Real Estate
Europe Guide 2024 : Spain
Band 4
About
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Baker McKenzie's real estate team in Spain is one of the most comprehensive Real Estate practices in the country. The Firm is able to take advantage of its two offices (Madrid and Barcelona) to help clients across a range of industries including retail, finance, healthcare and hotels, which are particularly active and interested in Spain's real estate market.
We are renowned for our transactional work, mainly related to hotels, offices, retail and healthcare assets (including hospitals and elderly homes), and for advising both lessees of real estate properties, as well as international funds and banks on real estate financing deals. We are also very experienced with large construction projects. These factors help demonstrate the Spanish Real Estate practice's appeal to clients across a number of key industry sectors.
The Firm has an active and well-known presence in the real estate market in Spain. This reputation is key, given the current appetite from both international and domestic clients for Spain's real estate market.
Baker McKenzie is also known for its strong planning regulatory expertise. This is something that distinguishes the Firm from its competitors in real estate, as not all firms have the relevant capacity and experience to conduct due diligence in complex real estate related regulatory matters, or to look at license permissions of large real estate construction projects.
Chambers Review
Baker McKenzie attracts a broad range of instructions from landowners and international investors. The firm advises on acquisitions of healthcare assets and assists with the negotiation of related lease agreements. The lawyers have standout experience in issues relating to the acquisition, construction and leasing of hotels, with a client list that includes investors and several renowned hotel operators. Baker McKenzie also boasts additional experience in matters related to student accommodation.
Work Highlights
- Baker McKenzie advised Marriott on agreements with new franchisee hotels and the extension of existing management agreements for hotels in Barcelona city, Madrid, Estepona and Marbella.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Baker McKenzie has the capacity to imagine out-of-the-box solutions that are easy to implement."
"Their work is always on-point and they give valuable advice."
"Baker McKenzie has the capacity to imagine out-of-the-box solutions that are easy to implement."
"Their work is always on-point and they give valuable advice."
Notable Practitioners
Guillermo Rodrigo is a key partner in Madrid. He advises on the sale or acquisition of diverse real estate assets, including student accommodation, shopping centres and logistics warehouses.
"Guillermo deals very well with complexity; he is creative and delivers. His communication is clear and he is client-minded."
Jorge Adell is based in Barcelona and handles significant construction mandates, including for important local landowners. He also has notable experience in the negotiation of hotel management and lease agreements.
Ranked Lawyers at
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Members
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Clients
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AEW
Abercrombie
Accord
Aina Hospitality
Banco Santander