Global firm Baker McKenzie Abogados, S.C.'s longstanding Monterrey office constitutes a key element of the firm’s Mexican network, which is also made up of bases in Mexico City, Ciudad Juárez, Guadalajara and Tijuana. The group’s collective expertise takes in corporate and M&A, dispute resolution, labour and employment, international trade, real estate and tax law. Key contacts include national employment practice group lead Ricardo Castro Garza; José González Elizondo (corporate, M&A, banking and finance, restructuring); Alfonso Cortez Fernández (litigation and arbitration); Juan Bernardo García, who chairs both the firm’s global real estate practice group and the Mexican national department; Alfonso García Lozano (labour and employment law); Roxana Gómez Orta and Jorge Salazar Cebrian (tax law); Javier Jaime González (dispute resolution); Javier Navarro and Fernando Treviño (litigation and arbitration); Rodrigo Montemayor (corporate and commercial law, M&A, securities matters); and Hugo López Miranda (international trade). Gabriela Saucedo, who was promoted to the partnership in January 2025, specialises in real estate and infrastructure law. Associate Alexandra Cavazos has focused her practice on projects and infrastructure, corporate and commercial law and real estate.

The team at Basham, Ringe y Correa, S.C. is well-placed to assist domestic and international investors seeking to establish manufacturing operations across Northern Mexico, offering expertise in corporate and M&A, real estate, labour, business immigration, tax and international trade. The group is supported by teams in Mexico City, Querétaro and León. Monterrey office lead partner Carlos Velázquez de León specialises in corporate and M&A, foreign investment matters and real estate. David Puente Tostado, who deals with collective and individual labour law, social security matters and commercial litigation; and Rodrigo Gardner, who handles corporate and commercial law, M&A transactions, foreign investment and regulatory compliance, are also noted. Recent mandates of note include advising Stirling Square Capital Partners on its acquisition of Tapì America from Wise Equity; and assisting Vichisa with the expansion of its manufacturing facility in Meoqui, Chihuahua.

Noted for its ‘extensive knowledge and vast experience’, the team at Monterrey-based labour and employment boutique Bufete Amado Díaz is equipped to handle the gamut of labour, employment and business immigration mandates. Core areas of expertise for the ‘exceptional group of lawyers’ include labour audits, preventative counselling, collective bargaining, litigation and immigration advice. Clients from corporations in the retail, heavy industry and food and drink segments regularly look to the group for support. Managing partner Amado Díaz Pérez, who is praised for his ‘service-oriented attitude’, specialises in preventive and corrective labour consulting mandates and related litigation. Leopoldo Espinosa, lauded for his ‘extensive experience’ and ‘practical approach’, is an additional key contact.

The ‘highly specialised and customer-focused’ team at Monterrey-based boutique Canales is well-placed to advise on banking and finance, private equity, corporate and M&A, energy, wealth management, real estate and infrastructure mandates. The group is frequently instructed by domestic and international banks, real estate developers, private equity funds and domestic and multinational corporations. Recent work highlights include advising Operadora Meor on the negotiation of a credit transaction; and assisting Grupo Tampico on the sale of a plot of land in Altamira, Tamaulipas. Key contacts include Bernardo Canales, who specialises in corporate law, M&A, banking and finance, real estate and aviation law; Ana de la Paz, who has focused her practice on corporate and M&A, transactional real estate mandates and project development work; Emilio Sáenz (M&A transactions, restructurings and the financing and development of energy projects); Sergio Dávila (banking and finance, capital markets, M&A and real estate); and Mauricio Montes Sepúlveda (capital markets, financings and real estate law).

Monterrey-based boutique firm CEM Abogados is equipped to advise clients working in the retail, automotive, real estate and financial services segments on a range of banking and finance, corporate, foreign investment and real estate mandates. The team displays additional capabilities in assisting private clients with wealth management matters. Key contacts include founding partner Tomás Cantú González (corporate law); Luis Gerardo Martínez González (banking and finance, corporate and M&A, real estate and wealth management); Arturo Lozano (corporate and M&A); and Francisco José Palau (banking and finance, corporate and M&A, private equity, real estate).

Chevez Ruiz Zamarripa's Monterrey group, while primarily known for its tax consulting and litigation strength, is also well-placed to advise on labour, compliance, real estate and wealth management mandates. Ramón Orendain leads the office and is well-versed in the defence of domestic and international clients in tax litigation before state and federal courts. Additional key contacts include Rodrigo Troncoso (tax consulting and litigation, corporate and commercial matters and real estate transactions); Luis Manuel Ramírez, Marcela Villarreal, Aurelio Aguilar and Marco de la Fuente (tax consulting mandates); national labour and employment practice group co-head Miguel Ángel Cantú; compliance practice co-head Jorge Luis Díaz; and José Alberto Mesta (tax consulting, portfolio investment structuring and wealth management). César Meraz left the firm in March 2025.

Lauded for its ‘attention to detail’, Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C.’s Monterrey-based team collaborates closely with its peers in Mexico City to assist real estate developers, funds banks and corporate clients with a range of transactional and advisory real estate mandates. Real estate specialist Francisco Montalvo directs the Monterrey office and draws on extensive experience advising multinationals and domestic conglomerates on property and portfolio acquisitions, site development matters and the acquisition and divestiture of assets located in Northern Mexico. Key contact Badir Treviño-Mohamed specialises in advising developers, administrators and investors on transactions involving industrial, retail, commercial, tourist and residential real estate. Associate Andrea González Pérez supports on transactional real estate and corporate law matters. Recent work of note for the group includes advising Fibra Macquarie on the acquisition of land in Pesquería, Nuevo León for the development of an industrial park; and assisting Finsa Real Estate Management III with securing financing for the build-to-suit construction of a production facility in Santa Catarina, Nuevo León.

Monterrey-based IP-focused firm De Hoyos Koloffon is highly specialised in advising on copyrights, trade marks, patents and IP strategy, including portfolio protection, enforcement, litigation and compliance. The firm draws on additional expertise in corporate law, commercial litigation and tax matters; its client base routinely features small and medium-sized enterprises, startups and leading multinationals. Founding partner Gilberto de Hoyos Koloffon is the group’s key contact and is equipped to handle the range of advisory and contentious IP mandates. Alejandra Garza Domínguez, who plays a central role in the group’s IP strategy, along with protection, litigation and compliance matters, is also noted.

The ‘well-coordinated’, ‘professional’ team at Monterrey-based boutique De la Garza y Acosta, S.C. is highly specialised in civil, commercial and administrative litigation, with particular strength in banking and insurance matters related to civil liability, earthquakes, fires and cases of force majeure. The group, which is noted for its ‘great proactivity’, is also well-versed in commercial arbitration, corporate-related disputes, compensation claims for civil liability, administrative litigation and appeals against regulatory fines; it is frequently instructed by insurance and reinsurance, retail, mining and financial services-sector clients. Leadership is shared between ‘outstanding lawyer’ Carlos de la Garza, who garners praise for his ‘superior level of understanding of the law’; and Raúl Acosta, who is singled out by one client as ‘one of the best trial lawyers in Mexico’. Both have focused their practice on civil, commercial and administrative litigation. Associate Enrique Tamez, who focuses on civil and commercial litigation and arbitration, is also noted.

The key contact at Dentons López Velarde's Monterrey office is managing partner Gregorio Canales, whose broad practice encompasses financing and M&A transactions, corporate law, international trade matters, real estate and energy law. Canales has noted experience advising foreign companies that conduct business in Mexico on corporate and commercial matters, in particular those from the Far East – he currently serves as South Korea’s Honorary Consul in Northeastern Mexico. Senior associate Mercedes Espinoza, who specialises in advisory and contentious labour, employment and social security matters, is an additional name to note.

EC Rubio, which also maintains offices in Mexico City, Irapuato, León, Puebla, Querétaro, Chihuahua and Ciudad Juárez, opened the doors of its Monterrey location in April 2024 following its merger with local firm Fegamo & Vasaf. The team’s collective expertise takes in banking and finance, corporate and M&A, real estate, labour, tax, business immigration and wealth management. Key contacts include David Ken Fujii (corporate law, foreign trade, labour, business immigration and real estate); Juan Salvador Vázquez Silveyra (foreign investment, regulatory compliance, corporate law, labour); Miguel Angel Ferriz (banking and finance, corporate and commercial law, real estate); Salvador Garza (commercial and corporate law, foreign trade and regulatory matters); and Raúl Lara (labour law, compliance and business immigration). Senior associate Alberto Palavichini Esquivel specialises in commercial and civil litigation. Ricardo Morales Barrón left the firm in February 2025. However, tax planning specialist David Bermúdez Elizondo joined the firm in June of the same year.

Notable full-service firm Galicia Abogados S.C. opened the doors of its Monterrey office in 2016. Since then, the ‘pragmatic and efficient’ team has consolidated a reputation for advising domestic industrial groups, investment funds, financial institutions and international companies on a range of legal matters that includes banking and finance, corporate and M&A, bankruptcy and restructuring, real estate, international trade, tax and dispute resolution. Leadership of the office is entrusted to Eugenio Sepúlveda (who also co-heads the firm’s national bankruptcy and restructuring group), and transactional specialist Rosemarie McLaren. Sepúlveda focuses on insolvency and financial transactions; while the ‘pragmatic and decisive’ McLaren specialises in banking and finance work, routinely handling local and cross border, bilateral and syndicated loans, as well as commercial real estate and general corporate financing mandates. Additional key contacts include associates Andrés Caro de la Fuente, who handles debt and corporate restructurings, civil and commercial litigation, financings and M&A transactions, along with compliance investigations; tax litigation specialist Alejandro Madero; Mariana Islas (M&A and real estate transactions); and Andrés Muñiz (customs and international trade). A recent mandate of note saw the team assist Grupo AIEn with the acquisition of the assets of Mercancías Salubres.

The practice at Garrigues was substantially bolstered by the office’s February 2025 merger with local firm Sánchez Devanny. The move leaves the resulting entity with offices situated in Mexico City, Monterrey and Querétaro. The Monterrey office originally opened its doors in 2001 and has consolidated a sterling reputation assisting clients in Northeastern Mexico across a broad range of practice areas, namely banking and finance, corporate and M&A, dispute resolution, labour, international trade and customs, real estate, and tax and wealth management. Recent mandates of note have seen the team advise GU Plumbing on the acquisition of an industrial plant in of Saltillo, Coahuila; and assist Triple M Metal Inmuebles with its Mexican expansion project through the acquisition of industrial land. Office managing partner Ernesto Silvas Medina specialises in sale and purchase transactions, project finance, securities matters and corporate finance. Additional key contacts include Rafael Villamar Ramos, who focuses on real estate and infrastructure transactions, including the negotiation of leases, purchases, and construction contracts for commercial, residential, industrial and hospitality properties; Ricardo León Santacruz (tax optimisation and transfer pricing); Arturo Garza Mátar (tax advisory work, M&A transactions and corporate restructuring processes); and Roberto Serralde, who handles international trade, customs and tax litigation matters. The key names to note at principal associate level are Verónica Esquivel Patiño (civil and commercial litigation and arbitration); Alfredo Villarreal Hansmann (real estate and infrastructure transactions); Lourdes González Rosete (corporate, banking and finance and real estate); and Hugo Gutiérrez Flores (advisory and contentious labour and employment law).

The ‘technically outstanding’ Monterrey team at ‘multidisciplinary and international firm’ Hogan Lovells is noted for its handling of banking and finance, corporate and M&A, dispute resolution, real estate, project finance and tax work. Hailed for its ‘sensitivity, practicality, technical knowledge and availability to solve the problems that arise’, the group is regularly called upon by lenders and borrowers (including Mexican states and municipalities), with sub-sovereign financing mandates. The practice is also frequently instructed by domestic and international companies working in the retail, energy, finance and insurance segments seeking assistance with corporate law matters and M&A transactions. Recent work highlights have included advising TC Energía Mexicana on CFE’s $471m investment in Transportadora de Gas Natural de La Huasteca; and assisting BNP Paribas Personal Finance with the design and implementation of a tax strategy. Key contacts include René Arce Lozano, who specialises in the financing of public infrastructure projects and securitisations; and Guillermo González Frankenberger, whose broad practice encompasses M&A and financial transactions, real estate and corporate governance. For his part, Jaime Espinosa handles advisory and contentious tax matters; while Alejandro García González focuses on arbitration and commercial, civil and administrative litigation. Counsel Ana Catalina Decanini has dedicated her practice to corporate and commercial law, financings and real estate transactions. At senior associate-level, the key contacts are David Esquivel, who focuses on tax consulting; and Teresa Garza Lozano, who primarily deals with contentious tax work.

International giant Holland & Knight México, S.C. landed in Monterrey in August 2021 when it merged with Thompson & Knight, thereby adding a local office. The collective expertise of the group takes in energy and natural resources, banking and finance, corporate and M&A, compliance, dispute resolution, international trade, labour and social security, real estate and tax. A recent mandate of note saw the team assist Napoleon–Wolf Steel with the establishment of its new Mexican operation and an expansion of its industrial facilities. Office executive partner Gabriel Ruiz specialises in corporate, energy, real estate and financings and has particular expertise in the development of oil, gas and energy projects. Additional key contacts include Francisco Andrés Gámez Garza (corporate law, transactional real estate matters, environmental advisory); José Ricardo Ibarra (corporate law, tax consulting and litigation); Gerardo Prado (corporate and commercial law, M&A, energy and natural resources); Humberto Morales Barrón (corporate law, corporate governance and compliance); Jaime Israel Moreno (corporate, M&A, banking and finance); Oscar Alejandro Quiroz (corporate law, internal investigations); and Alejandro Sánchez Mújica (M&A transactions, financings and IP). The names to note at senior counsel-level are Francisco García (labour and social security matters); Rogelio Azcárraga (corporate and commercial law, M&A transactions); Glafira Mercado (real estate, corporate law); and David Alberto Zavala (corporate, M&A and contracts law).

Established in 1985, Monterrey-based boutique firm Iglesias Abogados has a longstanding reputation for providing support across a broad range of business law practice areas. The firm has particular expertise in corporate law – including joint ventures, strategic alliances and M&A transactions – as well as financings and real estate transactions. The latter encompasses lease agreements, property purchases and sales, as well as the structuring of real estate investment funds. The group is also noted for its wealth management and tax advisory services, serving both a domestic and international client base. Founding partner Enrique Iglesias Elizondo leads on tax, estate planning, real estate and corporate law matters. Additional names to note include Enrique Iglesias Segovia, who advises on estate planning, project structuring and corporate and M&A work; and senior associate Georgina Valeria Carrillo, who focuses on contracts law, estate planning, real estate, project development and corporate transactions.

Highly specialised in ADR and litigation, Monterrey-based boutique firm Mateos | Hoyt & Asociados also offers expertise in corporate and contractual law, tax, real estate and business immigration. The firm represents a broad range of clients, among them domestic and multinational business and financial institutions. The key contacts are Roland Hoyt García, who brings deep experience in commercial arbitration, corporate law, real estate and anti-corruption matters to the table; Héctor Mateos Urbina, who is noted for his expertise in commercial, civil, constitutional and criminal litigation; and Paulino Decanini, who also handles civil and commercial litigation.

April 2024 saw Iberian firm Pérez-Llorca gain a local office in Monterrey following its merger with Mexico City-headquartered firm González Calvillo. Ricardo Morales Barrón, who joined the firm from EC Rubio in February 2025, is the group’s key contact and has extensive experience in corporate and commercial law, M&A transactions, banking and finance, regulatory compliance and IP. Also noted are senior associates Mercedes Maldonado Gracia (corporate law matters, asset sales, matters of foreign investment, IP), and Jaime Luis Mora Valadez (advisory and contentious labour matters); and associate Andrés Torres Gómez (corporate law, M&A, real estate and business immigration) who arrived from ADH Tax and Legal S.C. in March 2025.

Founded in 2015 by Gabriel Peña Mouret, Peña Mouret Abogados is a Monterrey-based boutique firm offering support across a range of advisory and transactional matters. The group has established a reputation in corporate law, M&A financing arrangements, financial restructurings, debt and capital markets transactions, real estate and mediation. Peña Mouret, formerly of Kuri Breña, Sánchez Ugarte y Aznar, brings extensive experience across corporate and commercial law, M&A, international trade, real estate and banking and finance to the table; he is regularly instructed by domestic and international companies to advise on cross-border transactions. Associate Estefanía Moreno Salazar is also noted and supports Peña Mouret on transactional mandates.

Founded in 1907 and headquartered in Monterrey, Quintanilla Asociados is a boutique firm with long-standing experience advising both domestic and international clients on corporate law matters, including joint ventures and M&A transactions, in addition to private equity investments and succession planning mandates. Beyond its transactional work, the firm has capabilities in dispute resolution, offering representation in arbitration as well as civil, commercial, constitutional and administrative litigation. Managing director Jorge A. Quintanilla Gómez Noriega has notable expertise in corporate and M&A, private equity and succession planning. Also noted are Jorge A. Quintanilla Dieck – previously an associate at Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C. in Mexico City, he joined the firm as a partner and specialises in corporate law, M&A, private equity investments and corporate governance. Rounding out the group of partners, Galdino P. Quintanilla Dieck's practice is centred on commercial, civil, constitutional and administrative litigation and arbitration.

Adding to its existing offices in Guadalajara and Mexico City, Ramos, Ripoll & Schuster established its Monterrey outpost in October 2023 under the leadership of corporate/commercial and M&A specialist José Carlos Romero Loaiza. The same month, the firm hired Mario Jorge Yáñez from Hogan Lovells; long based in Monterrey, Yañéz specialises in M&A transactions, general corporate and commercial law and international trade. The collective expertise of the ‘very skilled’ team takes in corporate law, real estate, environmental and natural resources, project finance and matters of foreign investment.

Lauded for its ‘service level and professionalism’, Santamarina y Steta's Monterrey office is equipped to provide assistance to domestic and multinational companies in the manufacturing, energy, automotive, agribusiness, retail and finance sectors. The group’s expertise covers a broad range of practice areas that includes banking and finance, corporate law, capital markets, labour and employment, dispute resolution, real estate, antitrust, insurance, environment and projects. A recent mandate of note saw the team represent Minera Camino Rojo in collective conflicts initiated by the National Mining Union. Office managing partner César Cruz specialises in joint ventures, share and asset deals, corporate restructurings, financings and data privacy mandates. Additional key contacts include Juan Carlos de la Vega, who draws on substantial experience of individual and collective labour disputes in the mining and automotive sectors; Heriberto Garza (environmental, corporate, real estate and wealth management); Carlos Brehm (civil and commercial litigation, commercial arbitration, restructuring and internal investigations); labour litigation specialist Francisco Udave; and Guillermo Moreno (corporate law, M&A, project finance, compliance and AML). Of counsel Jorge Barrero majors on M&A, joint ventures, antitrust and wealth management; while counsels Jaime Vázquez and Nicolás Acevedo both handle labour law matters. The names to note at associate level are Ana Paula Ibarra and Daniela Flores – both deal with corporate law mandates, M&A transactions and joint ventures.

Established in 1965, distinguished Monterrey-based firm Santos-Elizondo, S.C. has grown into a highly-regarded legal outfit comprising over 50 lawyers. The team’s collective expertise takes in corporate and M&A, banking and finance, dispute resolution, real estate, energy, administrative law, antitrust and tax. Private equity funds, real estate developers and corporations in the energy, manufacturing and logistics segments all feature on the firm's roster. Recent mandates of note have included advising Urban Lab Topaz on securing a MXN$950m syndicated loan; and assisting heavy machinery distributor Grupo Madisa with the Mexican aspects of a note purchase agreement. The ‘pro-business’ team of ‘highly-trained professionals’ is coordinated by managing partner Eduardo Botello Adame, who specialises in corporate law, M&A and financing transactions, real estate matters and commercial litigation. Additional key contacts include the ‘meticulous’, ‘pro-business’ Guillermo Cantú Treviño, who majors on corporate law, M&A and estate planning; Mario Zambrano, whose broad practice takes in corporate and regulatory matters, real estate, project finance, foreign investment mandates and dispute resolution; and Jorge Alberto Arrambide, who handles corporate and commercial transactions, financings and bankruptcy proceedings. Ramiro Villarreal de la Garza (transactional, corporate and real estate law); Luis Santos Theriot (corporate law, tax planning, antitrust matters); Ricardo Martínez Leal (commercial litigation); Eduardo Manuel Garza Etienne (corporate law, restructuring, real estate); and the ‘serious, hard-working and very committed’ Gerardo Guajardo (corporate and commercial law, capital markets and real estate) are also noted. The firm was strengthened by the arrival of contentious and advisory tax specialist César Meraz from Chevez Ruiz Zamarripa in April 2025.

Established in 2007, Treviño Chávez Abogados is equipped to handle corporate and public law, commercial litigation, real estate, foreign trade and white-collar mandates. In terms of litigation, the team handles commercial and regulatory disputes before both state and federal courts,. The firm’s corporate capabilities cover transactional and governance matters, while its real estate efforts are centred on securing permits for rural and urban developments. The firm’s client base includes both domestic and multinational corporations in the retail, food and drink, heavy industry and automotive sectors. The group’s key contacts are founding partners Luis Joaquín Chávez and Arnulfo Treviño, who focus on litigation and corporate law, respectively.

Monterrey-based business law firm Villarreal VGF was founded by ex-Kuri Breña, Sánchez Ugarte y Aznar lawyers Alejandro Villarreal Santos, Luis García Campuzano and Felipe Fernández Peña in January 2016. The practice group primarily handle mandates involving banking and finance, corporate and M&A, compliance, capital markets, real estate and wealth management law. Villarreal Santos specialises in corporate and M&A, capital markets and wealth management; García Campuzano handles corporate law, compliance and both M&A and private equity transactions; while Fernández Peña handles corporate, banking and finance and real estate law. Additional names to note include Alfredo Gómez Pérez (banking and securities transactions, capital markets, M&A); Francisco Torres (M&A, insurance, antitrust); and Rafael Quevedo Muñiz (corporate law, capital markets, M&A). Of counsel Ramiro Villarreal Morales and counsel Carlos Aldrete Ancira draw on substantial in-house experience at CEMEX and FEMSA, respectively.