Experienced across the gamut of competition and antitrust matters, the growing team at Garrigues advises clients from the retail, fintech and agribusiness industries. The group advises on merger control, unfair competition, impact analysis and filings before the Competition Authority, and its clients also benefit from the firm’s strong in-house economics team. Former INDECOPI chairman Ivo Gagliuffi heads the practice and handles international trade defence and consumer protection cases, alongside Javier Coronado, whose scope of work covers the economics of antitrust matters and mergers, as well as economic regulation. Senior associate Maria Isabel Alvarado assists clients with merger control work, while associate Ricardo Ayvar handles antitrust matters within the digital market and advertising spaces. Economic assistant Rodrigo García is noted for his strengths in the economic analysis of consumer protection and public policy.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Garrigues advises from different perspectives. Comprehensive analysis to achieve a solid position with the necessary arguments to defend a position effectively. A leader in the field.'

  • ‘Garrigues' quality of work is remarkable. We consider the service superior compared to other firms. All areas are of a high standard. We highlight their highly collaborative attention and complete advice from various angles.'

  • ‘The Garrigues (Peru) competition practice is multidisciplinary in nature, since in addition to the lawyer specialists, it has the participation of economists. The comparison with teams from other firms is favourable; the experience of Garrigues lawyers, with extensive experience in competition and antitrust issues, makes it the first option for a specialised service.'

  • ‘The plus that makes the Firm's lawyers stand out is the experience of its professionals, most of whom have provided services in the intellectual property, competition and antitrust agency of Peru. This gives them a comprehensive view of their specialty. The team leader Ivo Gagliuffi stands out widely among the team members and the other offices.'

  • ‘The Garrigues team provides a high-quality service. The ability to always be attentive to our calls or queries is very important for us private companies that are part of their client portfolio, they always respond very quickly and efficiently to the issues that we entrust to them.'

  • ‘The experience they have in competition issues is valued. Some of the Garrigues staff have spent years in key positions in the State from where they have managed the criteria and positions of the State entities, which makes them manage with sufficiency and specialty the latest INDECOPI pronouncements and know their scope. Ivo Gagliufi knows perfectly what the jurisprudential criteria of INDECOPI is.'

Key clients

  • Empresa Regional de Servicio Público de Electricidad del Norte
  • San Fernando
  • Empresa Editora el Comercio
  • Grupo Distriluz
  • Solenis
  • Luz del Sur
  • Banco BBVA Perú
  • Cía. de Seguridad Prosegur
  • Colegio de Ingenieros del Perú
  • Real Plaza

Work highlights

  • Successfully secured on behalf of Luz del Sur the unconditional approval of an energy sector transaction by INDECOPI.
  • Assisted San Fernando with the structuring and development of a compliance programme.
  • Advised ENSA on the judicial proceedings against an INDECOPI decision which sanctioned the client for an alleged abuse of dominance in the electricity distribution sector.

Lawyers

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Practice head

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Ivo Gagliuffi, Javier Coronado