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Estudio Echecopar member firm of Baker McKenzie International Offices

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

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Work Department

Energy, Mining & Infrastructure - EMI

Position

Principal Associate

Career

  • Lawyer with more than ten years of experience advising local and international companies in the mining, hydrocarbons, electricity, industrial and commercial sectors, among others, on issues related to the ongoing development of their business, administrative sanction proceedings, as well as in the drafting of strategy and planning for obtaining their environmental permits.

    Nicole has been recognized as a “Rising Star” in Environmental Law by The Legal 500 in its 2023 edition for Latin America.

  • Experience

    • Success in obtaining approvals from various entities for the implementation of mining and industrial projects, as well as for new components not approved in the environmental certifications.
    • Obtaining water permits (water use permits, water discharge permits, etc.), as well as the approval and amendment of environmental management instruments in a short period of time.
    • Legal advice for the implementation of the process of approval and awarding of self-sustaining private initiative projects (project for the energetic use of biogas in the Peruvian Amazon).
    • Participation in the committees of regulatory projects of the Ministry of Environment: Legal advice in the drafting of the National Regulations for the Management of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) and representation in the Technical Committee of INACAL (National Institute of Quality) for the drafting of the Peruvian Technical Standards related to WEEE.

Languages

English, Spanish

Education

  • Universidad de Lima, Lima, Peru Lawyer, Magna Cum Laude, 2008
  • Bar Association of Lima, Lima, Peru Diploma in Environmental Law and Management, 2009
  • UPC Graduate School, Lima, Peru, Post-graduate Diploma in Mining and Environment Law, 2011
  • National Association of Mining, Petroleum and Energy, Lima, Peru, Specialization Course on the Hydrocarbons Industry, 2022

Lawyer Rankings

Peru > Energy and natural resources > Mining

Estudio Echecopar member firm of Baker McKenzie International houses a compact natural resources and environmental team which consistently guides clients through a comprehensive range of regulatory and transactional aspects in the mining industry. The team is actively involved in negotiating and drafting agreements, overseeing administrative proceedings to ensure compliance with mining obligations, and managing complex project finance and financing transactions for mining companies. Valentin Paniagua Jara heads a five strong practice, focusing on transactions in the mining and natural resources sector, including project finance, and company and asset acquisitions and sales. Following the departures of partners Ina María Drago and Cinthya Delgado in July and December 2023, respectively, key support is provided by senior associate Claudia Pacora (particularly as regards legal due diligence, agreement drafting, and corporate maintenance), and -on the environmental side- principal associate Nicole Freire.

Peru > Environment

(Leading associates)

Nicole Freire – Estudio Echecopar member firm of Baker McKenzie International

Estudio Echecopar member firm of Baker McKenzie International offers advice to its clients, which are predominantly active in the hydrocarbon, mining, agriculture and fishing sectors, on the full scope of environmental issues, from financings and M&A transactions through to circular economy and waste management issues. Valentin Paniagua Jara heads the group, handling corporate, regulatory and contentious matters for mining and natural resources projects, alongside industry veteran Jorge Danos Ordoñez, who, equipped with over 30 years of experience dealing with environmental mandates, regularly advises private companies on compliance and administrative and judicial processes. Senior associate Nicole Freire is a key contact for local and international clients from the mining, electricity, hydrocarbons and industrial sectors; her broad practice encompasses permitting and planning issues as well as administrative sanctioning proceedings. Former practice co-head Ina María Drago has left the firm.

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