Ms Cristina Ferraro > Miranda & Amado > Lima, Peru > Lawyer Profile

Miranda & Amado
AV JOSÉ LARCO 1301
TORRE PARQUE MAR
MIRAFLORES, LIMA 18
Peru

Position

Partner

Career

With broad experience both in commercial and in investment arbitration proceedings, Cristina has represented investors and respondent States in arbitration proceedings under the arbitration rules of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). Her experience also includes commercial disputes conducted under the rules of the ICC, the Lima Chamber of Commerce and the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR). In addition, she is a seasoned litigant in matters relating to arbitration award enforcement. Cristina was a member of Miranda & Amado from 2004 to 2006. She rejoined the firm in 2014 and worked as a counsel until 2018, when she was promoted to partner. Previously, she was an associate at King & Spalding, New York from 2012 to 2013, Crowell & Moring, New York from 2010 to 2012, and Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, New York from 2009 to 2010. Cristina is a lawyer from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú and holds a Master’s Degree from New York University School of Law.

Languages

English, Spanish

Education

  • New York University School of Law, LL.M. (2009) (Arthur T. Vanderbilt Scholarship).
  • Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lawyer (2005).

Lawyer Rankings

Peru > Dispute resolution: Arbitration

(Next Generation Partners)

Cristina FerraroMiranda & Amado

The arbitration practice at Miranda & Amado is headed by Mauricio Raffo, who has more than 25 years of experience in arbitration, with a specialism in investor-state arbitration. The team has particularly strong expertise in construction arbitration, with recent work examples including assisting Cumbra in an arbitration proceeding initiated by the Peruvian state, and acting as lead counsel for a major bank in several arbitrations concerning the performance of construction contracts and investment agreements. Other work includes representing a client in two landmark ICC arbitrations against the Republic of Peru. José Daniel Amado is a key contact for international arbitrations, while Cristina Ferraro‘s work focuses on the energy and extractive sectors. Luis Alonso Navarro handles investor-state disputes, and associate José Luis Repetto provides key support to the team.