Marinovic & Alcalde Abogados

Marinovic & Alcalde Abogados’ real estate lawyers ‘integrate legal knowledge with a comprehensive understanding of the client’s business’. The 10-strong department comprises experts in urban planning, construction, land parcelling, lot divisions, changes in land-use and joint freeholds. It also advises on concessions, expropriations, property easements, water rights, environmental matters and permitting procedures. The team furter assists with regulatory issues, M&A transactions involving real estate assets, and real-estate litigation over zoning and property leases. The track record of practice leader Juan Carlos Méndez, who ’puts real effort into finding solutions for clients’ problems’, covers the acquisition and disposal of real estate assets, such as residential, commercial, mixed-use retail, offices, and social housing; and his expertise encompasses construction and engineering project-related developments, including deal structuring, financing and execution stages. Corporate, real estate and zoning specialist Domingo Edwards is a ‘standout partner’, whose workload includes advising construction and real estate companies, retailers, insurers, investment funds and family offices on project financings and developments. At associate level, Iván Torrealba's experience includes the acquisition and construction of real estate and retail projects, as well as transmission lines, and wind and photovoltaic parks; Almudena Pozo Pacheco advises on the development of large real estate projects, particularly multifamily and family office mandates; and Francisca Gatica is an experienced real estate and corporate law practitioner.