César Armando Lechuga Perezanta

Real Estate, Project Finance and Corporate/M&A

César is a partner at CMS Woodhouse Lorente Ludlow, where he leads the Real Estate practice and plays a key role in the Project Finance and Corporate/M&A teams. With more than 20 years of experience, he is a trusted advisor to developers, institutional investors, and lenders in the Mexican real estate market.

He specializes in structuring and financing complex projects across all asset classes, including industrial, residential, hospitality, office, and mixed-use developments. César regularly advises local and international clients on corporate and real estate matters, from project development and day-to-day operations to sophisticated financing transactions.

His track record includes advising on some of Mexico’s most significant real estate and infrastructure developments, demonstrating his ability to design and implement innovative structures involving trusts, special purpose vehicles, and companies. He also has extensive experience drafting and negotiating the full range of contracts and agreements required to implement and finance these projects.

He has advised leading national and international clients—including Hasta Capital, Grupo Indi, Mota Engil, Deka Immobilien Investment, and Union Investment Real Estate— M&A, and project finance transactions involving major real estate projects in Mexico.

Georgetown University, Washington DC, Master in Laws Degree (LLM), 2014-2015

Escuela Libre de Derecho, Mexico City, Postgraduate Studies in Business Law, 2010-2011

Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City, Law Degree, 2003-2007