Cannizzo SC

8 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law Project Finance and Development Practice Real Estate Law

Biography

Carlo Cannizzo focuses his practice in real estate, infrastructure and construction, corporate, finance and M&A transactions. He has more than 20 years of experience and has been involved and acted as leading counsel in many strategic transactions in Mexico, among which, the JV, acquisition and sale of different projects, negotiation of pipeline transport and construction agreements for the oil and gas industries, negotiation of fuel storage facilities construction agreements for the oil industry, finance structuring. He has acted as main counsel of large foreign banks, private equity funds, construction companies, industrial companies, among others. He participates in the board of directors of several Mexican companies, some of which are listed in the Mexican Stock Exchange.
Cannizzo SC

8 Best Lawyers awards

Cannizzo SC logo

Overview

  • English
  • Italian
  • Spanish

  • Georgetown University, Master in Law, graduated 2000
  • Georgetown University, Business Administration Program, graduated 2000

  • Mexico, Vice Chair of the Real Estate Committee of the American Bar Association’s Section of International Law
  • English
  • Italian
  • Spanish
  • Mexico, Vice Chair of the Real Estate Committee of the American Bar Association’s Section of International Law
  • Georgetown University, Master in Law, graduated 2000
  • Georgetown University, Business Administration Program, graduated 2000

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2020 - Real Estate Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Real Estate Law, Mexico, Mexico (2020)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Mexico 2026 for work in:
  • Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Project Finance and Development Practice
  • Real Estate Law
Special Focus:
  • Real Estate

Case History

Cases
  • Infrastructure
The construction of several gas pipelines agreements involving 2,815 Km, in Mexico.
Transactions
  • Real Estate
Acquisition by U.S Real Estate Fund of six All-Inclusive Grand Tourism Resorts located at Mexican Caribbean and Pacific with value of USD $ 600 million dollars
  • Real Estate
The acquisition of more than 15 large hotel properties for a US fund during the past 5 years.

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