"Daniel has plenty of experience in real estate matters. He's very proactive and displays plenty of knowledge in this area, along with a high level of agility." Client Comment, Chambers Latin America, 2024 

Daniel Cardoso Gomes is a partner at Amatuzzi Advogados with a focus on real estate business. With over two decades of experience at elite law firms and a unique combination of practical experience, academic contributions, and institutional recognition, Daniel is one of the leading names in this field in Brazil.

Professor in the Graduate Program on Real Estate Contracts and Transactions at Insper, Daniel combines sophisticated legal practice with the training of new professionals in the field. He is the author of one of the first in-depth studies on built to suit contracts in Brazil, originally published in 2016 based on his master’s thesis at PUC-SP and reissued in 2019 by Lumen Juris.

His intellectual output includes significant articles on legal assessments in real estate acquisitions, published by publishers such as Saraiva and BB Editora, as well as reflections on contemporary urbanism topics, such as the transfer of development rights. In 2019, he contributed to the work Direito Imobiliário e Urbano: Temas Atuais with an analysis on the inapplicability of contractual restrictions on transactions built to suit contracts in light of Law nº 8.245/91.

Daniel is frequently recognized by specialized publications such as Chambers Brazil, Chambers Latin America, The Legal 500 and Who’s Who Legal e Leaders League.

Graduated in Law from PUC-SP, with a master’s degree from the same institution and a specialization in Business Real Estate Law from Universidade SECOVI-SP, Daniel is also a member of the Legal Council of SINDUSCON-SP and the Real Estate Law Debate Panel (MDDI), reinforcing his role as an active voice in strategic discussions within the real estate sector.

On a personal level, Daniel is a dedicated running enthusiast — having completed several marathons — and enjoys traveling with his family.