Mr Valentin Paniagua Jara > Estudio Echecopar member firm of Baker McKenzie International > Lima, Peru > Lawyer Profile

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.

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.