Fernando Sam > Estudio Echecopar member firm of Baker McKenzie International > Lima, Peru > Lawyer Profile

Estudio Echecopar member firm of Baker McKenzie International
AV. LA FLORESTA 497
PISO 5. SAN BORJA
LIMA 41
Peru
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Work Department

Private Equity

Position

Principal Associate

Career

Fernando has a wide experience on different matters of business law, acquired throughout his professional experience both at our Firm and as in house advisor for a multinational utility with operations in the energy business (oil, gas and electricity).

Fernando has plenty of commercial expertise in Peruvian law and has developed notions of English and USA law with a financial and economic approach, which combined with his role in academia allow him to provide both transactional and advisory support from a creative and innovative perspective.

He keeps a special focus tasks regarding Corporate, M&A and Banking and Finance Law and Projects, which complemented with his solid background in taxation; have enabled him to provide clients with thorough advice oriented towards the identification of effective solutions in transactions of diverse complexity within multi-disciplinary teams. Fernando is a member of the team that leads the innovation efforts at the Lima office.

Languages

English, Spanish

Education

  • University of California – Davis. Introduction to USA Law, 2019.
  • Bucerius Law School. Summer Program in Legal technology and Operations, 2018.
  • University of Oxford (Saïd Business School). Oxford Fintech Program, 2017.
  • University of Oxford. Master of Science in Law and Finance (MSc in Law and Finance, MLF), 2016.
  • Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru. Bachelor of Law, 2012; Attorney (Summa Cum Laude), 2015.

Lawyer Rankings

Peru > Corporate and M&A

(Leading associates)

Fernando Sam – Estudio Echecopar member firm of Baker McKenzie International

Situated within an integrated global network, the corporate and M&A group at Estudio Echecopar member firm of Baker McKenzie International is well equipped to handle large-scale and cross-border M&A deals, often within the healthcare, telecoms and luxury retail industries. The team adopts an interdisciplinary approach by coordinating with the firm’s regulatory and antitrust departments and advises on corporate governance, joint ventures, associative agreements, and the formation and incorporation of subsidiaries. Liliana Espinosa steers the department and offers expertise in private equity and private and public M&A transactions in the infrastructure, energy and education fields. Key practitioners include Ines Baca, who assists clients with acquisitions, corporate reorganisations, and asset and share participation, and Paolo Robilliard, who handles distressed M&A deals and insolvency matters. Principal associate Fernando Sam is noted for his focus on corporate finance and taxation.