Mr Alejandro Rojas > Nader, Hayaux y Goebel, SC > Mexico City, Mexico > Lawyer Profile

Highlighted for their ‘attention to detail, skill at handling complex issues and speedy responses’, the lawyers that comprise Nader, Hayaux y Goebel, SC’s 11-strong projects practice demonstrate expertise in PPPs; the representation of lenders, strategic and financial investors, sponsors, sellers and buyers; and the handling of debt restructurings, negotiations and bidding processes. Three partners head up the team: Javier Arreola Espinosa has extensive experience advising lenders on project financing, and sponsors on projects structuring and bidding processes; Vanessa Franyutti handles project finance, PPPs, concessions, and joint ventures; and Alejandro Rojas, who also has extensive PPP expertise, has developed niche skill advising on municipal and state water and lighting projects. Rojas is also knowledgeable about the public health sector, energy, railroad projects, toll roads and port concessions. Partners Santiago Medina and Michell Nader and also noted for their contributions on PPP mandates. Associate José Manuel López Castro majors on public procurement contracts, PPPs, and project finance.

The ‘skilled and experienced’ team at Nader, Hayaux y Goebel, SC is known for its experience in real estate project financings, lease agreements, joint ventures, due diligence work connected to real estate sales and purchases, and the creation of foreign investment trusts. The ‘professional and committed’ group is regularly instructed by major local and multinational banks, hotel groups and SOFOMES. Michell Nader steers the practice and handles financings, acquisitions and capital markets transactions in the real estate sector. Vanessa Franyutti is active on real estate finance and investment deals involving the retail, residential and industrial properties, and has additional niche expertise with regards to the hospitality segment. Eduardo Villanueva Ortiz routinely participates in complex cross-border real estate deals – namely financings, acquisitions and fund formation – in the retail, residential, industrial and hospitality segments. Alejandro Rojas covers real estate acquisitions and investments, often those involving hotels, industrial parks and time-share regimes; Javier Arreola and Julián Garza support on fund formation. Federico Vergara, who was promoted to of counsel in March 2022, assists on project finance, real estate and antitrust matters.

Nader, Hayaux y Goebel, SC fields an energy and natural resources team of broad scope in terms of both sector coverage and work types. Its recent slate of matters has included renewable energy project bidding processes, restructuring in the electricity segment, and the financing of renewable energy plants. The practice also stands out in the water sector where it has a track record acting for local authorities in potable water matters and desalination plant projects. Javier Arreola co-leads the practice and is an expert in the electricity sector, particular in renewables; as a projects lawyer he has experience on both the financing and development aspects. Fellow practice head Vanesa Franyutti is well-versed in project finance and public-private partnerships, including in the energy and water sectors. Another experienced contact of note for energy and natural resources PPP projects and financings is Alejandro Rojas; and Santiago Medina, an up-and-coming partner who is especially active on the structuring and financing of renewable energy and water projects, and also has expertise in energy regulatory matters.