Mauricio Cuellar Joins Barclay Damon

March 10, 2025—Barclay Damon announces Mauricio Cuellar, counsel, has joined Barclay Damon’s Real Estate and Financial Institutions & Lending Practice Areas. His primary office is Rochester.

Cuellar brings significant experience representing private lenders, institutional investors, and developers in complex real estate transactions nationwide. His practice spans acquisitions, sales, leasing, and financing across office, retail, mixed-use, and multi-family properties. Cuellar has extensive experience negotiating and drafting transactional documents, including joint venture agreements, loan agreements, mortgages, and tenant-related instruments. His deep due diligence background—including title, survey, zoning, and environmental review—helps clients mitigate risk and navigate complex deals with confidence.

Before joining Barclay Damon, Cuellar practiced at several national law firms, advising institutional lenders on the origination and securitization of CMBS loans, construction financing for major developments, and syndicated financing arrangements. He also has experience representing developers in land use and zoning matters.

Barclay Damon attorneys team across offices and practices to provide customized, targeted solutions grounded in industry knowledge and a deep understanding of our clients' businesses. With approximately 300 attorneys, Barclay Damon is a leading regional law firm that operates from a strategic platform of offices in Albany, Boston, Buffalo, New Haven, New York City, Rochester, Syracuse, Washington DC, and Toronto. Our firm serves clients across the country and, for some practices, provides US legal services around the globe. For more information, visit our award-winning website at barclaydamon.com.