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Baker McKenzie

Real Estate

Latin America Guide 2026 : Mexico


Baker McKenzie

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About

Provided by Baker McKenzie

Our team advises our clients through local and foreign real estate investments, utilizing Baker McKenzie's global platform and providing comprehensive services, including, legal due diligence, environmental due diligence, acquisition sale, lease and development of all types of real property and projects, legal structuring, investment funds, tax strategy, project development via public-private partnerships (PPP), asset financing and securitization (REITs and CKDs), market entry and exit strategies, among others. In addition, our sophisticated expertise and high penetration in the infrastructure industry, enables us to participate in challenging projects related to power, energy efficiency, oil and gas, water, railways, ports, airports, highways and mining, among others.

We have colleagues in Mexico City, Monterrey, Guadalajara, Ciudad Juarez and Tijuana and we are able to assist with projects anywhere in the country with the benefit of familiarity of each location and their specific real estate regulations. Our clients are domestic and multinational companies in different industries, including but not limited to contractors and institutional developers in the industrial, commercial, residential and tourism sectors, among others.

The strength of our lawyers contributes to our team's notable size, breadth of knowledge, level of specialization in key sectors of the real estate industry and our wide geographical reach, spanning the Firm's several offices in Mexico.

Chambers Review

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Real Estate - Mexico

Band 2

Band 2


What the Team is Known For

Baker McKenzie is a respected international firm with a solid presence in the real estate market in Mexico. The legal team garners recognition for transactional real estate work, comprising the purchase, lease and sale of real properties and the structuring of joint ventures and condominium regimes for real estate development. The firm is often seen advising companies from the hospitality and manufacturing sectors, as well as real estate developers and investors. Baker McKenzie is adept at handling matters across Mexico due to its extensive geographical coverage.

Work Highlights

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  • Baker McKenzie represented Polaris Industries in the acquisition and development of a manufacturing campus in Monterrey. The matter was valued in excess of USD300 million.

Strengths

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  • Baker McKenzie is able to identify risks and pitfalls to avoid. The lawyers have the ability to manage multiple projects on similar timelines, including highly complex transactions.

    Real Estate respondentLatin America

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 2Juan Bernardo Garcia-Garza
    Band 2Juan Bernardo Garcia-Garza

    Juan Bernardo Garcia-Garza

    Noteworthy Monterrey-based partner Juan Bernardo Garcia-Garza has a well-established practice covering a wide range of real estate mandates, including advising clients from the industrial and retail spaces.

    • Juan Bernardo Garcia-Garza is incredibly skilled. He is also a good negotiator who never loses his composure nor his sharpness despite long days of negotiation.

      Real Estate respondentLatin America

Ranked Individuals at Baker McKenzie (1)

Mexico

Members

Provided by Baker McKenzie

  • Fabián Monsalve

    Head of Department

  • Atziri Rosado-Ontiveros

  • Juan Carlos Guerra-Gascon

  • Alejandra Muriel-Vizcaino

  • Carlos Maass-Porras

  • José Larroque

    Head of Department

  • Juan Bernardo Garcia-Garza

    Head of Department

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  • Gabriela Saucedo-Garza

  • Alexandra Cavazos De la Rosa

  • Roberto Cantú-Dessommes

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