Latin America - Peru

Hernández & Cía

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Hernández & Cía is noted for its ‘specialised knowledge of mining environmental legislation’. Beyond the mining industry, the team is also active in the oil and gas, electricity, real estate, and food and drink sectors. On the non-contentious side, it handles a range of regulatory work, including compliance, permitting, licensing and assistance with audits, and the practice is also well versed in M&A and financing-related environmental matters, as well as sanctioning procedures brought by administrative bodies. Luis Rodriguez Mariátegui, Luis Felipe Huertas Del Pino and Miyanou Dufour head the practice, with Huertas bringing considerable experience in regulatory and environmental compliance matters to the team, with a focus on mining projects, and Dufour specialising in permitting, operational matters, environmental obligations and administrative procedures, with a particular focus on the mining sector. Senior associate Juan Pablo Macassi advises on administrative, mining and environmental law.

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  • 'Specialised knowledge of mining environmental legislation.'
  • 'They are kept up to date with the precedents of previous cases resolved by the authorities and apply it to our cases.'
  • 'Their opinions and recommendations are timely and within the required timeframes.'
  • 'The firm has specialised professionals to evaluate the case in its entire context in order to have a comprehensive opinion.'

Key clients

  • Compañía Minera Antamina
  • Hudbay Peru
  • Compañía Minera Antapaccay
  • Majes Arcus
  • Rio Tinto Mining and Exploration
  • Rio Tinto Minera Minera Perú Limitada
  • Compañía Minera Raura
  • Gold Fields La Cima
  • Minsur
  • Celeo Redes (via Santa Barbara Consultants)
  • Depósitos Químicos Mineros

Work highlights

  • Alongside Santa Barbara Consultants, performed a technical and legal gap analysis between the IFC Performance Standards and the Peruvian EHS regulations applicable to transmission lines for Celeo Redes, a Spanish energy company.
  • Advised Compañía Minera Antamina during the socio-environmental audit conducted by OEFA in relation to operations conducted during the period 2019-2021.
  • Advised Hudbay Peru on the approval procedure of an environmental license (the third modification to the EIA).

Lawyers

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Luis Rodríguez-Mariátegui, Luis Felipe Huertas del Pino, Miyanou Dufour