Daniel Sánchez Morales > Baker McKenzie Abogados, S.C. > Mexico City, Mexico > Lawyer Profile

With projects lawyers based in both its Mexico City and Ciudad Juárez offices, Baker McKenzie Abogados, S.C.’s practice group is highlighted by one client as standing out for the ‘wide variety of areas’ covered by its experts. The team – which is frequently instructed by sponsors, investors, developers, lenders and operators – handles the planning, structuring, financing, and development of infrastructure projects. Recent mandates of note include advising Ammper in connection with its power supply and generation activities under the new power regime in Mexico; and assisting Canelo Energy with the structuring of JV and investment schemes for the development of the brand, entailing the acquisition of existing petrol stations across Mexico’s central-western and Bajío regions. Following the February 2024 departure of former practice co-head Gaspar Gutiérrez Centeno, the practice is steered by Benjamin Torres Barrón, whose practice takes in the development of real estate, mining and infrastructure projects. Additional names of note include Daniel Sánchez-Morales, who handles the design and development of energy and infrastructure projects; and Ciudad Juárez-based associate Carlos Maass-Porras, who provides assistance in connection with public tenders and public contracting mandates.

The banking and finance group at Baker McKenzie Abogados, S.C. is regularly instructed by a host of local and international financial institutions seeking assistance with multi-jurisdictional cross-border transactions. The team advises lenders, borrowers, arrangers and guarantors, and has particular experience providing fintech clients with regulatory and transactional support. Boasting five Mexican offices (CDMX, Ciudad Juárez, Monterrey, Guadalajara and Tijuana), the firm has a strong presence in strategic locations in the north of the country. The practice is co-led by Lorenzo Ruiz de Velasco, who handles corporate and cross-border financial transactions, M&A, and venture capital financing; and Alfonso Martínez-Bejarano, who specialises in fintech regulatory and transactional work, as well as real estate finance. Daniel Sánchez Morales has notable experience in corporate, energy, and infrastructure-related transactions; while Michelle Pfeffer is the key senior associate-level contact and majors on the structuring of guarantees and loans, as well as regulatory mandates.