Simons & De Noriega

In a testament to its capabilities, specialist disputes boutique Simons & De Noriega is currently acting as local counsel (alongside Foley Hoag LLP) to the Peruvian state in a $1.6bn ICSID case against Telefónica. Acting in the foregoing case, name partners Adrían Simons and Verónica de Noriega are 'experts in arbitration matters', according to clients, with both having 'a level of strategic and procedural knowledge far exceeding the market average'. The senior team is rounded out by Adolfo Pinillos, whose recent caseload includes successfully acting for Ariana Management Corporation (alongside Clifford Chance) in a $96.4m tax contingency case against Trafigura group company Urion Mining International. More typically the team handles cases at the Lima Chamber of Commerce (CCL), the American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM), and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), particularly as regards infrastructure concession matters; the mining, real estate and electricity sectors; and in relation to financial trusts. \n \n  \n \n