Our maritime and ports experience spans across cruise ship, cargo and oil & gas offshore operations.  Our ports practice focuses on terminal concessions and contracts with integral port administrators, and includes port facility and infrastructure development, EPC contracting and specialty equipment procurement.  On the maritime front we advise on charter parties and contracts of affreightment, marine pollution, and ship finance, including in connection with Pemex offshore contracting.

Our aviation practice covers the full scope of the aviation ecosystem, including airlines, private aircraft, business jets, helicopters, aircraft lessors, MROs and aerospace manufacturers.  We focus on providing practical and insightful legal advice on the arrangements underlying the industry such as aircraft acquisition, finance and leasing, MRO contracts.  We routinely interact with Mexico’s aviation regulator in connection with our air carrier concessions, permits and the supervision of aerospace manufacturing standards Our airports experience includes all legal aspects of airport facility and infrastructure development and operation.

We have developed a railroad practice over the years, thanks to our close advisory role to Class I railroads active in Mexico as well as our representation of other relevant players in the industry, including global companies engaged in the leasing of rolling stock and the manufacturing, repair and maintenance of locomotives and railcars.  Our expertise spans across railroad infrastructure and services, concessions, permits, rights-of-way matters, trackage rights and the operational regulatory framework applicable to the railroad industry.

Our surface transportation experience includes advising road carriers on different types of operation models (i.e., LTL, FTL, STL) including applicable foreign investment restrictions.  We understand the essential connectivity function afforded that logistics and freight forwarding relationships, warehousing arrangements and cross-border “in-transit” cargo services.  Our close working experience with global courier and parcel companies that do business in Mexico has positioned our Firm as a strategic advisor to last mile delivery services.

We are committed to advising clients at the forefront of emerging urban mobility technologies. Our experience encompasses automobile and helicopter ride-hailing platforms as well as urban bicycle systems, positioning us to guide clients navigating the legal and regulatory challenges of these rapidly evolving transportation solutions.

Mexico’s transportation sector operates within a framework of concession-based regulation, sector-specific permitting requirements, foreign investment restrictions and international treaty obligations that create a dense regulatory environment for domestic and foreign participants alike. The Firm’s transportation practice works in close coordination with our competition and antitrust, tax, environmental, real estate, and project finance practice groups, providing comprehensive regulatory coverage from the earliest stages of a transaction or project. For international clients entering the Mexican transportation market, we combine transactional depth with the regulatory knowledge and market familiarity that allow them to evaluate and execute opportunities with confidence. For Mexican transportation companies expanding their operations or seeking international capital, we provide coordinated support across the legal dimensions that cross-border activity requires.