Ximena Ramos

Ximena Ramos

XIMENA RAMOS

Associate

Her professional practice includes hiring of Peruvian citizens and foreigners, human resources processes, disciplinary measures, dismissal procedures, employment contracts, administrative and immigration procedures, consulting and labor litigation. Ximena also has extensive experience in advising and consulting local and international companies in labor and immigration matters.

She is a lawyer from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. She has a Second Specialization in Labor and Social Security Law and a Master’s Degree in Labor and Social Security Law from the same university.

PRACTICE AREAS
  • Labor and Immigration
INDUSTRIES
  • Aviation
  • Logistics
  • Mining, Oil and Gas
  • Ports and Maritime
  • Technology and Communications
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
  • Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima, 2023 – Master’s Degree in Labor and Social Security Law
  • Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima, 2019 – Second Specialization in Labor and Social Security Law.
  • Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima, 2018 – Lawyer
LANGUAGES
  • Spanish
  • English
MEMBERSHIPS
  • Lima Bar Association

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Fiorela Ríos

Fiorela Ríos

FIORELA RÍOS

Senior Associate

Her professional practice focuses on tax consultancy for national and multinational clients in sectors such as technology, education, energy, banking, and retail. She has over 10 years of experience designing and implementing complex tax planning, including local and cross-border investment structures.

She has a particular interest in international taxation, digital economy taxation, and the taxation of software and other intangible assets. She has participated in projects involving the determination of the applicable tax treatment for digital platforms, analysis of software licensing, and other types of transactions in the digital environment.

She has extensive experience conducting legal audits (due diligence) for mergers and acquisitions processes, advising on the quantification of tax liabilities and the design of risk mitigation mechanisms. Additionally, she regularly assists her clients in tax audits before SUNAT, as well as in contentious matters, preparing and submitting appeals before SUNAT and the Tax Court.

She is a lawyer from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú and a specialization in International Tax Law from Universidad Austral de Buenos Aires.

PRACTICE AREAS
  • Tax
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
  • Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima, 2013 – Lawyer (2013)
IDIOMAS
  • Spanish
  • English
MEMBERSHIPS
  • Lima Bar Association
  • Peruvian Institute of Tax Law (IPDT)
  • International Fiscal Association (IFA)

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Josefina Salinas

Josefina Salinas

JOSEFINA SALINAS

Associate

Josefina has legal experience in national and international arbitration, as well as in civil, commercial, and contentious-administrative litigation.

She worked as a teaching assistant in the Arbitration and Government Procurement courses at Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas. She was also a member of the Arbitral Women 2019-2020.

She has participated in the co-writing of several articles:

  1. Salinas Tipiani, Josefina, “La sustitución o revocación del árbitro, luego de haberse anulado el laudo arbitral [The replacement or revocation of the arbitrator, after the arbitral award has been annulled”]. In: Arbitraje en Contrataciones con el Estado [Arbitration in government procurement], Editorial UPC (2024).
  2. Villa- García, Manuel, Jo Urbina, Arturo and Salinas Tipiani, Josefina, “Arbitraje Internacional: Las nuevas Reglas de la International Chamber of Commerce en Parthenon” [International Arbitration: The New Rules of the International Chamber of Commerce in Parthenon”]. In: Portal de Actualidad Jurídica de Foro Académico [Academic Forum Legal News Portal](2021).
  3. Villa- García, Manuel, Catacora Torres, Cecilia and Salinas Tipiani, Josefina, “Perú contra España ¡un arbitraje internacional para recuperar el tesoro del Odyssey?” [“Peru vs. Spain: An international arbitration to recover the Odyssey treasure?”] In: Ciar Global Review (2020).
  4. Villa- García, Manuel, Quintana Santa Cruz, Daniel and Salinas Tipiani, Josefina, “Laudos Arbitrales” [Arbitration Awards] In: Biblioteca de Arbitraje del Estudio Mario Castillo Freyre [Mario Castillo Freyre Law Firm’s Arbitration Library] (2019).
PRACTICE AREAS
  • Arbitration
  • Litigation
INDUSTRIES
  • Infrastructure
  • Telecommunications
  • Energy & Mines
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
  • Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, 2020 – Lawyer.
  • American University Washington College of Law, 2021 – Fall Program on International Investment Arbitration.
  • Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, 2022 – Specialized Course on International Standard Construction Contracts.
  • Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2023 – Post-Graduate Studies in Civil Law.
  • Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2023 – 2024 – Master’s Degree in Civil Law.
LANGUAGES
  • Spanish
  • English
  • Portuguese
MEMBERSHIPS
  • Lima Bar Association

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Vladimir Popov

Vladimir Popov

VLADIMIR POPOV

Director

His professional practice focuses on providing legal advice on matters related to infrastructure and public services projects, administrative law, corporate law, and public procurement.

He has participated in the formulation of private initiatives, as well as in all stages of selection processes in public tenders under the regulations governing public-private partnerships and government procurement.

Vladimir is involved in the negotiation and renegotiation of concession contracts in various sectors, with extensive experience, particularly in the mass passenger transportation sector.

He has also been involved in merger and acquisition processes under different modalities, including several high-profile deals. In addition, he has advised numerous companies on bond issuance, financing, and debt restructuring processes.

Vladimir also has extensive experience advising various companies on corporate and contractual matters, business reorganization, and providing ongoing legal advice on our clients’ daily operations.

He has worked at top-tier companies and law firms, as well as on investment projects funded by the World Bank and the FAO.

He is a lawyer from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú.

PRACTICE AREAS
  • Projects and Infrastructure
  • Administrative Law
  • Corporate and M&A
INDUSTRIES
  • Public Transportation and Smart Transportation
  • Projects and Infrastructure
  • Food and Beverage
  • Mass Consumption and Retail
  • Financial Institutions
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
  • Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima, 2008 – Lawyer
LANGUAGES
  • Spanish
  • English
  • Russian

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Lucianna Polar

Lucianna Polar

LUCIANNA POLAR

Partner | Labor and Immigration

Lucianna is a labor and immigration lawyer. She has more than 17 years of legal experience advising and representing domestic and international companies on employment mechanisms, modification of working conditions, compliance matrices, occupational safety and health, and preparation and adaptation of internal policies, among others.

She also has experience designing and developing efficient structures of company reorganization and termination structures, preventive planning, labor audits and due diligence reports.

She is an expert in Individual and Collective Labor Law, Social Security, and Immigration Procedures for foreign nationals.

PRACTICE AREAS
  • Labor & Immigration
  • Litigation & Arbitration
  • Administrative Law
INDUSTRIES
  • Aerospace
  • Agribusiness
  • Retail & Mass Consumption
  • Financial Institutions
  • Mining, Oil & Gas
  • Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Health
  • Insurance
  • Non-profit Organizations
  • Technology & Telecommunications
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
  • Universidad de Lima, Lima, Peru – Lawyer (2004)
LANGUAGES
  • German
  • Spanish
  • English

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Andrea Ramírez

Andrea Ramírez

ANDREA RAMÍREZ

Senior Associate

Andrea graduated from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú and is a specialist in Administrative Law from the same university. She has extensive experience in Corporate, Administrative, Regulatory, and Antitrust Law.

She advises on matters related to trade defense measures, bureaucratic barriers, free competition, healthcare matters, education, telecommunications, and Personal Data Protection. She also provides legal representation in administrative, auditing, and sanctioning proceedings. She has served in the first and second instance at INDECOPI, and in the Licensing Directorate of the National Superintendence of Higher Education (SUNEDU).

PRACTICE AREAS
  • Administrative Law
  • Healthcare Law
  • Insolvency & Restructuring
  • Competition & Antitrust
  • Dumping & subsidies
INDUSTRIES
  • Financial Institutions
  • Logistics & Transportations
  • Projects & Infrastructure
  • Bureaucratic Barriers
  • Antitrust
  • Trade Defense
  • Education
  • Healthcare Law
  • Telecommunications
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
  • Universidad del Pacífico, Lima –Master’s student in Economic Administrative Law 
  • Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima – Second Specialization in Administrative Law (2017)
  • Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima – Lawyer (2017)
LANGUAGES
  • Spanish
  • English
MEMBERSHIPS
  • Lima Bar Association
  • Lima Chamber of Commerce

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