Mr Julio Guadalupe > 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 Julio Guadalupe
Work Department
International Trade and Customs.
Position
Partner Julio Guadalupe leads our International Trade and Customs area.
Career
He provides consulting services, planning and preventive audit in international trade and customs matters. He represents in contested international trade and customs processes before the administrative authority and the Judiciary and was president of the Peruvian Association of Customs Law and International Trade, consultant for the Peruvian State in the preparation of the current General Customs Law.
Julio is a member of the Governing Board of the International Trade Guild (XCOM) and president of the logistics sector of the XCOM syndicate of the Lima Chamber of Commerce, as well as is a member of the International Customs Law Academy, university teacher, frequent lecturer in local and international forums, and author of various articles on customs and foreign trade. He teaches in the Post-graduate school of the Law School of Universidad del Pacífico.
He has been recognized as a leading lawyer in his specialty by prestigious international publications such as Chambers & Partners and Who’s Who Legal.
Languages
Spanish, Engish.
Memberships
International Trade Guild of the Lima Chamber of Commerce, Peruvian Academy of Customs Law and International Trade, International Customs Law Academy.
Education
Universidad de Lima – Lawyer (1995), Escuela Nacional de Aduanas – Customs Agent (2002).
Lawyer Rankings
Peru > International trade (IT&C)
(Leading individuals)Full-service powerhouse Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano – Abogados showcases its expertise with an extensive client base of marquee multinational companies and domestic heavy-hitters, including Kuehne + Nagel, Microsoft, IBM, Nokia Siemens Networks Perú and Toyota del Peru. The firm excels in customs planning and the structuring of international trade operations, as well as customs claims and appeals before local authorities such as the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (MINCETUR) and the courts. Sector expertise includes mining, oil and gas, power, chemical, technology and telecommunications, vehicle-importation, agriculture and textiles. Practice head Julio Guadalupe has a high market profile following many years’ experience advising on international trade law, and significantly, has contributed to the evolution of customs law in Peru. Among an extensive caseload, he is leading advice to Kimberly-Clark Peru with respect to an important tariff classification procedure before the Peruvian Customs Authority whereby the end-goal is to standardise the Peruvian Customs Authority criterion throughout the region where the company has operations. Guadalupe is assisted by very experienced senior associate Juan Acuña and tax associate Joan Tello, although previously highlighted associate Enrique Vargas left the firm in October 2020.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Bankruptcy and restructuring
- Compliance
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Energy and natural resources > Electricity
- Environment
- Energy and natural resources > Hydrocarbons
- Intellectual property
- International trade (IT&C)
- Labour and employment
- Energy and natural resources > Mining
- Projects and infrastructure
- Public law and regulation
- Real estate
- Tax
- TMT (Technology, media and telecoms)