With a full-service tax offering, Hernández & Cía assists clients with national and international tax planning, structuring, wealth management, and representation during litigation cases before SUNAT. The practice is directed by name partner Luis Hernández Berenguel, along with Milagros Bustillos, Leonardo López, Rodrigo Flores and Fernando Nuñez. Hernández Berenguel is well-versed in Peruvian and international tax law; Bustillos handles the full spectrum of tax planning, litigation and administrative proceedings; López excels in customs regulations and cross-border transactions; Flores brings expertise in international taxation and corporate tax structuring; and Nuñez is active in private tax matters and wealth planning. Moreover, the senior bench was notably strengthened in September 2026 with the addition of Sandro Fuentes Acurio, a 40-year veteran of corporate, finance and tax matters whose former public positions include as National Superintendent of Peru’s tax administration (SUNAT), and as a director of both the Central Reserve Bank of Peru and CONASEV (now Peru’s Securities Market Superintendency). Counsel Patricia Tamashiro plays a key role advising domestic and multinational clients on tax and related regulatory matters.
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Key clients

  • Grupo Romero
  • Unión de Cervecerías Peruanas Backus & Johnston
  • BD Capital Sociedad Titulizadora
  • Silver Crown Royalties
  • Banco Interamericano de Finanzas
  • Alpamayo
  • Nueva San Luis
  • GPS Management del Perú
  • Agencia de Promoción de la Inversión Privada (Proinversión)
  • Falabella Group
  • Integratel Perú (Telefónica del Perú)
  • Procter & Gamble

Work highlights

Advised Grupo Romero on the sale of Pesquera Centinela to Pesquera Exalmar, including the analysis of all tax considerations relevant to the scope of the transaction, which included, among others, identifying tax red flags and reviewing and proposing local provisions in the transaction documentation.
Advised Backus on the sale of its San Mateo mineral water production, bottling and distribution business to Leche Gloria, providing tax advice across all aspects of the transaction.
Advised on an international corporate reorganisation involving the liquidation of Alpamayo in Chile, the direct shareholder of Peruvian company Nueva San Luis, followed by the liquidation of the latter.

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Practice head

Luis Hernández Berenguel; Milagros Bustillos; Leonardo López; Rodrigo Flores; Fernando Nuñez; Sandro Fuentes Acurio

Other key lawyers

Patricia Tamashiro