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Rafael Lengua

Work Department

Energy and Natural Resources: Mining

Position

Partner

Career

PPU partner and leader of the Energy, Mining and Natural Resources and Environmental and Sustainable Development team with extensive experience in mining, corporate, M&A and financial transactions. From 2010 to 2012 he worked as a lawyer at Cleary Gottlieb (New York and Sao Paulo). He has been Legal Manager of Minera Miski Mayo (joint venture between Vale, Mosaic and Mitsui) and advisor to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers. Provides legal and strategic advice to companies, financial institutions and funds focused on the mining industry in their investments, transactions, projects and operations in Peru. Registered as a lawyer in Peru and New York.

Languages

Spanish, English

Memberships

Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation American Bar Association Cleary Gottlieb Alumni New York State Bar

Education

Lawyer from the University of Lima (suma cum laude, 2004) and LL.M. from Columbia University (James Kent Scholar, 2009).

Mentions

Energy and natural resources • Peru

Mining

Leading partner