Mr Jorge Toyama Miyagusuku > Vinatea & Toyama > Lima, Peru > Lawyer Profile
Vinatea & Toyama Offices
AV. JORGE BASADRE 347 PISO 5
SAN ISIDRO
LIMA
Peru
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Mr Jorge Toyama Miyagusuku
Position
Partner
Career
Partner of the firm, specialist in labour law, labour relations, management of collective and individual conflicts and labour processes. He is recognized as one of the main references in labour matters in Peru.
Jorge has been a consultant to the World Bank, IDB, USAID, ECLAC, UNDP and ILO. He is currently part of the Board of Directors of the Association of Good Employers (ABE) of the American Chamber of Commerce of Peru-AMCHAM.
He is a professor at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, professor at Universidad de Piura and professor at Universidad del Pacífico.
He is the author of several academic articles and books, including the “Guía Laboral” with Dr. Luis Vinatea, which is the best-selling labor book in Peru.
Languages
- Spanish
- English
Memberships
- Honorary Member of the Eminent Bar Association of Cajamarca
- Member of the Human Resources Committee of the National Society of Mining and Oil
- Member of the Peruvian Society of Labor Law and of Social Safety
- Active Member of the Ius Et Veritas Civil Association
- Member of the PUPC Alumni Association
- Member of the Peruvian Institute of Taxes Investigation and Development – IPIDET
- Member of the American Chamber of Commerce of Peru (AMCHAM)
Education
- Conciliation Center of the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, Conciliator Title (1999)
- Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, Master in Constitutional Law (1998)
- Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, Bachelor’s Degree (1993) and Lawyer Title (1994)
Lawyer Rankings
Peru > Labour and employment
(Hall of Fame)The distinguished employment team at Vinatea & Toyama is one of the largest in the country with over forty lawyers, and is a popular choice for major companies operating in Peru. The practice is experienced in the full spectrum of employment issues, including contentious and non-contentious matters for both domestic and international clients. Name partners Luis Vinatea
and Jorge Toyama are experienced in dispute resolution, while Herbert Prelle is skilled in assisting clients with the design and incorporation of strategies to manage labour conflicts. Renato Mejía leverages his twenty years of experience to assist clients in designing labour policies for corporate clients and offering consulting services in employment law. Alfredo Salvador specialises in trade union relations, while Roberto Matallana is recommended for employment litigation in particular. Magaly Alarcón, who co-heads the litigation team with Matallana and Vinatea, is particularly experienced in issues pertaining to equal pay and sexual harassment. Eduardo Mercado was promoted to partner in January 2023 and has recently been focusing on the retail and agroindustry industries. Associates Juan Carlos Girao, Cynthia Lagos, Fabiola Maza and Alfonso Higa are also key contacts for labour and employment matters. Since publication, Girao has been raised to the partnership – effective as of March 2024.