and regularisation processes, lease and use agreements, and related contracts. Based in Rio, co-founder Bernardo Buarque Schiller, who excels in property development and build-to-suit agreements, managing partner Fabio Perrone Campos Mello and Rafael Jordão Bussière, who is skilled in transactions involving shopping centres, jointly lead the group alongside São Paulo-based Ivandro Ristum Trevelim, a name to note for real estate contractual, transactional and development issues. Maria Eduarda Bérgamo left the practice in November 2024.
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- ‘CMA has strong expertise in real estate law, with extensive experience in various businesses in the sector. The team is prepared and always very available, which makes the service unique.’
- ‘Without a shadow of a doubt, partner Rafael Jordão Bussière stands out, not only at CMA but in the entire real estate market. Rafael is extremely skilled in negotiations, defends the client's point of view with technical arguments and has excellent posture. A complete lawyer.’
Key clients
- Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliários
- Kempinski Hotels S.A.
Work highlights
Advises Kempinski Hotels on a luxury mixed-use complex in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, featuring residences, hotel units, and exclusive amenities.
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Practice head
Ivandro Ristum Trevelim
Rafael Jordão Bussière
Other key lawyers
Bernardo Buarque Schiller
Fabio P. Campos Mello
Cristiano Ortigão Sampaio Buarque Schiller