Gabriela Saucedo-Garza
Biography
Gabriela joined Baker McKenzie in 2002, and is currently a partner in the Firm's Real Estate Practice Group in Monterrey. She also has prior experience working in the Real Estate & Infrastructure Practice Group in Baker McKenzie's New York office. She is mainly seasoned in Real Estate, practicing it since 2005, with general corporate law knowledge, and has fluent knowledge of real estate and infrastructure law.
Practice Focus
Gabriela has assisted clients in the negotiation of numerous real estate, construction, purchase, lease, donation, guarantee and real estate trust agreements. She also handled real estate and infrastructure due diligence matters for numerous companies.
Gabriela's experience includes working on the incorporation, modification, and analysis of easements, rights of way, National Water Concessions and has assisted clients in the demarcation and crossing of Federal Zone property limits in rail, highway and river boundaries. Her track record includes successfully carrying out title studies, title insurance negotiation and contracting, due diligence work, land use studies/changes and condominium regime studies and incorporation.
Gabriela has also supported clients in the expansion of their operations in Mexico, assisting them with the analysis of key relevant real estate issues to consider when expanding their operations in Mexico, as well as with the leasing of strategic commercial assets through acquisition of multiple properties. Additionally, she led clients' domestic market entry and exit strategies, including the acquisition, development and disposition of their properties.Representative Legal Matters
- Assisted clients in the luxury world industry in the establishment of its operations in Mexico, and all the regulatory aspects for the establishment of its operations in Mexico.
- Assisted in the establishment of one of the most important research and development centers in Monterrey, NL.
- Collaborated in real estate transactions for moving the premises of a US consulate in Nuevo Leon.
- Prepared and negotiated various real estate agreements such as letters of intent, lease, purchase, construction, deposit and donation agreements, among others.
- Lead on the market entry to Mexico and its growth and development of one of big US retail company, and later lead its market exit of Mexico.
- Assisted in the coordination of several global clients' divestitures from the Real Estate perspective, including the coordination of the real estate assets of the clients' portfolio in LATAM.
- Assisted clients in the expansion of its operations in Mexico, including the acquisition, development and disposition of its properties.
- Conducted title studies and title insurance.
- Prepared and negotiated corporate guarantee agreements.
- Participated in operations intended to create an entity through the purchase of clients' assets in several jurisdictions. This matter involved the transfer of employees without interrupting the business.
Admissions
- Mexico (1997)
Education
- University of Monterrey (2004)
Languages
- English
- Spanish
Previous Offices
- New York
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