Ruben Orlandini

Lawyer

Ruben is a lawyer in Kalliopé’s Real Estate – Construction – Urban Planning team.

He advises and assists French and international clients in their real estate transactions, including construction, acquisitions and disposals, urban planning matters, commercial and civil leases, and project structuring, particularly in the retail and logistics sectors.

He is also involved in dispute management, including court proceedings and enforcement measures.

Ruben joined Kalliopé in 2026 after working with the real estate departments of several international law firms, both in advisory and litigation matters.

Expertises

Real Estate – Construction – Urban planning

Legal experience

Real estate – Construction

structuring, acquisition (asset and share deals, property audit) and management of real estate assets;
contracts for the marketing and sale of real estate assets;
real estate development and construction/restructuring operations: works contracts, AMO (assistance to the contracting authority) and MOD (delegated project management), general contractor contracts, CPI (real estate development contracts) and VEFA (sales before completion);
rental relationships: BEFA (lease before completion), commercial leases, short- and long-term leases;
restructuring of real estate complexes;
legal audits;
monitoring of complex real estate disputes (rental relations, acquisitions and disposals, construction, expertise management and monitoring etc.);
“greening” of real estate assets (labels and certifications, energy performance and environmental quality of buildings, tertiary decree, etc.).

Sector experience

Commercial leases
Real estate investment
Property development

Membership bar

Paris

Languages

French, English

Professional background

2020 / CAPA

Academic background

2020 / CAPA
2018 / CRFPA
2017 / Master’s Degree in Arbitration and International Trade, Versailles – Paris Saclay University
2016 / Master’s Degree in International Business Law, Ho Chi Minh City, Paris II – Panthéon-Assas University

References

Advising a major French retailer on a Europe-wide sale & leaseback transaction.
Advising a pan-European investor in logistics and industrial assets on the acquisition of a portfolio of six ICPE- and BREEAM-certified buildings representing more than 40,000 sqm of gross floor area.
Advising a U.S. investor on the acquisition of a logistics asset with approximately 30,000 sqm of gross floor area.
Drafting and negotiating an asset management agreement.
Drafting and negotiating an off-plan lease (VEFA lease) for the construction and lease of a real estate complex with approximately 70,000 sqm of gross floor area.
Handling summary proceedings and expert meetings to determine liability for works between landlord and tenant.

Training provided

ESTP – Class on real estate development law