Practice & Industry Groups

Real Estate & Construction

The Real Estate & Construction Group brings together lawyers who specialize in advising and guiding owners, developers, lenders, investors, contractors, and other stakeholders as well as regulators through the intricate realms of real estate transactions and construction projects.

They advise on a wide range of services, including the purchase, sale, and leasing of properties for different uses (whether commercial, industrial, residential or other purposes); conducting due diligence to assess the legal and financial viability of transactions; and negotiating and drafting contracts, agreements, and leases. They are experts in zoning and land use regulations, ensuring that clients' projects comply with local laws and regulations. Additionally, these lawyers provide legal counsel on construction contracts, disputes, regulatory compliance, and risk management throughout a project's lifecycle.

The lawyers in the Real Estate & Construction Group often collaborate with transactional, dispute resolution, and insolvency lawyers within their firms and other WLG member firms. They meet quarterly via virtual meetings and sometimes in person at MIPIM and other industry conferences.

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Resources

Legal Update
In the past few years, the demand for digital infrastructure, including data storage and managed hosting services, has significantly increased. In this newsletter, we will discuss key legal issues relating to operating data centers in Thailand.
Member Firm News
Bahas Gramatidis & Partners, Greece, and Gianni & Origoni, Italy, teamed up to assist Enel S.p.A. in signing an agreement with Macquarie Asset Management for the sale of 50% of Enel Green Power Hellas.
Legal Update

Federal Agencies Issue Joint Policy Statement on Commercial Real Estate Loan Workouts Providing Valuable Guidance for Lenders.

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Main Contacts
Jens Hjortskov Bech-Bruun Copenhagen, Denmark +4572270000 jeh@bechbruun.com
Hanna Shea Albany, U.S.A. - New York (120) 290-4247 hshea@theworldlawgroup.com
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Monica André Lisbon monica.teixeiraandre@plmj.pt
Luc Attlan Faegre Drinker Chicago, U.S.A. - Illinois (131) 256-9116 luc.attlan@faegredrinker.com
Bob Baradaran Greenberg Glusker LLP Los Angeles, U.S.A. - California (310)785-6829 bbaradaran@greenbergglusker.com
David Barbour Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Dallas, U.S.A. - Texas (121) 421-3192 dbarbour@huntonak.com
Juan Carlos Batres Arias Guatemala, Guatemala (502) 238-2770 juancarlos.batres@ariaslaw.com
Tawatchai Boonmayapan Chandler MHM Limited Bangkok, Thailand +6620095000 tawatchai.b@mhm-global.com
Alison Boyer Miller & Martin PLLC Atlanta, U.S.A. - Georgia 404-962-6416 alison.boyer@millermartin.com
Joana Brandão PLMJ Porto, Portugal joana.brandao@plmj.pt
Ngoc Anh Bui VILAF Hanoi, Vietnam (849) 060-2387 anh.bui@vilaf.com.vn
Stefanie Busch ENSafrica Windhoek, Namibia (481) 772-1878 sbusch@ENSafrica.com
Carlos Camacho Arias San José, Costa Rica +506 4036 2840 carlos.camacho@ariaslaw.com
Beth Castro District of Columbia, U.S.A. - Washington, DC +12029042477 bcastro@theworldlawgroup.com
Luis Diego Castro Arias San Jose, Costa Rica +506 4036 2862 LuisDiego.Castro@ariaslaw.com
Dolores Cedrone Bruchou & Funes de Rioja City of Buenos Aires +5491159447924 dmc@bruchoufunes.com
Saheb Chadha Vaish Associates New Delhi, India 9999704761 saheb@vaishlaw.com
Roberto Cordero Arias Alajuela, Costa Rica (506) 833-5839 roberto.cordero@ariaslaw.com
Hans Dahlberg Kolga Setterwalls Stockholm, Sweden hans.dahlbergkolga@setterwalls.se
Michael Doran Mason Hayes & Curran Dublin, Ireland mdoran@mhc.ie
AWAD ELSHARIF Al Tamimi & Company Muscat, United Arab Emirates +96824218554 a.nourallah@tamimi.com
Sisi Enslin ENSafrica Cape Town, South Africa sienslin@ensafrica.com
Ileana Falla Greenberg Traurig, LLP Miami, U.S.A. - Florida 3055797862 fallai@gtlaw.com
David Foy Mason Hayes & Curran Dublin, Ireland dfoy@mhc.ie
Marielle Garrigó Pellerano Nadal Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic +18094734545 mgarrigo@pellerano.com
Heriberto Garza C. Santamarina y Steta S.C. Monterrey, Mexico 52 81 8133 6010 hgarza@s-s.mx
Kamila Gimenez Gross Brown Asuncion, Paraguay kgimenez@grossbrown.com.py
Inês Gomes da Cruz PLMJ Lisboa +351213197300 ines.gomesdacruz@plmj.pt
Luis Gomez Santamarina y Steta S.C. San Pedro Garza García +528181336020 lcgomez@s-s.mx
Mariana Gonzalez Raggi +5491140415310 mgr@bruchoufunes.com
Brian Gribben Arendt & Medernach Luxembourg, Luxembourg Brian.Gribben@arendt.com
Rhiannon Hammond Santamarina y Steta S.C. Mexico City, Mexico 525514521401 rhiannon.hammond@s-s.mx
Jens Hjortskov Bech-Bruun Copenhagen, Denmark +4572270000 jeh@bechbruun.com
April Holland Miller & Martin PLLC Chattanooga, U.S.A. - Tennessee (142) 378-5829 april.holland@millermartin.com
Christoffer Hornslet Bech-Bruun Copenhagen, Denmark +4572273559 chho@bechbruun.com
Ryan Iwasaka Greenberg Glusker LLP Los Angeles, U.S.A. - California (310)201-7405 riwasaka@greenbergglusker.com
Lisa Jones Miller & Martin PLLC Atlanta, U.S.A. - Georgia 404-962-6469 lisa.jones@millermartin.com
Brian Kang Greenberg Glusker LLP Los Angeles, U.S.A. - California +13102017473 bkang@greenbergglusker.com
Esben Korsgaard Poulsen Bech-Bruun Aarhus, Denmark (452) 526-3459 ekp@bechbruun.com
Matthew Lakatos-Hayward Goodmans LLP Toronto, Canada - Ontario 416-849-6906 mlakatoshayward@goodmans.ca
Pranat Laohapairoj Chandler MHM Limited Bangkok, Thailand (681) 751-5868 pranat.l@mhm-global.com
Charles Larose Jodoin Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Montréal, Canada - Québec 3474393699 clarosejodoin@dwpv.com
Sebastian Linera Pellerano Nadal Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (809) 473-4545 slinera@pellerano.com
Francisco Lino Dias PLMJ Lisbon, Portugal francisco.linodias@plmj.pt
Teresa Madeira Afonso PLMJ Lisboa, Portugal teresa.madeiraafonso@plmj.pt
Marcelo Marchetti Guyer & Regules Montevideo, Angola (+598) 99368623 mmarchetti@guyer.com.uy
Emmy Marshall Mason Hayes & Curran Dublin, Ireland emarshall@mhc.ie
Roberto Mas D'Empaire Caracas, Venezuela (582) 122-6505 rmas@dra.com.ve
Gustavo Mena Pellerano Nadal Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (809) 473-4545 gmena@pellerano.com
Irene Moreno-Tapia Cuatrecasas Barcelona, Spain +34605523331 irene.moreno@cuatrecasas.com
Tori Mowery District of Columbia, Angola (120) 290-4247 tmowery@theworldlawgroup.com
Ngan Nguyen VILAF Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam ngan.nguyen@vilaf.com.vn
Ciara O'Sullivan Mason Hayes & Curran Dublin 2, Ireland (386) 078-7982 ciaraosullivan@mhc.ie
Getter Orav Sorainen Tallinn, Estonia getter.orav@sorainen.com
Eva Oruvee Sorainen Tallinn, Estonia +372 56621084 eva.oruvee@sorainen.com
Urania Paulino Pellerano Nadal Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (809) 473-4545 upaulino@pellerano.com
Daniella Pellerano Pellerano Nadal Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic +18094734545 dpellerano@pellerano.com
Eduardo Pellerano Nadal Pellerano Nadal Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (829) 649-8699 epellerano@pellerano.com
Loi Pham VILAF Hanoi, Vietnam (849) 825-113 loi.pham@vilaf.com.vn
Tine Pii Bech-Bruun Copenhagen, Denmark +4572273665 tipi@bechbruun.com
Ines Pinto da Costa PLMJ Lisboa, Portugal +351213197300 inpc@plmj.pt
Mariella Quiros Arias San Jose, Costa Rica (506) 403-6280 mariella.quiros@ariaslaw.com
Adrian Rich MinterEllison Brisbane, Australia adrian.rich@minterellison.com
Judith Riordan Mason Hayes & Curran Dublin, Ireland 353-161-4520 jriordan@mhc.ie
Claudia Rodriguez Santamarina y Steta S.C. Miguel Hidalgo, Jordan +525554027853 crodriguez@s-s.mx
Robert Rooney Mason Hayes & Curran Dublin, Ireland rrooney@mhc.ie
Carmen Rosa PLMJ Faro, Portugal carmen.baptistarosa@plmj.pt
Ana Sáez de Montagut Quijada Cuatrecasas Madrid, Spain ana.saezdemontagut@cuatrecasas.com
Yohan Sauves Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Montréal, Canada - Québec 151-484-1655 ysauves@dwpv.com
Jessada Sawatdipong Chandler MHM Limited Bangkok, Thailand +66 2009 5000 jessada.s@mhm-global.com
Hanna Shea Albany, U.S.A. - New York (120) 290-4247 hshea@theworldlawgroup.com
Waree Shinsirikul Chandler MHM Limited Bangkok, Angola +6620095188 waree.s@mhm-global.com
Peter Simo CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Bratislava, Slovak Republic +421232141414 peter.simo@cms-rrh.com
Olga Solovyanchik Sorainen Minsk olga.solovyanchik@sorainen.com
Daniel Sosa Santamarina y Steta S.C. Mexico City dsosa@s-s.mx
Beatriz Spiess Guyer & Regules Montevideo, Uruguay bmspiess@guyer.com.uy
Magnus Steninger Setterwalls Stockholm, Sweden (676) 623-0329 magnus.steninger@setterwalls.se
Ivan Szymanski Santamarina y Steta S.C. Mexico City, Mexico (527) 954-69 iszymanski@s-s.mx
Louise Sørensen Bech-Bruun Copenhagen, Denmark +4572273519 lss@bechbruun.com
Sérgio Teixeira PLMJ Lisboa sergio.teixeira@plmj.pt
Oliver Thurn CMS Germany Munich, Germany oliver.thurn@cms-hs.com
Andrea Villamizar D'Empaire , Venezuela +584142194353 avillamizar@dra.com.ve
Robert Vineberg Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Montréal, Canada - Québec +1 514 841 6444 rvineberg@dwpv.com
Chaveeporn Vithayanupong Chandler MHM Limited Bangkok, Thailand chaveeporn.v@mhm-global.com
Mattias Wiklund Matala Setterwalls Malmö, Sweden (670) 598-8635 mattias.wiklund@setterwalls.se
Kathleen Wu Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Dallas, U.S.A. - Texas +1 214 659 4448 kwu@HuntonAK.com
Sung-hyen Yang Kim Gowling WLG London, England micky.yang@gowlingwlg.com