Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C.

Lauded as the ‘smartest, most creative, hardest working’ and the ’best real estate practice in Mexico’, the team at Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C. is a strong choice for all manner of real estate mandates. Key areas of expertise for the group include the acquisition, leasing, and transfer of real estate assets located in Mexico; the development, management and operation of real estate projects; and the regulatory aspects of direct and structured investment in industrial, retail, commercial, residential, and hospitality real estate properties. The team is also equipped to handle permitting and zoning mandates, as well as joint ventures and fund formation for real estate funds. Local and multinational developers, investors, tourism and hospitality companies, along with CKDs, CERPIs and FIBRAs, routinely feature on the group’s client roster. Mexico City-based practice co-head Carlos de Icaza has significant experience providing hospitality players with environmental, real estate and transactional support. Monterrey office head Francisco Montalvo also co-leads and is well-versed in hospitality and industrial projects in northeastern Mexico and beyond. Badir Treviño-Mohamed is an additional key contact in Monterrey and handles transactional and regulatory aspects for developers, administrators and investors. Also noted in Mexico City are Carlos del Río (M&A, private equity and real estate transactions), and counsels Valentina Villa and Alejandro Castelló, both of whom take care of real estate and environmental matters. Counsel Carlos Yamamoto focuses on real estate transactions, including the acquisition and sale of portfolios; while senior associate Brenda Elizondo supports across the gamut of transactions. Counsel Alfonso Pulido left the firm in March 2024.