LAWYER PROFILE

Juan Bernardo Garcia-Garza

Latin America 2026

Baker McKenzie

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Real Estate

Mexico

17 years ranked

Corporate/Commercial: Monterrey

Mexico

1 year ranked

About

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Latin America

Practice Areas

Juan Bernardo joined the Firm in 1994 and has over two decades experience in real estate and infrastructure as well as transactional matters. Juan Bernardo chairs the Firm's Global Real Estate Practice Group as well as the Real Estate & Infrastructure Practice Group in Mexico. He has been continuously recognized over the years as a leading practitioner in real estate law by Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners Latin America.

Juan Bernardo focuses his transactional practice on real estate, development and construction law. These include portfolio sales/acquisitions, government incentives, market entry and market exit strategies, sale/lease back, planning, development and structuring of retail, industrial, commercial and residential projects, including regulatory aspects. Juan Bernardo also works on matters concerning mining law, agrarian law as well as on real estate aspects of infrastructure projects in the energy, oil & gas, telecommunications, railroads and water sectors, including PPP.

Professional Memberships

Mexican National Association of Corporate Counsels (ANADE)

Publications

Co-author, "Doing Business in Mexico," Chapters on Energy, Telecommunications and Real Estate Law, Juris Publishing, 2001

Co-author, "Participation in the Exploration and Exploitation of Natural Gas in Mexico by means of Multiple Services Contracts," Baker McKenzie

Co-author, "Assessing the Outlook for Future Power Projects in Mexico," Baker McKenzie

Co-author, "Global Real Estate Handbook," Baker McKenzie

Co-author, "Global Real Estate Tax Handbook," Baker McKenzie

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Latin America

Real Estate - Mexico

Band 2

Individual Editorial

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.

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Corporate/Commercial: Monterrey - Mexico

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Juan Bernardo Garcia-Garza is the managing partner of the firm's Monterrey office. He recognised for his real estate practice in Nuevo León, as well as nationally.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

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 EstateChambers Latin America
Juan Bernardo Garcia-Garza is an excellent lawyer, who is always calm and ready to explain legal matters. It is good to have him on our side.
Corporate/Commercial: MonterreyChambers Latin America