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

The ‘robust’, ’dynamic’ and ‘well-connected’ practice group at Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C. is well-placed to handle the gamut of transactional, financing and regulatory real estate mandates. Core areas of expertise include the acquisition, leasing and transfer of Mexican real estate assets; the development, management and operation of real estate projects; and permitting, zoning and agrarian matters. The firm’s corporate law strength is reflected in its work on joint ventures and real estate fund formation, and both multinational and domestic developers, tourism and hospitality companies, real estate funds, CKDs, CERPIs and FIBRAs regularly look to the group for support. Leadership is shared between Mexico City-based Carlos de Icaza and Monterrey office lead Francisco Montalvo, De Icaza draws on experience providing investors with environmental, real estate and transactional advice for their Mexican ventures involving tourist, retail and residential properties. Montalvo, for his part, specialises in the acquisition and divestiture of assets in northern Mexico, while allso based in Monterrey, Badir Treviño-Mohamed is noted for his knowledge of regulatory and transactional real estate mandates. Additional key contacts at the Mexico City office include Carlos del Río (M&A, private equity and real estate transactions); counsel Alejandro Castelló, who assists pension funds and with real estate investments and environmental matters; and associate Brenda Elizondo. Counsels Valentina Villa and Carlos Yamamoto left the firm in November and December 2024, respectively.