

About
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Nadiezhda Vázquez Careaga is a Partner at SMPS Legal, with over 10 years of experience advising domestic and international clients on complex transactions and highly sophisticated structures, particularly in Real Estate, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Financing.
In the real estate sector, she has designed and implemented innovative, tax-efficient structures for projects across the commercial, hospitality, office, industrial, and residential segments, including disruptive schemes such as fractionals, contributing to investment optimization and strategic risk mitigation.
She has extensive experience in M&A transactions, representing both buyers and sellers throughout the entire deal cycle — from legal due diligence to closing and post-transaction implementation — across a wide range of industries, including manufacturing, media and entertainment, and education.
Additionally, she regularly advises investment funds on financing transactions, as well as on the structuring, negotiation, and implementation of security packages, ensuring the protection of their interests and the efficient execution of their investment strategies.
Nadiezhda holds a Law degree from Escuela Libre de Derecho and a Master’s degree in Private Business Law, which included an academic exchange program at IE Law School in Madrid. She also completed a Certificate Program in Corporate Finance at Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México.
Membership and Associations
Nadiezhda is a member of Abogadas MX.
Thought Leadership
Nadiezhda is the author of several publications on Mergers & Acquisitions, including Due Diligence for Private Acquisitions in Mexico y Trending Vehicles: Overview (Mexico), and Trending Vehicles: Overview (Mexico), published by Thomson Reuters, as well as Overview of Mexico’s Economic, Political and Legal Landscape and M&A in Latin America 2026, published by LexLatin. She has also contributed to specialized platforms such as Women: Handicap or Competitive Advantage? for Blog Abogadas MX.
Awards & Recognitions
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Nadiezhda is currently ranked in The Legal 500: Real Estate (Leading Associate).

Education_
Escuela Libre de Derecho (2017) – Law Degree
Escuela Libre de Derecho, with an academic exchange program at IE Law School in Madrid (degree pending)) – LLM Private Business Law
Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) (2025) – Certificate Program in in Corporate Finance
Practice Areas_
Mergers & Acquisitions
Corporate Governance
Real Estate
Banking & Finance
Industries_
Real Estate
Private Equity
Hospitality & Leisure
Retail
Manufacturing & Industrial
Transportation and Logistics