Latin America - Mexico

Baker McKenzie Abogados, S.C.

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According to one client, Baker McKenzie Abogados, S.C.’s sizable team stands out for fusing ‘strong local knowledge’ with ’international support’. The group regularly supports sponsors, investors, developers, lenders and operators with projects and infrastructure matters, covering the planning, structuring, financing, developing and construction stages. The practice is jointly led by Gaspar Gutierrez-Centeno, who specialises in project finance and M&A); and Benjamin Torres Barrón, who focuses on project development, construction and public bids. Key partner Daniel Sánchez-Morales‘s expertise spans corporate, energy, project finance and infrastructure matters; he has experience assisting multinational public and private corporations, private equity funds, real estate developers and investors, and financial entities. Associate Carlos Maass-Porras supports the partners on energy, mining, infrastructure, projects and real estate matters. Former senior asociate Carlos Muskus Guardia left to establish his own practice in October 2022.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The firm has strong local knowledge as well as international support. They have experts on a wide variety of topics; their fees are reasonable.’

  • ‘They lawyers are available to answer even the smallest questions without necessarily incurring greater costs. They finish their work to a high standard.’

Key clients

  • Oiltanking
  • Advario
  • Inversionistas en Autotransportes Mexicanos
  • Baja California Railroad
  • Inversionistas en Autotransportes Mexicanos
  • Banco Nacional de Obras y Servicios Públicos
  • Nacional Financiera
  • Banco Nacional de Comercio Exterior
  • InfraRed Capital Partners
  • Ammper Energía Mexico
  • Gas del Litoral
  • Koch Industries
  • Japan Bank for International Cooperation
  • TC Energy
  • Thor Urbana Properties
  • GE Energy
  • Canelo Energ

Work highlights

  • Acted as counsel to Oiltanking and spun-off company Advario in their 50% joint venture participation with Braskem Idesa into Terminal Química Puerto México.
  • Acted for Baja California Railroad in connection with the due diligence for a potential transaction involving the financing for the rehabilitation of the Desert Line project in Mexico and the United States.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Gaspar Gutiérrez-Centeno, Benjamín Torres-Barrón