Ricardo Escobar > DLA Piper Perú > Lima, Peru > Lawyer Profile
DLA Piper Perú Offices
AV. VÍCTOR ANDRÉS BELAÚNDE 280
PISO 3, SAN ISIDRO 15073
LIMA
Peru
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Ricardo Escobar
Work Department
- Finance
Position
Managing Partner
Career
Ricardo Escobar is the Managing Partner and co-head of the Banking and Finance practice area at DLA Piper Peru. He advises local and international clients on financing transactions, projects, and other corporate finance matters. Ricardo has represented lenders, funds, and sponsors in several infrastructure projects. His experience covers sectors such as energy, financial services, agribusiness, mining, gas, infrastructure, telecoms, and education. He also represents international and local companies implementing their businesses and projects in Peru.
In recent years, Ricardo has advised the concessionaire of the biggest infrastructure project in Peru, a gas pipeline to be built in the southern part of the country. Additionally, he has constantly advised several key development finance institutions with a leading presence in the LatAm region and participated in several merger and acquisition transactions in the oil, energy, mining, and retail industries.
Languages
- Spanish
- English
Memberships
- Lima Bar Association
Education
- M.A., Finance Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración, Caracas, Venezuela | 1995
- L.L.M., Banking and Finance, Boston University | 1992
- L.L.M., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 1991
- J.D., Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, Caracas, Venezuela | 1989
- Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú | 2001
Lawyer Rankings
Peru > Banking and finance
DLA Piper Perú
is well placed to handle multi-jurisdictional transactions by virtue of its broad international network, and often works in tandem with other offices. Under the leadership of Sergio Barboza, who has ‘a solid reputation at the transactional and regulatory level’ and Ricardo Escobar, the practice continues to act for borrower and creditor clients in financings, banking-related corporate work and regulatory matters. It is well versed in deals in the infrastructure, telecoms, energy, mining, and oil and gas sectors, and acts for banks, financial institutions, insurance companies and investment fund managers. Barboza has 20 years of experience in banking and capital markets matters; Escobar acts for foreign and domestic clients on financing transactions; and principal associate Reyna Silva-Santisteban handles a range of contractual, corporate, financial and administrative matters. Juan Carlos Ramírez and Nelly Espinoza are also key contacts at the principal associate level, with Espinoza bringing expertise in regulatory and compliance matters. Associates Farah Torres and Ricardo Mercado are also noted.