Licy Benzaquén

Licy Benzaquén

LICY BENZAQUÉN

Partner | Energy and Dispute Resolution

Licy is a partner specialized in providing comprehensive advice to companies with special emphasis on the energy, hydrocarbons, telecommunications sectors, corporate law, and institutional relations. Her practice focuses on the power and natural resources industry.

She has more than 15 years of experience in the field of electricity regulation and has participated in several national and international arbitrations related to this sector and the development of investment projects. She has considerable expertise in regulated industries and solid experience in relationships with public and private entities to achieve the proposed objectives and effective solutions within multinational organizations.

PRACTICE AREAS
  • Energy
  • Infrastructure & Public Utilities
  • Dispute Resolution
INDUSTRIES
  • Energy and Natural Resources
  • Environment
  • Mining, Oil & Gas
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
  • Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC) – Master’s Degree in Regulation, major in Energy (2011-2012)
  • National Society of Mining, Oil and Energy (SNMPE) – First Specialization Course in Hydrocarbons Law (2010)
  • Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC) – Postgraduate course in Energy Law (2007)
  • Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Spain – Master’s Degree in Business Law (MDE) (2003-2004)
  • Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC) – Postgraduate course in Telecommunications and New Technology Law (2003)
  • Supervisory Board for Private Investment in Telecommunications (OSIPTEL) – Sixth Continuing Education Course of Telecommunications (2002)
  • Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú – Lawyer (2002)
LANGUAGES
  • Spanish
  • English

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Roxana Bazo

Roxana Bazo

ROXANA BAZO

Associate

Roxana began her career in the field of corporate and insurance law. Currently, her professional practice focuses on a wide range of areas, including corporate, regulatory, financial, insurance, mergers and acquisitions, administrative and compliance matters.

She has provided advice to national and international companies in various aspects of her specialization, answering queries and proposing legal solutions, drafting a variety of civil and financial contracts, and participating in the incorporation and dissolution of companies.

In addition, she has been an integral part in due diligence projects for mergers and acquisitions, as well as in regulatory procedures for entities supervised by the Superintendence of Banking, Insurance and AFPs.

PRACTICE AREAS
  • Corporate Law
  • M&A
  • Banking & Finance
  • Administrative Law
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
  • Universidad de Piura
LANGUAGES
  • Spanish
  • English

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Ricardo Barrantes

Ricardo Barrantes

RICARDO BARRANTES

Senior Associate

Ricardo has significant experience in corporate law and regulatory law. His practice focuses on environmental law and public procurement, providing advice to mining companies in socio-environmental and community matters and legal support on matters concerning Government Procurement in tender process, contract negotiation and project execution phases.

He has experience advising domestic and foreign companies on matters related to the development of infrastructure projects and mergers and acquisitions, specializing in environmental, mining, administrative, civil, and corporate law.

He provides advice to clients on preparation of regulatory and compliance matrixes.

PRACTICE AREAS
  • Environmental
  • Administrative
  • Infraestructure & Public Utilities
INDUSTRIES
  • Government
  • Infrastructure
  • Environment
  • Technology, hardware, & electronics
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
  • EAE Business School / Universidad Politécnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain, International MBA (2019)
  • EAE Business School, Barcelona, Spain – Specialization in Smart Cities (2019)
  • Universidad de Lima, Lima – Lawyer (2012)
LANGUAGES
  • German
  • Spanish
  • English
MEMBERSHIPS
  • Lima Bar Association
  • ADVOCATUS

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Nataly Aspinwall

Nataly Aspinwall

NATALY ASPINWALL

Senior Associate

Nataly graduated from Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas. She has extensive experience in tax and customs consulting, as well as design of efficient business tax structures (tax planning).

Her professional practice includes advice on the formation of general partnerships and commercial partnerships; major operations of international investment in Peru, tax and customs reviews (audits); audits conducted by SUNAT, legal representation in tax and customs proceedings before SUNAT and the Tax Court, among others.

PRACTICE AREAS
  • Tax
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
  • Universidad Austral de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina – Specialization in International Tax Law (2014)
  • Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima – Lawyer (2013)
LANGUAGES
  • Spanish
  • English
MEMBERSHIPS
  • Lima Bar Association
  • Peruvian Institute of Tax Law (IPDT)
  • International Fiscal Association (IFA)
  • Peruvian Association of Customs Law and International Trade (APDACI)

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Italo Armas

Italo Armas

ITALO ARMAS

His professional experience focuses on legal advice in civil, real estate, registration, and administrative matters.

His professional practice also includes the preparation of due diligence to determine the contingencies in the acquisition of real estates, legal clearing of the property, as well as the drafting and review of contracts for the assignment of in rem rights.

PRACTICE AREAS
  • Real Estate Law
  • Administrative Law
INDUSTRIES
  • Infrastructure
  • Telecommunications
  • Energy & Mines
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
  • Universidad de Lima, 2021
LANGUAGES
  • Spanish
  • English
MEMBERSHIPS
  • ADVOCATUS, a Legal Journal of Universidad de Lima

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Ana Sofía Apaza

Ana Sofía Apaza

ANA SOFÍA APAZA

Senior Associate

Her professional practice focuses on Labor Law and Immigration. Ana Sofía specializes in providing advice to the corporate sector, at management and board level, in the prevention of labor risks, reduction of labor costs, management of individual and collective conflicts, planning strategies for employment termination processes, preparation of defense strategies and management of judicial processes and administrative sanctioning procedures.

She has leadership, teamwork, conflict resolution, as well as communication skills with middle management and at management and board level.

She is a lawyer from Universidad de Lima and has taken courses on Labor Procedural Law, Employment Termination Strategies and Corporate Labor Law.

PRACTICE AREAS
  • Labor & Immigration
INDUSTRIES
  • Agribusiness
  • Mass Consumption and Retail
  • Education
  • Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology and Healthcare
  • Real Estate
  • Financial Institutions
  • Mining, Oil and Gas
  • Ports and Maritime
  • Technology and Communications
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
  • Universidad ESAN, Lima, 2018 – Course on Labor Procedural Law
  • Universidad ESAN, Lima, 2017 – Course in Employment Termination Strategies
  • Universidad ESAN, Lima, 2017 – Course on Corporate Labor Law
  • Universidad de Lima, Lima, 2014 – Lawyer
LANGUAGES
  • Spanish
  • English
MEMBERSHIPS
  • Lima Bar Association
  • International Organization of Women in Business in Peru – OWIT Peru

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