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Ivana Bomfim

Ivana Bomfim

Brazil 2026

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Ranked in 2 practice areas

About

Provided by Cescon, Barrieu, Flesch & Barreto Advogados

Brazil: Regions

Practice Areas

Real Estate, Oil, Gas and Offshore Industry and Private Clients.

Career

Ivana is specialist in the real estate market with nearly 20 years of experience, working with entrepreneurs, developers, builders, shopping center managers, hotel operators, condominiums, banks, financial institutions, retail companies, funds, and national and international investors.

She has expertise in structuring various real estate transactions, including sales and purchases, donations, exchanges, payment in kind, leasing, built-to-suit, sale and leaseback, real estate guarantees, surface rights, usufruct, easements, expropriation, real estate audits, structured operations, and capital market transactions. She stands out in managing real estate crises, advising on infrastructure projects, structuring developments, and real estate regularizations.

Professional Memberships

Member of the Brazilian Institute of Real Estate Law (IBRADIM)

Member of the Brazilian Association of Shopping Centers (ABRASCE)

Member of the GRI Real Estate Brazil

Member of the Rio de Janeiro Legal Alliance for Gender Equity

Member of CONJUR Ademi Rio

Personal

Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) – Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA)

Master of Laws in Financial and Capital Markets Law (LL.M) – Insper

Specialist in Contract Law – Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP)

Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Business Law and Arbitration (in progress) – Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)

Languages Spoken

English and Spanish.

Brazil: Transactional

Practice Areas

Real Estate

Career

Ivana is specialist in the real estate market with nearly 20 years of experience, working with entrepreneurs, developers, builders, shopping center managers, hotel operators, condominiums, banks, financial institutions, retail companies, funds, and national and international investors.

She has expertise in structuring various real estate transactions, including sales and purchases, donations, exchanges, payment in kind, leasing, built-to-suit, sale and leaseback, real estate guarantees, surface rights, usufruct, easements, expropriation, real estate audits, structured operations, and capital market transactions. She stands out in managing real estate crises, advising on infrastructure projects, structuring developments, and real estate regularizations.

Professional Memberships

Member of the Brazilian Institute of Real Estate Law (IBRADIM)

Member of the Brazilian Association of Shopping Centers (ABRASCE)

Member of the GRI Real Estate Brazil

Member of the Rio de Janeiro Legal Alliance for Gender Equity

Member of CONJUR Ademi Rio

Personal

Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) – Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA)

Master of Laws in Financial and Capital Markets Law (LL.M) – Insper

Specialist in Contract Law – Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP)

Languages Spoken

English and Spanish.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Brazil: Transactional

Real Estate - Brazil

Band 4
Band 4

Individual Editorial

Ivana Bomfim is a strong real estate practitioner with extensive experience assisting clients with the sale of real estate properties and negotiation of lease and management agreements.

Chambers Brazil: Regions

Real Estate: Rio de Janeiro - Brazil

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial

Ivana Bomfim is a widely respected real estate practitioner with extensive experience in the Rio de Janeiro market. She is praised for her knowledge in this field, which she puts to use assisting real estate developers and shopping centre administrators with property subdivision procedures and due diligence.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • I really appreciate Ivana's objectivity and her technical skills.

    Real EstateChambers Brazil: Transactional
  • Ivana is super-helpful and genuinely cares about the client. She has strong technical knowledge and good availability.

    Real EstateChambers Brazil: Transactional
  • Ivana Bomfim brings deep experience in the real estate sector, combining strong technical skills with a meticulous approach and consistent availability to clients.

    Real Estate: Rio de JaneiroChambers Brazil: Regions
  • Ivana Bomfim is an excellent lawyer, highly supportive and attentive.

    Real Estate: Rio de JaneiroChambers Brazil: Regions
  • Ivana Bomfim is an exceptional lawyer who is always ready to support us, delivering precise solutions to complex issues and demonstrating deep knowledge and confidence in her area of practice.

    Real Estate: Rio de JaneiroChambers Brazil: Regions

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Brazil

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