Guillermo González Frankenberger > Hogan Lovells > Monterrey, Mexico > Lawyer Profile

Noted for its ‘great experience and presence in the market’, the practice at Hogan Lovells regularly supports international real estate developers and companies in the automotive, energy, healthcare, and manufacturing segments with a range of real estate mandates. Core areas of expertise include real estate due diligence, the sale, leasing, and acquisition of real estate, the operation and management of real estate developments, construction and litigation. Three partners share leadership of the department: Juan Francisco Torres Landa specialises in corporate law, M&A, real estate, and project finance and is based at the Mexico City office, as is Ángel Domínguez De Pedro, who majors on corporate law, M&A, competition law and real estate. Up in Monterrey, Guillermo González Frankenberger completes the leadership trio and is lauded as a ‘very experienced lawyer with great capacity for analysis and practicality’; his practice takes in M&A, real estate and corporate governance matters. Counsel Fernando Medina Luna is noted for his contributions on corporate, real estate, and urban development mandates. Senior associate Ana Lucía Gutiérrez Fernández handles a range of real estate transactions.

The Monterrey team at Hogan Lovells is well-regarded for its handling of banking and finance, corporate and M&A, litigation, real estate, project finance and tax work. On the banking and finance front – one of its core strengths – the group is regularly called upon by lenders and borrowers alike, as well as assisting Mexican states and municipalities with sub-sovereign financing mandates. Domestic and international companies working in the heavy industry, healthcare, food and beverage, and financial services’ sectors also look to the group for assistance with corporate matters and M&A transactions. Recent mandates of note have also seen the practice group active on real estate transactions, such as the acquisition of an industrial facility in Matamoros, Tamaulipas; and the negotiation of a lease agreement for an industrial park in Escobedo, Nuevo León. Key contacts include René Arce Lozano, who is lauded by one client as ‘generating great added value with his ideas’ and is well-versed in structured financing operations, securitizations, project finance and PPPs. Guillermo González Frankenberger‘s broad practice takes in M&A, real estate, corporate governance and finance matters; he has notable knowledge of the maquiladora and automotive sectors. Jaime Espinosa de los Monteros advises clients on state and federal tax matters, M&A and project finance, as well as representing them in constitutional and administrative litigation. Alejandro García González focuses on commercial, civil and administrative litigation, as well as arbitration. Counsel Ana Catalina Decanini is noted for her handling of financing, real estate, and commercial transactions; while tax-focused associate David Esquivel garners client praise for his ‘extraordinary tax and administrative understanding’. Mario Jorge Yáñez left the firm in October 2023.

The group at Hogan Lovells handles the full spectrum of corporate transactions and has additional expertise in foreign investment matters, due diligence review, contracts negotiation, restructurings and corporate reorganisations. The practice’s diverse client roster includes household names in the food, banking, aerospace and retail segments. A group of six partners share leadership; key names in Mexico City include Juan Francisco Torres Landa, who routinely assists corporate clients with their arrivals to the Mexican market; Federico De Noriega, who focuses on finance, M&A and data privacy mandates; and Carlos Ramos Miranda, who splits his time between Mexico City and Houston and whose broad practice takes in due diligence for M&A transactions, the securing of regulatory permits and internal investigations. At the Monterrey office, Guillermo González Frankenberger specialises in M&A, real estate, and corporate governance; Gina Decanini majors on corporate, financing, real estate and commercial matters. Counsel Andrea López De La Campa and senior associate Karla Rabasa are the key non-partner contacts for corporate and M&A work at the Mexico City office. Mario Jorge Yañez left the firm in October 2023.