Ranking tables

Real Estate | Latin America

Uruguay

This chapter features a broad range of rural, commercial and residential real estate matters, including developments, investment transactions, M&A and corporate structuring. Purchase, lease, built-to-suit, surface and usufruct agreements, among others contracts, are also relevant examples of work. Firms may also support clients with registry matters, including  land parcelling and title and deed regularisations. Real estate also encompasses work relating to financing products such as loans, receivable funds, mortgages and letters of credit. The firms may advise clients on the creation of special purpose entities, real estate investment funds and real estate investment trusts. Additionally, firms can handle sector-related disputes and provide general legal advice to tax matters relating to real estate transactions and companies.

All Departments profiles

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Band 1

  1. Ferrere Abogados
    1
    Ferrere Abogados
    Real Estate
    2025 | Band 1 | 13 Years Ranked
    Ferrere Abogados is an outstanding full-service firm with a market-leading presence in the Uruguayan real estate arena. Their multi-skilled team is regularly retained by notable domestic and international investors and developers to advise on financing issues and the creation and reorganisation of real estate trusts. The department assists clients with the negotiation of sale, purchase and lease agreements for rural and urban projects, as well as advising on environmental, regulatory and tax mandates linked to real estate developments.
  2. Guyer & Regules
    1
    Guyer & Regules
    Real Estate
    2025 | Band 1 | 13 Years Ranked
    Guyer & Regules is a full-service heavyweight firm with a front-runner position in Uruguay's real estate market. The team routinely advises clients, such as investors and developers, on the structuring and financing of commercial, industrial and tourism real estate projects. The department frequently negotiates high-profile lease agreements as well as transactions in agribusiness and forestry. The firm is experienced in assisting funds and trusts with the purchase of real estate assets.
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Band 2

  1. Dentons Jiménez de Aréchaga
    2
    Dentons Jiménez de Aréchaga
    Real Estate
    2025 | Band 2 | 12 Years Ranked
    Dentons Jiménez de Aréchaga's well-regarded practice group actively advises clients on the financing of commercial and residential real estate projects. Its solid team is highly experienced in dealing with construction, leasing and mortgage contracts and negotiations, as well as representing clients in real estate claims and contentious proceedings. The firm's clients include multinational companies, local investment funds and financial entities.
  2. Posadas
    2
    Posadas
    Real Estate
    2025 | Band 2 | 13 Years Ranked
    Posadas's established real estate department is routinely called upon by investment funds and construction companies to assist with the development of real estate projects and the transfer of assets. The team is frequently retained by international actors, with a strong track record of advising clients from sectors such as forestry and residential development. The firm offers clients notarial certificates and verifications for real estate transactions, as well as assistance with relevant tax considerations.
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Band 3

  1. Andersen Uruguay
    3
    Andersen Uruguay
    Real Estate
    2025 | Band 3 | 11 Years Ranked
    Andersen Uruguay's active practice is known for assisting foreign private individuals, international and domestic funds, and corporations with land and real estate purchases in Uruguay. The team's advice spans mortgage guarantees, the search for and obtaining of title deeds, and the due diligence of target properties.
  2. Hughes & Hughes
    3
    Hughes & Hughes
    Real Estate
    2025 | Band 3 | 13 Years Ranked
    Hughes & Hughes possesses a respected real estate practice offering expertise in the purchase, sale and leasing of rural and urban land, with strong activity in the forestry sector. The team routinely handles an array of real estate mandates, including advising clients on the structuring of trusts, in addition to assisting with the development of commercial and industrial real estate projects.
  3. Pérez del Castillo & Asociados
    3
    Pérez del Castillo & Asociados
    Real Estate
    2025 | Band 3 | 2 Years Ranked
    Pérez del Castillo & Asociados continues to attract extensive client praise for its work in the Uruguayan real estate sector. The solid team is well placed to assist in structuring trusts for real estate developments across a range of sectors, as well as in financing commercial and residential real estate projects. Fideicomiso Doit. Herrerais a new client win for the firm.
  4. Blanco & Etcheverry
    Real Estate
    2025 | Band 3