MDI Master - Summer Cocktail MDI Mexico 2024

Javier Díaz de León
Tax Partner
Diaz de Leon Abogados
City MDI: Ciudad de México
Subjects: Taxation of Real Estate Investments

Javier Díaz de León Galarza, a founding partner of Díaz de León Abogados, is a tax lawyer specialised in M&A, private equity funds, financial instruments, corporate restructuring work and international estate planning. Javier holds an LLM in International Taxation from NYU and has completed post-graduate courses in tax and corporate law in Mexico’s Panamericana University.[TO2] Previously, Javier was a partner at EY Mexico and Cuatrecasas and before that an international attorney at the law firm Foley & Lardner in New York and Dallas. Lastly, Javier is a prolific author of expert articles.

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Javier Díaz de León Galarza, a founding partner of Díaz de León Abogados, is a tax lawyer specialised in M&A, private equity funds, financial instruments, corporate restructuring work and international estate planning. Javier holds an LLM in International Taxation from NYU and has completed post-graduate courses in tax and corporate law in Mexico’s Panamericana University.[TO2] Previously, Javier was a partner at EY Mexico and Cuatrecasas and before that an international attorney at the law firm Foley & Lardner in New York and Dallas. Lastly, Javier is a prolific author of expert articles.

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David Domínguez
CEO
3Lotus consulting
City MDI: Ciudad de México
Subjects: Life cycle of real estate assets

David Domínguez Muñoz is one of the founders of 3Lotus Consulting, a green building and corporate sustainability consultancy firm. An architecture graduate from Mexico’s UPAEP, David has also completed post-graduate specialisation courses in sustainable design and building at Mexico City’s Iberoamericana University (IBERO). David has built up a compelling portfolio of LEED and EDGE certified developments in Mexico and other Latin American countries, led research into green materials, given courses and talks in Latin America and Spain and coordinated the first Mexican LEED-LAB, based in the IBERO. David’s qualifications include LEED-AP BD+C from USGBC (2009), EDGE Auditor, EDGE Expert from IFC and USGBC Faculty / LEED Faculty.

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David Domínguez Muñoz is one of the founders of 3Lotus Consulting, a green building and corporate sustainability consultancy firm. An architecture graduate from Mexico’s UPAEP, David has also completed post-graduate specialisation courses in sustainable design and building at Mexico City’s Iberoamericana University (IBERO). David has built up a compelling portfolio of LEED and EDGE certified developments in Mexico and other Latin American countries, led research into green materials, given courses and talks in Latin America and Spain and coordinated the first Mexican LEED-LAB, based in the IBERO. David’s qualifications include LEED-AP BD+C from USGBC (2009), EDGE Auditor, EDGE Expert from IFC and USGBC Faculty / LEED Faculty.

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Alexander Galewicz
Partner
1754 Properties
City MDI: Ciudad de México
Subjects: Hotel

Louis Alexander Galewicz is managing partner of 1754 Properties and runs the office in Mexico City. An industrial engineering graduate from Mexico City’s Iberoamericana University, Alexander holds an MBA from Columbia University. He founded OCG Capital in Bogota after his time working for Prudential Real Estate Investors (today, PGIM), where he managed a portfolio of $2 billion, and for Evercore Partners.

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Louis Alexander Galewicz is managing partner of 1754 Properties and runs the office in Mexico City. An industrial engineering graduate from Mexico City’s Iberoamericana University, Alexander holds an MBA from Columbia University. He founded OCG Capital in Bogota after his time working for Prudential Real Estate Investors (today, PGIM), where he managed a portfolio of $2 billion, and for Evercore Partners.

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Darío Ibarguengoitia
General Director / Chairman
Ambiente Regenerativo Integral / Ibalca
City MDI: Ciudad de México
Subjects: Life cycle of real estate assets

Darío Ibargüengoitia González presides Ibalca and runs Ambiente Regenerativo Integral. A mechanical engineering graduate from Mexico’s UNAM (1992), Darío has also completed a post-graduate programme in environmental technology biodesign at Panamericana University (2017). He has extensive experience designing air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration systems, in energy modelling for new buildings, as an energy auditor for existing buildings, in bioclimatic analysis, as a tendering/commissioning agent and as a sustainability advisor and has participated in the drafting of high-profile national and international regulations and policies. He teaches the MDI in ITAM and also lectures at UNAM. Darío has been a member of the management board of the World Green Building Council since 2019 and boasts LEED Fellow certification from GBCI Building Commissioning Professional certification from ASHRAE.

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Darío Ibargüengoitia González presides Ibalca and runs Ambiente Regenerativo Integral. A mechanical engineering graduate from Mexico’s UNAM (1992), Darío has also completed a post-graduate programme in environmental technology biodesign at Panamericana University (2017). He has extensive experience designing air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration systems, in energy modelling for new buildings, as an energy auditor for existing buildings, in bioclimatic analysis, as a tendering/commissioning agent and as a sustainability advisor and has participated in the drafting of high-profile national and international regulations and policies. He teaches the MDI in ITAM and also lectures at UNAM. Darío has been a member of the management board of the World Green Building Council since 2019 and boasts LEED Fellow certification from GBCI Building Commissioning Professional certification from ASHRAE.

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Jordan Malugen Carter
General Director
Nomad Living
City MDI: Ciudad de México
Subjects: Analysis and management of residential development projects

Jordan Malugen Carter is managing director at Nomad Living. An arts graduate from Colorado College, Jordan also holds an MSc. in Food and Resource Economics from Florida University. His prior experience includes working as vice-president of Jaguar Growth Partners (2015-2016), having started his career in Prudential Real Estate Investors (2006-2014) and BNY Mellon (2000-2002). Jordan is a member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and the International Council of Shopping Centres, where he was programme director for Mexico.

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Jordan Malugen Carter is managing director at Nomad Living. An arts graduate from Colorado College, Jordan also holds an MSc. in Food and Resource Economics from Florida University. His prior experience includes working as vice-president of Jaguar Growth Partners (2015-2016), having started his career in Prudential Real Estate Investors (2006-2014) and BNY Mellon (2000-2002). Jordan is a member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and the International Council of Shopping Centres, where he was programme director for Mexico.

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Pablo Villarejo Fernández
Gestor I+D
MDI - FGUPM
City MDI: Madrid
Subjects: Policies for sustainable Development

Pablo Villarejo Fernández coordinates the MDI in Madrid and Mexico and the contents of the programmes in Guatemala and Lima, as well as several real estate courses provided jointly by Madrid’s UPM and Mexico’s ITAM. Pablo also does research work in the ESG/ sustainability field, with a focus on energy efficiency in the built environment and built cultural heritage. An architecture graduate from UPM, where he also completed his PhD, Pablo’s job includes fostering ties between the university and the real estate sector, to which end he participates in international forums and associations such as INREV, EPRA and the Urban Land Institute (ULI), as well as speaking at conferences and publishing articles in scientific journals.

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Pablo Villarejo Fernández coordinates the MDI in Madrid and Mexico and the contents of the programmes in Guatemala and Lima, as well as several real estate courses provided jointly by Madrid’s UPM and Mexico’s ITAM. Pablo also does research work in the ESG/ sustainability field, with a focus on energy efficiency in the built environment and built cultural heritage. An architecture graduate from UPM, where he also completed his PhD, Pablo’s job includes fostering ties between the university and the real estate sector, to which end he participates in international forums and associations such as INREV, EPRA and the Urban Land Institute (ULI), as well as speaking at conferences and publishing articles in scientific journals.

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Summer Cocktail MDI Mexico 2024

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