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Montserrat Manzano

Montserrat Manzano

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Von Wobeser y Sierra, SC

Von Wobeser y Sierra, SC

Mexico

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Dispute resolution: arbitration

Von Wobeser y Sierra, SC is lauded by its distinguished global clientele for its expertise in international disputes, including investor-state and commercial arbitration under ICC and other major institutional rules. The group has a strong track record of handling disputes against government entities, with a deep bench capable of tackling cases at the intersection of commercial and administrative law. The firm’s sector expertise spans energy, real estate, and telecoms, among others, and it maintains a specialised relationship with foreign companies operating in Japan. Long a distinguished leader in the field, founding partner Claus Von Wobeser is now of counsel; nevertheless, with experience in more than two hundred international arbitration proceedings (under various rules) he continues to co-lead the team with Adrián Magallanes, who frequently serves as lead counsel, particularly in high-stakes energy and construction arbitrations, often against entities such as CFE, Pemex, and other Mexican government agencies. Montserrat Manzano is also an arbitral practitioner (as both counsel and arbitrator) of note; she specialises in domestic and international commercial and investor-state disputes and advising on investment treaty structuring, administrative law and public procurement. Younger partners Raymundo Soberanis and Pablo Fautsch handle the full range of arbitration, litigation and compliance issues, while Jessika Rocha strengthens the firm’s energy dispute group. Counsel Rodrigo Barradas is an up-and-coming figure with a certain focus on commercial disputes across the shipping, manufacturing and construction sectors.
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Phone
52 (55) 5258-1018
Email
[email protected]
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Von Wobeser y Sierra
Position

Montserrat is Partner of the Arbitration Practice of Von Wobeser y Sierra. She has approximately, 17 years of experience and has participated in more than 50 arbitrations as party attorney, secretary and/or arbitral tribunal assistant, in arbitrations conducted under the rules of the ICC, AAA, UNCITRAL, PCA, ICSID, complementary mechanism of ICSID and CAM. She has solid experience in dispute resolution related to administrative law and government contracting. Furthermore, she has participated in both commercial and investment arbitrations, in various sectors, including the following: Energy, Construction, Port, Shipping, Chemical involving both Mexican and foreign law.

Career

Foreign attorney, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Paris. Secretary, Committee of Relations with other international organizations (International Bar Association, United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, International Council for Commercial Arbitration). Chair, Young Arbitratior´s Initiative of the Institute for Transnational Arbitration (2015-2017). 

Languages

Spanish and English.

Memberships
Young International Arbitration Group of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA).
Young Arbitrators Forum, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).
Arbitral Women.
International Bar Association (IBA).
International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA).
Latin American Arbitrators Association (ALARB).
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).
Institute for Transnational Arbitration (ITA).
Abogadas en Arbitraje (Mexico).
AbogadasMx (Mexico City).
Education

Law Degree (J.D. equivalent), Universidad Iberoamericana, México City.
Diploma in International Arbitration (first in Class), Escuela Libre de Derecho, Mexico City.
Master of Laws Degree (LL.M.) in International Commercial Law, Lucy Cavendish College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge.
Diploma, "Investment Arbitration in Latin America", International Chamber of Commerce/International Bar Association Seminar, Mexico City.
Diploma, "Take the witness cross-examination in International Arbitration", Vienna.
Diploma, "Dispute Solutions in the International Energy Sector", International Chamber of Commerce, Mexico City.
Advanced Arbitration Academy for Latin America, International Chamber of Commerce, México City.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Von Wobeser y Sierra is the largest and most experienced arbitration team in the country, constantly participating in very high-profile disputes against both domestic and international firms.’
  • ‘The main difference between Von Wobeser and its competitors is its experience and degree of specialisation in the practice of arbitration.’

Key clients

  • Macquarie
  • Esentia Energy Systems

Work highlights

Represented an independent power producer owned by three international investment funds in a bet-the-company arbitration over a power plant worth more than $800m.