Karla Nicole Rivas Jarolim
Biography
Nicole Rivas is a junior associate in the Transactional Practice Group at Baker McKenzie. Since joining the Firm in 2018, she has focused on real estate & infrastructure, corporate reorganizations, and contractual law. She has participated in cross-border transactions and regularly advises multinational clients on complex legal matters in Mexico.
Practice Focus
Nicole focuses her practice on real estate transactions, trusts, foreign investment, and general corporate matters. She advises real estate developers and international clients on due diligence processes, compliance certifications, and acquisitions in Mexico’s restricted zones. Her experience includes cross-border corporate structuring and regulatory compliance for multinational companies.
Representative Legal Matters
- Advises Koch Industries with the soft-landing and set-up of their offshored businesses into Mexico.
- Advises on the Latin America reorganization of Baxter Incorporation.
- Advised Grupo IFACO in the restructuring of their laboratories in Mexico.
- Advised on the sale of fractional interests in private units at Hotel Esperanza (Auberge).
Admissions
- Mexico (2024)
Education
- Universidad Panamericana (Postgraduate Degree in Law of Obligations and Contracts ) (2025)
- Universidad Panamericana (Law Degree) (2023)
Languages
- English
- Portuguese
- Spanish
Baker & McKenzie Abogados, S.C. is a member of Baker & McKenzie International, a Swiss Verein.