Von Wobeser y Sierra, SC's practice group specialises in assisting secured and unsecured creditors, debtors, investors and directors with contentious domestic and cross-border bankruptcy and out-of-court restructuring mandates. Recent months have seen the team act on a number of matters involving the logistics segment; it also has experience with regards to proceedings involving the mining, retail and aviation sectors. Leadership of the department is shared between Diego Sierra and Jessika Rocha. Dual-qualified (Mxico and New York), Sierra is well-versed in matters involving anti-corruption, due diligence, litigation, arbitration and bankruptcy; Rocha also has arbitration and litigation experience, and advises clients facing bankruptcy on preventative commercial strategies. Raymundo Soberanis is noted for his civil, commercial, and administrative litigation expertise. Alejandro Torres and Gustavo Vaca are the key associate contacts.
Key clients
- Scania Comercial
- TK Holding, Takata de México
- Fomento del Altiplano
Work highlights
- Represented Scania Comercial, creditor of Transportes Unidos, on the latter’s bankruptcy proceedings.
- Advised Fomento del Altiplano after two debtors took steps to dilapidate their assets, becoming insolvent.
- Advised Takata’s Mexican subsidiaries on the possibility of facing insolvency proceedings under Mexican law, following their Chapter 11 proceeding in the U.S.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Diego Sierra, Jessika Rocha