The firm’s main practice area is complex, cross-border business transactions, with significant experience in the mining industry. All of the firm’s attorneys are engaged in international projects involving foreign companies investing in Peru and elsewhere in Latin America.  The firm also has experience with companies in the emerging technology, alternative energy, construction, internet and telecommunications industries, among others. 

Principal Areas of Practice include:

Cross Border Transactions and Foreign Investment in Latin America
General Corporate
Mining
Environmental

Cross-Border Transactions and Foreign Investment in Latin America

We represent clients from the U.S., China, the UK, Canada, Australia, Brazil, Peru and other countries in Latin America with their international business transactions, particularly with respect to investment and development of projects in Latin America.  Our services in this area include:

• Preliminary assessment (project diligence) and investigation of specific investment areas
• International deal structuring and negotiation
• Strategic planning, company formation, acquisitions
• Project Finance
• Stability Agreements and securing other benefits for foreign investors
• Liaising with government agencies
• Analysis of applicable treaties and international agreements
• Support related to structuring and tax planning
• General legal management of large multi-country projects
• Obtaining industry-specific licenses and permits
• Advise on regulatory compliance, including FCPA compliance advice and training
• Assist with Business Immigration matters
• Advising and assisting with all other aspects of international business transactions

General Corporate

We handle business transactions and general corporate matters for many of our clients in Peru and in certain jurisdictions in the U.S.* These include:

• Company Formation and Dissolution
• Share and Asset Acquisitions and Dispositions, Mergers, Spin-offs
• Partnerships, Joint Ventures and Option Agreements
• Equity and Debt Financing: Private Equity, Secured and Unsecured Debt, Venture Capital, Private Placements
• Corporate governance and maintenance of corporate books
• Labor and employment advice, including preparing employment and consulting agreements
• Preparation and review of business agreements, including: License, Agency, Distribution, Confidentiality, Supply, Construction, Consulting and Services Agreements
• Intellectual Property Protection
• Provide authorized legal representative services

Mining

The firm has significant experience in the mining industry, including with project acquisitions in the initial stages of due diligence and concessions to be acquired, projects in the exploration, design and constructions phases, and full-scale projects in the exploitation phase.  Our attorneys have a thorough understanding of the environmental, social and political factors affecting the mining industry.  Our services in this area include:

• Acquisition and disposition of mining concessions and other mining assets in Latin America
• Due diligence on concessions and mining projects
• Royalties and royalty agreements
• Foreign investment in restricted border areas in Peru
• Joint Ventures, Mining Options, Farm-outs, Assignments
• Public Private Partnerships, privatization, infrastructure and related concessions
• Mining Services Agreements (including drilling, construction, surveying, feasibility and environmental studies and site security agreements)
• Environmental and other regulatory compliance (including licensing and permitting)
• Protection and Security of Mining Project Sites
• Legal rights of indigenous communities and other social and cultural aspects of projects
• Mining Mortgages and other security interests
• Legal requirements for mine closure and restoration of sites
• All other legal aspects of mining activities and related business matters

Environmental

The firm has assisted clients with a broad range of environmental matters, including compliance with environmental regulations and analysis of the legal risks associated with the environmental aspects of their projects or target projects.  Our services in this area include:

• Preparation and review of Environmental Impact Assessments for large and small scale projects in various sectors
• Environmental Due Diligence for acquisitions
• Permitting and Licensing Application and Maintenance
• Third party Environmental Services Agreements
• Environmental Legal Risk Assessment
• Addressing and advising on environmental compliance and applicable penalties

* Our firm is made of up lawyers licensed in New York, Colorado, Florida and Peru, and our lawyers handle corporate matters in each of these jurisdictions.  We also work closely with lawyers from other jurisdictions worldwide to handle client corporate and other matters in other locations.