Legal counsel for every stage of development.

Contracts and procedures that protect a project’s budget, schedule and quality, in private and public works.

• Lump-sum, unit-price and cost-plus construction contracts.
• Supply and installation, design, supervision and project management agreements.
• Change order, cost adjustment and liquidated damages procedures.
• Advance payment, performance and hidden defects surety bonds; construction and liability insurance.
• Acceptance of works, final settlement and administrative closeout of contractors.
• Federal and state public works.
• Social security compliance on site: SIROC, REPSE and specialized services.

Legal certainty over land and investment structures that withstand an audit and grow with the project.

• Title, cadastral, agrarian (ejido) and federal zone due diligence.
• Acquisitions, purchase and sale, and notarization.
• Investment, guarantee and escrow trusts: formation, assignment of rights, divestment and termination.
• Joint ventures: corporate governance, bidding committees and procurement policies.
• Project corporate vehicles.

Ownership regimes for mixed-use developments where hotels, residences and shared infrastructure coexist.

• Creation and amendment of master condominiums and sub-condominiums.
• Bylaws, owners’ meeting strategy and appointment of administrators.
• Enforcement of bylaws against owners: unauthorized works and vacation rentals.
• Pre-sale structures: trust beneficiary rights, rights of first refusal and conditions subsequent.
• Branded residence programs and shared facilities agreements.

Federal, state and municipal authorizations so the project can start and operate without contingencies.

• Regional and site-specific environmental impact statements; amendments and extensions.
• Land use, municipal and partial urban development programs.
• Construction, operating and business licenses.
• Federal maritime zone concessions and preferential rights.
• Removal of reclaimed land from the federal public domain.

Legal support for hotel assets during construction, opening and operation with international hotel brands.

• Administration and compliance of hotel management agreements.
• Technical services and brand license agreements.
• Rebrandings and hotel conversions.
• Renovations while the hotel remains in operation.
• Personal data protection and regulatory compliance in operations.

When prevention is not enough, we arrive with the record built and a strategy aligned with the business.

• Judicial and out-of-court surety bond claims for contractor defaults.
• Civil and commercial litigation arising from construction contracts.
• Disputes between condominium owners and the administration.
• Labor defense and negotiation of contingent liabilities.