Rodríguez Angobaldo Abogados

The firm: Founded in 1997, Rodriguez Angobaldo Abogados is a highly specialized and well-established firm in Peru, providing services in the Arbitration, Consumer, Healthcare, Labour, Litigation, and Insurance practices.

The firm houses a team of four partners and 28 qualified lawyers, who act in sophisticated disputes and complex cases involving civil, commercial, insurance, labour, constitutional and regulatory litigation brought before the courts and arbitration tribunals.

The team is well-regarded for representing clients at all judicial levels and before the Constitutional Court in highly complex cases, conducting proceedings with technical precision.

The firm has consolidated its upward trajectory in recent years by incorporating partners and highly qualified lawyers, with in-depth knowledge and solid skills, who have an exceptional academic background. At least 70% of its senior lawyers also active as university professors, regular lecturers and speakers at courses and seminars.

Rodriguez Angobaldo Abogados' competitive advantage derives from the partners' holistic approach to designing strategies to be applied in trials,  disputes or settlements. By working closely with clients, the firm is able to anticipate specific contingencies that may interfere with the development of any dispute and meet clients' needs.

Main practice areas:

Arbitration: highly regarded in the market for handling high-stakes domestic and international arbitrations involving civil, commercial, regulatory and investment matters, the firm has a dedicated arbitration team and is involved in some of the most complex and high-value arbitrations currently taking place in Peru.

It has a strong bench of experienced professionals in handling arbitrator and defense work in arbitration tribunals and in the enforcement of arbitral awards. The firm's arbitration department has recently expanded and has positioned itself as a market leader. Its members are frequently appointed as expert witnesses in arbitration proceedings.

Consumer Law: We are often instructed to advise our clients in a range of highly sensitive matters involving potential reputational risks and significant financial implications. Our deep understanding of Administrative and Consumer Protection law enables us to skilfully represent clients in actions against governmental bodies such as the Instituto Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia y de la Protección de la Propiedad Intelectual and the Superintendencia Nacional de Salud.

Health: Based on its experience and expertise in Medical Law, Bioethics and Health Law, the firm is fully specialized in health-related matters. In that sense, it represents entities in the defense of complaints before the Susalud Court or before the INDECOPI Court. The firm also handles legal consultations in health matters.

Insurance: Our standing in the market is earned by the caliber of our mandates, a stellar roster of clients, and the quality of our work. We are one of the few firms with a strategic and consolidated insurance practice, made up of highly qualified professionals with specific experience in this sector, working across the full range of insurance law.

We provide counsel based on the analysis of the regulatory framework applicable to insurance and reinsurance companies, identifying contingencies regarding policy conditions, as well as dysfunctions on the part of regulatory bodies in applying regulations. We also analyse and issue opinions on high net worth claims.

Labour and employment: The firm provides a wide array of advisory services in the labor and employment sector. These services include legal counseling on constitutional challenges, defense in high-value labor lawsuits, and representation in complex litigation involving significant financial stakes.

Our expertise is demonstrated in high-profile and intricate cases and significant corporate clients.

Litigation: The firm has an impressive track record in handling sophisticated and high-value disputes of a commercial, civil, constitutional, financial and regulatory nature in a wide range of economic sectors, such as insurance, banking, telecommunications, mining, oil and gas, healthcare. Provides strategic guidance to clients in the prevention, management and resolution of high-stakes litigation.

Regularly handles highly sensitive matters involving allegations of fraudulent conduct or involving relevant public figures. The firm continues to enhance its litigation practice with intensive investment in new legal technology.

Specialized consulting: The firm applies in-depth knowledge to provide high quality advice and strategic legal vision in regard with regulatory aspects of the securities market, bankruptcy, debt and credit restructuring, insurance and reinsurance, telecommunications, oil and gas.

The firm also has extensive experience in advising clients on constitutional law, civil law and consumer protection law in the context of banking and insurance transactions, as well as the prevention and resolution of labour and social security disputes.

Clients

The firm routinely provides services to leading national and multinational companies in the banking, insurance, reinsurance, health, telecommunications, energy, oil and gas, mining and real estate sectors. Among its representative clients are Rímac Seguros y Reaseguros, Rímac SA Entidad Prestadora de Salud, Clínica Delgado, Pacífico SA Entidad Prestadora de Salud, Clínica Internacional, Grupo Auna; Gas Natural de Lima y Callao - Cálidda, Lantera Energy, Corporación Primax; Telefónica del Perú, Entel Perú, Sitios SBA; YOFC, Glencore, Empresa Minera Los Quenuales, Pesquera Exalmar SA, Volcán Compañía Minera, Minera Yanacocha, Hochschild Mining, Shougang Hierro Perú, LG Electronics Perú, Sacyr Perú, Urbanova, Cia Minera condestable, Corporación Aceros Arequipa; Banco de Crédito del Perú, Banco Internacional del Perú, Banco BBVA Perú, Scotiabank Perú, Interbank, Banco Pichincha, Banco de la Nación; Inversiones Centenario, Mega Plaza; Frecuencia Latina Canal 2, América Televisión; Ajinomoto del Perú, Prosegur, ONP, Editora Perú, Eductrade SA, Sociedad Agrícola San Agustín, Ariana Management, among others.

Contacts

• Managing partner: Fernando Rodríguez Angobaldo
• Partners: Jaime Heredia, Enrique Varsi, César Abanto.