Global
Practice Areas
Banking & Finance
Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions
ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance)
Industrial & Intellectual Property
Labor, Executive Compensations & Benefits
Career
Rupert is a partner of Von Wobeser y Sierra with more than twenty-five years of experience in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and corporate and international investment matters. He is part of the ESG practice group (Environmental, Social and Governance).
Rupert is part of our Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions practice and is co-leader of the Automotive & Manufacturing and Pharmaceutical & Life Science industry groups. He works primarily in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), corporate matters and business transactions. His experience also includes asset transfers, strategic alliances and joint ventures, both national and transnational. He has advised a broad range of companies in these different sectors and areas.
An important part of his practice involves international transactions. Rupert has a high-profile client base across Europe, particularly from Germany, Austria and Switzerland, due to his double profile as an Austrian and Mexican lawyer. He has performed a key role in relevant investment projects in Mexico, above all in the automotive and manufacturing sector. He also regularly advises multinational clients in business transactions and contractual matters. He has experience in industrial and intellectual property matters and has counseled clients from different countries in the managing of their trademark portfolios and strategic projects. He is considered a trusted attorney of the Austrian and Swiss embassies in Mexico and is counsel to the German Embassy.
He has been recognized by Chambers and Partners Global, The Legal 500, Latin Lawyer 250, Latin Lawyer National, and IFLR1000, among other publications.
Professional Memberships
Member of the Mexican Bar Association, (Barra Mexicana, Colegio de Abogados), since 2009.
Member of the International Bar Association, since 2009.
Member of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property, since 2010.
Member of the International Trademark Association, since 2010.
Member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association, since 2010.
Experience
Postgraduate Degree in Industrial and Intellectual Property Law, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, Mexico City.
Law Degree (J.D.), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City.
Law Degree (J.D.), with specialization in Business Law, Universität Wien, Vienna.
