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Projects | Latin America

Mexico

The projects chapters focus on the development; financing (limited and non-recourse); refinancing and acquisition / divestitures of large projects that arise from the capital intensive infrastructure and energy markets. Infrastructure projects include toll road, ports, rail and light rail systems, water desalination plants as well as social infrastructure such as hospitals, schools and prisons. In the energy sector, advice on projects includes refineries, pipelines, LNG and petrochemical terminals, power plants and wind power, waste-to-energy and hydro-wave technology. Clients in this sector include sponsors, special purpose vehicles, lenders such as banks and multilateral agencies, contractors and operators, and governments.

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Band 1

  1. Galicia Abogados, S.C.
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    Galicia Abogados, S.C.
    Projects
    2025 | Band 1 | 16 Years Ranked
    Galicia Abogados possesses a distinguished practice group which is revered for its outstanding capabilities in the projects arena in Mexico. The department benefits from a team that is skilled in handling infrastructure matters, winning mandates from notable clients to advise on energy projects such as oil and gas infrastructure, as well as transport and social infrastructure projects. Galicia Abogados frequently represents both sponsors and lenders in the development, financing and operation of greenfield and brownfield projects.
  2. Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes, S.C.
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    Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes, S.C.
    Projects
    2025 | Band 1 | 16 Years Ranked
    Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes is a market-leading firm that commands a stellar reputation for its expertise in the projects domain in Mexico. The team is particularly adept at assisting financial institutions acting as lenders with the development of energy projects. The practice group also boasts enviable experience advising on matters arising in the renewable energy sphere, with particular activity on solar projects. The firm offers additional prowess in the development of transport infrastructure projects. Conmex counts among the firm's new clients.
  3. Nader Hayaux & Goebel
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    Nader Hayaux & Goebel
    Projects
    2025 | Band 1 | 14 Years Ranked
    Nader Hayaux & Goebel is a front-running full-service firm that has a distinguished practice in Mexican infrastructure projects. The Mexico City-based team routinely advises on competitive tendering and the structuring and financing of PPPs, acting for lenders, project sponsors and awarding authorities. The projects practice group is active across a number of infrastructure classes, including energy and natural resources, transport and social infrastructure, with additional activity in water plants and solid waste disposal.
  4. Ritch Mueller
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    Ritch Mueller
    Projects
    2025 | Band 1 | 16 Years Ranked
    Ritch Mueller is a market-leading firm that earns plaudits for its prowess in the projects field in Mexico. The department routinely advises on project financing mandates, representing major national and international banks as lenders. The practice group additionally benefits from its significant involvement in energy infrastructure as well as transport projects, such as toll roads. Ritch Mueller's projects team enjoys additional sponsor-side involvement, particularly in the renewable energy space.
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Band 2

  1. CMS Woodhouse Lorente Ludlow SC
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    CMS Woodhouse Lorente Ludlow SC
    Projects
    2025 | Band 2 | 15 Years Ranked
    CMS Woodhouse Lorente Ludlow is an established international firm that has an active practice in the projects arena in Mexico. The department boasts expertise in advising public institutions and private clients on public bids. The projects practice group also has experience in energy, transport and social infrastructure, with activity on road, rail and water matters. Inter-American Development Bank and Grupo Azvi count among the firm's new client wins.
  2. Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C.
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    Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C.
    Projects
    2025 | Band 2 | 16 Years Ranked
    Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez is a renowned firm that fields noted expertise in representing Mexican and international clients in project development and financing mandates. The legal team boasts a consolidated practice representing lenders and sponsors, advising on energy and transport infrastructure projects, including gas pipelines.
  3. Greenberg Traurig, S.C.
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    Greenberg Traurig, S.C.
    Projects
    2025 | Band 2 | 10 Years Ranked
    Greenberg Traurig is a dynamic international firm that has a recognised projects practice in Mexico. The firm has solid experience in project finance, assisting domestic and foreign lenders as well as sponsors with raising funds through bank finance and securities issuances. Greenberg Traurig's projects practice group regularly advises on mandates relating to highways, as well as telecommunications infrastructure. Its newest clients include the state governments of Hidalgo, Sonora and Veracruz.
  4. Santamarina y Steta SC
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    Santamarina y Steta SC
    Projects
    2025 | Band 2 | 16 Years Ranked
    Santamarina y Steta is a longstanding firm that has a well-known projects department in Mexico. The legal team is well versed in energy projects, boasting particular activity in the financing and refinancing of power plants. Santamarina y Steta benefits from additional expertise in handling transport and social infrastructure projects, as well as infrastructure matters for the agricultural and forestry sectors.
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Band 3

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    COMAD, S.C.
    Projects
    2025 | Band 3 | 14 Years Ranked
    COMAD is an established firm that is highly involved in infrastructure projects in Mexico and boasts special expertise in matters arising during the construction phase of infrastructure matters. The projects practice group is often retained to resolve disputes relating to projects. COMAD is also particularly active in urban transport infrastructure. Banco Centroamericano de Integración Económica and Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo count among COMAD's new client additions.
  2. Holland & Knight
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    Holland & Knight
    Projects
    2025 | Band 3 | 1 Years Ranked
    Holland & Knight is a well-regarded international firm with offices in both Mexico City and Monterrey. The firm's active projects practice is routinely called upon by national and multinational organisations to assist with the financing and development of a range of mandates involving electricity, oil and gas, and social infrastructure projects. Microsoft is one of Holland & Knight's new client wins.
  3. Jones Day
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    Jones Day
    Projects
    2025 | Band 3 | 13 Years Ranked
    Jones Day is a reputable global firm that earns praise for its activity in the projects space in Mexico and is frequently retained by national development financial institutions as lenders, as well as large energy companies acting as sponsors. The legal team is also deeply involved in renewable energy projects, such as wind farms and solar energy plants.
  4. Pérez-Llorca
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    Pérez-Llorca
    Projects
    2025 | Band 3 | 7 Years Ranked
    Pérez-Llorca is a well-regarded firm in Mexico that fields expertise in the financing of energy projects. The legal team is involved in the power sector, advising on oil and gas infrastructure and renewable solutions such as wind farms. Pérez-Llorca retains a strong client base among local and foreign banks, as well as key players from the energy sector.
  5. Ramos, Ripoll & Schuster
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    Ramos, Ripoll & Schuster
    Projects
    2025 | Band 3 | 1 Years Ranked
    Ramos, Ripoll & Schuster possesses an active projects department with a presence in both Guadalajara and Mexico City. The practice group is regularly retained by local and international clients to advise on the financing and development of various transportation projects, including rail and road infrastructure, as well as energy projects such as power generation plants.
  6. White & Case SC
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    White & Case SC
    Projects
    2025 | Band 3 | 16 Years Ranked
    White & Case is an active international firm with a solid projects offering in Mexico. The legal team routinely represents private lenders, as well as well-known institutional investors and funds, in the financing and refinancing of infrastructure projects in the transport, oil and gas, and energy sectors.