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Latin Lawyer - Eight firms in AB Inbev Grupo Modelo
July, 2012
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, and Mexican firms Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes S.C. and Von Wobeser y Sierra S.C.
 
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Von Wobeser y Sierra S.C. counsel to Anheuser Busch InBev in the acquisition of Grupo Modelo
July, 2012

Von Wobeser y Sierra S.C. counsel to Anheuser Busch InBev in the acquisition of Grupo Modelo.

The Corporate team at Von Wobeser y Sierra lead by Claus Von Wobeser, Luis Burgueño, Fernando Carreño and Gloría Martínez successfully counseled Belgian brewer, Anheuser Busch InBev in the acquisition of the rest of Mexican brewer Grupo Modelo for 20.1 billion usd.  

Latin Lawyer - Mexico´s Von Wobeser helps miner New Gold
May, 2012
Mexico´s Von Wobeser helps miner New Gold issue million dollar international debt placement.
 
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Von Wobeser y Sierra S.C. is a key player during The American Bar Association Conference on June 14th-16th 2012.
May, 2012
Von Wobeser y Sierra S.C. is a key player during The American Bar Association Conference on June 14th-16th 2012.
 
Von Wobeser y Sierra S.C. will be a key player during The American Bar Association conference, "Legal Challenges & Opportunities of Mexico´s Increasing Global Integration" which will be held in Mexico City on the 14th till the 16th of June 2012.
Global Arbitration Review - Mexico’s leading arbitration firm added an ex-ICC deputy counsel to the team
March, 2012
The Latin Lawyer 250, the definitive guide to law firms in Latin America, singles out Von Wobeser y Sierra’s arbitration practice as one of the best options in Mexico.
 
Von Wobeser y Sierra S.C. welcomes Victor M. Ruiz to our Arbitration practice.
February, 2012
Von Wobeser & Sierra S.C. welcomes Victor M. Ruiz to our Arbitration practice.

After over 3 years working on the Latin American and Iberian team at the Secretariat of ICC International Court of Arbitration, Victor leaves Paris to join our Arbitration practice. While at the ICC, Victor handled over 250 arbitrations, including a number of high-profile cases involving large corporations and state entities from Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula. He also played an important role in the revision to the ICC Rules of Arbitration and was part of the team that implemented the rules within the Secretariat of the Court.

Corporate Livewire - Von Wobeser y Sierra S.C. wins as Arbitration & Energy Law Firm of Corporate Livewire - Von Wobeser y Sierra S.C. wins as Arbitration & Energy Law Firm of the Year
February, 2012
Von Wobeser y Sierra S.C. wins as Arbitration & Energy Law Firm of the Year.
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Von Wobeser y Sierra Promotes Andrés Nieto as New Partner
January, 2012

As of January 1, 2012, Andrés Nieto has been named Partner of Von Wobeser y Sierra, S.C. He will act as co-head of the Finance Practice Group of the Firm and continue with his general corporate, M&A, and arbitration practice.
 
Von Wobeser y Sierra, S.C. is pleased to announce the promotion of Andrés Nieto to partner. He is currently co-head of the Financial Law Practice and also does significant work in the areas of corporate, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, project finance, leveraged finance, debt restructuring, mining and arbitration.
 
Andrés Nieto graduated from the Escuela Libre de Derecho (cum laude), and completed a LL.M. Degree at Columbia Law School in New York. He worked at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP in New York City.
 
He has been the lead professor in the courses: Alternative Dispute Resolution and International Private Law at the Universidad Iberoamericana.

Latin Lawyer - ICC Deputy Counsel heads for Mexico´s Von Wobeser y Sierra S.C.
December, 2011
Ruiz leaves the ICC this week after three years in the Latin American team - where he worked. 
 
http://www.latinlawyer.com/features/article/42830/icc-deputy-counsel-heads-mexico/
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Von Wobeser y Sierra Obtains Favorable Award for Anheuser-Busch InBev
July, 2010

The Arbitration team of Von Wobeser y Sierra, S.C. led by Mr. Claus von Wobeser successfully represented AB-InBev in an arbitration subjected to Mexican Law which was brought by Grupo Modelo regarding the alleged breach of the Investment Agreement executed between the two companies.

Specifically, on July 9, 2010 the Arbitral Tribunal rendered its Final Award declaring that the acquisition of Anheuser-Busch by InBev did not breach any provision of the Investment Agreement. In addition, it was also declared in the Final Award that the claim of 2.5 billion dollars in damages brought by Grupo Modelo against InBev lacked any merits. 

AB-InBev was also represented in this case by the US Law firms Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP. and Sullivan & Cromwell, LLP.