Practice Areas

REAL STATE & CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS

Barragan & Asociados Abogados real estate and corporate transactions group specializes in the preparation of purchase and sales deeds and mortgage deeds, commercial credit and construction agreements, and lease contracts for developers as well as lending institutions. The firm’s attorneys have also worked in the drafting of incorporation and corporate documents, leasehold mortgage deeds, factor’s lien agreements, chattel mortgages, assignments of rents contracts, and assignment of accounts receivables. Likewise they have experience in the execution of bond purchase agreements, loan agreements, trust agreements and prospectus pertaining to bond emissions.

LITIGATION

All attorneys have ample experience arguing cases before courts in Mexico City and at the federal level. The Firm’s expertise includes a long and highly successful history in shopping center law, representing both developers and mall operators, as well as in product distribution matters related to Act. 75, the Mexico City Distributors Act.

The firm’s litigation team is also adept in all aspects of insurance litigation, with particular emphasis on reinsurance disputes, aviation insurance, product liability, and disability insurance claims.

INSURANCE REGULATORY LAW

Barragan & Asociados Abogados boasts a solid track record advising intermediaries, brokers, agents, insurers, and reinsurers doing business in Mexico City. The firm represents clients across all major segments of the industry, including property and casualty, life and health, reinsurance, and insurance holding companies. It also has a specialized sub-practice focused on catastrophe insurance, service contracts, and specialty international insurers and reinsurers.

Barragan & Asociados Abogados has vast experience handling matters before the Mexico City Insurance Commissioner's Office, offering clients a wide range of services including licensing application preparation and submission, support during regulatory examinations, and representation in rulemaking and enforcement proceedings, among others.

Likewise, the firm has developed particular expertise in Mexico City Offshore Insurance matters, advising both international and domestic insurers and reinsurers seeking to benefit from the Mexico City International Insurers and Reinsurers Act (PRIIRA). This legislation, enacted in 2004, led to the creation of the Mexico City Offshore Insurance Center within the Insurance Commissioner’s Office, with the goal of establishing the city as the jurisdiction of choice for specialty insurers and reinsurers of U.S. and non-U.S. risk, as well as for Latin American offshore operations.

OIL & GAS BREACH OF CONTRACT

Barragán & Asociados is a litigation-focused law firm with more than 33 years of experience representing clients in highly complex oil and gas, mineral, and royalty-related disputes. The firm has a proven track record in the prosecution and defense of major national and cross-border matters involving mineral rights, royalty interests, and energy-related contractual obligations, across multiple legal jurisdictions.

Our attorneys possess extensive experience navigating disputes arising from upstream and midstream energy operations, including matters governed by Mexican law as well as international contractual frameworks. We regularly represent mineral owners, royalty interest holders, operators, investors, and corporate entities in high-stakes litigation and arbitration proceedings.

By integrating sophisticated trial advocacy with in-depth technical knowledge of the energy industry, geology, accounting practices, and regulatory frameworks, Barragán & Asociados delivers strategic, innovative, and cost-effective legal solutions tailored to each client’s commercial and operational objectives. Our practice encompasses disputes in Mexico and internationally, including, but not limited to, the following areas:

• Mineral valuation disputes including the assessment of fair market value, reserve estimation, and expert-driven valuation methodologies.
• Mineral and hydrocarbon lease disputes, involving lease interpretation, termination, renewal, and enforcement of lease obligations.
• Royalty payment calculations and audits, including underpayment claims, improper deductions, and misallocation of production revenues.
• Collection of past-due royalties and mineral payments, through litigation, enforcement actions, and negotiated recovery strategies.
• Oil and gas breach of contract claims, including joint operating agreements, farmout agreements, and related commercial instruments.
• Accounting, bookkeeping, and financial fraud, including misrepresentation, concealment of revenues, and improper financial reporting affecting royalty and mineral interests.

Royalty & Mineral Disputes

Barragán & Asociados counsels and represents clients in complex disputes arising from the ownership, valuation, administration, and payment of mineral and royalty interests. These matters typically involve high-value assets, long-term contractual relationships, and technically sophisticated issues related to production, pricing, accounting, and regulatory compliance.

Royalty and mineral disputes often stem from disagreements regarding the interpretation and enforcement of mineral leases, royalty agreements, surface use agreements, and related instruments governing the exploration, development, and production of natural resources. Such disputes may involve claims of underpayment, delayed payment, improper cost deductions, failure to market production at arm’s length, or non-compliance with statutory and contractual payment obligations.

Effective resolution of these matters requires a multidisciplinary approach. Our attorneys routinely analyze production and sales data, reserve reports, pricing mechanisms, and accounting records, and work closely with petroleum engineers, geologists, economists, and forensic accountants to develop evidentiary support and damages models that withstand judicial and arbitral scrutiny.