Jorge Ojeda

Practice Areas

As a partner at CCN, Jorge’s practice focuses primarily on the real estate sector, representing commercial and industrial real estate developers, buyers, sellers, lessors, and tenants throughout Mexico. He is the head of CCN’s Real Estate Practice Group.

He has extensive experience in general transactions involving commercial and industrial clients, which he has represented on a wide range of complex projects.

Career

For thirteen years he was an independent director of the board of directors of a leading insurance company in the market.

Among other positions, for eight years he was a national board member in the Mexican Bar Association, in which he acted as treasurer for four years.

Professional Memberships

- Mexican Bar Association (Barra Mexicana, Colegio de Abogados – Active member).

- Member of the National Board of Directors (2017 – 2025, serving as Treasurer for 4

years).

- Mexican Bar Association (Barra Mexicana, Colegio de Abogados), Nuevo Leon Chapter: President of the Board (2014 – 2016).

- Coordinator of the Professional Ethics Committee, Nuevo Leon Chapter (2016 – 2017).

- American Chamber of Commerce Mexico, Chapter Noreste (Cámara de Comercio Americana).

- “Cátedra Eduardo A. Elizondo” del Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (Council Member from 2006 – 2010).

- US – Mexico Bar Association (2014).

Experience

Professor of Law, Escuela de Graduados en Administración Púbica del Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, 2014.

Professor of Public International Law, Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM), 2017 – 2018.

Professor of Law, Universidad de Monterrey (UDEM), 2007 – 2012.

After having worked in various litigation firms and companies in the financial sector, he joined CCN in 1998.

Languages Spoken

English

Spanish

Industry Sector Expertise

Jorge advises clients in real estate, hospitality, energy, manufacturing, and retail, with particular expertise in structuring acquisitions, developments, foreign investment projects, and cross-border joint ventures.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Jorge’s practice spans across Mexico, with a particular focus on cross-border transactions involving the United States. He regularly counsels multinational companies on doing business in Mexico, navigating both federal and state-level regulations.

Publications

Author of numerous articles on real estate matters, available through CCN’s publication portal: https://www.mexicoreport.com/category/real-estate/

2016. “Igualdad y no discriminación en los derechos de personas con discapacidades. Ensayo publicado en las memorias del XV Congreso Nacional de Abogados, organizado por la Barra Mexicana, Colegio de Abogados, A.C.

2014. “La capacidad de ejercicio de personas con discapacidad intelectual.” Ensayo publicado en las Memorias del XIV Congreso Nacional de Abogados 2014, organizado en forma conjunta por la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación y la Barra Mexicana, Colegio de Abogados, A.C., Tomo 2, Página 1139

Education

Awards