Profile
José Antonio Diez de Bonilla Martinez focuses his practice on real estate matters, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, development, and management transactions across various industries including hospitality, residential, multifamily, retail, and industrial. His experience spans the negotiation, documentation, and closing of the sale, purchase, financing, construction, development, and operation of residential, commercial, mixed use, industrial, and resort projects, including hotels, golf courses, and marinas, among others.
Diez de Bonilla Martinez has been recognized by several publications, including Chambers & Partners. Since 2018, he has been recognized in real estate by Chambers Latin America and The Legal 500.
Concentrations
- Real estate
- Hospitality
- Project financing and development
- Investment management
- Mergers and acquisitions
Capabilities
Experience
- Representation of Accor with the sale of the totality of its shares in the company Fairmont Mayakoba in favor of RLH Properties.
- Representation of Hyatt Hotels Corporation in several joint venture, sale and purchase, development and hotel management agreements for the ownership, development, and operation of hotels and resorts across several destinations in Mexico.
- Representation of major hotel brands, including Accor, SBE, Playa Hotels & Resorts, and The Sol Group, in the negotiation of hotel management agreements and ancillary agreements for the management of hotels and resorts across Mexico.
- Representation of Fibra Inn in several hotel-related matters.
- Representation of Grupo Hotelero Prisma’s shareholders in the sale of its equity participation in such company to Aimbridge Group.
- Representation of hotel real estate developers such as Capital Cuatro, Gentor, and Parks in several hotel related matters, including negotiation of hotel management-related agreements.
- Representation of various residential developers, including Grupo Lar, in connection with the acquisition, development, and sale of residential projects.
- Representation of major multifamily developers, including Greystar and MetroBuildings, in connection with the acquisition, development, and operation of apartments for rental projects.
- Representation of office and mixed-use developers, including Desarrolladora del Parque, in connection with the acquisition, development, sale, and operation of real estate projects.
- Representation of Hines in the negotiation of a joint venture with GIC for the acquisition and development of industrial projects across Mexico.
Recognition & Leadership
- Listed, IFLR1000, "Notable Practitioner," Real Estate (Mexico), 2024
- Listed, Chambers Latin America, "Real Estate – Mexico," 2013-2025
- Listed, The Best Lawyers in Mexico™, 2021-2025
- “Lawyer of the Year,” Hospitality and Tourism Law - Mexico City, 2023 and 2025
- Listed, The Legal 500 Latin America Guide, “Leading Lawyers - Latin America: Mexico – Real Estate,” 2021-2025
- Listed, Latin Lawyer, “Latin Lawyer 250 - Practice Recognition”
- Banking & Finance, 2020-2025
- Corporate and M&A, 2020-2025
- Real Estate & Tourism, 2022-2024
- Listed, Project Finance and Development Practice, The Best Lawyers Mexico™, 2015-2019
- Listed, “Who's Who Legal – Mexico,” Law Business Research Ltd., 2017
- Selected, Woodward/White, Inc. – Project Finance and Development, The Best Lawyers Mexico™, 2015-16
- Selected, Real Estate, Latin Lawyer 250, Law Business Research Ltd., 2016
- Member, GRI
- Founding Member, Rental Housing Association (ANVER)
Credentials
- J.D., Universidad Panamericana, 2000
- Diploma, Corporate Law, Universidad Panamericana, 1996
- Diploma, U.S. Legal System, Universidad Panamericana, 1995
- Mexico
- Spanish
- English