Baker McKenzie Abogados, S.C.'s Tijuana office is a key component of the international firm’s network in Mexico, which is complemented by additional offices in Mexico City, Monterrey, Guadalajara and Ciudad Juárez. The team, which is particularly well-placed to advise on cross-border mandates in collaboration with colleagues in the United States, is particularly adept at handling maquiladora operations, international trade and supply chain matters. Additional areas of expertise include corporate and commercial law, M&A transactions, real estate, energy and infrastructure, compliance and dispute resolution. The office is home to the firm’s managing partner in Mexico, José (Pepe) Larroque, who specialises in the acquisition, development and financing of real estate and infrastructure projects across Mexico and Latin America; his practice also takes in banking and finance, corporate and tax law. Carlos Larios draws on extensive experience in corporate governance, compliance and M&A, regularly advising international companies on the consolidation of operations in Mexico. Senior counsel, and national environmental and climate law practice lead, Federico Ruanova routinely advises clients on compliance with environmental impact, air emissions, water and wastewater, hazardous and non-hazardous waste, and occupational health and safety regulations. Counsel María Ofelia Guajardo Calvillo has particular expertise assisting maquila-sector clients with M&A and joint venture transactions and corporate and foreign investment matters.

With a strong presence on both sides of the US-Mexico border, Cacheaux, Cavazos & Newton operates from offices across Mexico – in Tijuana, Monterrey, Querétaro, Ciudad Juárez, Guadalajara, Mexico City, Reynosa and Matamoros – and in the United States, in Austin, San Antonio and McAllen. The firm’s Tijuana base is ideally positioned to serve clients operating in Northwestern Mexico and California-based clients north of the border. The team assists multinationals, domestic companies and investors with a range of transactional and advisory mandates. The office’s key contact is Javier Zapata, who specialises in corporate and M&A transactions, labour and employment matters, real estate operations, foreign investment and maquila-related issues.

Founded in 1964, De Hoyos y Avilés has a longstanding track record and a particularly broad footprint across Northwestern Mexico and the border region, with offices in Tijuana, Mexicali, San Luis Río Colorado, Los Cabos, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Reynosa, Matamoros, Guadalajara and Mexico City. The Tijuana office serves a predominantly US-based clientele, in addition to assisting major domestic players in the energy, manufacturing and real estate segments. Core areas of expertise include litigation, M&A and transactional real estate mandates. Managing partner and international litigation practice lead Jorge E. de Hoyos Walther is the key contact; his areas of expertise include civil and commercial litigation, class actions and arbitration enforcement, along with real estate matters. Ignacio Ochoa Alldredge, who chairs the amparo practice group, focuses on commercial and real estate litigation and appellate work before both state and federal courts; while Ignacio Avilés Bustillos, head of the civil and commercial litigation group, is also experienced in real estate disputes, banking litigation and labour and employment law.