Mr Oscar Benavides > 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 Oscar Benavides
Work Department
Environmental, Megers & Acquisitions, Mining, Project Finance.
Position
Partner Oscar Benavides specializes in mining law, mining projects finance, and mergers & acquisitions.
Career
He focuses his practice on transactional and regulatory work for mining projects. He has over 20 years of experience advising clients on project finance and M&A, as well as structuring, negotiating and executing exploration, joint venture and mining project investment contracts.
He has been consistently recognized as a leading mining lawyer by international and local publications of the likes of Legal500, Chambers & Partners, Latin Lawyer, among others; and is included in the “Global Elite Thought Leader 2022” list by Who’s Who Legal amongst the most renowned mining practitioners in the world.
Oscar is vice-president of the Canada-Peru Chamber of Commerce, holds an LLM from the University of Denver, USA – Master in Natural Resources and Environmental Law and was grantee of the Jan M. and Marjorie G. Laitos Scholarship in Natural Resources.
Languages
Spanish and english.
Memberships
Lima Bar Association
Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation
Instituto de Derecho de Minería, Petróleo y Energía.
Education
Universidad de Lima – Lawyer summa cum laude (2000), University of Denver, USA – Master in Natural Resources and Environmental Law (2006), Jan M. and Marjorie G. Laitos Scholarship in Natural Resources
Lawyer Rankings
Peru > Energy and natural resources > Mining
(Leading individuals)The leading mining practice at Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados continues to advise top-tier clients on a range of contentious and non-contentious matters in the industry, covering transactions, regulatory matters and disputes. On the transactional side, it is well known in the market for privatisations, M&A and financing deals, while on the contentious side, it handles administrative proceedings and domestic and international arbitrations. Team head and veteran practitioner Luis Carlos Rodrigo Prado
is on the board of several mining companies and is a name to note for corporate matters; he is supported by Oscar Benavides, who deals with M&A and joint ventures, as well as exploration, development and exploitation contracts. Francisco Tong is a further key practitioner, who is well versed in administrative regulations and environmental matters and has previously advised on the development of mining regulations in the Dominican Republic and the Republic of Colombia. Claudio Ferrero is another name for corporate transactions and reorganisations; Diego Pachas is recommended for licensing and permitting, and health and safety matters; and Francisco Barrios advises on permitting and strategies for new projects and the expansion of existing projects.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals Peru > Energy and natural resources > Mining
- Mining Peru > Energy and natural resources
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)