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

Acting for multinational corporations, private equity fund managers, family offices, and startups across the consumer goods, automotive, energy, financial services and real estate segments, the sizable team at Von Wobeser y Sierra, SC handles a broad range of corporate advisory and transactional matters. Key areas of expertise include advising on M&A, divestitures, joint ventures, strategic partnerships, private capital investments and exit transactions. Practice co-head Luis Burgueño focuses on private and public M&A, joint-venture, corporate governance and financing mandates; while fellow co-lead Pablo Jiménez also majors on M&A transactions and corporate governance, and is a member of the firm’s ESG practice group. Additional key partners include automotive and manufacturing industry group co-lead Rupert Hüttler; real estate practice head Pablo Saez; corporate and transactional generalist Alberto Córdoba; venture capital and private equity specialist Alejandro Orellana; and Javier Betancourt, whose broad practice takes in corporate, M&A, and banking and finance – he was promoted to the partnership in January 2024. Counsel Gloria Martínez majors on corporate, banking, cybersecurity and fintech mandates; while senior associate Manuel Martínez is particularly involved in real estate transactions. Since publication, Martínez has been promoted to counsel – effective as of January 2025.

Areas of strength for Von Wobeser y Sierra, SC‘s real estate group include property acquisition, leasing, investment, and sale, development, financing, management, and the conversion of ejidal land into private property. The team draws on the firm’s wider corporate and M&A, finance, regulatory, litigation, tax, and environmental expertise. Practice head Pablo Saez handles transactional real estate matters, urban development, and M&A. Alejandro Orellana also takes care of real estate, corporate, and M&A mandates, and has experience advising domestic and foreign developers, lenders, and private equity investors in connection with real estate projects and their regulatory implications. Additional names to note include Raymundo Soberanis (real estate and dispute resolution); M&A, finance, and real estate specialist Javier Betancourt, who was promoted to the partnership in January 2024; and counsel Rodrigo de los Ríos (real estate, corporate, and M&A). Since publication, de los Ríos has left the firm – effective as of June 2025.