Mr Carlos Maass-Porras > Baker McKenzie Abogados, S.C. > Mexico City, Mexico > Lawyer Profile

Appreciated for its ‘local and global expertise‘, Baker McKenzie Abogados, S.C.‘s energy and natural resources practice is one of the broadest in the Mexican market, representing stakeholders in projects across both oil-and-gas and renewable energy. It is as adept in major projects as it is in smaller, innovative undertakings, with the practice’s client base featuring owners and sponsors from around the world. Advice includes project development at every stage, regulatory compliance and operations; more recently the team has assisted clients with carbon offset matters. Benjamín Torres-Barrón heads the department and is also chair of the firm’s regional energy, mining and infrastructure group for Latin America. Marco Nieto-Vazquez has experience advising the private sector, the Mexican public sector, and international energy-related organisations; while the ‘deep expertise‘ of Daniel Sánchez is brought to bear in advice to developers and lenders on project design, implementation, collateralisation and development. Senior associate Carlos Maass-Porras ‘always delivers‘ according to one client; with further support provided by associate Pamela Lemus and legal consultant Yuriria Mascott.

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.