Highly active in the market, Payet, Rey, Cauvi, Pérez Abogados’s compliance team acts for domestic and international clients on crime prevention, criminal investigations and the implementation of compliance controls. Under the leadership of Carlos Patrón, José Cúneo and Juan Diego Ugaz, the practice continues to assist clients with issues related to anti-money laundering, antitrust, financial matters, employment, health and safety, and environmental risk. Patrón is recommended for the implementation of antitrust compliance programs mandated by the National Institute for the Defence of Competition and the Protection of Intellectual Property (INDECOPI); and Ugaz is a name to note for criminal law, alongside Francisco Ugaz, who was promoted to the partnership in December 2021 and acts for clients in the infrastructure, financial, and oil-and-gas sectors. Principal associate Giancarlo Baella is recommended for competition, administrative and commercial law, and associate Erick Palao is another name to note. Since research concluded the firm has announced the hire of Ivan Meini (effective, September 2022); a renowned academic who also has a lengthy public-sector curriculum; he handles both white-collar and compliance matters.

Rebaza, Alcázar & De Las Casas is recognised in the market for its broad compliance expertise, which encompasses the construction of tailor-made compliance programs, white-collar crime prevention and investigations, and internal investigations. The team can draw on multidisciplinary experience from its finance, data protection, employment, corporate and tax specialists, utilising their expertise to implement compliance programs, conduct fraud investigations and for training purposes. The team is jointly led by Augusto Loli and Héctor Gadea; with Loli recommended for the defence of high-profile criminal cases and litigation (with a particular focus on the public, financial, telecoms and infrastructure sectors); and Gadea handling internal investigations and fraud matters, often acting alongside large international law firms. At the senior associate level, Sergio Mattos brings international experience in money laundering and corruption cases, while Camilo Clavijo is a name to note for criminal litigation.

The compliance practice at Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano – Abogados acts for a roster of high-profile domestic and international companies on the implementation of compliance programs and criminal investigations. The multidisciplinary team encompasses specialists in economic law, anti-bribery and anti-money laundering matters, employment, data protection and corporate issues; it advises clients on international regulatory issues, internal investigations, foreign corrupt practices act (FCPA) due diligence and M&A operations. The team is led by finance expert Fernando Molina, and José Reaño Peschiera, who is focused on business crime matters, including white-collar crime, tax evasion and financial fraud. Formerly at the High-Level Anti-corruption Commission (“CAN-Anticorrupción”), a state-entity, senior associate José Medina is the name to note for anti-corruption work, and handles the legal defence of criminal proceedings. Efraín Vassallo retired.

CMS Grau fields a highly specialised team, which draws on expertise from its criminal, corporate and white-collar specialists to handle crime prevention, compliance and risk management. Key areas of focus include anti-money laundering, anti-corruption and fraud, as well as the design and implementation of compliance programs. As a large international firm, it is well placed to handle cross-border matters for both domestic and global clients. The team is led by Carolina Cueva , who has a wealth of experience in litigation and corporate and white-collar crime matters; she acts for private and public entities in the mining, oil and gas, insurance, banking and real state sectors, among others. Associate Tatiana Helguero  is also active in this area and is a name to note for compliance audits and anti-bribery work.

Miranda & Amado handles the full gamut of compliance work, including anti-corruption, antitrust matters and corporate compliance issues. It has considerable experience in the design and implementation of compliance strategies, and has the capability to handle corporate crime matters, including internal investigations. Bruno Amiel heads the team with a focus on corporate compliance and ancillary expertise in project finance and dispute resolution, while Enrique Felices is the name to note for competition matters; he leads on several compliance cases. Following their January 2021 arrival from boutique Facto Litigios & Compliance (where they were founding partners) criminal liability specialists José Luis Velarde and Rafael Díaz were raised to the partnership at he beginning of 2022, further consolidating what is now a 15-strong practice group in this area. Public law specialist Willy Pedreschi; competition and administrative law focused Fiorella Zumaeta (also raised to the partnership in January 2022) and new counsel, Katherine Torres (a corporate expert who works closely with Amiel), are also all involved in the practice.

Muñiz, Olaya, Meléndez, Castro, Ono & Herrera Abogados caters to a roster of international conglomerates, as well as smaller domestic companies and trade associations, regarding the development of compliance programmes and risk management strategies. It is particularly experienced in compliance-related competition, consumer protection and personal data privacy protection matters. The team is jointly lead by Mauricio Olaya, Pierino Stucchi and Ian Paul Galarza, with José Antonio Bezada and senior associate Marco Antonio Ruiz Martinez also active in the practice. Olaya has considerable experience in the implementation of compliance models, while Stucchi, an INDECOPI alumnus, is a name to note for competition and risk prevention matters. Galarza brings white-collar crime expertise to the department and handles anti-money laundering issues and the prevention of terrorist financing.

Closely focused on penal litigation, criminal compliance and related advisory matters, Cortez Massa & Bello Abogados is a small but highly specialised boutique that advises a number of sizeable clients, along with SMEs) on criminal-compliance programmes, as well as handling compliance breaches and trials involving public administration, money laundering, cartel activity, and environmental and taxation matters, among others. The firm's three name partners, Luis Felipe Cortez, Jorge Massa and Christian Bello are all expert criminal litigators with around 20 years' experience each. The practice continues to enjoy a growing client roster, particularly in relation to the mining sector; however, former associate Paul Mendoza moved in house at Minera Aurífera Retamas as of July 2022.

Hernández & Cía's practice co-head Gonzalo del Río has been handling the long-running defence of Aenza (formerly Graña y Montero), regarding investigations and criminal proceedings brought against its former directors in relation to the Lava Jato scandal. In recent years the team designed a compliance programme for Aenza to abide by both Peruvian and international standards, as well as carrying out an internal investigation for the client. Current work includes analysing the SPLAFT system (regarding anti-money laundering and countering of terrorism financing) and providing recommendations for compliance to non-profit and security clients. The team also develops compliance programmes for universities, a maritime and aircraft operator and real estate clients, among others. Co-head Alfredo Filomeno provides experience regarding corporate structures, and senior associate Kris Maquin regularly provides support on relevant mandates.