Projects
Latin America Guide 2025 : Mexico
Band 1
About
Provided by Galicia Abogados, S.C.
Our practice offers advice on the development, financing, negotiation, construction, operation, restructuring and sale of long-term infrastructure and energy projects. We advise on different kinds of non-recourse or limited recourse financing structures, the negotiation of concession titles at a federal and state level, service agreements, power purchase agreements, PPP structures, engineering procurement and construction contracts, operation and maintenance contracts.
We make a difference by combining with strategic litigation capabilities and unique expertise in financial regulation, environment, antitrust and real estate.
Highly experienced in the energy sector, where we frequently participate in upstream, midstream and downstream oil & gas projects, and power projects. We regularly advise on urban infrastructure projects, transportation projects, telecommunications facilities and other government owned infrastructure projects.
We represent all participants in infrastructure projects: sponsors, project companies, financial institutions, private equity funds, multilateral agencies, governmental entities, export credit agencies, insurers and contractors. We have a strong record of accomplishment in advising governmental entities in the design of bidding guidelines, its instrumentation, negotiation and drafting of the actual project agreements, as well as during all the stages of the bidding process and until the award of the concession titles and contracts.
Chambers Review
Galicia Abogados possesses a distinguished practice group which is revered for its outstanding capabilities in the projects arena in Mexico. The department benefits from a team that is skilled in handling infrastructure matters, winning mandates from notable clients to advise on energy projects such as oil and gas infrastructure, as well as transport and social infrastructure projects. Galicia Abogados frequently represents both sponsors and lenders in the development, financing and operation of greenfield and brownfield projects.
Work Highlights
- Galicia Abogados advised Grupo Empresarial San José and ConstrutoraUDRA on the construction of hospitals and health facilities at federal, state and municipal levels in Mexico.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Galicia Abogados provide incomparable support and expertise. We couldn't do our projects without their help."
"Galicia Abogados are highly capable and very involved in the projects realm. They are professional lawyers who have become a very strong team."
"Galicia Abogados provide incomparable support and expertise. We couldn't do our projects without their help."
"Galicia Abogados are highly capable and very involved in the projects realm. They are professional lawyers who have become a very strong team."
Notable Practitioners
Top-tier Mexico City-based partner Carlos de Maria y Campos Segura co-heads the firm's projects practice, receiving praise from his peers for his involvement in the area. He is active in the financing of oil and gas, energy and transport infrastructure.
"Carlos de Maria y Campos Segura is a very good projects lawyer who is renowned in Mexico."
"Carlos de Maria y Campos Segura is a point of reference in the Mexican projects space. He is deserving of high recognition."
Esteemed partner and co-head of department Francisco Fernández Cueto is well regarded by peers for his handling of energy infrastructure projects in Mexico.
"Francisco Fernández Cueto has great knowledge of project financing and provides solutions to our problems."
Alejandro de la Borbolla garners praise from market insiders for his involvement in project finance mandates in Mexico. He is particularly active in transport and social infrastructure.
"Alejandro de la Borbolla is very good when acting as a mediator in negotiations and has commercial awareness which allows us to reach good outcomes."
Antonio Borja enters the rankings this year following market commendation for his noted projects practice in Mexico. He is particularly active advising on transport as well as oil and gas infrastructure projects.
"Antonio Borja is professional and provides a good service on projects mandates."
Partner Bernardo Martínez Negrete co-heads Galicia's projects department. He regularly represents lenders in the financing of health and transport infrastructure in Mexico.
"Bernardo Martínez Negrete is always attentive and explains things in an easy-to-understand manner. We have a good relationship with him and his team."
Ranked Lawyers at
Galicia Abogados, S.C.
Mexico
Members
Provided by Galicia Abogados, S.C.
Antonio Borja
Bernardo Martinez-Negrete
Eduardo García-Travesí
Ernesto Partida