With ‘solid experience in the real estate sector’, Barros Silva Varela & Vigil advises at all stages of real estate projects. The six-strong group covers initial planning phases, as well as financing, corporate and tax structuring, construction issues, co-ownership contract negotiations and unit sales. Clients further benefit from the practice’s ability to leverage the firm’s expertise in tax, regulatory and corporate matters; it is additionally experienced in urban and environmental law regulations. An ’excellent negotiator and leader in the real estate and construction world’, José Joaquín Silva focuses on high-end real estate mandates, along with regulatory and territorial planning, corporate law, environmental impact assessments, and negotiations with communities. In the associate team, senior Marcela Horzella is a longstanding urban regulation and territorial planning expert. Former associate Felipe Van Der Wyngard left the firm in January 2025.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Barros Silva Varela & Vigil is a top law firm.’
- ‘Very agile, energetic and extraordinarily well prepared.’
- ‘Distinguished by their approachability and dedication. They are fast-paced and very good negotiators.’
- ‘The team has solid experience in the real estate sector, particularly leasing, title studies, and updating co-ownership regulations under the new law.’
- ‘They are highly skilled at offering strategic advice and have extensive knowledge of business perspectives, which distinguishes them from other law firms.’
- ‘Proactive and results-oriented approach.’
Key clients
- Inmobiliaria Grow
- Inmobiliaria Rosas Baquedano
- Tiramisú
- Inmobiliaria Ingevec
- Inmobiliaria Chicureo
- Phoenix Tower International
- Papa John’s
- Inmobiliaria Inspira
- Inmobiliaria Froilán Roa
- Empresas ECasa
- Grupo Avenida Realty
- Inmobiliaria Coronel Godoy
Work highlights
Advising Inmobiliaria RosasBaquedano on the study, negotiation and acquisition of a real estate asset for the construction of a building in Barrio Yungay in Santiago’s downtown.
Assisting the Tiramisú restaurant with a dispute with the Municipality of Las Condes, regarding the differing interpretation of the restaurant’s properrty boundaries and its rights of use.
Advising Ingevec on the acquisition of large real estate projects from Inmobilia, which is undergoing a corporate reorganisation as a result ot insolvency.
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Practice head
José Joaquín Silva