Von Wobeser y Sierra, SC

Von Wobeser y Sierra is a Mexican law firm founded in 1986 that offers a wide range of legal services (full-service) through eighteen practice areas, seven industry groups and one German desk. Our founders started the firm to challenge the statu quo and serve the needs of clients with a practical, agile and creative mindset, which they thought was missing in the Mexican market. This purpose has inspired us for nearly 40 years.

We develop long-term relationships with clients, through a collaborative and problem-solving approach. Many of our clients are leaders in their industries and are part of the Fortune 50 and Fortune 500 lists, as well as of the Dow Jones, S&P 500, FTSE, DAX, Nikkei or IPC indices.

We have a strong and diverse team of world-class talent of more than 150 lawyers (including 26 partners, 6 of counsel, and 8 counsel) and legal interns, plus administrative staff. Our lawyers have a strong academic and professional preparation. Many of them have pursued graduate degrees in the most prestigious universities of the United States and Europe, and have visiting lawyer experience in globally renowned law firms.

Our vision is to be the law firm of reference for the most complex and challenging legal matters in Mexico. Our mission is to solve our clients’ legal matters with the highest quality services, prioritizing their interests and the success of their business, through an expert and solution-oriented team.

In recent years, our firm has grown strategically, in a steady and sustainable fashion, at a pace that is hardly matched by any other leading-tier Mexican law firm. We are proud of what we have built, and we are excited about our future.

The firm has earned international recognition from the most prestigious legal directories and rankings: Chambers and Partners Global, Chambers and Partners Latin America, Legal 500, Latin Lawyer 250, Global Arbitration Review 100 (GAR 100), Global Competition Review 100 (GCR 100), Global Investigations Review 100 (GIR 100), Global Restructuring Review 100 (GRR 100), Lexology Index, Latin American Corporate Counsel Association (LACCA) and IFLR1000, among others.

Pro bono: Von Wobeser y Sierra is proud to be a pro bono leader. The firm signed an agreement for the promotion of pro bono work with Fundación Barra Mexicana, A.C., with the objective of filing a quarterly report stating the number of pro bono hours worked, as well as a detailed description of the work done and the clients to whom it was provided during that period. The firm has been fulfilling this obligation since January 1, 2007.

In addition, Von Wobeser y Sierra took part in the committee that prepared the preliminary draft of the Declaration of Pro Bono Work for the American Continent (in effect since 2008), the purpose of which is the promotion and development of this important labor throughout Latin America.

Since 2013, and for thirteen consecutive years, Von Wobeser y Sierra has received the Leading Lights recognition, from the Vance Center and Latin Lawyer, as one of the law firms in Latin America most committed to pro bono work.

Practices

• Arbitration
• Banking and finance
• Bankruptcy and restructuring
• Competition and antitrust
• Corporate, mergers and acquisitions
• Energy and natural resources
• Environmental
• ESG (Environment, social and governance)
• Immigration and global mobility
• Industrial and intellectual property
• International trade and customs
• Investigations, anti-corruption & compliance
• Labor, executive compensations and benefits
• Litigation
• Projects & Infrastructure
• Real estate
• Tax (consultancy, controversy and litigation)
• Telecommunications, media and technology

Practice industry groups

• Automotive, mobility and manufacturing
• Consumer goods
• Energy and natural resources
• Financial services
• Pharmaceutical and life sciences
• Real estate
• Technology

Desk: German