• In order to meet the growing needs of its clients, Von Wobeser y Sierra promotes experts in the practices of Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions; Antitrust, Energy and Natural Resources, Arbitration, Litigation, Anti-Corruption and Compliance, Environmental, Real Estate, Insolvency and Restructuring, Foreign Trade and Customs, and Tax.
• The promotions consolidate VWyS's multidisciplinary, diverse, and integrated team, which successfully combines a top-tier corporate and dispute resolution offering. Mexico City, December 2021.- Von Wobeser y Sierra, S.C. is pleased to share the incorporation of new partners and counsel, while continuing its organic growth. The firm reinforces its team with the appointment of three partners and five counsel who have experience in complementary areas, which is aligned with its full-service approach to adequately address the current and future needs of its clients. The new partners are Jessika Rocha, Pablo Fautsch, and Ariel Garfio. Jessika Rocha is an expert in litigation, arbitration, and insolvency proceedings, and has more than eighteen years of experience. Pablo Fautsch has more than fifteen years of experience in litigation, arbitration, and anti-corruption and compliance. Ariel Garfio also has more than fifteen years of experience and focuses his practice on energy and natural resources, real estate, and environmental matters, and is part of the firm's ESG (Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance) practice group. The five new counsel are: • Katharina Roehr, whose practice focuses on corporate/mergers and acquisitions and foreign investment • María de Lourdes Salazar y Vera, who represents clients in foreign trade and customs, and tax • Jorge Díaz Carvajal, who advises on tax law, with a focus on international taxation and disputes • César Martínez, who focuses on antitrust and corporate/mergers and acquisitions • Javier Betancourt, who is an expert in corporate/mergers and acquisitions, real estate, and structured finance Claus von Wobeser, a member of the firm's Executive Committee, notes: “We are proud of our diverse and world-class talent that drives the firm's growth. Our new partners and counsel have demonstrated an exemplary commitment to resolving the most complex and challenging legal matters that clients may have, thereby contributing to their success. We wish our colleagues great success in this new chapter of their professional careers at Von Wobeser y Sierra.” The VWyS team is composed of twenty-one partners, four of counsel, six counsel, and more than eighty associates. The different areas of specialization of the attorneys who have been promoted show the firm's commitment to providing a full-service offering to its clients, with a team of experts focused on delivering solutions. * * * Von Wobeser y Sierra, S.C. is a top-tier full-service Mexican firm established in 1986, whose core values are excellence, integrity, commitment, agility, and diversity. The firm has 17 practice areas, 6 industry groups, and a strong and diverse team made up of world-class talent, comprising 21 partners, 4 of counsel, 6 counsel, and more than 80 associates and interns, as well as more than 100 administrative staff members. Von Wobeser y Sierra's mission is to resolve its clients' legal matters with the highest quality services, prioritizing their interests and the success of their businesses, through an expert team oriented toward providing solutions. For more information about our firm and our team, please click here.