Lima, October 26, 2023.- Rubio Leguía Normand, a leading legal firm in Peru, reaffirms the growth of its Dispute Prevention and Resolution and Arbitration area with the appointment of Giancarlo Celis, who has been head of the Judicial Litigation and Arbitration Area , and has led important teams in these specialties, being in charge of more than 300 judicial processes including civil, administrative litigation, constitutional and arbitration, for more than 100MM dollars.

He has led the litigation practice in multinational companies such as Ambev, Anheuser Busch – InBev and Grupo Aje, at the local level, and in more than 10 countries in the Latam region as Legal Manager and Regional Legal Manager, in addition to having served as an associate international at Arent Fox LLP – New York.

He has a Master of Laws (LLM – Master of Laws) from The University of Virginia School of Law, and has been teaching for more than 9 years different courses on Procedural Law at the Faculty of Law of the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Peru.

He is a professor of the Compliance & Compliance Culture Unit of the Master of Business Law of the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, and is Executive Director of the Peruvian Compliance Institute. He has participated as a guest speaker in different national and international conferences, events and webinars on Procedural Law and Compliance.

[Quote from Giancarlo Celis, new partner in the area]

“Since I became part of the large RUBIO, LEGUIA, NORMAND family, I have mentioned that I have felt at home, and the passage of time has only confirmed that feeling. The values and environment on which professional practice is developed at the Firm have allowed me invaluable professional development for which I am very grateful and comforted. The professionals who are part of the Firm are not only the best in each of the areas of Law in which they practice their professional practice, but they are also first-class human beings, which is transmitted and recognized by everyone. and each of the clients with whom we interact every day. Being named partner of RUBIO, LEGUIA, NORMAND not only fills me with pride and enormous satisfaction, but also implies a great commitment to the institution to continue spreading the values and professional excellence that has characterized the Firm for more than 40 years. years. The challenges and goals are challenging, not only to keep it positioned in that exclusive and well-earned place in the legal market, but to contribute to generating more growth opportunities for the benefit of the Firm, but above all our clients, current and future, "To whom we owe everything we are," said Giancarlo Celis regarding his appointment as partner of the Rubio Leguía Normand firm.