Ramón Huapaya > CMS Grau > Lima, Peru > Lawyer Profile

Leveraging its team’s expertise across a broad spectrum of electricity matters, including regulatory advice, corporate law, and financing transactions, CMS Grau is a preferred choice for many major electricity operators. Beyond its involvement in power generation, transmission, and distribution, the team actively participates in renewable energy projects. The practice is co-led by Ramon Huapaya, an authority on the regulation of public services, concessions, and infrastructure; and Nestor Shimabukuro, who is renowned for his prowess regarding project development, title acquisition and energy-supply contract negotiations. Renewable energy and arbitration expert Carlos Hamann is another key contact; while senior associate Oscar Alejos is recommended for permitting and licensing matters, as well as regulatory and administrative issues in the power sector.

CMS Grau has a long trajectory in mining matters but is currently rebuilding its capabilities following departures during the course of 2023. Despite this, the team advises a broad range of clients across the mining industry on a range of complex regulatory and transactional matters while also handling administrative disputes with entities such as OSINERGMIN, OEFA, and ANA. The team is jointly led by senior partner Miguel Grau, who has an unparalleled trajectory in the sector; managing partner Juan Carlos Escudero, an expert in M&A transactions, and María Cristina Alva, a January-2024 hire (formerly in-house at Hochschild) who brings additional expertise in corporate, mining and environmental law. The team also includes environmental practice head Vito Verna and administrative law specialist Ramon Huapaya; both have been particularly active of late. Huapaya and associate Oscar Alejos are the key names for regulatory matters.

CMS Grau is a trusted advisor for a diverse array of clients – particularly those operating in the power, gas and telecommunications sectors – who draw upon the firm’s extensive expertise in administrative and public law. The team provides guidance on matters ranging from complex administrative and sanctioning procedures, to concessions and the elimination of bureaucratic barriers. Practice co-head Ramon Huapaya routinely handles state arbitration, public private partnerships, sanctioning procedures, and public procurement; while fellow co-chair Nestor Shimabukuro is noted for his focus on administrative procedures and administrative-sanctioning proceedings before all regulatory entities. Another key contact is senior associate Oscar Alejos, who is recognised for his considerable experience advising contractors on public procurement matters, contract execution and dispute resolution.

Situated within a global network, the arbitration department at CMS Grau handles both domestic and international arbitration proceedings, primarily relating to commercial issues, contracts and investment issues, often before the ICC and ICSID. The team is skilled in designing strategies for conflict prevention purposes. The group is led by Luis Alberto Linan, who is experienced in representing telecoms and mining companies in civil and constitutional proceedings; Javier Ferrero, who handles complex investment arbitration cases; and Michelle Barclay, who focuses on advising companies in relation to infrastructure and PPP projects. Carlos Hamann specialises in energy and natural resources disputes, while Ramon Huapaya’s scope of work covers public procurement and government contract-related arbitration.