Estudio Echecopar member firm of Baker McKenzie International

Estudio Echecopar has over 70 years of history of excellence advising domestic and international clients in this dynamic market. The combination of our rich local knowledge and experience with the global resources and reach of Baker McKenzie opens new doors for our domestic clients and create opportunities for our lawyers and staff to serve an expanded roster of international companies eager to grow in Peru.

Our services

Antitrust and competition | arbitration and litigation | banking and finance | bankruptcy | capital markets | civil law | compliance | corporate | employment | environmental |  fintech | intellectual property | international commercial and trade | ITC | M&A | mining, energy and infrastructure | pharmaceutical | project finance | public law | real estate | regulatory | tax | transfer pricing | venture capital | wealth management.

Industries

Energy, mining and infrastructure | consumer goods | pharmaceutical and life sciences | agribusiness | technology, media & telecoms | financial institutions | real estate | education

Work highlights

Successfully represented Rutas de Lima (a Peruvian company owned by Brookfield - a Canadian investment group) in an international arbitration against the Municipality of Lima. This case involves the annulment of the Concession Agreement, its Addendum and several Agreements related to the Contract. It is an extremely complex case, which includes legal, economic and technical analysis. This dispute includes the participation of several international prestigious experts. The award establishes an absolute victory for our client and represents a leading case for the development of PPP in Peru. We were the only Peruvian law firm to represent Rutas de Lima in this important case, which has become a leading case in Peru.

Advised Talma Servicios Aeroportuarios SA, as buyer, in a transaction through which, the shareholders of Enfoca Servicios Logísticos SA transferred ownership of 100% of the shares representing the capital stock of Inversiones Talma, for a value of US$163.5 million.

Advised Citigroup, HSBC and Santander, as Solicitation Agents, in connection with the consent solicitation to the bondholders of two issues made by Petroperu for an aggregate amount of US$3 billion, in order to amend certain terms and conditions of the respective indentures.

We advised Red de Energía del Perú SA in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of a US$105,997,687.54 senior unsecured loan under the laws of the State of New York granted by Export Development Canada.