Construction · Real estate · Hospitality development
From land
to handover.
A boutique law firm focused on construction and real estate law in Mexico. We advise developers, investors and contractors at every stage: land acquisition, permits, structuring, construction, sales and operation.
Based in Mexico City · Projects nationwide
The firm
A boutique with a developer’s perspective.
Phasellus is a law firm specialized in construction, real estate and infrastructure law. We work with developers, investors, contractors and owners who need counsel that understands the business, not just the contract.
Prevention before disputes
We design contracts, guarantees and procedures so disputes don’t arise. If they do, the record is already built.
Business judgment
Every recommendation weighs the project’s cost, schedule and returns, not only legal risk.
Direct attention
A small, specialized team handles your matter from start to finish.
Practice areas
Six practice areas, one project.
Each area maps to a stage of the development cycle. We integrate them so construction contracts, permits and ownership structures speak the same language.
Construction law
Construction contracts, change orders, surety bonds and insurance, acceptance and closeout. Public and private works. Construction contracts, bonds, insurance and closeout. Learn more →Real estate and development
Land due diligence, acquisitions, trusts (fideicomisos) and joint ventures. Due diligence, acquisitions and trusts. Learn more →Condominiums and branded residences
Master condominium regimes, bylaws, pre-sales and hotel-branded residential programs. Regimes, bylaws and pre-sales. Learn more →Permits and regulatory
Environmental impact, land use and urban planning, licenses and federal maritime zone concessions. Environmental impact, land use, licenses and federal zone. Learn more →Hospitality
Hotel management and brand license agreements, rebrandings and renovations of operating hotels. Hotel agreements, rebrandings and renovations. Learn more →Disputes
Surety bond claims, civil and commercial construction litigation, labor defense and negotiation. Surety bonds, construction litigation and labor defense. Learn more →Project cycle
We stay with the project from start to finish.
- 01
Land
Title, cadastral, agrarian and federal zone due diligence.
- 02
Permits
Environmental impact, land use, licenses and concessions.
- 03
Structure
Trusts, joint ventures and ownership regime.
- 04
Construction
Contracts, bonds, insurance, social security compliance and claims.
- 05
Sales
Pre-sales, closings and branded residences.
- 06
Operation
Hotel agreements, condominium and regulatory compliance.
Experience
Experience from inside the project.
For more than ten years, our team has led the legal function of ultra-luxury hotel and residential developments operated by international hotel brands. We know projects from the side of those who develop, finance and build them.
For confidentiality, we do not disclose client or project names.
- 01 Construction, fit-out and opening of luxury hotels with nine-figure US dollar investments.
- 02 Recovery of surety bonds for contractor defaults in the hundreds of millions of pesos.
- 03 Creation and amendment of master condominiums and sub-condominiums in beachfront hotel-residential developments.
- 04 Pre-sales and closings of branded residences.
- 05 Environmental, urban planning and federal maritime zone authorizations in tourist destinations on Mexico’s Pacific and Caribbean coasts.
- 06 Legal counsel on the expansion of airport infrastructure within federal zones.
- 07 Rebranding and renovation of operating hotels.
- 08 Negotiation of contingent labor liabilities in construction projects.
Contact
Have a project coming up or a construction dispute?
Tell us the context. Everything you share is handled in strict confidence.
