MEXICO Law and Practice Contributed by: Adrián Magallanes, Diego Sierra and Rodrigo Barradas Muñiz, Von Wobeser y Sierra, SC
Von Wobeser y Sierra, SC was founded in 1986 and is one of the foremost Mexican law firms offering full-service legal solutions. The firm has more than 120 attorneys and covers more than 30 different practice areas, including specialised desks with a strong roster of inter- national and national clients. The firm’s lawyers are renowned for their expertise in advising and
fortifying leading companies in establishing and conducting day-to-day business related to en- tering and expanding their operations in Mexico and internationally. Von Wobeser has built a broad and diverse team of litigators and arbitra- tion practitioners from the best law schools in Mexico, the USA and Europe.
Authors
Adrián Magallanes is admitted to practice in Mexico and New York, and has worked in Washington, DC and Beijing. He has 19 years’ experience and frequently appears before
Diego Sierra is admitted to practice in Mexico and New York, and has worked in New
York. He concentrates his practice on commercial litigation, bankruptcy and restructuring, and anti-corruption and compliance matters. He has approximately 16 years of experience and frequently acts as counsel in complex commercial litigation and commercial arbitration disputes. Diego represents several national and international clients in the resolution and prevention of commercial disputes. He has advised global Fortune 500 companies and financial institutions in the United States and Mexico in FCPA investigations and due diligence matters, and advised creditors and debtors in complex bankruptcy proceedings taking place in Mexico.
Mexican courts. His experience includes several class action cases, transnational litigation and constitutional law trials (amparos), and commercial and administrative litigation. Adrián has acted as counsel in ad hoc and institutional arbitrations (ICC, LCIA, ICSID, AAA, ICDR, UNCITRAL, CAM, CANACO) in the commercial, infrastructure, energy, oil and gas, and investor-state sectors. He has also acted as arbitrator in commercial and construction cases, and appeared as an expert on Mexican law before various courts and agencies.
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