
The real estate team at CMS Rodríguez-Azuero is distinguished by its diverse client roster, which includes major domestic and multinational landowners, investors, tenants and developers. Practice head Jacques Simhon — also a key contact for corporate criminal law, dispute resolution and compliance — brings strong regulatory expertise and advises on construction, urban planning and trust structures. The team is further supported by senior associates Laura Ospina and Sara Vanegas, who focus on real estate transactions and project structuring.
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Accolades
Client satisfaction
Testimonials
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- ‘It is a large team specialised in the acquisition of large-scale assets, as well as the structuring of purchase documents and negotiation.’
- ‘The team is highly professional and emphatic, always ready to provide support in the event of any eventuality, in addition to monitoring real estate law matters.’
- ‘CMS Rodríguez Azuero has a large team of lawyers working on our case, all very knowledgeable about the different aspects of our case. They are always led and supported by a very senior partner of the firm.’
- ‘All the lawyers and their leaders are quite competent, knowledgeable about our case, and very empathetic.’
Key clients
- Pragmatic Play
- Planet Holding Ltd.
- Inversionistas del Centro Comercial Arena Bogotá
- Universidad del Rosario
- Fundación Estación Biológica Guayacanal
- AZ Inmobiliaria
- Krono Time
- Promotora ACR
- Hotel Makani
- Boticario Colombia
- Bogotá BIO
- Inversiones Hunza
- Máquinas Amarillas
- Saudade AYFLO
- Ekistic A.I.
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
Work highlights
Advised Pragmatic Play on negotiations with PEI Asset Management for the lease of three floors in Torre Atrio, an architectural complex in Bogotá.
Advised Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario on structuring real estate and management trusts for overseeing property management.
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Practice head
Jacques Simhon
