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Luis Octavio Núñez Orellana

Luis Octavio Núñez Orellana

Latin America 2026

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Ranked in 2 practice areas

About

Provided by Kuri Breña, Sánchez Ugarte y Aznar, S.C.

Practice Areas

His professional experience includes international mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital investment, joint ventures, commercial loans to companies, debt restructurings, securities offerings in Mexico and abroad (debt and equity), and other forms of financing.

He specializes in transactions related to the acquisition, sale, lease and development of real estate (commercial, office space, industrial, residential and hospitality), including the financing and securitization of cash flows originated from real estate properties.

Areas of Concentration:

-Real Estate

-Mergers and Acquisitions

-Private Equity and Venture Capital

-Financing and Debt Restructurings

-Securities Offerings

-International Commercial Contracts

Career

He began his professional career at Kuri Breña, Sánchez Ugarte y Aznar, S.C. in 1994 and became a partner of the firm in 2002.

He was a foreign associate (1999-2000) in the Washington, D.C. office of Arnold & Porter LLP. Also, in 2011 he was a founding partner of the Mexico office of Greenberg Traurig, P.A., in which he was an international partner for more than three years.

Personal

-Law degree, cum laude, Escuela Libre de Derecho.

-LLM with honors, Georgetown University, Washington D.C.

-Executive program, Finance and Accounting, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

-Executive program, Taxation, Finance and Accounting, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Latin America

Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded - Mexico

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial
Key partner Luis Octavio Núñez Orellana is skilled at advising companies on M&A and joint venture transactions in Mexico, particularly in the real estate sphere.

Real Estate - Mexico

Band 4
Band 4

Individual Editorial

Luis Octavio Núñez Orellana boasts extensive expertise advising on the development, lease and sale of real estate properties in Mexico.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • I would undoubtedly recommend Luis Octavio Núñez Orellana. He is always attentive and involved.

    Corporate/M&A: Highly RegardedChambers Latin America
  • Luis Octavio Núñez Orellana is an excellent lawyer who possesses a lot of experience and knowledge. He gets very involved in the business and has great commercial vision.

    Corporate/M&A: Highly RegardedChambers Latin America
  • Luis Octavio Núñez Orellana is skilful, experienced, and aware of challenges. He offers a lot of advice and guidance and anticipates what is likely to happen.

    Real EstateChambers Latin America

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Mexico

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