Best Lawyers in Mexico for Real Estate Law

PRACTICE AREAS Corporate, mergers and acquisitions, real estate and private equity. ASSOCIATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS Mexican Bar Association. World Services Group. Lex Mundi. International Bar Association. International Corporate Governance Network. Corporate Governance 2019 (Q&A): Mexico for Chambers & Partners. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Incumbent managing partner of the firm and member of its executive committee. Since 1994 has focused on the planning and execution of national and cross-...

Fernando Orrantia Dworak focuses his practice in the real estate, commercial and corporate law aspects of clients participating in diverse industries, including port services, petrochemical, and hospitality services, advising clients in complex international joint venture operations, mergers, acquisition and divestitures of operations and assets, as well as domestic and cross border financing related to his client’s activities. Mr. Orrantia also advises clients in the environmental aspe...

Maria Isabel Sanchez Quirarte is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Banking and Finance Law, Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Real Estate Law. Maria Isabel, who practices law in Juárez (Chihuahua), Mexico, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Maria Isabel is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

PRACTICE AREAS Contracts, corporate law, mergers and acquisitions. ASSOCIATIONS International Bar Association (IBA). Lex Mundi. Global Leaders Forum. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Has participated in the planning and implementation of commercial cross-border and local transactions, including: joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations, real estate. Project manager of a number of transactions and coordinator of legal opinions for foreign clients and law firms.

Partner since 2016 in charge of Real Estate, Mergers and Acquisitions and Corporate Law E-Mail: rperez@counselors.com.mx Education: Graduated from Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua, Law School, Chihuahua Campus (1997). Degree obtained: Licenciado en Derecho (Comparable to an American J.D.). MPL from Yale School of Managment (2017) Born: Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, October 13, 1980 Biography: He has been practicing real estate and corporate law, for the past 27 years. Ricardo has represe...

Rafael is Sánchez Devanny's Managing Partner. He also heads the firm’s Real Estate, Infrastructure, and Hospitality practice. He has more than twenty-one years of experience advising local and international clients in real estate transactions, including acquisitions, leases, and construction contracts for commercial, housing, industrial, hospitality, and retail projects. Prior to joining Sánchez Devanny, Rafael was a partner at an international law firm. He is fluent in En...

Adrián del Paso is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Life Sciences Practice, Project Finance and Development Practice and Real Estate Law. Adrián, who practices law in Mexico City, Mexico, has been recognized since 2019. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Adrián is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

José Antonio Diez de Bonilla Martinez focuses his practice on real estate matters, with an emphasis on mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, and development transactions across various industries, including hospitality and retail. His experience spans the negotiation, documentation, and closing of the sale, purchase, financing, construction, development, and operation of residential, commercial, mixed-use, industrial and resort projects, including hotels, golf courses, and marina...

Aarón has more than 38 years of national and international experience in corporate transactions, M&A, joint ventures, banking and financing, including transactions in the hospitality and industrial real estate sectors. He has received numerous acknowledgements on behalf of the most reputable legal directories for his outstanding work.

Stefano Amato focuses his practice on real estate, corporate, finance and M&A transactions, with more than 20 years of experience. He has been involved and has acted as leading counsel in many strategic transactions in Mexico, some of them for several hundred million dollars, among which, the sales of insurance companies, pension funds and hotel chains. He has acted as main counsel of large shopping centers, industrial establishments, high tech enterprises, foreign banks, entertainment co...

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 ...

Bernardo Espinosa is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Bernardo, who practices law in Mexico City, Mexico, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Bernardo is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.