Mr José (Pepe) Larroque > Baker McKenzie Abogados, S.C. > Mexico City, Mexico > Lawyer Profile

Baker McKenzie Abogados, S.C.
EDIFICIO VIRREYES, PEDREGAL 24, 12th FLOOR
LOMAS VIRREYES / COL. MOLINO DEL REY
11040 MEXICO, D.F., MEXICO
Mexico
José (Pepe) Larroque photo

Work Department

Real Estate

Position

Pepe is the National Managing Partner in Mexico. He is recognized as a leading practitioner in real estate law by Chambers Latin America. Speaks regularly on topics relating to his area of practice, has authored a number of articles for various publications, including “Fibras and their Amendments” in Immobiliarie, as well as co-authored the Mexico Section of the Firm’s Global Real Estate Taxation Guide for 2009 and 2010. He is a member of the San Diego Dialogue’s Steering Committee, and is also a member of the Mercy Hospital Foundation, among other civic associations.

Career

Pepe advises on the structuring of cross-border real estate transactions for the acquisition, development and financing of real estate and infrastructure projects in Mexico and Latin America. He focuses primarily in corporate and real estate matters involving retail, industrial, resort, residential and office development in the region, and frequently works with clients on cross-border real estate financing, taxation and securitization. He is knowledgeable in industry and business structures, and has advised real estate funds, fund managers, institutional investors and developers, whom he represents in multiple Latin American jurisdictions.

Languages

English, Spanish

Memberships

  • National Association of Corporate Lawyers

Education

  • Columbia University (LL.M.) (1989)
  • Universidad Iberoamericana (J.D.) (1983)

Lawyer Rankings

Mexico > Real estate

(Leading partners)

Jose LarroqueBaker McKenzie Abogados, S.C.

Baker McKenzie Abogados, S.C. is home to a well-regarded real estate group which operates from five strategic locations across the country – Guadalajara, Ciudad Juárez, Monterrey, Tijuana and Mexico City – and is equipped to handle the full range of advisory and transactional mandates. Key areas of expertise include sales and acquisitions, purchase and lease agreements, financings and joint ventures, structuring and securitisations, as well as related due diligence. The group’s client roster regularly features notable foreign corporations such as H&M, Prada, and Hitachi. Three partners co-lead the department: Juan Bernardo García, who is based in Monterrey, chairs both the firm’s global real estate practice group and the local Mexican department; his practice is focused on transactions involving real estate development and construction. Managing partner José (Pepe) Larroque in the Tijuana office is well-versed in the structuring of cross-border real estate transactions for the acquisition, development and financing of real estate and infrastructure projects across Mexico and Latin America. While in Guadalajara, Fabián Monsalve leads the firm’s North America real estate practice and majors on matters of foreign investment, real estate, and M&A. Also in Guadalajara, Juan Carlos Guerra-Gascon is noted for his transactional real estate and projects practice. Key names to note at associate level include senior Gabriela Saucedo and Alexandra Cavazos de la Rosa (both in Monterrey), and Alejandra Muriel Vizcaino in Guadalajara. Since publication, Saucedo has been raised to the partnership – effective as of January 2025.