Ms Ivanna Escala > CMS Grau > Lima, Peru > Lawyer Profile

CMS Grau
AV. SANTA MARÍA 110
MIRAFLORES
LIMA 18
Peru

Work Department

Corporate Restructuring & Insolvencies

Position

Senior Associate

Career

Ivanna Escala is a Senior Lawyer in the Corporate, Restructuring and Insolvency area of CMS Grau. She has more than 6 years of experience working in insolvency cases (judicial and extrajudicial), including reorganizations and liquidations. She has significant experience in the handling of insolvency proceedings and, in particular, has a high success rate in the recognition of insolvency claims.

She also has experience in handling complex transactions involving distressed companies, as well as experience in managing due diligence, mergers and acquisitions, financial restructurings, legal and corporate matters.

Ivanna has successfully completed a specialization in Corporate and Financial Law at ESAN University. She also holds a degree in Environmental Law and Natural Resources from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. In the academic field, she has also worked as assistant professor of the Accounting Law course at the above mentioned university for more than 5 years.

Languages

Spanish, English

Education

  • 2022 – Specialization in Corporate and Financial Law, Universidad ESAN.
  • 2018 – Second Specialization Program in Environmental Law and Natural Resources, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
  • 2018 – Lawyer, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú.

Lawyer Rankings

Peru > Bankruptcy and restructuring

With an impressive track record in high-profile international cases and insolvencies, the bankruptcy and restructuring team at CMS Grau demonstrates sector expertise in the mining, fishing, banking and education fields. The team is well versed in handling corporate liquidations, distressed M&A deals, and the preparation and negotiation of reorganisation and liquidation plans. The department is jointly led by industry veterans Michelle Barclay, who advises on cross-border corporate restructuring and insolvency regulation, and Victor Farro, whose areas of expertise include liquidation and administrative matters with social and political considerations. At the associate level, Javier Marquez is reputed for his risk analysis experience in distressed M&A cases, while Ivanna Escala covers liquidations and due diligence in various corporate matters.