QA Legal
Client Satisfaction
QA Legal is ‘a very specialised practice in the field, with multifaceted capabilities’; it acts for high-profile clients in the electricity sector, as well as prestigious international law firms. Practice head Maria Teresa Quinones is described by one client as ’an outstanding adviser on electricity matters, and she knows the technical and economic aspects that allow her to brilliantly interpret the regulatory framework’. Quiñones is well versed in complex arbitrations and is appointed as arbitrator, under ICC, in international energy disputes; in addition to contentious work, she is recommended for regulatory matters, PPAs, market entry, tariff-setting and issues around investments. Senior associate Leslie Velásquez advises on infrastructure and administrative law. In December 2022, Lucia Olavarría left to become a sole practitioner and associate Jose Alemán left for an in-house role at Engie Energía.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- ‘A very specialised practice in the field, with multifaceted capabilities’.
- 'María Teresa Quiñones is an outstanding adviser on electricity matters, and she knows the technical and economic aspects that allow her to brilliantly interpret the regulatory framework.'
Key clients
- Comité de Operación Económica del Sistema Eléctrico Interconectado Nacional – COES SINAC
- Kallpa Generación
Work highlights
- Successfully advised and represented COES SINAC (the Peruvian grid operator) in an ad hoc domestic arbitration against two renewable generation companies.
- Providing Kallpa Generación with frequent regulatory advice and opinions in connection with energy laws, regulations and new investments in the electricity sector.