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José Manuel Abastos

José Manuel Abastos

Work Department

Banking and Finance. Capital Markets. Corporate and M&A. Projects and Infrastructure.

Position

Partner.

Career

Hernández & Cía Abogados Law Firm (2005 to present). Director of Cementos Norte Pacasmayo S.A. and Citileasing S.A. (2004). Vice President and Legal Manager of Citibank (operation in Peru), as well as being responsible for the supervision of the Legal Department of Citibank in Bolivia (1996-2003). Foreign attorney at Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom (2001-2002). Associate corporate attorney at Baker & Mckenzie in New York (1995-1996). Director of the Legal Department of the Private Investment Promotion Commission (COPRI, now Proinversión) (1992-1995). Internal legal advisor in corporate and construction affairs at COSAPI (1991-1992). Attorney in the Legal Department of Unión de Cervecerías Backus y Johnston S.A.A. (1986-1988).

Languages

Spanish and English.

Memberships

Lima Bar Association.

Education

Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 1985. International Law Institute, Washington D.C. – Legal Aspects of Privatization, 1993. International Development Law Institute, Rome – Construction Contracts, 1991.

Mentions

Peru

Banking and finance

Peru

Capital markets

Peru

Projects and infrastructure