Session details
9th Annual Real Estate Investments Conference: Networking with real estate lawyers, trends, opportunities and new frontiers
29 Mar - 31 Mar 2017
JW Marriott Hotel
Session information
The party's over: how can Rio make the most of the post-Olympics? What lessons can be learned from other host cities?
Thursday 30 March (0945 - 1035)
Committee(s)
Legal Practice Division
(Lead)
Real Estate Section
(Lead)
Real Estate Section
(Lead)
Latin American Regional Forum
Regional Fora
Regional Fora
Description
Specialists will discuss the effects of the Olympic Games on host cities’ real estate. What can Rio learn from its predecessors’ experiences? The session will discuss how to turn white elephants into lasting investments that have a positive impact in surrounding properties. Is infrastructure all the Games can add? Moderators Raphael Moreira Espirito Santo, Veirano Advogados, Rio de Janeiro Bernat Mullerat, Cuatrecasas Gonçalves Pereira, Barcelona; Secretary, IBA Real Estate Committee Philip George Skinner, Arnall Golden Gregory, Atlanta; Treasurer, IBA Real Estate Committee Speakers Luis Moreno, Haynes & Boone, Mexico City; Secretary, IBA North American Regional Forum Leonardo Spindola, Secretario da Casa Civil do Governo do Estado do Rio de Janeiro and Board Member, Rio 2016, Rio de Janeiro
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Raphael Moreira Espirito Santo | Veirano Advogados, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Bernat Mullerat | Cuatrecasas, Barcelona, Spain; Secretary, Real Estate Section |
| Philip Skinner | Arnall Golden Gregory LLP, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Treasurer, Real Estate Section |
Speakers
| Leonardo Espindola | Casa Civil do Governo do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Luis Moreno | Holland & Knight, New York, New York, USA |