Holland & Knight México, S.C.

The team at Holland & Knight México, S.C. is well-placed to advise developers and financial institutions on the development and financing of hospitality, industrial, commercial, retail and residential real estate projects. Additional areas of expertise for the group include tax structuring, environmental and urban planning and the structuring of REITs. The practice is jointly directed by Mexico City-based Adrián Gay Lasa and Guillermo Uribe, along with Monterrey-based Francisco Andrés Gámez Garza. Gay Lasa specialises in advising Mexican and international companies on corporate finance transactions, asset-backed securitisations and commercial leasing mandates; Uribe majors on real estate acquisitions, capital markets transactions and structured finance matters. Gámez Garza, for his part, focuses on corporate law, M&A, financings and real estate transactions. Also based in Monterrey, senior counsel Glafira Mercado deals with sales, acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, leases and construction. Mexico City-based Jorge González Carlini is the key name to note at associate level.