Mr Gerardo Soto > Payet, Rey, Cauvi, Pérez Abogados > Lima, Peru > Lawyer Profile
Payet, Rey, Cauvi, Pérez Abogados Offices
VÍCTOR A. BELAÚNDE 147
TORRE TRES, PISO 12
SAN ISIDRO, LIMA
Peru
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Mr Gerardo Soto
Work Department
Regulatory law and administrative law.
Position
Partner
Career
Mr. Soto is Partner of the firm, specializing in regulatory law and administrative law.
He has extensive experience advising clients in the telecom, energy, transportation and mining sector. He also has extensive experience in dealing with regulatory agencies, including the Ministry of Energy and Mines, OSINERGMIN (mining supervision) and OEFA (environmental supervision), and defending administrative proceedings initiated by the above mentioned and other regulatory agencies.
Prior to joining the firm he headed the law department of the Peruvian telecom regulator – OSIPTEL.
Languages
Spanish and English.
Education
Graduate studies, Master in Public Services Regulation, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2006; Licensed in Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2000.
Lawyer Rankings
Peru > Energy and natural resources > Electricity
Led by Gerardo Soto, the team at Payet, Rey, Cauvi, Pérez Abogados assists major foreign and domestic clients with general advisory matters, transactions, administrative proceedings and arbitration. Soto is a key contact for administrative and regulatory law and is supported by principal associate Mayra Aguirre, who is noted for licensing, permitting, project development and public law matters.
Peru > TMT (Technology, media and telecoms)
(Hall of Fame)Payet, Rey, Cauvi, Pérez Abogados‘ TMT team is commended by clients for its ‘excellent attention and professionalism‘. The practice is experienced in assisting clients in arbitration proceedings and litigation, as well as in the design of strategies for procedures before OSTIPEL and the Ministry of Transport and Communications. The practice is adept at advising clients on a broad range of matters, covering sanctioning procedures, consumer regulations, price adjustment procedures and network access, among other areas. Practice co-head Gerardo Soto brings experience as former lead counsel of OSTIPEL, while co-head Carlos A. Patrón leverages previous experience at INDECOPI. David Kuroiwa, who was promoted to partner in December 2022, is experienced in issues involving competition and TMT, and associates Giancarlo Baella, Carlos Baldeón and Ana Lucía Figueroa also provide support to the TMT practice.
Peru > Public law and regulation
The regulatory and administrative law group at Payet, Rey, Cauvi, Pérez Abogados is active in the energy, mining, telecoms, transportation and ports sectors and advises on administrative petitions and procedures before ministries, regulatory agencies and local governments. Practice head Gerardo Soto is experienced in highly regulated industries and in administrative procedures before OSINERGMIN, OSITRAN and INDECOPI; he is also a name to note for public law issues pertaining to PPPs. Alonso Rey is noted for project finance, concession processes and administrative matters, while principal associate Michelle Aramburú is well versed in privatisation processes and matters relating to infrastructure projects. Mayra Aguirre, also a principal associate, is a key contact for permitting, licensing and authorisations. Since research concluded, administrative specialist Jorge Lazarte has rejoined the firm after some 12 years in various in-house and institutional roles (including a executive president of the Association for the Removal of Bureaucratic Barriers, ALEB) – effective as of September 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame Peru > TMT (Technology, media and telecoms)
- TMT (Technology, media and telecoms) Peru
- Electricity Peru > Energy and natural resources
- Public law and regulation Peru
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Competition and antitrust
- Compliance
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution: Arbitration
- TMT (Technology, media and telecoms)