Luis Marcelo De-Bernardis > Miranda & Amado > Lima, Peru > Lawyer Profile
Miranda & Amado Offices
AV JOSÉ LARCO 1301
TORRE PARQUE MAR
MIRAFLORES, LIMA 18
Peru
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Luis Marcelo De-Bernardis
Work Department
- Competition, Anti-trust & Merger Control
- Energy
- Real-Estate
- Oil & Gas
- Projects
- Natural Resources
- Regulatory & Administrative
Position
Partner
Career
Luis Marcelo’s broad experience features infrastructure, energy and natural resources project development and dealing with matters related to regulation, permitting, land access and complex disputes. He has participated in a wide array of financing and acquisition transactions and has a considerable track record representing companies from the energy and oil and gas sectors in financing, regulatory and contractual matters. His expertise also includes banking and finance, structured financing, general financing, and insolvency and restructuring. Luis Marcelo regularly advises Peruvian and foreign companies. In 1999, Luis Marcelo was among the founding partners of Miranda & Amado. He was previously a member of Estudio Echecopar from 1991 to 1994 and from 1996 to 1999, and of Mayer, Brown & Platt (Chicago) from 1995 to 1996. Luis Marcelo is a lawyer from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú and holds an LL.M. from the University of Chicago Law School.
Languages
English, Spanish
Education
- The University of Chicago, Masters of Law – LL.M. (1995).
- Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lawyer (1994).
Lawyer Rankings
Peru > Energy and natural resources > Electricity
(Leading individuals)Peru > Energy and natural resources > Hydrocarbons
Miranda & Amado provides clients with ‘a very timely, practical and professional service’ and handles both contentious and non-contentious work in relation to high-profile oil and gas projects. It offers broad expertise across corporate, finance and regulatory matters, and on the contentious side, acts in major disputes and administrative procedures before regulators. The team is led by Luis Marcelo De-Bernardis and Alberto Delgado, with De-Bernardis being a key name for infrastructure, energy and natural resources projects, particularly in relation to permitting and financing, and Delgado recommended for corporate and finance transactions. Guillermo Bracamonte handles contractual and corporate matters and environmental issues, while counsel Marife Martinelli is active in both the upstream and downstream segments and advises on regulatory and administrative issues. Associate César Ramírez is experienced in the pre- and post-operational phases of high-profile projects.
Peru > Projects and infrastructure
(Leading individuals)The projects team at Miranda & Amado is led by Luis Marcelo De-Bernardis and Alberto Delgado, and has a particular specialism in advising sponsors and financial institutions on energy, infrastructure and mining projects, with clients including Transportadora de Gas del Perú, Engie Energía Perú and Citibank del Perú. Alberto Ventura Rivas Plata, who was promoted to partner in January 2023, is a key contact for environmental matters, while José Miguel Puiggros is particularly experienced in financing transactions. Isabel Lira combines in-depth experience in antitrust law with skill in concessions and PPP matters. The talented group of associates includes Lisbeth Benavides, who is recommended for project finance, Chantal Deleplanque for project development, and César Ramírez for power projects.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hydrocarbons Peru > Energy and natural resources
- Leading individuals Peru > Energy and natural resources > Electricity
- Leading individuals Peru > Projects and infrastructure
- Projects and infrastructure Peru
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Competition and antitrust
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution: Arbitration
- Dispute resolution: Litigation
- Energy and natural resources > Electricity
- Environment
- Energy and natural resources > Hydrocarbons
- Projects and infrastructure
- Real estate