Marife Martinelli > Miranda & Amado > Lima, Peru > Lawyer Profile

The power practice group at Miranda & Amado is led by Luis De-Bernardis and advises on the full gamut of electricity issues, from M&A and financing transactions to regulatory issues and disputes. On the advisory side, it handles matters pertaining to generation, transmission and distribution, including permitting, land acquisitions, contracts matters, power purchase agreements (PPAs) and other project development issues. De-Bernardis has over 25 years of experience in infrastructure, energy and natural resources projects and is well known in the industry, while counsel Marife Martinelli focuses on regulatory and administrative matters. At the associate level, Pedro Morales, César Ramírez and José Luis Valdivia are noted: Morales specialises in power sector regulation and project development; Ramírez handles regulatory and administrative issues; and Valdivia is active in real estate matters.

Miranda & Amado provides clients with ‘a very timely, practical and professional service’ and handles both contentious and non-contentious work in relation to high-profile oil and gas projects. It offers broad expertise across corporate, finance and regulatory matters, and on the contentious side, acts in major disputes and administrative procedures before regulators. The team is led by Luis Marcelo De-Bernardis and Alberto Delgado, with De-Bernardis being a key name for infrastructure, energy and natural resources projects, particularly in relation to permitting and financing, and Delgado recommended for corporate and finance transactions. Guillermo Bracamonte handles contractual and corporate matters and environmental issues, while counsel Marife Martinelli is active in both the upstream and downstream segments and advises on regulatory and administrative issues. Associate César Ramírez is experienced in the pre- and post-operational phases of high-profile projects.

Miranda & Amado’s public law team offers broad expertise covering both contentious and non-contentious matters, including those related to administrative law, competition, disputes, public procurement and regulatory issues. It has a strong track record in highly regulated industries, such as energy and natural resources, infrastructure, life sciences and transport, and on the contentious side, the practice is known for representing clients in procedures before governing bodies. Willy Pedreschi heads the team and focuses on administrative, regulatory, infrastructure and public procurement matters; he is supported by counsel Marife Martinelli, who brings former experience at OSINERGMIN, with a strong practice in public law matters relating to the electricity, oil and gas, and water sectors. Enrique Felices deals with public law-related competition and regulatory matters, while at the associate level, Fabiana Vittoria is experienced in the telecoms and media sectors and Raicza Arrunátegui is recommended for disputes.