Mr Sergio López > Von Wobeser y Sierra, SC > Mexico City, Mexico > Lawyer Profile
Von Wobeser y Sierra, SC Offices
PASEO DE LOS TAMARINDOS 60, 4TH FLOOR
COL. BOSQUES DE LAS LOMAS DEL. CUAJIMALPA, 05120
Mexico
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Mr Sergio López
Work Department
Competition & Antitrust
Position
Sergio is partner at Von Wobeser y Sierra. With more than twenty years of experience, he is an expert in Competition & Antitrust. He belongs to the Competition & Antitrust practice, as well as the Automotive & Manufacturing, Consumer Goods and Energy & Natural Resources industry groups.
Career
Prior to joining the firm, Sergio worked for almost twenty years at the former Federal Competition Commission and current Federal Economic Competition Commission (Cofece) holding positions of the highest responsibility, among which stand out those of Director General for Contentious Affairs, Head of the Technical Secretariat and Head of the Investigative Authority.
Sergio actively participated in hundreds of constitutional control proceedings (amparo trials, constitutional disputes and unconstitutionality lawsuits) before the different institutions of the Federal Judiciary Branch. Furthermore, he supervised merger notification procedures, and initiated and conducted multiple investigations on cartels, abuse of dominance, essential inputs and existence of competition conditions in regulated markets and/or substantial market power.
He has been a speaker at several national and international forums on antitrust matters.
Languages
Spanish and English
Education
Diploma in Criminal Law, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Penales.
Diploma in Amparo Trial, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México.
Law Degree (J.D.), honorary mention, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City.
Lawyer Rankings
Mexico > Competition and antitrust
For antitrust investigations carried out in Mexico, Von Wobeser y Sierra, SC makes for reliable and seasoned counsel. Recent scrutiny by COFECE in the banking and beer making industries have both been sources of work for the practice, which is headed by Fernando Carreño, one of the market’s most renowned lawyers for investigations in this area. He is also an experienced transaction lawyer when it comes to merger and pre-merger filings. The practice was significantly bolstered in January 2023 with the hire of Sergio López as a partner after some seven years at COFECE where he had held a number of senior positions including Director General of Contentious Affairs, Head of the Technical Secretariat and Head of the Investigative Authority. Counsel César Martínez supports on litigation cases, mainly regarding investigations into alleged illegal behaviour; while among a strong crop of associates, experienced seniors Mónica Cabeza de Vaca and Michel Llorens are two names to note. Since publication, Llorens has been raised to counsel – effective as of January 2024.