Reyna Silva-Santisteban > DLA Piper Perú > Lima, Peru > Lawyer Profile

The projects and infrastructure team at DLA Piper Perú handles work across the life cycle of public and private projects, including structuring, financing, construction and operation. Carlos Núñez guides local and international clients from the infrastructure and energy spaces through the contractual, corporate and financial aspects of projects, regularly assisting clients with matters requiring expert knowledge of arbitration. Principal associate Reyna Silva-Santisteban specialises in the structuring and execution of public and private infrastructure projects, with a particular focus on the transport and health spaces. Ramiro Rubio, also a principal associate, deals with PPPs for infrastructure projects, and associate Nathalie Málaga, a specialist in regulatory and natural resources law, is known for advising on electricity, hydrocarbon and natural gas projects. Julio Villanueva and Victor Velásquez have left the firm.

Leveraging the firm’s global presence, DLA Piper Perú undertakes an impressive amount of cross-border work, and regularly collaborates with its offices across Latin America. The banking and finance department is engaged in debt acquisition deals, collateral and security structuring, fintech matters and innovative financing solutions, such as sustainable and socially responsible financing. The department is jointly led by co-managing partner Sergio Barboza, who frequently represents private equity funds and banks in mezzanine loans and restructurings, and managing partner Ricardo Escobar, who handles financing projects in the telecoms, investment and infrastructure industries. At the principal associate level, Reyna Silva-Santisteban focuses on the financial structuring of public and private infrastructure projects, while Juan Carlos Ramírez advises companies on acquisitions, and Nelly Espinoza assists NGOs and multilateral entities on sustainability-related financings. Senior associate Farah Torres concentrates on regulatory advice and debt issuances, while associate Ricardo Mercado works on corporate loans. Junior associate Alexandra del Rio is noted for her work on capital reorganisations.