Juan Salvador Vázquez Silveyra

BIO

Juan Salvador Vázquez Silveyra boasts extensive professional experience as a lawyer, with a primary focus on various aspects of foreign investment in Mexico. His practice encompasses a wide range of areas, including, but not limited to, real estate and infrastructure projects, transactional matters, regulatory compliance, corporate law, and labor law.

EDUCATION

• Changzhou University; Doing Business in China Course (Changzhou, Jiangsu, China 2023).

• Facultad Libre de Derecho de Monterrey; Certificate in Trusts Course, (Monterrey, Mexico 2010).

• Georgetown University Law Center; Certificate in Contracts Course (Washington, USA 2009).

• Instituto Mexicano de Profesionales Inmobiliarios (IMPI); Certificate in Real Estate Course (Monterrey, México 2005).

• Coparmex; Certificate in Management for Small and Medium Businesses Course (Monterrey, México 1999).

• Universidad Regiomontana, Bachelor in Law with Honorary Mention (Monterrey, México 1998).

RELEVANT MATTERS

• Has provided legal representation to foreign clients, including foreign countries, facilitating due diligence processes, title report preparations, administrative tasks, and title regularization for the acquisition of real estate intended for industrial and mixed-use projects across Mexico. These projects encompass residential, retail, office, and hotel developments, with transaction values ranging from US$1,000,000.00 to US$100,000,000.00.
• Has been actively involved in several merger and acquisition initiatives, overseeing due diligence procedures, and negotiating legal agreements involving labor, real estate, and infrastructure for multinational corporations spanning industries such as mining, automotive, food, electronics, iron and steel, and financial services.
• Has represented clients in various construction projects for industrial buildings, residential complexes, and offices. He has negotiated construction contracts with various modalities, with these projects collectively amounting to investments exceeding US$100,000,000.00.
• Has also played a crucial role in negotiating “built to suit” agreements and leases for existing industrial buildings on behalf of both national and foreign clients, with investments surpassing US$100,000,000.00.
• Has provided strategic guidance, negotiation support, and legal drafting assistance for real estate investment projects, utilizing structures such as partnerships, joint ventures, and trusts.
• His extensive expertise extends to due diligence, acquisition, and financing of mining projects, with investments reaching up to US$400,000,000.00.
• Has actively contributed to the planning and execution of sophisticated legal frameworks for the development and operation of mixed-use communities in cities such as Monterrey, Querétaro, Mérida, and other tourist destinations in Mexico. This involvement has included strategic planning, regulatory analysis, and drafting of special purpose vehicles, institutional investment agreements, private equity funds, and urban community master plans.

PUBLICATIONS:

• Author of “Mining Law in Mexico: An Overview”.

• Author of “Latin American Mining Handbook”, Mexico Chapter.

• Revised Second Edition, “Doing Business in Mexico”, Mining Chapter.