The team at Pérez-Llorca (formerly Miranda & Amado, until the firms’ May 2026 merger) is experienced in handling contentious and regulatory environmental matters. It has strong expertise representing clients in sanctioning and administrative proceedings initiated by the OEFA (Environmental Assessment and Enforcement Agency of Peru) in multijurisdictional cases. The team regularly acts for clients in the logistics, food and beverage, and mining sectors. Practice head Alberto Delgado has strong knowledge supporting clients with obtaining environmental approvals and permits related to mining operations. Additional key team members include Alberto Ventura, who is known for water permitting; counsel Luzmila Zegarra, who handles regulatory compliance and has specialist knowledge of the mining sector; and associate Sandra Lock, who has experience advising on water rights in the context of hydroelectric power projects.
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Key clients
- Refinería La Pampilla
- LVMH Recherche / Guerlain
- Panificadora Bimbo del Perú – Bimbo
- Statkraft Perú
- Transportadora de Gas del Perú – TGP
- Proyecto Ventanilla
- DP World Perú
- Engie Energía Perú
- Enel Distribución Perú
- Ambipar Environment
- Solgas
- BPZ Energy
Work highlights
Represented Refinería La Pampilla in multiple high-profile environmental sanctioning proceedings arising from Peru’s most significant oil spill in the last 20 years, achieving the dismissal of key charges and the reduction of fines exceeding $20m before the environmental authorities.
Represented DP World Perú in a complex administrative proceeding related to environmental aspects of port construction, securing the complete dismissal of a potential $20m fine imposed by the Ministry of Transport and Communications.
Advised LVMH Recherche/Guerlain on a genetic resources access and benefit-sharing process under the Nagoya Protocol, negotiating with Peruvian authorities one of the country’s first agreements for the commercial use of biodiversity in the cosmetics industry.
Lawyers
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Leading associates
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Practice head
Alberto Delgado
Other key lawyers
Alberto Ventura; Luzmila Zegarra; Sandra Lock