Bustamante Fabara has ‘extensive expertise in all areas of real estate’ and stands out for its ability to handle the full life cycle of both construction and real estate projects, from due diligence to sale. It has a particular strength in real estate projects in the tourism and hospitality sectors. The group’s diverse workload is epitomised by Juan Felipe Bustamante, who has extensive experience in real estate and commercial negotiations and leverages strong ties with municipalities and other governmental agencies. Bustamante leads the team alongside José Rafael Bustamante C.; both are skilled in real estate project financing, including credit transactions. Bustamante C. is singled out by clients for his transactional expertise. Director Pedro Gómez de la Torre, who consults foreign banks on the financing of real estate projects, and in particular the financial structure of such projects. Such real estate finance matters are areas of strength for director Kirina González.
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- 'Juan Felipe Bustamante and Pedro Gómez de la Torre are first-class attorneys. Juan Felipe has extensive experience in real estate and commercial negotiations. Pedro is a lawyer who executes his work in an excellent timeline and is extremely knowledgeable about the law. Both attorneys have provided extraordinary service.'
- ‘Juan Felipe Bustamante is knowledgeable about the law and the market, and we really like the way he works and solves problems. He's very proactive. Pedro Gómez de la Torre is an excellent lawyer. He does brilliant work.'
- ‘Juan Felipe Bustamante is a lawyer with extensive experience in real estate and commercial negotiations. He's a very prominent lawyer in the market, with impeccable principles and values. Pedro Gómez de la Torre is a brilliant lawyer. He is very professional, transparent, and easy to understand. He inspires a lot of trust and is very diligent in his work.'
- 'Bustamante Fabara's services are exceptional. They are organised and provide expert counsel in each area or subject matter, depending on the consultation. The rapid responses are brilliant.'
- ‘At the core of every business are its people, and Bustamante Fabara truly shines in this regard with an outstanding team with extensive expertise in all areas of real estate. José Antonio Bustamante was instrumental in successfully completing a transaction we entrusted to Bustamante Fabara. Moreover, the team went above and beyond to ensure that everything was wrapped up on schedule.’
- ‘We highly recommend Juan Felipe Bustamante C. who is always available with expertise you can trust and is easy to contact and get in time information, response and advice.’
- ‘Bustamante Fabara is a very reliable firm. They have a proactive team, understand the client needs, urgencies, and are always on time with opinions, documents or implementation. They are unique in their assessment and we trust their suggestions. We have had excellent results. Structuring the business through corporations or trusts is their special know how, with full compliance with the laws. They are always responsive and transparent.’
- ‘José Antonio Bustamante made himself available for our calls at all hours and demonstrated exceptional client service by addressing all our questions in straightforward, non-legal language that we could easily grasp.’
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Practice head
Juan Felipe Bustamante; José Rafael Bustamante C.