Enrique Cavero > Hernández & Cía > Lima, Peru > Lawyer Profile

Hernández & Cía
AV JAVIER PRADO OESTE 795
MAGDALENA DEL MAR
LIMA
Peru

Work Department

  • Competition and Antitrust.
  • Intellectual Property (IP&C).

Position

Partner.

Career

  • Hernández & Cía Abogados Law Firm (2009 to present).
  • Member of the Standing Ethics Commission of the National Advertising Self-Regulation Council (CONAR) (2009 to present).
  • Manager of the Legal – Intellectual Property Division for Latin America and the Caribbean – Procter & Gamble Latin America (2005 – 2009).
  • Legal Manager of Procter & Gamble for Peru and Bolivia (2000 -2005).
  • Speaker at different national and international forums, including: International Trademarks Association (INTA), Germany, 2008; Inter-American Intellectual Property Association (ASIPI), Uruguay, 2005; Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA), Brazil, 2006; Inter-American Bar Association (IBA), Lexis Nexis & The National Law Center for Inter-American Trade, Mexico, 2007; Asipi, Cuba, 2013.

Languages

Spanish and English

Memberships

  • Lima Bar Association.
  • Well-Known Marks Committee of the Inter-American Intellectual Property Association (ASIPI) (Chairman).
  • International Trademarks Association (INTA) – Enforcement Committee (2005-2009).
  • Legal Affairs Committee of AmCham (former Chairman).

Education

  • Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (1993).
  • Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú – Master’s in Antitrust and Intellectual Property Law (2001).
  • International Development Law Institute, Rome – Corporate Restructuring (1994).

Lawyer Rankings

Peru > Competition and antitrust

Hernández & Cía‘s competition and antitrust department specialises in consumer protection litigation, with recent case highlights including its advice to clients on proceedings against authorities such as INDECOPI, the Labour Ministry and SUNAFIL. Other work the practice undertakes includes assisting clients in illegal trade barrier cases, advertising litigation, and day-to-day competition and antitrust matters. Enrique Cavero heads the practice and leads a team of four lawyers, which includes associate Carlos Holguín.

Peru > Intellectual property

The intellectual property practice at Hernández & Cía provides clients with advice on the full spectrum of IP issues, including trade marks, copyright and litigation. The team, headed by former in-house counsel for Procter & Gamble Enrique Cavero, is made up of five lawyers. Recent work for the practice includes assisting an international company to register a portfolio of trade marks in Peru, and providing a company with advice on the its copyrights and databases.

Peru > TMT (Technology, media and telecoms)

The TMT team at Hernández & Cía is highlighted for its ‘specialised attention‘ and ‘immediate availability‘. The department is headed by Enrique Cavero, who specialises in competition and antitrust law. The team counts a number of major companies among its clients, which turn to the team for assistance in both contentious and non-contentious matters. Senior associates Carlos Holguín and Diego Gómez Florez are also experienced in advising clients on the incorporation of the personal data protection law and the legal treatment of new technologies.