Mr José Caro > Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados > Lima, Peru > Lawyer Profile

Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados
Av. Pardo y Aliaga 652 piso 8
San Isidro
Lima 15073
Peru
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Work Department

Criminal Litigation.

Position

Partner José Antonio specializes in Economic and Business Criminal Law.

Career

He has extensive experience representing  companies and individuals in all stages of criminal proceedings, as well as in preventive advice on possible criminal contingencies that may arise in business and the exercise of business activities.

He teaches Criminal Law at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, where he is an associate professor of Criminal Law, and at the Universidad del Pacífico, where he teaches Criminal Law, Criminal Litigation and Criminal Compliance.

José has authored several books and articles, as well as translated and translations from German to Spanish of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law. He has been a speaker at many events and courses in Germany, Spain, Argentina, Mexico, Chile, Colombia, among other countries.

Languages

Spanish, English, German.

Memberships

Lima Bar Association

Education

Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos – Lawyer (1996)
Universidad Pompeu Fabra – PhD Program in Criminal Law and Criminal Sciences (2000)
University of Bonn – Doctor of Law (2006)
Scholarship of the Alexander Von Humboldt Foundation and the German Academic Exchange Service (2006)
California Western School of Law (2019) – Master’s Degree in Oral Litigation.

Lawyer Rankings

Peru > Compliance

Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados‘ compliance practice is headed by José Reaño Peschiera, who is particularly adept at handling business crime cases and matters related to tax evasion and insider trading. Other areas of expertise offered by the practice include assistance in money laundering and misappropriation cases, providing risk assessments and due diligence work, providing training on anti-bribery, and defending clients in white-collar crime cases. Recent compliance work for the team includes designing a mitigation plan and training for a large domestic client, and assisting a client with a cross-border tax fraud case. Associate Jose Luis Medina is a name to note, as is José Caro, who joined the practice in March 2022.

Peru > Dispute resolution: White-collar

Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados is highly regarded for its work in the field of white-collar criminal law, and the team is led by José Reaño Peschiera, who is experienced in high-profile business crime cases. Reaño and counsel Enrique Piedra León utilise their previous experience working within anti-corruption authorities to conduct corporate internal investigations and create compliance programmes for clients. The team is active across a broad range of white-collar crime matters, such as financial and tax fraud, money laundering, environmental crimes and insider trading, to name a few. Renzo Carrasco is recommended for representing high-level executives and companies in corporate criminal matters, and senior associate Jose Luis Medina specialises in criminal litigation related to white-collar crime and corporate compliance. Associates Nicolás Bellido and Isabel Tello are also key names within the team. José Caro joined the practice in March 2022 from Payet, Rey, Cauvi, Pérez Abogados.