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Peru > Bankruptcy and restructuring Tier 1

The pre-eminent corporate restructuring and insolvency team at Rebaza, Alcázar & De Las Casas is well regarded for its advice on public and private restructuring matters, acting for both debtors and creditors. The team is experienced in many sectors, including agro-industry, textiles, retail, fishing, and banking and financial services. It stands out in the market for its dedicated practitioners Gonzalo De las Casas and José Antonio Jiménez, who handle a wide range of matters, including restructurings, reorganisations, distressed M&A, and complex bankruptcy procedures. Daniel Gonzáles is internationally experienced and focuses on corporate reorganisations and restructuring in the construction and industrial sectors; while Marcia Arellano, who was promoted to partner in January 2022, is well versed in contentious insolvency proceedings, IP and unfair competition matters. At the more junior end, associate Carlos Alfonso Bossio is an additional name to note for bankruptcy and corporate advice.

Peru > Compliance Tier 1

Rebaza, Alcázar & De Las Casas is recognised in the market for its broad compliance expertise, which encompasses the construction of tailor-made compliance programs, white-collar crime prevention and investigations, and internal investigations. The team can draw on multidisciplinary experience from its finance, data protection, employment, corporate and tax specialists, utilising their expertise to implement compliance programs, conduct fraud investigations and for training purposes. The team is jointly led by Augusto Loli and Héctor Gadea; with Loli recommended for the defence of high-profile criminal cases and litigation (with a particular focus on the public, financial, telecoms and infrastructure sectors); and Gadea handling internal investigations and fraud matters, often acting alongside large international law firms. At the senior associate level, Sergio Mattos brings international experience in money laundering and corruption cases, while Camilo Clavijo is a name to note for criminal litigation.

Peru > Corporate and M&A Tier 1

Rebaza, Alcázar & De Las Casas takes the lead on large and complex M&A transactions, both domestically and internationally. Firm co-founder and managing partner Alberto Rebaza co-heads the team in conjunction with Felipe Boisset; Rebaza handles M&A, commercial and financial transactions, corporate governance matters and crisis management situations, while Boisset is recommended for corporate and financial transactions, foreign investment, privatisations and concessions-related mandates. Also at partner level, Luis Miguel Elías is the name to note for project finance, infrastructure and mining transactions; Alexandra Orbezo handles venture capital work; and Daniel Gonzáles is experienced in international transactions, along with capital markets and bankruptcy-and-restructuring work. Transactional specialist Fiorella Atoche was promoted to the partnership in January 2022; and senior associate Rafael Lulli is active across the real estate, retail, pharmaceutical, manufacturing and utilities sectors. Former senior associate Maria Fernanda Gadea left for Clifford Chance in May 2021.

Peru > Banking and finance Tier 2

The banking and finance department at Rebaza, Alcázar & De Las Casas offers broad expertise in financings, banking, private equity, regulatory and capital markets matters. Acting for lenders and borrowers (particularly in the mining, fishing, financial services and real estate sectors), the 12-strong team is co-led by name partner Rafael Alcázar and Daniel Gonzales. Alcázar -who also leads the firm’s capital market practice- is a well-known market figure especially reputed for financial regulatory and securities matters; he primarily acts for domestic and foreign banks, and other financial institutions; Gonzales, in turn, handles financing and capital markets transactions and has particular experience in distressed financings and corporate financings in the agriculture and education sectors. Luis Miguel Elías is recommended for financing deals in the mining sector and often handles cross-border work. A capable second line is constituted by senior associates Maria del Pilar Sánchez  (banking, insurance and private pension funds regulation; data privacy, consumer protection and compliance matters) and Maite Colmenter (whose practice is centred on corporate and project finance matters).

Peru > Capital markets Tier 2

Rebaza, Alcázar & De Las Casas is well known in the market for handling high-profile and high-value national and international securities transactions and counts the Republic of Peru as a client, as well as companies in the telecoms and mining sectors. The team is headed by Rafael Alcázar and its broad expertise includes capital markets regulation, investment fund matters and securitisations. Alcázar acts for domestic and foreign banks, and a wide range of companies in relation to regulatory and financing matters. Additional partner-level engagement comes from Luis Miguel Elías – the name to note for corporate finance and cross-border deals; while Daniel Gonzáles La Rosa is recommended for distressed financings and is particularly experienced in the agriculture and education sectors. Key associate support is provided by seniors, Pedro Díaz (securities market regulation, corporate law, corporate crises and M&A), and Fiorela Ccahua (corporate financing, investment funds, securitisation, and securities market regulation).

Peru > Dispute resolution Tier 3

Rebaza, Alcázar & De Las Casas takes on a large amount of work for individuals, defending them in white-collar crime investigations for money laundering, organised crime and fraud. Augusto Loli and Héctor Gadea oversee this area of the practice, aided by senior associates Sergio Mattos and newly hired Jefferson Moreno, as well as associate Flavio Puchuri. Leader of the litigation department Roger Zavaleta works on high-value domestic cases, such as a recent multimillion-dollar contentious-administrative action for a telecoms company against the Peruvian tax authorities, aided by Alberto Rebaza and senior associate Claudia Quispe. Having hired dual-qualified (Peru/New York) specialist Fabio Núñez del Prado as a senior associate from Clifford Chance‘s Washington practice in January 2021, the practice has also continued to build out its commercial and international arbitration capabilities. April 2022 saw the arrival from Baxel Consultores of senior associate Jorge López Fung, who focuses on national and international commercial and investment arbitration; and associate Úrsula Piedra, who specialises in the design of defence strategies in international and national arbitration litigation, as well as in judicial litigation.

Peru > Labour and employment Tier 3

The ‘highly specialised‘ team at Rebaza, Alcázar & De Las Casas has a deep client roster from the financial, telecoms, fishing and port industries. The ‘outstanding‘ María Haydée Zegarra heads up the practice, which has experience in advising on corporate reorganisations and high-level dismissals, along with policy planning in areas such as sexual harassment prevention and gender equity actions within the workplace. It is also highly active in contentious proceedings, particularly arbitrations arising from collective bargaining negotiations, and continues to assist with Covid-19 pandemic-related restructurings. In notable department news, Elizene Vásquez De Velasco departed the practice and is now a freelance practitioner, and Omar Diaz made partner in January 2022.

Peru > Tax Tier 3

Rebaza, Alcázar & De Las Casas offers ‘exceptionally good services', particularly for tax structures in M&A transactions and domestic or foreign investments. Practice head Camilo Maruy Nordlander also advises on corporate reorganisations and planning, and has experience litigating against SUNAT in contentious administrative disputes. Financial specialist Víctor Valdez, who made partner in January 2022, is praised as a ‘structured and conceptual lawyer, being practical and results-oriented'; while transactional expert César Luna Victoria joined from Rubio Leguía Normand in March 2022. The practice group’s recent growth has been reflected in various new client gains, including H.I.G. Capital, Asociación Peruana de Empresas de Seguros and Compartamos Financiera.

Energy and natural resources > Mining Tier 4

Rebaza, Alcázar & De Las Casas mining pracitce is primarily focused on transactional and financing matters, often with a cross-border element since clients are frequently based in Canada or the US. Pracitce head and key figure, Luis Miguel Elías, leads on all mandates, often aided by banking and finance, capital markets and M&A colleagues. Recent transactional work includes advising Empresa Minera Los Quenuales on its sale of a mining unit; and assisting Glencore Canada Corporation,-as secured creditor and off-taker- on  Trevali Mining Corporation sale of its Santander mine. Recent financing work involves obtaining a multimillion-dollar term loan credit agreement for borrower RiverMet Resource Capital (with Pandion Mine Finance as guarantor), and advising Hudbay Minerals and its Peruvian subsidiary on a $600m notes offering, as well as working with both Hudbay and Volcan Compañía Minera to increase their financing. The practice also takes on some regulatory work, recently counselling Nexa Resources group on the integration of two mining units. Key support is provided by associates Josefina Arana and Alejandra Galvez on the transactional and projects aspects of the practice, respectively;  however, specialised senior associate Carolina Meneses left the firm in September 2021.

Peru > Projects and infrastructure Tier 4

Rebaza, Alcázar & De Las Casas benefits from ‘high levels of expertise, experience and relationships‘ in the transport, mining, energy and sanitation sectors. Practice head Luis Miguel Elías ‘leads the projects area with great skill, rigour and naturalness’, having recently helped oversee a modernisation and ensuing implementation of the Peruvian best practice guide for PPP schemes. Typical mandates also include regulatory and compliance advice for ports and construction companies, an area in which senior associate Ana Maria Sanchez and associate Alejandra Galvez are further names to note.

Peru > Real estate Tier 4

The team at Rebaza, Alcázar & De Las Casas demonstrates ‘the utmost professionalism‘ during real estate transactions and financings, complemented by ‘a wonderful personal demeanour and a willingness to go the distance‘. Practice co-heads Felipe Boisset    and Fiorella Atoche   – who made partner in January 2022 – bring corporate and M&A expertise, while also offering assistance with the drafting and negotiating of leases and long-term property agreements. Recent clients include El Comercio Group and HIG Capital, for whom Boisset and Atoche advised on a large-scale reorganisation and a cross-border acquisition, respectively. Key support is provided by corporate and real estate-focused senior associate Andrea Rieckhof  , who has experience of real estate transactions, due diligence and reorganisations.