Fredrikson Shareholders Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Mexico 2026

Fredrikson attorneys Patrick J. Kelly and Luis M. Reséndiz included by Best Lawyers® in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in Mexico.™ Kelly is named in Saltillo, Mexico, for International Trade and Finance Law; Reséndiz is named in Saltillo, Mexico, for Real Estate Law.

Kelly has more than 36 years of experience as a corporate lawyer representing clients both domestically and internationally. He is co-founder and co-chair of the Latin America practice group. While he works with clients doing business all over the world, he has particular expertise in Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Panama and Latin America generally. Kelly has experience representing clients on a broad range of international business matters ranging from mergers and acquisitions, private equity, finance, securing debt, foreign investment, entity selection and tax structuring, foreign manufacturing, Mexico shelter, maquila/IMMEX applications, agreements and permits, joint ventures, partnerships, distribution and sales representative agreements, supply agreements, international labor law, international real estate acquisition, development and concessions and energy and mining.

Reséndiz is an international lawyer with law degrees from Mexico and the United States. He practiced law in Mexico for six years and has a combined legal experience of more than 30 years. Reséndiz routinely assists clients in the acquisition of companies with operations in other countries, primarily in Latin America. He aids companies in establishing operations in foreign jurisdictions. He counsels clients through all stages, including deciding which jurisdictions and corporate structure are most beneficial, seeking and negotiating incentives, negotiating real estate leases or purchases, helping with employment issues including negotiating with unions and obtaining the necessary licenses to operate. Reséndiz has particular expertise with companies operating under Mexico’s maquiladora (IMMEX) program (including shelters).

Fredrikson & Byron is a leading Midwest law firm working collaboratively to help businesses achieve their goals regionally, nationally and globally. With a reputation as the firm “where law and business meet,” our attorneys bring business acumen and entrepreneurial thinking to work with clients and operate as business advisors and strategic partners as well as legal counselors. The firm’s 400+ attorneys are based in Minneapolis, with offices in Ames, Bismarck, Des Moines, Fargo, Madison, Mankato, St. Paul, Saltillo, Mexico, and Shanghai, China. Learn more at fredlaw.com or LinkedIn.