Mining

Mining

MINING

Our mining team has extensive experience in this industry advising domestic and foreign companies. The following is a brief description of our advisory services:

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Advice on mining titling (obtaining, regularization, acquisition, etc. of mining concessions and projects)

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Advice on mining regulation (compliance with the various requirements related to mining activities, such as water rights, certificate of non-existence of archaeological remains, environmental instruments, use of explosives, etc.)

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Advice on obtaining credit facilities, including the corresponding guarantees.

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Advice in negotiating with indigenous communities, especially with regard to the use of surface land for the development of mining projects. In this regard, the contribution of our specialists, who takes into account the different regional idiosyncrasies, is particularly important.

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Advice on investment agreements, especially for junior mining companies.

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Comprehensive advice on mergers and acquisitions involving mining projects

Private Equity / Asset Management

Private Equity / Asset Management

PRIVATE EQUITY / ASSET MANAGEMENT

Our Asset Management practice has a team of professionals specialized in the structuring of mutual funds and investment funds, with knowledge of the market and the necessary understanding to promote investment in the different types of funds in the local and international market.

We devise the best strategies for our clients to offer their private equity, venture capital, fixed income or equity investment funds to different types of Peruvian investors, playing an intermediary role during the placement process. We know the managers that administer investment funds and we offer the best alternatives for their incorporation and licensing process before the corresponding authorities.

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We advise in all legal phases of structuring and placement of investment funds and mutual funds, providing our services in the design and management of all types of funds (private equity, real estate funds, venture capital, debt funds, factoring funds) wishing to invest in the Peruvian market either through local institutions or through foreign structures. Design of the Fund's Investment Policy.

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Advice on the registration process of public funds before the pertinent authority.

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Advice on the design of investment funds that support Fintech structures and their interrelation with Fintech.

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Legal advice and marketing strategy for foreign funds wishing to participate in the Peruvian market through the private offering of securities permitted by local legislation.

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Inclusion of eligibility requirements for the investment of the portfolio of Private Pension Fund Management Companies (AFPs) and Insurance Companies.

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Inclusion of specific covenants for each type of Fund. Advice on the structuring of the venture capital fund, real estate, factoring or other debt instruments.

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Capital Markets

Capital Markets

CAPITAL MARKETS

We provide comprehensive advice to institutional investors, management companies, and professional managers, among others, in all areas of business law related to the structuring, development, and tax and regulatory analysis of private equity and investment funds. In addition, our team has the support of other areas: Corporate and M&A, Banking and Finance to provide clients with a complete service.

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Management of transactions related to shares and debt securities

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Advising on cash flow financing, equity issuance, programs for the purchase and sale of securities and other assets

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Open-end and closed-end investment funds

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Financial trusts

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Financial regulations

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Public offering of shares and debt securities

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Dispute Resolution

Dispute Resolution

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

We establish and develop the best strategy to defend our clients’ interests.

Our three litigation teams have extensive experience in complex and high profile matters involving competition, financial instruments, real estate, construction, trademarks, breach of contract, collections, debt recovery, government contracts, investment projects, among others.

Our services involve advising various national and international companies in investment arbitrations and national and international commercial arbitrations, considering that the fundamental aspect of an arbitration, after having defined the controversy, is to correctly designate the arbitrator.

We also have extensive experience in commercial, constitutional, civil and administrative litigation, four ways to resolve business or individual disputes before the Judiciary.

Therefore, our legal advice covers various matters such as:

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Analysis and drafting of contracts, defining the dispute resolution clause (arbitration or judicial), national or international, for the case in which a dispute arises in the future.

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Advice on negotiations to prevent the escalation of disputes.

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Structure and development of strategies to raise the action or defense of the interests of our clients as appropriate.

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Advice on negotiation and conciliation processes.

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Legal representation and defense in judicial or arbitration proceedings.

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We participate in the performance of Due Diligence to companies for the sale or purchase of such companies.

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Issuance of legal opinions.

Antitrust

Antitrust

ANTITRUST

We have extensive experience advising domestic and foreign clients in the analysis of commercial strategies and operations to ensure that they comply with the legal framework in force and to prevent them from engaging in practices that may be considered restrictive of competition and, therefore, subject to be denounced in Indecopi or Osiptel, as the case may be.

We also specialize in merger control, leniency proceedings, antitrust compliance programs, advice on strategy and procedures in cases of dawn raids, dumping, and advice on administrative complaint procedures and sanctioning proceedings.

In particular, we advise on the evaluation of commercial strategies such as the incorporation of exclusivity agreements, commercial incentives granted to companies, setting sales goals, and competition conditions in vertical and horizontal relationships, among others.

Not only do we know the legislation applicable, but we also know the industry in depth. Proof of this are the various transactions in which we have participated. From advice on commercial aviation matters, regulatory matters, aircraft acquisition, financing and leasing to advice on consumer protection, intellectual property, and labor matters applied to the sector, among others.

Our advice includes the following aspects:

 

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The development and implementation of antitrust compliance programs to ensure that the company or its personnel adopt the appropriate mechanisms and policies to prevent and minimize the risk of engaging in anti-competitive practices such as abuse of dominant position or vertical and/or horizontal collusive practices.

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Preparation of internal guides and manuals for the development of inspection visits (dawn raids) carried out by the authority, simulated inspection visits to train the company’s personnel, as well as accompaniment during such visits.

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Comprehensive advice in the procedures followed by the Peruvian competition agencies (Indecopi and Osiptel), including support in the supervision and inspection stage, legal defense in the framework of sanctioning procedures, both in the first and second administrative instance, evaluation and analysis for the application to the leniency program, among others.

We also have extensive experience in dumping, subsidies, and non-tariff trade barriers, including advice on import and export trade operations in order to prevent market distortions that may be sanctioned by Indecopi. We also provide advice on the filing of complaints about dumping and subsidies and defense in investigation procedures initiated by the authority for the imposition of trade defense measures, sunset reviews and/or change of circumstances, in addition to procedures to denounce non-tariff trade barriers.
In the field of unfair competition, our advice includes the analysis of possible transgressions to the principles and practices of trade and industry that may be generated as a consequence of certain commercial operations or behaviors of economic agents, as well as the defense in the framework of the procedures initiated by Indecopi.”

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Labor and Immigration

Labor and Immigration

LABOR & IMMIGRATION

We have extensive experience providing advice on labor issues related to the incorporation of a company in Peru and the hiring of national and foreign personnel, in its different modalities and working conditions; as well as on the payment of remuneration and social benefits, review of labor policies, among other related matters.

Likewise, our practice covers labor litigation regarding compensation for arbitrary dismissal, compensation for damages, payment of labor benefits, collective bargaining, and, in general, any legal dispute that may arise within the framework of a labor relationship.

Our legal advice covers diverse matters such as:

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Preventive labor planning and identification of labor contingencies to avoid future conflicts.

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Management, analysis and application of labor contracting mechanisms, whether direct or indirect (intermediation and labor outsourcing), temporary or indeterminate.

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Management of human capital projects and their compliance with current labor legislation.

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Design, implementation and adaptation of labor policies, both global and national, as well as internal regulations.

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Harmonization of international labor practices with national regulations in force.

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Management, handling and formalization of labor terminations.

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Advice, management and follow-up of administrative procedures of all kinds, before the Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion, SUNAFIL and EsSalud.

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Advice, handling and management of collective bargaining and labor union negotiations. • $ • Migratory aspects of all kinds.

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Migratory aspects of all kinds.

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Labor proceedings of all kinds under the old and new labor procedural law.

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Training and implementation of policies to prevent and sanction sexual harassment in the workplace.