Carolina Noriega > 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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Carolina Noriega
Work Department
Oil and Gas
Position
Carolina Noriega specializes in oil and gas with an emphasis on regulatory and transactional matters.
Career
Carolina Noriega specializes in oil and gas with an emphasis on regulatory and transactional matters.
She advises domestic and foreign investors in the development of oil and gas projects, particularly in downstream activities (processing, storage, transport, distribution and commercialization) of oil and its derivatives, natural gas, CNG, LNG and NGV.
Carolina actively participates in the negotiation of contracts with the State and between private parties for the implementation and execution of natural gas transport and distribution concessions through pipelines, as well as in tariff setting procedures for both regulated activities.
She also advises on the identification and obtaining of permits and authorizations necessary to carry out hydrocarbon activities, as well as on Administrative Sanctioning Proceedings initiated by State entities.
Languages
Spanish and English
Memberships
Lima Bar Association
Association of International Petroleum Negotiators – AIPN
Education
Universidad de Lima – Lawyer (2007)
Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (Graduate School) – Diploma in Electricity, Gas and Energy Law (2006)
Diploma in Mining and Environmental Law (2008)
Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración IESA – International Seminar on Oil and Gas Management (Caracas, Venezuela 2011)
Universidad ESAN – Master in Energy Management major in Natural Gas (2013)
Lawyer Rankings
Peru > Energy and natural resources > Hydrocarbons
(Rising stars)Led by Jorge Pérez-Taiman, the oil and gas team at Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados advises on corporate, commercial and regulatory matters in the upstream, midstream and downstream segments of the industry. Particular areas of focus include contracts, joint venture agreements, environmental regulations, disputes with regulators and issues relating to pipelines and distribution, where it acts for oil and gas companies and large consumers. Pérez-Taiman is experienced internationally, having negotiated on cross-border contracts across Latin America and the Middle East, and Jenny Caldas is recommended for environmental matters and administrative procedures. Jean Paul Chabaneix is a name to note for M&A and financings, and Piero Scarafone, who was recently promoted to partner, handles licensing contracts and transactional issues. Beyond the partners, senior associate Carolina Noriega advises foreign and domestic investors on oil and gas projects, and associate Talia Hormaeche is another key contact for regulatory matters.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hydrocarbons Peru > Energy and natural resources
- Rising stars Peru > Energy and natural resources > Hydrocarbons
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)
- Labour and employment
- Life sciences and healthcare
- Energy and natural resources > Mining
- Projects and infrastructure
- Public law and regulation
- Tax
- TMT (Technology, media and telecoms)