BRAZIL Law and Practice Contributed by: Alberto Malta, Davi Ory, Ana Vogado and Maria Eduarda Amaral, Malta Advogados
Malta Advogados is a full-service Brazilian law firm headquartered in Brasília, with offices in São Paulo and Curitiba. With over a decade of experience, the firm expanded across multiple practice areas while maintaining a core focus on real estate law. The firm advises investment funds, foreign governments, multinational cor - porations, public-private consortia and devel - opers. It stands out for delivering legal solutions for complex, high-stakes transactions and op - erations that are legally and economically intri - cate, often involving multiple layers of regula - tory, contractual and financial structuring. The
firm is recognised in particular for its expertise in structured real estate transactions, including securitisations, asset-backed structures, built- to-suit and sale and leaseback agreements, public-private projects, hybrid financing, urban redevelopment and pre-operational asset mon - etisation. It also provides strategic legal support for large-scale infrastructure developments. Notable accomplishments include advising on the São Paulo–Rio de Janeiro high-speed train project (USD 10 billion) and the federal govern - ment largest built-to-suit deal.
Authors
Alberto Malta is the founder and managing partner of Malta Advogados, where he leads the real estate practice. He holds a master’s degree and is pursuing a PhD in law at the University of
Davi Ory is a partner and director of private law at Malta Advogados, where he co-leads the real estate practice. He holds a master’s and a bachelor’s degree in law from
Brasília, where he also taught real estate law from 2017 to 2023. From 2022 to 2024, he chaired the Brazilian Bar Association’s National Commission on Structured Real Estate Operations. He specialises in structuring complex real estate transactions and high- impact legal strategies, advising on large-scale projects, contract negotiations with national and international investors and the legal design of investment models involving both public and private sector stakeholders.
the University of Brasília and is a member of the Brazilian Bar Association’s National Special Commission on Capital Markets. He focuses on the intersection of real estate and capital markets, with an emphasis on structured transactions. His expertise includes securitisations and the structuring of real estate investment funds and equity investment funds with real estate strategies. He also advises on complex contracts, including built-to-suit and sale and leaseback models, for both public and private sector clients.
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