Mr Gerardo Soto > Payet, Rey, Cauvi, Pérez Abogados > Lima, Peru > Lawyer Profile

Led by Gerardo Soto, the team at Payet, Rey, Cauvi, Pérez Abogados assists major foreign and domestic clients with general advisory matters, transactions, administrative proceedings and arbitration. Soto is a key contact for administrative and regulatory law and is supported by principal associate Mayra Aguirre, who is noted for licensing, permitting, project development and public law matters.

Payet, Rey, Cauvi, Pérez Abogados‘ TMT team is commended by clients for its ‘excellent attention and professionalism‘. The practice is experienced in assisting clients in arbitration proceedings and litigation, as well as in the design of strategies for procedures before OSTIPEL and the Ministry of Transport and Communications. The practice is adept at advising clients on a broad range of matters, covering sanctioning procedures, consumer regulations, price adjustment procedures and network access, among other areas. Practice co-head Gerardo Soto brings experience as former lead counsel of OSTIPEL, while co-head Carlos A. Patrón leverages previous experience at INDECOPI. David Kuroiwa, who was promoted to partner in December 2022, is experienced in issues involving competition and TMT, and associates Giancarlo Baella, Carlos Baldeón and Ana Lucía Figueroa also provide support to the TMT practice.

The regulatory and administrative law group at Payet, Rey, Cauvi, Pérez Abogados is active in the energy, mining, telecoms, transportation and ports sectors and advises on administrative petitions and procedures before ministries, regulatory agencies and local governments. Practice head Gerardo Soto is experienced in highly regulated industries and in administrative procedures before OSINERGMIN, OSITRAN and INDECOPI; he is also a name to note for public law issues pertaining to PPPs. Alonso Rey is noted for project finance, concession processes and administrative matters, while principal associate Michelle Aramburú is well versed in privatisation processes and matters relating to infrastructure projects. Mayra Aguirre, also a principal associate, is a key contact for permitting, licensing and authorisations. Since research concluded, administrative specialist Jorge Lazarte has rejoined the firm after some 12 years in various in-house and institutional roles (including a executive president of the Association for the Removal of Bureaucratic Barriers, ALEB) – effective as of September 2023.