Mr Guillermo Puelles > Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados > Lima, Peru > Lawyer Profile
Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados Offices

Av. Pardo y Aliaga 652 piso 8
San Isidro
Lima 15073
Peru
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Mr Guillermo Puelles

Work Department
Antitrust, Aviation, Banking and Finance, Mergers and Adquisitions, Project Finance, Restructuring and Insolvency.
Position
Guillermo Puelles specializes in restructuring, insolvency and liquidation of corporations, mergers & acquisitions, corporate finance, global insurance practice (regulatory and handling of claims and coverage matters), finance and insurance in the aviation field and antitrust.
Career
He leads the practice of Restructuring and Insolvency as well as Insurance (regulation, claims handling and coverage matters) and also dedicates to finance, insurance and regulation in Aviation matters. He also has experience in antitrust and consumer protection matters and administrative litigation.
He assists clients in corporate finance and mergers & acquisitions deals with special focus en corporations in crisis, and private or public liquidation procedures and insolvency and restructuring proceedings. He actively participates representing major creditors and relevant debtors in the most important insolvency cases in Peru.
He was appointed by the World Bank to prepare the Peruvian Chapter of a report on insolvency and creditors’ rights for a global survey done in 2010. He is the only Peruvian member of the prestigious International Insolvency Institute.
In the insurance field, he advises both insurance and reinsurance companies in regulatory, civil and corporate matters, with special focus in the handling and dispute of claims and coverage issues, aviation insurance and reinsurance litigation, supervision and investigation proceedings by the Superintendence of Banks and Insurance (“SBS”), among others.
Guillermo has worked in the National Institute for the Defense of Competition and Protection of Intellectual Property (INDECOPI). He has been a professor of Civil Law at Universidad del Pacífico, and has taught Bankruptcy Law in graduate programs of the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (2008) and Universidad de Piura (2014). He was appointed by INDECOPI to write and publish the book “Insolvency Proceedings” as part of the 20th anniversary collection of such institution (bankruptcy regulator) and also has diverse academic publications in his fields of practice.
Languages
Spanish, English.
Memberships
Callao Bar Association, International Insolvency Institute.
Education
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú – Lawyer (1998), University of Virginia – Master in Law (2004).
Lawyer Rankings
Peru > Bankruptcy and restructuring
(Leading partners)Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados is renowned for its involvement in high-profile and complex restructuring and liquidation cases. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach by collaborating with its litigation and tax disciplines, the firm handles reorganisations, asset-acquisition operations and distressed financing, often within the aviation, oil and gas, and financial sectors. Guillermo Puelles leads the team and concentrates on public and private insolvency, as well as distressed M&A deals. Hugo Silva specialises in public restructuring and litigation, while Jorge Trelles handles corporate liquidation proceedings. At the associate level, Renzo Rossi works on insolvencies and the assessment of banking and insurance regulation, and Sabrina Montoya frequently counsels national and global companies on various corporate issues. Consultant Gaspar Flores handles work relating to administrative law and financial restructuring.
Peru > Insurance
Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados stands out for its expertise in insurance and reinsurance matters across various industries, and regularly advises leading international reinsurers on accidents, natural disasters and damages claims. Practice head Guillermo Puelles handles a variety of mandates within the aviation sector, with a wide practice that spans from corporate work, such as mergers, acquisitions and restructurings, through to antitrust and insolvency procedures. Jorge Trelles deals with project finance in the energy, infrastructure and mining spaces, while associate Sabrina Montoya, a trusted advisor to local and international insurance and reinsurance companies, brokers, intermediaries and insureds, has experience handling claims arising from aviation incidents. The team was bolstered by the arrival of Omar Córdova, who joined in April 2024.
Lawyer Rankings
- Bankruptcy and restructuring Peru
- Leading partners Peru > Bankruptcy and restructuring
- Insurance Peru
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Bankruptcy and restructuring
- Compliance
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution: Arbitration
- Dispute resolution: Litigation
- Dispute resolution: White-collar
- Energy and natural resources > Electricity
- Environment
- Energy and natural resources > Hydrocarbons
- Intellectual property
- International trade (IT&C)
- Life sciences and healthcare
- Energy and natural resources > Mining
- Projects and infrastructure
- Public law and regulation
- Tax
- TMT (Technology, media and telecoms)