The real estate capabilities of Baker McKenzie Abogados, S.C. take in a range of advisory and transactional mandates, namely sales and acquisitions, purchase and lease agreements, financings and transactional due diligence. The group, which stands out for its ability to call upon lawyers based in Mexico City, Monterrey, Guadalajara, Ciudad Juárez and Tijuana, is co-directed by Monterrey-based Juan Bernardo García, who chairs the firm’s global real estate practice group and majors on real estate transactions, agrarian law and projects. Taking leadership alongside him are Tijuana-based national group managing partner José Larroque, who handles the acquisition, development and financing of real estate and infrastructure projects in Mexico and Latin America; and Guadalajara-based Fabián Monsalve, who leads the firm’s North American real estate practice and specialises in matters of foreign investment, M&A, real estate and infrastructure. Additional key contacts at the Guadalajara office are Juan Carlos Guerra-Gascon (real estate, mining, agrarian, infrastructure and project finance transactions); and associate Alejandra Muriel Vizcaino (real estate, urban development and environmental matters). Names to note in Monterrey include Gabriela Saucedo Garza, who was promoted to the partnership in January 2025; and senior associate Alexandra Cavazos de la Rosa (projects, corporate and commercial law, real estate). Ciudad Juárez-based associate Carlos Maass-Porras focuses on real estate, infrastructure, and renewables and oil-and-gas projects.
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Testimonials
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‘The relationship with partners as well as the willingness to be friendly to counterparties stand out'.
‘Finding solutions to the challenges and complexities of agreements. Provide support and active participation throughout the franchise process.'
‘The team has a great competence regarding the real estate market. They have an active communication and sharing a great amount of experiences. The response rate is really high and solution orientation is extremely focused in the most important activities.'
‘Juan Bernardo García is a greatly skilled lawyer in his area with an extremely helpful way of working. Alexandra Cavazos de la Rosa is solution-oriented and the best in class.’
- 'Baker McKenzie is definitely one of the best law firms in general for their level of service and quality. In my experience working with them in real estate matters has been very satisfactory because of their expertise in the field. Always having a legally updated input, covering all related issues.'
- 'Juan Bernardo García, without a doubt a lawyer with all the experience in real estate legal matters. He has given us a lot of support in the formatting of leases, processes in relation to compliance and real estate. His input is always very assertive in negotiations or protection within the clauses.'
Key clients
- Polaris
- Dollar General
- Cummins
- J. R. Simplot
- Mattel
- Volvo
- Silgan Holdings
- Latam Education Holdings
- Emergent Cold
- Industrial Bartolo
- Baxter
Work highlights
Acted for Polaris Industries on the acquisition and development of its manufacturing campus in Monterrey from FIBRA Terrafina.
Advised Dollar General on the company’s Mexico market entry strategy, providing legal and business advice for rolling out the company’s store opening program and new operations.
Assisted Cummins with the corporate and M&A, real estate and labour and employment aspects of the acquisition of Teksid from Stellantis.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Gabriela Saucedo
Practice head
Juan Bernardo García; José Larroque; Fabián Monsalve
Other key lawyers
Juan Carlos Guerra-Gascon; Alejandra Muriel Vizcaino; Gabriela Saucedo Garza; Alexandra Cavazos de la Rosa; Carlos Maass-Porras