Mr Javier Betancourt KC > Von Wobeser y Sierra, SC > Mexico City, Mexico > Lawyer Profile

The team at client-focused full-service Von Wobeser y Sierra, SC advises clients on traditional banking matters and sophisticated credit and financing transactions, and additionally demonstrates particular strength in fintech. Recent work highlights include advising Fairplay (a company providing e-commerce startups with early financing), on negotiating a credit facility for up to $100m. Practice co-head Luis Burgueño specialises in complex cross-border transactions – including private and public M&A, and joint-ventures; while fellow co-lead Alberto Córdoba primarily represents borrowers and issuers in loan transactions and debt issuances. Alejandro Orellana, counsels Gloria Martínez and Javier Betancourt, along with senior associate Jaime Ostos are additional names to note. Since publication, Betancourt has been raised to the partnership – effective as of January 2024.

Fielding a team over 35-strong -including eight partners who dedicate the majority of their time in the sector-  Von Wobeser y Sierra, SC demonstrates genuine strength in both transactional and corporate mandates. The group is retained by major international corporates and notable private equity fund managers, among them AB InBev, BMW, Uber and Mitsubishi. Indeed the firm is both full service and oriented towards relationships with its clients (as opposed just a transactional footing), and organised in terms of industry groups: with consumer goods, automotive and manufacturing, energy and natural resources, financial services and real estate all being areas of particular expertise, and the life sciences and pharmaceutical sector being a sector of significant growth. Senior partner Luis Burgueño (‘very knowledgeable regarding the corporate area‘) focuses his practice on cross-border M&A, joint ventures and corporate governance matters; he co-leads the practice in conjunction with Pablo Jiménez, who also offers strong transactional capabilities and corporate governance support, along with stakeholder matters and reputational management with an ESG focus. The healthily deep bench also houses antitrust practice head Fernando Carreño; Pablo Saez, who shines on transactional matters with a real estate component; Alberto Córdoba, who majors on M&A, joint ventures and financing transactions; and Alejandro Orellana, who is active on venture capital and private equity transactions. Counsels Gloria Martínez and Javier Betancourt, and senior associate Manuel Martínez, all provide across-the-board support regarding corporate and transactional matter. In an additional and significant first, the firm has also launched its a tailor-made, large language model (LLM), AI-driven chatbot (“VonBot”), which -while designed for internal use- underlines its commitment to technology and is likely to notably enhance its service offering and delivery. Since publication, Betancourt has been raised to the partnership – effective as of January 2024.