Mr José Tam > 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 José Tam
Work Department
Civil Litigation, Arbitration, Asian Investment Desk
Position
José leads our Civil Litigation & Arbitration, and Asian Investment Desk areas.
Career
He specializes in sponsoring Civil and Commercial Litigation and National and International Arbitration.
He is president of the Peruvian chapter of the Spanish Arbitration Club, president since 2012 of the Peruvian-Chinese Chamber of Commerce and president of the legal committee of the association Peruanos Unidos por la Comida y la Alimentación (PUCA), a non-governmental organization promoting Peruvian cuisine. He is a member of the Advisory Council of the Center for China and Asia Pacific Studies of Universidad del Pacífico and member of the Advisory Committee of the International Commercial Dispute Prevention and Settlement Organization (ICDPASO), a non-governmental organization based in Beijing, China, created to promote various dispute resolution mechanisms between parties around the world.
He is also a member of the lists of arbitrators of institutions such as the Arbitration Center of the Lima Chamber of Commerce, the Center for Analysis and Conflict Resolution of the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú and the International Arbitration Center of the American Chamber of Commerce of Peru (AMCHAM).
Since 2019, he has been working with the Private Competitiveness Council in the preparation of the Competitiveness Report, as a member of the Board on the Justice System.
He is a professor at the Law School of Universidad de Lima and has also been a professor at Universidad del Pacífico and Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas. He is a lecturer and author of articles and papers on his specialty. He is the author of the book “Proceso, poder jurisdiccional y tutela procesal efectiva” (ARA Editores, 2009).
Languages
Spanish, english
Memberships
Lima Bar Association
Peruvian Association for Procedural Law
Iberoamerican Institute for Procedural Law
Spanish Arbitration Club
Education
Universidad de Lima – Lawyer (1997)
Universidad Complutense de Madrid – Procedural Law Doctorate studies (2003)
Lawyer Rankings
Peru > Dispute resolution: Arbitration
(Hall of Fame)The well-rounded arbitration practice at Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados has a notable track record in complex and high-profile arbitration cases, both locally and internationally. Experienced in international arbitration under the ICC and ICSID rules, the team assists clients from the infrastructure, finance and mining sectors, in cases ranging from shareholder and governmental affairs to construction disputes. Industry veteran José Tam
draws from his experience in civil and commercial arbitration proceedings to oversee the department. Italo Carrano and Martín Chocano concentrate on construction disputes, while Luis Bedoya advises domestic and foreign corporations on claims regarding commercial matters. Clients turn to Jorge Alvarado for assistance in complex international arbitration cases. Senior associate Gonzalo Chirinos specialises in constitutional arbitration proceedings, and associate Julio Olórtegui’s recent work highlights include disputes in the retail, energy and extractive services industries.
Peru > Dispute resolution: Litigation
(Hall of Fame)Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados has a first-rate reputation in litigation, and advises on the full spectrum of disputes, including commercial, civil and constitutional matters. The leadership trio comprises industry veteran and renowned litigator José Tam; Arturo Aza, who concentrates on complex constitutional and public law litigation; and Renzo Carrasco, who is well versed in commercial litigation, often representing high-level executives and corporations. Fabrizio Castellano’s scope of expertise includes representing clients in mining and telecoms-related litigation, while Jorge Alvarado handles commercial cases. Associates Mayra Jimenez and Renato Gil are notable members of the group. Jimenez covers civil disputes between foreign companies and Peruvian state entities, and Gil specialises in environmental disputes.
Lawyer Rankings
- Dispute resolution: Arbitration Peru
- Dispute resolution: Litigation Peru
- Hall of Fame Peru > Dispute resolution: Arbitration
- Hall of Fame Peru > Dispute resolution: Litigation
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)