Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown provides a wide range of real estate assistance to companies, financial institutions, entrepreneurs and investors. We draft and negotiate contracts covering, among other things: the financing and development of real estate ventures, built-to-suit and sale & leaseback transactions; the construction, purchase and sale of properties; and the creation of warranties, exchanges, non-residential leases (including shopping malls) and EPC (Engineering Procurement & Construction), tax planning of operations related to real estate, joint ventures and corporate transactions involving real estate assets.

Our lawyers advise financial institutions, investors and companies on the financing of real estate ventures, by means of issuance of Debentures, Promissory Notes Certificates of Real Estate Receivables (CRI), Mortgage Bonds (CCI), Bank Credit Bills (CCB), and the acquisition of real estate assets.

We also render advisory services regarding the constitution, operation and public distribution of quotas of Real Estate Investment Funds (FII), Private Equity Investment Funds (FIP) or “Fundos de Investimento em Direitos Creditórios” (FIDC), and of Special Purpose Vehicles (SPV).

In the international investment area, Tauil & Chequer lawyers have advised the entry of REIT (Real Estate Investment Trusts) and private equity funds in Brazil from the investment decision to the execution of the deals. When structuring these deals we create subsidiaries of these entities in countries whose tax system are more advantageous; we analyze and utilize international treaties to help clients avoid double taxation and we advise on the various tax matters related to the management of these entities and their subsidiaries.

The Legal 500, 2024
“The real estate practice is commended for its ‘impeccable legal technique’ and the ‘seniority, vast experience and availability’ of its lawyers. The well-regarded group is adept at handling a wide range of development projects and transactional matters, including sales and acquisitions, built-to-suit agreements and sale and leasebacks. The team’s experience covers all asset classes, from agribusiness and forestry to mixed-use developments, urban retail, industrial, and hospitality.”

The Legal 500, 2023
“A ‘firm with excellent service and great technical capacity, always seeking to solve problems and highly focused on business‘. The ‘extremely creative‘ team is praised for its ‘very rapid response times‘ and ability to leverage off ‘the resources of a global firm, promoting the collaboration of resources and ideas employed in other jurisdictions‘. Its association with Mayer Brown ensures a strong flow of work from foreign investors and developers, often through the creation of special purpose companies and joint ventures. In addition to urban retail, hotels, industrial and mixed-use developments, the team also has a strong grounding in the agribusiness and forestry sectors.”

Chambers Brazil, 2023
“A practice group with sought-after knowledge of real estate matters. The law firm routinely assists clients with the acquisition of properties and real estate finance matters, including the issuance of securities and receivables certificates. It also advises significant multinational real estate developers on the negotiation of high-value build-to-suit and lease agreements, designing corporate structures and performing due diligence of assets.”

The Legal 500, 2021
“The practice area has a good reputation in the real estate market, advising investors, banks, corporates and entrepreneurs. The team's expertise includes high-end financings, corporate joint ventures, sale and leaseback transactions and construction projects.”

The Legal 500, 2019
“The ‘accurate’ and ‘business-oriented’ team at Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown is regularly involved in big-ticket transactions. Its experience takes in real estate investments, built-to-suit agreements, securitisation transactions, property regularisation, and commercial and residential developments.”

Chambers Latin America 2018
(...) offers strength in the development of major projects involving shopping centres, hotels and condominiums.

"Tauil & Chequer is a global firm due of its association with Mayer Brown and this provides clients with heightened confidence as it enables them to handle a wider range of domestic and cross-border issues."