Baker McKenzie S.A.S. advises sponsors, lenders, contractors, operators and public sector entities on the development, financing, and transfer of major infrastructure and energy projects. The team is particularly active across transport and energy mandates, with experience spanning toll roads, ports, pipelines, power plants and renewable energy projects, including wind, solar and green hydrogen. Managing partner Alejandro Mesa leads the practice and is noted for his experience in project transactions and finance across the energy, mining, and infrastructure sectors. Maria Montejo adds public procurement expertise, while Ricardo Trejos and Natalia Ponce de León are key contacts for PPP, project finance and sector-focused M&A matters.
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Testimonials
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- The project team understands customer needs very well and adapts to meet them with outstanding customer service backed by great technical knowledge.
- Natalia Ponce de Leon and Alejandro Mesa are partners who are dedicated to their clients and make them feel like part of the in-house team, making working with them easy, enjoyable and efficient.
- Alejandro Mesa is a well-rounded lawyer with a strong business sense who is always available to us. Maria Montejo has invaluable experience in project development, which has added significant value to our projects. Laura Piñeros and Ana María Rojas are lawyers who consistently exceed expectations, are committed to our needs, and give us peace of mind knowing they are handling our affairs.
- It's a team with experience, knowledge, and understanding of construction activities and project development. By combining their infrastructure and mining teams, they offer something no other team in the country does: they have lawyers who bring infrastructure sector expertise to mining project development.
- María Montejo is an exceptional lawyer, distinguished by her profound technical knowledge, her ability to offer clear solutions, and her practical approach to complex issues. Her analytical clarity and expertise set her apart from other competitors. María has a very solid understanding of the business context of clients in highly regulated sectors.
- The team is highly qualified and consistently delivers practical, robust, and well-founded solutions.
Key clients
- Bonus Banca de Inversión
- Coremar Compañía de Servicios Portuarios
- Siemens Servicios Comerciales
- The Bank of Nova Scotia
- Palermo Sociedad Portuaria
- Novum Energy Group
- Land Degradation Neutrality Fund
- Grupo Solari
- Eco-Business Fund
- Banco Davivienda
- Scotiabank Colpatria
- Compañía Eléctrica de Sochagota
Work highlights
Advised Bonus Banca de Inversión on the legal structuring of the Villeta–Guaduas–El Korán toll road project under Colombia’s 5th Generation PPP program, including due diligence, concession agreements, and bidding documentation.
Counseled AES Colombia & CIA on the structuring and negotiation of a joint venture with Ecopetrol for the development of the Jemeiwaa Ka’I wind cluster in La Guajira.
Acted as local counsel to Land Degradation Neutrality Fund on a $6.5m cross-border facility to Bancos de Hábitat Terrasos, advising on biodiversity credit frameworks and land use regulation to support habitat banking expansion, with post-closing advisory ongoing.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Alejandro Mesa; María Montejo; Ricardo Trejos; Natalia Ponce de León