Gerardo Gallego > Ibarra, del Paso y Gallego > Ciudad de México, Mexico > Lawyer Profile
Ibarra, del Paso y Gallego Offices
Paseo de los Tamarindos 400-A
Piso 27, Bosques de las Lomas
Zip Code 05120
Mexico
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Gerardo Gallego
Work Department
Corporate M&A
Position
Partner
Career
Gerardo is a Founder and Partner at Ibarra, del Paso y Gallego, S.C., where he specializes in Corporate Law (including Corporate Governance and Policy Compliance), Real Estate and Business Transactions.
Languages
Gerardo is a Spanish native speaker and is fluent in English and versant in French.
Memberships
Gerardo has been an adjunct professor of Law at the Irish Institute. He is currently an adjunct professor and collaborates at the post-graduate degree diploma in Real Estate and Tourism Law with the ITAM. He is a professor of Legal English and the Seminar of Negotiation in the Master of Laws offered by the Universidad Anáhuac (Mexico City) since 2015.
As part of his continuous legal training and constant updating in his professional practice, he frequently attends different forums, conferences and seminars specialized in real estate and foreign investment in Mexico with various organizations, such as ITAM, the US-Mexico Bar Association, AMEXCAP and the US-Mexico Law Institute.
Gerardo has participated in the publication of specialized articles on legal subjects regarding corporate governance, internal-policy compliance and real estate law. Likewise, he is a contributor of the book Real Estate Law: Select Topics and Sector Perspectives, by Editorial Porrúa and ITAM.
Education
Gerardo obtained his Law degree (JD/LL.B. equivalent) from Universidad Anáhuac (Mexico City) in 2006. He also obtained a Master of Business Administration at the Graduates School of Business Management (EGADE) of the Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey (TEC) in 2011.
In 2008 he obtained a post-graduate degree diploma (Diplomado) in Business Law from the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM). In 2015 he obtained an specialization post graduate degree in Commercial Law at the Escuela Libre de Derecho (Mexico City) and in 2017 he coursed the Management Skills Perfecting Program “D-1” by the Instituto Panamericano de Alta Dirección de Empresas (IPADE).
Personal
Gerardo is admitted to practice law in Mexico since 2006. He has more than fifteen years of experience advising foreign and domestic investors doing business in Mexico. He has participated in several transactions of stock, asset and real property purchase and sale agreements, joint ventures and mergers and acquisitions among others. Additionally, he has represented various companies with the preparation, negotiation and review of all sorts of contracts, likewise with Real Estate, Mining, Financial, Banking, Foreign Investment, Immigration and Industrial Property matters, as well as due diligence processes thereof.
During 2012 Gerardo worked with Fox, Horan & Camerini, LLP in New York City, where he participated in a number of cross-border transactions and regulatory matters in the United States and Latin America.
Lawyer Rankings
Mexico > Real estate
The real estate team at Ibarra, del Paso y Gallego specialises in advising domestic and foreign developers, constructors, and funds on the development, acquisition, disposition, financing and leasing of all manner of real estate assets in Mexico. The group has supplementary expertise in due diligence, permits, and real estate and infrastructure-related joint venture and M&A. Founding partner Carlos Ibarra Fernández steers the practice and has notable experience advising foreign investors on real estate transactions involving industrial, residential, commercial, and hospitality properties. Gerardo Gallego, also one of the firm’s founding partners, focuses on stock and asset purchase and sale agreements, joint ventures, M&A, and contracts work. Ex-practice co-head Rodrigo de los Ríos left the firm in March 2023, as did Alejandra Gutiérrez in April 2024. The same month, however, Alfonso Pulido O joined as a practice co-head from Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C., where he worked as counsel and focused on financing and transactional mandates in the sector.