Mr Luis Burgueño > 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.

Von Wobeser y Sierra, SC‘s banking and finance team advises clients on banking and payment systems regulatory matters, financial transactions, project finance, and credit and debt restructurings. The group’s varied client roster regularly features domestic and foreign banks, fintech entities, private equity funds, pension funds, hedge funds and insurance companies. The team, which is equipped to advise debtors, lenders, and guarantors on financing transactions that include secured, unsecured and syndicated loans, is jointly led by Luis Burgueño and Alberto Córdoba. Burgueño majors on corporate mandates and M&A transactions, while Córdoba routinely assists borrowers and issuers in loan transactions and debt issuances. Alejandro Orellana is another key contact for corporate matters, as is counsel Gloria Martínez. Senior associate Jaime Ostos‘s broad practice encompasses M&A, banking and finance, and restructuring; he has a track record assisting clients in the financial services, automotive and consumer goods segments. Since publication, Ostos has been promoted to counsel – effective as of January 2025.

Von Wobeser y Sierra, SC has a robust offering in energy regulatory matters that combines effectively with the firm’s broader practice offering, most notably its corporate, finance, real estate, environment, and compliance capabilities. This breadth facilitates support throughout the full life cycle of projects, with the team able to field practitioners with experience in oil and gas, renewables, and other alternative power generation projects. Edmond Grieger is a project development expert with more than two decades’ experience in power, oil, gas and mining. He co-leads the department with Ariel Garfio, who is also well versed in the full suite of energy and natural resource market segments, where he has particular expertise in agreements and bidding processes. M&A partners Luis Burgueño and Alberto Córdoba, as well as disputes expert Raymundo Soberanis, are also often involved in the firm’s key energy mandates.