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HOPE Springs Eternal

I just had a shot of maple syrup. Needless to say, things are looking up.

Ahh yes, and Peter took a strong hold on the green jersey with his second consecutive second place stage finish so that’s superb.

Let’s now backtrack and assess the past 72 hours.

Stage 1 of the Tour de France was excellent, until very quickly it wasn’t.

The first, oooh say, 97% of the race was chugging along nicely, and then after riding with a feeble metal barrier seemingly not doing much on the left side of the road for a long while, three guys directly in front of me went into the barrier and violently went down. I took a stab at impersonating Superman before I realized that I can’t fly, and then drove my shoulder into the pavement. In summary, I separated my shoulder. To which a lot of concerned people ask, “That’s horrible — did you put it back into place?!” That’s a great question if I had dislocated my shoulder. As the son of an orthopaedic surgeon and as the product of a rough and tumble youth, I know the distinct difference between a dislocation and a separation. Here’s WebMD‘s explanation differentiating the two; basically I’ve torn some ligaments and pushed some bones out of place, which results in a lot of swelling, a ton of pain in the entire region since I obviously absorbed some trauma there… and then for insult to injury, there’s road rash. But not terrible in the grand scheme of things.

The feeling a) is wicked frigging bad and b) elicits a similar sensation somewhat akin to breaking a bone. That is, there’s a gritty, “this bone doesn’t feel like it’s in the right place” feeling, much like a piece of sand in your mouth. Only instead of sand it’s my skeletal system and therefore my livelihood. With no diagnosis right there on the side of the road and with my mind spinning some hybrid of curse words and “What the crap do I do now?!” I saddled back up and grimaced all the way to the finish.

So a lengthy trip to the spiffy-new-for-2013 Tour de France x-ray truck and I was getting x-rays. A series of radiation blasting proved that I had broken my l-clavicle long before (true) and that I had in fact separated my shoulder a long time ago too (fact). But just to get the true Tour de (Corsica) France experience, we then went to the Corsican hospital. A handful of my cycling colleages were in various states of waiting room, emergency room, or hanging out on gurneys. From there a CAT scan proved that my shoulder was separated. Yup, fact and they found another fracture from years ago. But that’s not important. By now it’s about five hours post race, we’re then checking out of the hospital with the good news that if I can suck it up I can play ball.

And now a short video. Please click here for a word from me to further shed light on the situation.

Sunday was stage two, and after a lengthy night of sleep where I slept like a mummy – flat on my back, hands crossed on my belly – and didn’t move for the entire ten hours, besides when I got up to pee, which was a reminder that I didn’t just separate my shoulder, but my entire left side of my body underwent some wicked impact yesterday and therefore getting out of bed is horribly painful.

But I managed to get through it. The first hour made me nauseous with pain, but that settled down and it was truly a learning experience. I learned what I can do. I learned what I can’t do. I can’t stand and pull on the bars, which is inevitable when you stand. So in general I sit. Sprinting, in reality, is a series of rapid, abrupt, and violent movements and son of a nutcracker, wouldn’t you know that that’s really hard too! But when you’re climbing seated full bore, you end up tugging on the bars and that tends to hurt it too. I also can’t put on socks. Putting on a jersey is painful as heck. I can dole out water bottles, but so far not very well. But you know what, I can pedal my bike. In the Tour de France. And that’s what I’m here to do.

Here’s a very well thought out chart to analyze where I’m at in the grand scheme of things. First you’ll see that I chose wood at the substance for this chart, cause wood is natural and tough and I’m natural and tough so I thought this was an apt representation in a chart. I don’t want to lose you here, so please pay attention. Jumping right into things, you’ll notice that in the “Pre-Race” area, I was humming along around an arbitrary 100. The stage 1 crash took me down to the 10’ish region, which is not optimal at all. But there is still a lot to be thankful for — friends, family, tremendous support, my team, my wherewithal after a crash, and the ability to ride on. Then you can see by stage 3, by learning the nuances of what my body can do, I’m up to a respectable 15. Still a far cry from 100 as we see pre-race, but I can get back there. Soon. I’ve been speaking at length in these interviews that a Grand Tour is a one-day-at-a-time adventure. This holds all the more true in my current state of affairs. So while not trying to get ahead of my self, this rate of recovery in the coming day is going to resemble more of a parabola with ever increasing rate of return. Expect to see a lot more natural and tough material to the right of that chart very soon.2013-07-01_2340

Summary of events:

Shot of maple syrup, Peter in green, an interesting test tomorrow how well I can crunch into the TT position, friends have begun arriving from America, parent arrive tomorrow, and we’re on mainland Europe instead of la isla de Corsica.

One day at a time…

  1. Lee Hodsdon

    Hang in there, the best is yet to come.

  2. Vanessa

    Good luck Ted!

  3. debby(m)

    We were all so worried about you!
    I’m giving up having favourites, I obviously bring a curse upon them (my Other Favourite is currently sporting a fractured pelvis)…
    As someone who is in awe of you guys anyway (200 km today, 200 km tomorrow AND up a mountain etc) and as someone with the occasional ache & pain getting out of bed in the morning… I just don’t know how you’re doing this. I truly hope you’ll be back up to 50 again soon – I so wanted you to ENJOY this race.

  4. Francois JEAN

    Hello Ted,

    Best wishes from Quebec for « Le Tour ». I appreciate your comments on the tour and I’m following you with interest … ok, since my wife is Slovak I’m also following Peter S. from time to time 😉

    Hope to see you again in Quebec this year (September). If you come, I will bring you maple syrup.

    Hang on and update your chart!

  5. Becky B

    We’re all pulling for you, hoping you’re above 50 in a few days!

  6. Rich Batten

    Hang in there Ted. You’re from the Granite State and everyone here in Franconia is pulling for you. Live Free or Die.

  7. Tracy Dra

    So sorry to see you got injured. I hope you heal quickly and get to ride into Paris.

  8. zac_in_ak

    OMG I am just now watching stage 2 (DVR) I saw you had a crash. Keep pedaling I know you can overcome and get back to 100! Scream for Green!!!

  9. Helene Barrette

    Wouldn’t you know it, maple syrup takes on additional magic power on July 1st, seeing as it’s Canada Day. So you took a shot of real magic potion. Stay tough Ted. You’re teaching us all a lesson in perseverance and mind-over-matter-ness. You’ve raised the bar for Rule #5. Looking forward to seeing you back up towards 100% soon.

  10. Ellie

    Thank you for sharing Ted. So very well said and you know we all appreciate it so much.
    May your pain dwindle with each passing minute, hour and day. Geezum Crow~ UB+

  11. Dirk-JanDDDDirk-JanDirk-Jan

    Hope you mend quickly, tough guy! All the best for a speedy recovery and the race for green with Peter.

  12. Dirk-Jan

    ps I can’t see the text typed in name and email boxes so that – combined with auto fill-in – is the reason for the name repetition.

  13. Dirk-JanDirk-Jan

    So once more – all the best for a speedy recovery! Hope the TT position isn’t too painful – at least it is a ‘short’ day today.

  14. Sarah

    Wood and not granite? What kind of New Hampshire-ite are you? In all seriousness, thanks for the insight into what happens behind the scenes post-crash on the Tour; it’s easy to forget that you guys are human and actually feel pain.
    Heal up, Ted!

  15. Roxanne

    Hang in there – your fans are behind you 100%!

  16. timojhen

    stay strong, have a lot of folks pulling for you!

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  18. Derek Hilton

    All of us here on the Seacoast are thinking of you. Hang in there! You are WICKED tough!!

  19. Last Ditch Racing

    Ted, the Last Ditch Racing crew is sending you good vibes(which may or may not help your shoulder heal, you pedal faster, but may help you find more maple syrup!). You’re, “wicked friggin'(how us Mainers spell it) tough-the lads will look after you for awhile until there more natural tough stuff on that friggin’ graph!

  20. Brian

    I’ve been there before and I feel your pain. But, I didn’t have 2100 miles in front of me that I had to pedal in pain. So best of luck making it through, we’re rooting for you Stateside!

  21. Marquis

    keep going strong, Marquis

  22. DaveM

    Love the chart… and that wood would be NH maple I assume? Good Luck on the recovery… sure you’ll be back stronger than ever :-) To paraphrase Garrison Keillor… You’re from NH, “Where all the riders are strong, They’re Kings of style and Drop the competition”. Keep the posts coming and have a great remainder of the Tour!

  23. Larry

    Hang in there Ted, your an inspiration to the NHites… Just keep it moving.. We’re all cheering for you..

  24. Jules

    You’re amazing Ted. First of all, you’ve raised the blogging bar with videos and charts. Then you’ve inspired with your true grit. I’m proud to be a fan and you know I hate that word fan.

  25. Josh

    Go get ’em woody!

  26. daddyo

    nice shiner. hope they ct’d your head for skull fractures. hang tough as long as you can. Adelante a Paris!!

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  28. Derek Nickels

    Don’t worry mate ,all will be good in about 7-10 days.i suffered same injury after being hit by a Mitsubishi Xpress van,doing three somersaults( one wierd shaped one with bike still attached,sorry to guy who got 57 staples in his head from my 53 tooth chain ring) then landed like Wile E. Coyote, no sliding,just whack into the road! The Ambo’s joked i’d left an imprint in the tarmac!! Point is i still did the Sydney to Wollongong Race/ride in under 4 hours to be able to start with the fast men the following year,only 12 days later and i didn’t have access to the docs ,physio,etc you have. BigCudoes to you for going on to finish the stage,bigger ones for getting back on the bike next day,i couldn’t!!!!!!!!1!!!!!

  29. Bobby B

    You are ugly
    No one likes you
    You are a crappy racer and a mean person.

    There….Hurt feelings will make you forget your shoulder….now get out there and make us all proud (more proud).

  30. robbie

    What an entertaining entry. You make your terrible injury easier to read about. You’re our hero! And congratulations on making it through the TT! Keep up the great work! Say hi to mom and dad!

  31. Carl Hofmann

    The Hofmanns in Boulder cheer every time they see #14! Keep up the great work, Ted.

  32. Steve

    So glad you made the cut today so that we can see you do what you do best once you are a bit more healed. Also glad to see your mom and dad are going to be joining you today. Can’t wait to see you all at the Krempels King of the Road Challenge to hear stories from all three of you about this amazing experience. Hope your healing is quick and complete.

  33. Sebastian Z.

    You are warrior, keep it up. Great article as usual keep them coming, you are doing great deal to cycling world,we all cheer for you with all our hearts!!!

  34. Michelle C

    I’ve been anxiously following Twitter to hear if you would be able to hang on in the Tour. I am heartsick at the news that you did not make today’s cut.

    You have had a heroic few days and today, no less that the ones prior. Hard to find the right words because I cannot imagine the depth of your disappointment. But, just know your fans are out here cheering louder for you today than ever.

    Rest. Heal.

    All my very best wishes and greatest admiration,

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  36. Erin Moody

    Nate Helming and I have been keeping track of you. Lots of excitement when your face comes on our TV. You’re a trooper. Much support from the West Coast.

  37. Ron

    Ted, that was a total HARDMAN TT ride today and I’m so sorry you missed the time cut. Damn, PRO racing is tough, but you gave it your all, even after that opening crash.

    Chin up! Couldn’t be more proud of you and more happy for you riding in that Tour. You did a great job. You’ll be back!

    Rest, recover, ride. I wish you all the best and I think you’re a great dude & a better cyclist.

    This is tough news to read for me, I’m sure tougher for you to handle.

    Keep the rubber up, keep on truckin’, my friend!

  38. debby(m)

    Just popping in to agree with everything Ron’s already posted. Heal well and ride on!

  39. Ken McGuinness

    Thanks for all your commentary these past few months. I am thinking about how one day, one moment in time, ends anyone’s TDF journey. You were a real trooper. I was saddened to watch you falter early in the TT. Best wishes for a great recovery and better cycling days ahead. Thanks for making it all real for the rest of us mortals.

  40. Sean

    I’ve had a separated shoulder, but I know they can vary by degree of the separation. Mine was a 3rd dgree, and I couldn’t even solo ride for weeks let alone race. I am curious to know the degree of your separation?

  41. Julie

    Ted, you are such an inspiration and I am so sorry to hear about that stupid TdF official who wouldn’t cut you slack for a measly 7 seconds. Hang in there, we are all rooting for your speedy recovery.

  42. David Burton

    I enjoyed your Hope Springs Eternal blog post. I suffered a third degree separation of my shoulder and know how much it hurts. I’m a very impressed you tried to ride the next stage. I hope you recover soon and can return to racing. In the mean time, may be you will have more time to write.

  43. Mike in Rye NH

    A brave TT today Ted. In my humble opinion, the cut is an opportunity lost by le tour for some positive press. Heal up and plot your return in 2014. NH is pulling for you!

  44. Joe

    Your ride in the TTT was amazing. Tough as nails Ted. Get well, can’t wait to see you crush the TdF next year and hope to see you racing in Colorado.

  45. Tim Barnhorst

    I hope the jury reverses their decision. You deserve to ride.

  46. Dani

    You deserve to have the decision reversed–the Tour needs riders like you. #letTedRide

  47. Steve

    Great ride today, Ted. You are an inspiration (and now hero) to my 11 year old daughters. They are convinced that the correct judgement will be made and you will be on the start line tomorrow with your team…

  48. Zabeth

    So sorry to hear about your accident and the meanies who want to cut you for 8 seconds. You are one tough mother! May you heal quickly and come back stronger than ever.

    – a Mass hole.

  49. Marius

    stay strong, dislocated shoulder few weeks ago, I can relate, what you did is impressive, CHAPEU! #LetTedRide

  50. Ken McGuinness

    Just read Velo News Editorial. You deserve to be back in and I hope the TDF officials get the message! Very poor judgment on their part. You deserved better.

  51. Nick

    Here’s hoping that the organisers see sense and let you continue – afteral they were partly responsible for the Stage 1 crash in the first place!
    Was it last year or the year before when the best part of half the peleton missed the cut? They were allowed to continue as there wouldn’t have been a Tour, Best wishes from the UK

  52. Mike Baines

    Really bummed out here in NH with the TDF decision. Amazing solo ride yesterday @ 28.6 MPH, truly inspirational! #LetTedRide

  53. Nbpt Cycling Fans

    Greetings from the Seacoast (Newburyport). So disappointed in the officials! We will continue to follow your career, and hope you are feeling better soon.

  54. Will M from Squirrel Isle

    The developments within the past 24 hours have been hard to take in stride, but the grace and grit with which you’ve handled the situation have inspired us all, Ted. This morning, over coffee, I discussed the circumstances with my daughter Lena (7 1/2) and son Olin (almost 6), who’ve been watching the race each morning. We were all pretty sad. We discussed how you’re now both an example of how hard work can literally make dreams come true as well as the importance of fortitude and resilience. They totally got it. Think of how many folks you’ll inspire when you’re back in the Tour next year. Hang in there, Ted. We are all sending you and your family our most supportive wishes…

    • iamtedking

      Thanks Will. That truly means the world right now. Sooo… what are the chances you’ve been watching from Squirrel?! Cause that’d be amazing.

  55. ErikW

    Heads up Ted. Great effort, bad luck, harsh decision. There will be better days!

  56. Becca

    Amazing…both what you have accomplished and the way you write about it! Don’t focus on what you didn’t have the chance to do, focus on ALL that you have done!!!

  57. Ron

    Resolve to stay strong and ride out the year in good form. Then, make it happen again next season. We believe in you!

    At the bottom, but you’re gonna come up. Just riding in the 100th is an honor any of us cyclists would love to have. And, you DID IT!

    I know you’ll turn this into motivation. And, I know yours folks are just happy to see you, no matter what. Keep on truckin’, my friend!

  58. Brian V

    Just saw the interview during today’s pre-race show on NBC. Man, the wife and I both got a little misty eyed for you. Hang in there! Lots of good wishes that you heal up quick and come back next year even stronger!

  59. Jerry Somdahl somdahl

    Ted, What this has done is made you very visible and increased your fan base. I will always know who you are now because your name is filed in my brain under “Cyclists who can suck up huge amounts of pain and still pound it out”. We are watching you now.
    Your new fan,

  60. Christian Denton

    So sorry Ted.
    Thank you for embodying everything good in cycling today.

  61. Anthony

    So sorry, Ted. I’m throwing blame all over the place! First, the TdF all but caused that crash by their finish line nonsense. The fact that they neutralized the stage 1 times shows they know they screwed up. Second, they should acknowledged both the possibility of a timing error (no transponder, different results…) and your courageous ride to reinstate you.
    I would have loved to see your whole team slow down and nurse you to the line. You all would have surely made it and there is no GC interest at Cannondale anyway, so why not everyone just take a day off and help you? Forget the 7 seconds, the risk of you having a mechanical and being alone would have meant curtains anyway. If you got better, we/they/everyone knows you would have laid down your watts for Peter and been a great asset. If you didn’t, the mountains would have killed you anyway and we wouldn’t be talking about seconds so there would be no controversy.

    Get well soon… I know you will be back!

  62. Rachel - fellow New Englander

    Ted, very sorry. I am sure you are incredibly disappointed, I’m disappointed we will not get to watch you finish your first TDF. But chin up, off the pavement, you will surely have many more opportunities. I wish you a speedy recovery and look forward to following your career for MANY years to come.

  63. PJ

    Dear Ted:

    You have done outstanding through this situation and many supporters are emailing, tweeting, writing to the powers that be about this incident. We stand by you and hope for the best, so do many of the other riders! Praying for a speedy recovery for your shoulder and peace in the meantime. Remember you are one of a very few people in the world who even qualify for the TDF and that makes YOU a winner, never forget that! Thank you for representing us so well and know that you will be back stronger than ever. You have many fans who will be cheering for you! PJH in SD, CA

  64. Bob

    My family and I are so sorry that you no longer will be competing in the TDF, but like was said earlier, thank you for embodying all that is good in cycling. We will still be following your career on the bike. Keep you head high, and keep on doing what you do, because there is no one better.

    The Smiths

  65. April

    Every day I walk and jog on my treadmill with my dogs watching the tour. I get so excited to see professional athletes that you all have inspired me to begin running in races once a month. I literally started crying today on the treadmill, had to pause the DVR, find your Facebook page and this blog and send you a message. I am so sorry the tour has ended for you but so impressed that you got there, that you pushed on. I hope to see you next year from my treadmill as you all continue to push me to run harder and farther. All the best.

  66. HP from Bama

    Tough break my man. My friends and I have been cheering you on from Bama. You’ll be back to the TDF before you know it. Can’t wait to see you there next year.

  67. John Whalen

    I look forward to the Tour every year, and I already know I’ll be following your progress and rooting for you next year! You have probably gained many fans, like me and my little boys, by not making the arbitrary cutoff time. We wish you future successes!

  68. Kevin R.

    Hey Ted – a most unfortunate break. Keep up the tremendous work – it’s a pleasure to follow you on your blog and on Strava.

  69. Jen

    I’m sure there are no words that will truly make you feel better right now–especially coming from someone you don’t know–but I just want to let you know that I am so proud to be a Ted King fan. You have displayed such heart and courage these past few days; I am just so inspired by the way you have handled everything that’s been thrown at you since Saturday. You will come back from this like the badass you are, and I look forward to cheering for you in many tours to come.

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  71. Michele K.

    Oh Ted I am so disappointed in the officials. Hang in there and focus on healing. I look forward to cheering you on at future races and next year’s Tour and many more in the years to come.

  72. GeorgGGGeorfgeGeY

    Riders like yourself are the reason I am a cycling fan. Chapeau!
    Anyone who has ridden a bike knows how hard it is to get to speeds of over 40k (25 mph in US/UK); to average 46k with a separated shoulder is really amazing. Forget the officials and their stupid decisions you have class and your future is bright and shining. Get well soon and you will be back strong as ever.

  73. Joanne

    Eventually made it here today after the 8 sec incident…. You were a rider in my Velogames TDF team, I picked you cos I liked the sound of your name.. ..Can’t believe how kind your fans are, even the new ones who came for the same reason as me. What lovely people you attract. The world seems a nicer place after visiting your blog. Long may you have this effect on others!

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Memphis is Pretty Terrible

If you think the Warriors don’t play any defense, try catching a Grizzlies game. At least the Warriors force turnovers and rack up steals. Memphis doesn’t even do that.
You should’ve seen Juan Carlos Navarro and Damon Stoudamire trying to guard Baron Davis and Monta Ellis. Actually, the numbers tell you all you need to know.

Baron/Monta: 45 points, 17-for-33 shooting, 11 assists, 9 rebounds, 3 steals, 4 turnovers
Damon/Juan: 25 points, 11-for-26 shooting, 9 assists, 7 rebounds, 2 steals, 3 turnovers

Aside from Rudy Gay, and I guess Pau Gasol, who I’ve never been a big fan of, this team leaves a lot to be desired. I really thought they were going to contend for the eighth spot. What was I thinking?

And what were you all thinking, everyone who wanted the Warriors to sign Darko Milicic? Boy were you guys off base!

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    Some possible concerns. It looks like Hudson is a bust because of his hips and so the Warriors need another backup point guard. Also, Azubuike’s knee problems may be more than tendinitis. Was I the only one wondering why Wright wasn’t guarding Miller during the 4th quarter?

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    Yeah, Memphis is pretty bad. Think Huston wishes they still had Rudy Gay? He sure would come in handy as that third scorer they’ve needed. Good for us they made the trade. I’m pretty happy Mullin passed on Darko as well. After Dunleavy, the last thing Warrior fans would want is another guy that plays as if he’s an accountant on lithium.

    Hey John, I just saw your similar comments over at Adam Lauridsen’s Fastbreak blog. I think Belinelli might be ready to step in and take 5…maybe stretch it to 10 minutes at the point guard spot. He’ll give you the same lack of defense as Hudson but at least Marco knows how to play the passing lanes. Hudson is more likely to drive ‘n dish when his shot isn’t falling but overall Marco has better court vision and is turning out to be a clever passer. Realistically, they’re both streaky outside shooters so if Belinelli can get hot while Hudson’s hurt…Thud may be riding the pine for a long time.

    BTW Marcus, I’ve name dropped your blog a couple of times over at Adam’s as well. It looks like it worked. You’ve had some great posts that didn’t get the traffic they deserved.

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    That’s Houston…

  • Marcus

    Better yet, imagine if the Warriors had been able to move up one more spot to nab Rudy Gay. How much better would this team be if they’d drafted Gay at No. 8 instead of Patrick O’Bryant at No. 9? In hindsight, would you have given up Biedrins for the right to draft Gay? What about Monta? I wonder if Jason Richardson would have gotten it done?

  • JustPuked

    In my fantasy recent draft do-over:
    2005 1st Rd – Andrew Bynum (#10) at #9 instead of Ike Diogu
    2005 2nd Rd – Monta Ellis at #40 PERFECT
    2005 2nd Rd – Amir Johnson (#56) at #42 instead of Chris Taft

    There’s your front line depth and future point guard.

    2006, as you pointed out, would have required a trade to get Rudy Gay. Not sure if “We Believe” happens without JRich. If you leave it alone, POB is the “young prospect” instead of Diogu in the Dunmurphy trade.

    2006 2nd Rd – Paul Millsap (#47) at #38 instead of Kosta Perovic

    Talk about your front line depth. That would be one scary deep team. Think we could have pulled off the KG Trade with that roster?

    Of course hind sight, 20/20 blah, blah, blah but that’s one hell of a fantasy draft.

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“We’re reinventing a union movement in the state of Florida,” said IBEW International President Edwin D. Hill. “We’ve never targeted a state like this before. We’re throwing everything we have into it.”

A state organizing coordinator has been placed in Florida, and several organizers have been transferred to the state to aid in campaigns in every branch of the Brotherhood. Letters from President Hill have been mailed to all members and retirees living in the state, notifying them of the campaign and soliciting volunteers. IBEW and nonunion electrical contractors and electricians have also been put on notice. A new Web site, www.ibewflorida.org, has been posted to provide news and information to prospective members.

New construction in Florida is paving the way for the IBEW’s re-emergence. And key to the Florida effort are new agreements that fundamentally change the way the IBEW operates in the construction industry. In a state where residential construction comprises more than half of all construction—a 20 percent larger share than the national average—a small works agreement targets projects like high-rise apartment buildings and condos as well as shopping centers and hotels.

Such an agreement will put signatory contractors in a competitive position to win the vital residential and small commercial work that has recently eluded the IBEW. An intermediate wireman classification has been instituted to recruit those performing electrical work for nonunion companies. The moves are an acknowledgement that things have changed, and the IBEW had to adapt or cease to be a player in the construction industry.

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Fort Myers Local 199 member Tom Nolan and Las Vegas
Local 396 member Carol Gunther picket Sprint last May.

“This is a sea change in the way we do business and it will have a dramatic effect down there,” said Buddy Satterfield, Special Assistant to the International President for Membership Development. “The terms and conditions of our other contracts no longer fit. They were structured when we dominated and had the luxury of dictating the rules.”

The intermediate classification, designated “construction wireman,” bestows an official title upon those members who have not yet reached the highest level of expertise, and seeks to preserve the inside wireman designation for only those whose skills meet the rigorous journeyman qualifications. The new classification demonstrates that the IBEW is opening its doors to all workers in the Florida electrical industry with good attitudes, work ethics and the desire to be part of the organization.

As with other agreements, the small works agreement must be negotiated by the local union and the National Electrical Contractors Association chapter. But it is an acknowledgement by both sides that a more competitive agreement is essential for the success of the Florida initiative.

A similar heavy highway agreement—also complete with staffing, portability and classification changes—has helped ease the IBEW back into highway construction in the Sunshine State. IBEW members are at work installing new electronics and signs along the 400 miles of state toll roads, a $35 million contract for the Florida Transportation Department under that pact. Such agreements, designed to give contractors flexibility on rules, have become necessary for the IBEW to work in the overwhelmingly nonunion state construction market, said Florida Initiative Coordinator Jim Rudicil.

“Most nonunion employers operating here have no restrictions on moving manpower across jurisdictional lines,” Rudicil said. “These agreements are innovative, and way beyond what the IBEW has ever done before.”

Local 1205 member Dwight Nelson, a construction wireman, is at work at Majestic Towers, a 22-story condominium building in Panama City. He is employed by Consolidated Electric.

The small works agreement is already netting construction jobs for the IBEW. Fifty members of Orlando Local 606 are working on a 35-story condominium project in Orlando. The $90 million, 900,000-square-foot project is among the first large-scale residential jobs for Local 606. “We’re enthusiastic about this step into the high-rise residential market,” said Business Manager Harry Brown.

The Florida effort, originally conceived by President Hill in response to the dire reality of IBEW market share in the construction sector, concentrates existing resources on the strategic plan but provides for organizers and financial support for targeted campaigns, Satterfield said.

President Hill conceded the task would not be easy when he announced the Florida plan at the Construction and Maintenance Conference last April. “I don’t think that we are going to turn Florida around overnight,” he said. “But I do know that if we don’t start now, we’ll be out of the game totally. And if that happens in places like Florida and other rapidly growing states, then we are in danger of seeing the beginning of the end of the IBEW.”

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More than 150 members and retirees have volunteered to help the massive organizing effort, signing up for shifts ranging from three to 40 hours a month. Their services will be used in a variety of ways, from working phone banks, to talking to prospective members about the benefits of the IBEW to letter-writing campaigns in support of project labor agreements. The spirit and strong union tradition of retirees and other transplants from dominant union areas is highly valued in this right-to-work state.

Like many, retired member Clayton McKinney, Local 278, Corpus Christi, Texas, responded to the call for help in touching fashion. “I’m 80 and in poor health but willing to help in any way I can,” said McKinney, now living in Moore Haven, Florida, just west of the Everglades in the southern central part of the state.

A fleet of organizers is starting to take shape. Topeka, Kansas, Local 304 member Carmella Cruse is leading the ground effort with a group of organizers that includes women and bilingual English/Spanish speakers. Those qualities will be particularly helpful in the IBEW’s efforts to organize a 660-worker unit of technicians and production workers at a Rockwell Collins plant in Melbourne. The defense manufacturer is one of many in Florida’s east coast region known as “Space Coast” for the number of high-tech companies near NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.

Rockwell Collins workers reached out to the IBEW because of its established relationship with two Rockwell plants in Iowa, Local 1362 in Cedar Rapids and Local 1634 in Coralville. But the difference between shops in Iowa and Florida is greater than a few hundred miles. Rockwell Collins pays an average of $10,000 less to Florida workers, offers scant pension benefits and requires its Melbourne work force to pay three times more out-of-pocket for health insurance than IBEW-represented workers in Iowa.

The company pays no cost-of-living increases and due to sky-high housing costs, many Rockwell workers are forced to work overtime as well as second jobs to make ends meet.

“These employees need a voice and a chance to come above the poverty level,” Cruse said. “They have to spend a tremendous amount of time away from their homes and away from their families… and they’re getting nowhere.”

At around five percent, Florida has one of the lowest union density rates in the country, so people there have limited firsthand knowledge of the benefits of collective bargaining. With newly-retained union busting consultants on the job, Rockwell Collins is rushing in to fill a vacuum and help paint a skewed picture of unions.

Satterfield said the Rockwell campaign is being closely watched by other plants in the area, most of whose workers lack a voice on the job.

Local 1205 members on the job at Panama City’s Seychelles condos. Front row, from left are Bruce Carnley, general foreman; David Humphries, journeyman; Mike McDoungh, superintendent; Janero Johnson, third-year apprentice; Brian Ross, construction wireman; and Tom Andrews, fire alarm systems foreman. Second row, from left are Bob Smith, rough-in foreman; Alfred Fox, job steward; and Scott O’Dell, first-year apprentice.

Several public employee organizing campaigns are under way. The biggest is in support of municipal workers in the city of Tallahassee. And Gainesville Local 1205 has recently been recognized as the bargaining agent for workers in Live Oak, despite stark opposition from town leaders. Although the city outsourced management of the 39 blue collar workers to a private firm, that company has recognized the union and is cooperating with its workers in crafting a first agreement.

Local 1205 Business Manager Jeff Henderson said he was approached early this year with heartbreaking stories from Live Oak workers: one man worked 30 years and only earned an $11 hourly wage. Another returned from an on-the-job accident to be told he had to work two months without a salary to repay the city for its share of his workers’ compensation benefits.

“You can’t meet these people and say you’re part of the labor movement and not help them,” Henderson said. “If anybody I ever met needed a union, it is these people.”

Arbitrary work rule changes and stagnant wages and benefits led 300 municipal utility workers in the city of Lakeland to Tampa Local 108. Plant operator Chris McPherson left his job and a membership at IBEW Local 3 in New York to move South, where he describes the difference between the two work environments as night and day. “Here, there’s a lot of nepotism and favoritism that goes on,” McPherson said. “I told them the only way to defeat this is to bring the union in.”

An all-out blitz to sign up new members at an IBEW-represented Sprint call center in Fort Myers netted nearly 40 new Local 199 members ahead of bargaining last summer. Those intensified efforts drew IBEW members from across the country, and involved house calls to current and eligible members, informational picketing and membership meetings. “It’s no different today than it was 100 years ago,” President Hill said. “People want to belong and want to be involved. Many times they just need to be asked.”

And in Jacksonville, a unit of 12 communications operators on contract with the Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station finally has a first contract a year after the employer recognized Local 2088 as their bargaining representative. The group—which had not had a raise in two years, or overtime pay, or affordable health insurance—unanimously ratified the contract, said Business Manager N. Harry Judah.

The organizing effort recognizes that, if unions are not making consistent strides in organizing in a growing state like Florida, then the labor movement is constantly losing market share.

In 2000, President Bush won the White House by a razor-thin share in Florida. “By the small numbers we lost the presidency in 2000, we could have changed history,” Satterfield said. “By organizing, we can change the political landscape.”

And by making membership gains, the IBEW and other unions can exert more influence on wages and working conditions, a critical influence in the rising tide that lifts workers in all boats.

For the latest news and updates on the IBEW’s Florida initiative, visit www.ibewflorida.org or www.floridaibew.org.


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Brazil is experiencing a positive economic moment. The decline of the so-called Brazil risk has made Brazil an increasingly secure market, with excellent opportunities and competitive returns in a wide range of sectors. This is particularly true of the real estate market, which was helped in part by the US sub-prime crisis which hastened the tendency for displacement of investment to other national markets.

Due to an economic culture based on years of high inflation and economic instability, Brazil had not encouraged financial leveraging in the real estate market, and the low purchasing power of the majority of the population dampened demand in this segment. Furthermore, the country’s vast territorial extent did not require the creative solutions that lack of space imposes in certain markets. Thus, until recently, Brazil’s property market was relatively underdeveloped, marked by low complexity of transactions and limited diversity of products. However, with the stabilisation of the currency, Brazil’s economic scenario changed to one of solid growth.

As mentioned, the Brazilian property market was not negatively affected by the sub-prime crisis; in fact the exact opposite occurred. Recent legal changes providing greater security for creditors, the creation of more sophisticated investment mechanisms and the need for infrastructure and housing projects have made the time ripe for progress. Foreign investors first sought out real estate opportunities in large metropolitan regions, then expanded to neighbouring cities (especially in the southeast) before turning to look for opportunities elsewhere in the country.

A market ripe for development

Although much foreign investment has been concentrated in the southeast of Brazil, the notorious housing deficit in other regions and the relative shortage of land and associated high prices per square metre in this region have contributed to shift people and investments to other regions, particularly to medium-sized cities.

According to a study by the Institute of Applied Economic Research (Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada, or IPEA), a government-sponsored think tank, medium cities – those with populations of between 100,000 and 500,000 – increased their share of national wealth from 26.07% to 27.35% between 2002 and 2005 while the GDP share of large metropolitan regions and cities declined from 43.34% to 41.70%.

This factor has affected the real estate market in various segments. Surveys show that the launch of new residential projects has been surging in regions of the state of São Paulo outside the capital city’s greater metropolitan region, driven by the migration of firms, increased income in medium cities and lack of good land for undertakings in the capital. Another reflection of these trends is the spreading construction of shopping centres throughout Brazil in less populous regions, in cities with more than 150,000 inhabitants, significantly increasing the opportunities for investment in these ventures.

The larger volume of credit available from financial institutions at more palatable interest rates has spurred mortgage lending to people in more varied social segments, enabling a whole new contingent of families to own homes.

The security of these transactions is much improved for all those involved. The enhanced contractual guarantee mechanisms, such as fiduciary assignment (trust deed) established by Law 9,514/1997, now facilitate repossession without requiring a judicial foreclosure process. This has been particularly important given Brazil’s slow courts. In this respect, less protection of borrowers has helped them as a class, since the greater protection of creditors has made banks more willing to lend, and at lower spreads. Finally, the realty market has been greatly favoured by creation of the regime of separate assets and liabilities for real estate development projects. By ring-fencing these undertakings, this regime prevents problems involving one project from affecting a developer’s other projects. (Passage of this law was largely in response to the bankruptcy of a large national property developer.)

Another factor driving the improved housing sector and generating good investment prospects was the creation of the Minha Casa Minha Vida (My House, My Life) programme, by which approximately R$4.6 billion ($2.82 billion) has been earmarked for loans to build low-income housing. This has helped spread development of the real estate market.

Overall, real estate developers, many of them capitalised by foreign investors, have been responding to the expansion of the middle class, the arrival of credit for the lower middle class and new legal mechanisms, with a substantial number of new project launches.

This improved scenario is reflected in the statistics from Caixa Econômica Federal (CEF), a federally-owned savings and loan institution linked to the Finance Ministry, for the first quarter of 2011, during which it signed 226,381 loan agreements, involving R$14.7 billion in housing financing. Comparison with the same period in 2010, when R$14.6 billion was lent, shows maintenance of a good pace of mortgage lending.

First-quarter data also shows that CEF made an average of 3,651 new real estate loans a day, nearly 50% to families with incomes up to 10-times the minimum monthly wage (R$545), worth R$ 7.7 billion. This represents growth of 14.8% in comparison with the first three months of 2010.

In the coming years the Brazilian economy will be further boosted by important events such as the 2014 Word Cup and 2016 Olympics.

Brazilians’ new relationship with real estate investment

The way Brazilians invest their money has also been changing in recent years, because their relationship with credit has also been changing. The increasing income, more accessible credit, and particularly the strengthening of the middle class, have increased the capital available for financial investments, with greater appetite for less conservative instruments.

The market already shows signs of this new reality: in 2010, the Brazilian Securities Commission (Comissão de Valores Mobiliários, or CVM) granted approval to 39 offerings of shares in real estate investment funds (a vehicle previously little used in the Brazilian capital market) with a record amount of R$9.7 billion offered. Of these, 20 offerings were concluded during the year, for a total of R$3.3 billion, while the others are still in the marketing process.

Of the 20 offerings concluded, a total of R$2.8 billion was effectively placed, to various types of investors. The majority of purchasers in number were individuals, proof of acceptance of the diversification and sophistication of these instruments. Of the volume placed, R$2.2 billion was put up by individuals.

About half the volume of these offerings placed in 2010 went to real estate funds focused on projects for new office buildings, for lease of floor space to first-line companies (Triple A). This type of fund attracted money from around 8,000 individuals, with average investments of approximately R$130,000. In terms of volume, the funds that most attracted individual investors were those with an investment policy of acquiring real estate financial assets.

The average investment of the 700 people who invested in this type of fund was higher, at about R$500,000. With respect to the number of investors, the funds focused on purchasing properties leased under built-to-suit arrangements and commercial properties in general attracted roughly 2,000 individuals each.

The commercial properties invested in by these funds range from office buildings to large stores and units in shopping centres. The average investment in funds specialising in built-to-suit properties was R$90,000 while the average for those focused on investing in other commercial properties was R$60,000. Additionally, but in smaller numbers, individuals also put money in funds specialising in housing projects, industrial buildings or warehouses for distribution of goods. Finally, several funds of funds were established, serving as vehicles to invest in other real estate investment funds.

The numbers show the diversification of the products available and the participation of individual investors in this market (which until fairly recently was virtually nil), as well as still huge unexplored potential.

Acquisition of ownership

As a general rule, in order to be perfected acts involving real estate, including transfer of title and the grant of in rem guarantees, must be formalised by a public deed and be registered at the real estate registry office for the jurisdiction where the property is located.

The formalism and rigour of Brazilian legislation on real estate gives good legal security to transactions. On the other hand, though, this formalism, in a country with a large contingent of citizens with limited purchasing power, generates distortions between the registrations and public records of ownership and the reality on the ground. As a result, many property transmissions are carried out without all the proper registrations.

Many times this regularisation is not possible administratively, and it is necessary to go to court, which generally increases costs and takes many years.

However, the social and economic needs of a country that wants to grow have been prompting a softening of this formalism in specific cases. The need for regularisation of landholding, particularly in shanty towns, as well as the housing deficit, has been forcing an alliance between the archaic civil law and the dynamism of contractual relations to dispense with the requirement for public instruments in some cases.

In these cases, legislation often attributes force of a public deed to private instruments. This is the case with, for example: (i) purchase and sale commitments (conditional sale), assignments, and commitment to assign in transactions involving subdivision of property; (ii) contracts and other instruments issued by state and municipal governments to formalise the transfer, concession or recognition of domain over rural public lands; (iii) trust deeds (fiduciary assignment) to secure real estate financing; and (iv) contracts entered into with entities of the National Habitation System (generally for earmarked lending to low-income people).

In many of these cases, besides eliminating a step, the lack of the need for a public instrument provides significant savings due to the high official fees, reducing the final amount spent by the purchaser and facilitating regularisation of ownership.

Another example of lowering costs occurs in the My House, My Life programme, under which the state and municipal governments can receive benefits from the federal government, such as revenue transfers to offset the revenue forgone by state and local governments’ granting of exemptions on causa mortis and inter vivos transmission tax, as well reduced state value-added tax on construction materials and municipal service tax on construction services.

Recent laws have also been enacted to facilitate regularisation of property records, permitting certain rectifications in the public records that previously needed court approval to be done in the administrative sphere.

Nevertheless, since Brazil is a large country with great cultural diversity, the interpretation and form of applying the legal provisions on property registration tend to be quite heterogeneous. The procedures with public registrars and notaries, and also in the courts, can vary significantly depending on the particularities of each place.

When purchasing property for real estate developments, after the acquisition it is necessary to obtain prior approval from the municipal government and environmental agencies and to obtain connection to public utilities. Although all lower governments are subject to federal legislation, the states and municipalities have autonomy to legislate and regulate these matters within the bounds of the federal rules. This is true of zoning regulations, construction standards and the procedures for approval of projects, for instance.

The lack of uniformity throughout the country poses a relevant hindrance to the expansion of the market, both for Brazilian investors from other regions of the country and foreign ones. In this particular, partnerships with local parties have shown their importance due to their intimacy with local regulations and procedures.

Restrictions on foreign individuals and companies

The acquisition of rural land by foreigners in Brazil is regulated by Law 5,709 (enacted in 1971). This law establishes a series of limits and restrictions on real estate purchase of real estate by foreign individuals, foreign companies authorised to operate in Brazil and Brazilian companies with foreign majority ownership.

In 1988, with the promulgation of the current Brazilian Constitution, an important discussion arose about the possibility of giving differential treatment to Brazilian companies (those incorporated in Brazil, according to Brazilian law, with headquarters and management in the country). These discussions slowly lost momentum. The position that developed and prevailed until 2010 was that such distinction simply has no constitutional support, so that the restrictions and limits on the acquisition of rural property by Brazilian companies with majority foreign ownership should not apply.

That position was confirmed by the Solicitor General’s Office (Advocacia Geral da União, or AGU) by Legal Opinions 22/1994 and 181/1998. The latter was duly approved by the President and became binding on all entities of the federal public administration.

However, on August 23 2010, a new AGU opinion (Opinion 01/2008) was approved by then President Lula. It not only holds that it is constitutional to apply different limits and restrictions on companies with majority foreign capital, it also extends this to Brazilian companies controlled by foreign capital (such as when foreign individuals and/or legal entities do not hold the majority of the capital but exercise effective control).

A great role in terms of oversight and control of granting (or refusing) registration of real estate transactions covered by Law 5,709/71 is played by the real estate registry offices. As these offices are not part of the federal public administration, the Internal Affairs Office of the National Council of Justice (to which real estate registries are linked) issued a recommendation that they start applying Law 5,709/71, according to the position of AGU Opinion 01/2008, on transactions completed after August 23 2010.

Besides this, with the aim of making Opinion 01/2008 more effective, in March 2011 the AGU issued Notices 110 and 121, by which it requested the National Department of Commercial Registries (which regulates state commercial registry boards, where companies’ incorporation documents are registered) and the Finance Ministry to study ways to restrict indirect acquisition of rural land by foreigners – acquisition carried out by corporate transactions. The AGU also asked the CVM to take measures, among them the issuance of a rule to establish standard clauses and conditions that must be included in instruments or investment agreements intended for trading of securities in exchanges or over-the-counter markets (organised or not), and to refuse permission for trading of securities that do not satisfy the requirements of the referred law.

Although those orientations and opinions do not stop Brazilian companies with majority foreign ownership or control from going to court to challenge the reception of the 1971 law by the 1988 Constitution, from a practical standpoint this would take years to reach final conclusion, and title would be clouded in the interim.

Despite the theoretical possibility of arguing the unconstitutionality of Law 5,709/71, the safest way for foreign companies to purchase or lease rural property, or to acquire the direct or indirect control of a company holding such property, is to satisfy the limits and restrictions of that law and related legislation. In general lines, besides the limits regarding the amount of land owned by foreigners (up to 25% of a municipality), the extent of properties owned by a person or company of the same nationality (up to 40% of the 25% limit per municipality) and the need to use the land for an agricultural or industrial project falling under the company’s stated business purpose, the transaction must be submitted to the National Institute of Settlement and Agrarian Reform (Instituto Nacional de Colonização e Reforma Agrária, or Incra). The real estate registry office may only register the transfer upon proof of approval by Incra.

Nevertheless, even those that decide from a practical or strategic question to follow the requirements of Law 5,709/71, the law’s application has been generating some insoluble questions, at least in the short and medium term. After years of not applying the law, the real estate registries do not have the proper records, for example, to determine compliance with the limits necessary to be able to report that information to Incra for use in the approval process. The need to regulate matters that never were under the remit of these public offices has revealed a void in the registry system. Besides this, the real estate registries do not have the staff or expertise to verify the corporate control of acquiring companies. Likewise, the commercial registries do not have sufficient information about the assets owned by the companies registered with them.

In June 2010, the Brazilian Institute of Real Estate Registrars held a congress to discuss the reflections of these matters and to recommend the procedures that should be adopted by commercial registries, real estate registries and notary public offices in response to the restrictions. It seems that, with rare exceptions, notaries and registrars are simply not prepared to face the question responsibly. The previously mentioned diversity in the application of laws and regulations by real estate registries causes further havoc.

With the country receiving foreign investments in virtually all segments, the attempt to apply a law enacted in 1971 does not appear to be the best way to address the question. The market as a whole, while continuing to function through solutions attempting to safeguard positions, anxiously awaits the outcome of this debate so as to resolve the impasses this has brought to a vitally important market.

Built-to-suit leases and the judiciary

In terms of the advance and maturity of the Brazilian real estate market, the growing use of built-to-suit arrangements is an important indicator of the more sophisticated mechanisms available in the commercial property market. These arrangements cover buildings constructed specifically for a single tenant, and for this reason the lease agreement has particular characteristics, generally covering a long term and calling for pre-established monthly rent and other charges, subject to well-defined inflation adjustment clauses. The aim is to provide a steady and reliable cash flow to remunerate the owner for use of the property and to amortise the construction outlays.

In short, because these leases are tailored to the specific needs of a single tenant, the contractual relationship must assure return of the investment, based on the certainty that the monthly revenue stream will not suddenly fall and that in the event of early termination, the liquidated damages will be sufficient to make up for the lost rent.

This type of contract rests on a series of legal and financial developments and serves as the basis for various funding transactions in the property market.

In Brazil, typical leases for residential or commercial purposes are regulated by the Tenancy Law, which if applied strictly to built-to-suit leases could undermine all the contractual features discussed above. For this reason, the majority doctrine, in line with market practice, has taken the position that these are atypical contracts that cannot be tightly bound to the rules applicable to regular lease agreements because the purpose of a built-to-suit lease is essentially different from a common one.

In the absence of specific legislation and of judicial decisions supporting the legal doctrine on the atypical nature of built-to-suit agreements, the market has been experiencing a degree of uncertainty. A recent decision by the São Paulo State Court of Appeal, in a suit filed by a lessee seeking to lower the rent based on the argument it was excessive in relation to the market value, went some way to reducing this unease.

This question is extremely relevant because under a built-to-suit lease the rent is set so as to reimburse the lessor for the investments made to build installations tailored specifically for the tenant’s activities. This generally costs more than would otherwise be the case, so the rent is usually higher than under a typical lease. However, the appellate panel held that the revision of this type of agreement would cause contractual imbalance and generate losses for the lessor and legal insecurity for all interested parties.

Though the final outcome is still uncertain, the decision was a step in the right direction and demonstrated the sensitivity of the judges to the needs of the rapidly developing market.

Brazilian real estate legislation and practice are extensive, in flux and interpreted in varied ways by the courts. The local customs and practices also often influence the applicability of the general rules in each case. Despite these particular features, Brazil’s economic situation is promising for real estate investments of the most varied types, from purchasing individual properties to investing in real estate funds.

About the author

Cristiane Mamprin de Castro Guerra specialises in corporate law, M&A, joint venture structuring and commercial agreements, as well as real estate law. She is one of the founding partners of Lobo & de Rizzo Advogados and head of its real estate practice. Mamprin assists clients on both real estate acquisitions and in the process of funding, as well as sale and leaseback transactions, built-to-suit agreements, leasehold advisory, real estate receivables securitisation and other real estate transactions. She has also advised US, European and domestic corporations in Brazil and other South American jurisdictions.

She holds an MBA in Economic and Corporate Law form Getúlio Vargas Foundation and a postgraduate degree in US Law from New York University. She is a member of the Commission on Interns and Bar Examinations for the Brazilian Bar Association and a frequent speaker at real estate seminars throughout the country.

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Fernando Semerdjian is an associate lawyer of Lobo & de Rizzo’s real estate team. Before joining the firm, he worked as a consultant of real estate registry offices and notary public throughout the country by providing opinions and analysis regarding titles submitted for registration. Semerdjian assists national and foreign clients in real estate matters, including real estate acquisitions, sale and leaseback transactions, built-to-suit and real estate development projects. He holds a postgraduate degree in Registry and Notary Law focused on Real Estate Law from Escola Paulista de Direito. He specialises in Real Estate Law at Escola Paulista da Magistratura.

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