Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados

Environmental, Mining, Oil and Gas, Water Resources and Sanitation, Forestry, ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance).

Partner

Francisco Tong leads the Firm’s Environmental practice. He specializes in mining, environmental and natural resources.

With nearly 30 years of experience, he advises on environmental and natural resources protection, concessions, and related administrative and judicial procedures.

Francisco has extensive experience in managing permits, licenses and authorizations for the use and/or exploitation of natural resources. His expertise includes the analysis and structuring of operations related to concessions, such as transfer, assignment, option and joint venture agreements. He is an expert in environmental sustainability issues, especially those related to circular economy, waste management, environmental quality standards, recycling and climate change, among others.

He has counseled the World Bank on projects for the improvement of mining and environmental regulations in Peru, the Dominican Republic and the Republic of Colombia. In addition, he has participated as a consultant for the German Cooperation Agency – GIZ, in projects of the Ministry of Culture on the Prior Consultation of Convention 169, and for the evaluation of the IRMA Mining Standard.

Francisco has been a professor of Mining and Environmental Law at the leading universities of the country, and president of the National Institute of Mining, Oil and Energy Law. Author of numerous articles on mining and environmental issues, contributor to several collective works in his areas of expertise and frequent speaker at both national and international conferences.

He has been recognized by Chambers and Partners, along with other publications such as Legal 500 and Lexology Index, as one of the best ranked lawyers in the country. During his outstanding career, he has participated in the development and implementation of major mining and infrastructure projects in Peru.

Spanish, English.

Lima Bar Association

National Institute of Mining, Oil and Energy Law

The Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law

International Bar Association

American Bar Association

University of Dundee, Scotland – Master in Law and Mining Policy (2003)

Universidad de Lima – Lawyer (1998)