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 and Acquisitions, Mining, Project Finance.
Position
Partner Oscar Benavides specializes in mining law, mining projects finance, and mergers & acquisitions.
Career
Oscar Benavides is a specialist in transactional and regulatory work for mining projects. He has more than 24 years of experience advising clients on project finance, M&A, investment contracts in exploration projects, joint ventures, and mining in general.
He is recognized as a leading mining lawyer by international publications such as The Legal 500, Chambers & Partners and Latin Lawyer. He has also been included among the 30 most recognized mining lawyers in the world, according to the “Global Elite Thought Leader 2023” list published by Who’s Who Legal. He is also vice-president of the Canada-Peru Chamber of Commerce, holds an LLM from the University of Denver, USA, and was a Jan M. and Marjorie G. Laitos Scholarship in Natural Resources.
Languages
Spanish and english.
Memberships
Lima Bar Association
The Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law
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 partners)Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados maintains a sizeable and thriving mining practice which proves to be the go-to choice for a host of clients. The team stands out for its expertise in the full spectrum of both contentious and non-contentious matters in the mining sector, where it notably handles high-value M&A and financing transactions involving royalty, take-off and streaming agreements, as well as regulatory and disputes matters, including administrative proceedings and domestic and international arbitration. ‘Megastar’ Luis Carlos Rodrigo Prado
heads a team that also includes Oscar Benavides, noted for his prowess in structuring and negotiation of exploration, development and exploitation contracts; Claudio Ferrero, an expert in financing and M&A transactions; and Francisco Tong, who is recognised for his understanding of mining administrative regulations and environmental issues. Francisco Barrios specialises in permitting strategies and the expansion of mining projects, while January-2023 partner promotion Diego Pachas focuses on licensing, legal audits of permits, and occupational health and safety matters. At associate level, senior Tomás Denegri focuses on project finance, M&A, and exploration, joint venture and mining project investment contracts; while Mariana Delgado specialises in mining law and environmental regulation.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners 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)
- Life sciences and healthcare
- Energy and natural resources > Mining
- Projects and infrastructure
- Public law and regulation
- Tax
- TMT (Technology, media and telecoms)