Barrios & Fuentes, Abogados is a boutique firm with strong expertise in the hydrocarbons sector; key areas of focus include the preparation and negotiation of farmout agreements, operation agreements and joint operation agreements, tax structures and environmental permitting. It also negotiates with communities in relation to the leasing of blocks and for damages stemming from operational issues. The team is jointly led by Germán Barrios and Renzo Roberti, with Barrios being a key contact for M&A, and Roberti noted for environmental compliance. Liliana Callirgos is recommended for commercial matters and contracts, and Oscar Sánchez handles both environmental and regulatory issues.

CMS Grau is ‘very dedicated and recognised in the local oil and gas advisory market’. Strong in contentious and non-contentious mandates, the firm advises on licensing and permitting, land acquisitions, regulatory matters, administrative proceedings and arbitrations, and acts for major service providers and exploration, production and distribution companies. Following the departure of Augusto Astorga to an in-house role at Transportadora de Gas del Perú in October 2022, Eduardo Guevara joined the firm in November from Petroperú and now heads the team alongside Carlos Hamann and Jesús Abanto. Guevara brings notable expertise in development, investment and climate change issues; Hamann stands out in commercial matters, permitting, regulatory matters and day-to-day advice; and Abanto, who was promoted to partner in May 2022, advises private and state-owned companies on natural gas transportation regulations and distribution tariffs.

Miranda & Amado provides clients with ‘a very timely, practical and professional service’ and handles both contentious and non-contentious work in relation to high-profile oil and gas projects. It offers broad expertise across corporate, finance and regulatory matters, and on the contentious side, acts in major disputes and administrative procedures before regulators. The team is led by Luis Marcelo De-Bernardis and Alberto Delgado, with De-Bernardis being a key name for infrastructure, energy and natural resources projects, particularly in relation to permitting and financing, and Delgado recommended for corporate and finance transactions. Guillermo Bracamonte handles contractual and corporate matters and environmental issues, while counsel Marife Martinelli is active in both the upstream and downstream segments and advises on regulatory and administrative issues. Associate César Ramírez is experienced in the pre- and post-operational phases of high-profile projects.

Led by Jorge Pérez-Taiman, the oil and gas team at Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados advises on corporate, commercial and regulatory matters in the upstream, midstream and downstream segments of the industry. Particular areas of focus include contracts, joint venture agreements, environmental regulations, disputes with regulators and issues relating to pipelines and distribution, where it acts for oil and gas companies and large consumers. Pérez-Taiman is experienced internationally, having negotiated on cross-border contracts across Latin America and the Middle East, and Jenny Caldas is recommended for environmental matters and administrative procedures. Jean Paul Chabaneix is a name to note for M&A and financings, and Piero Scarafone, who was recently promoted to partner, handles licensing contracts and transactional issues. Beyond the partners, senior associate Carolina Noriega advises foreign and domestic investors on oil and gas projects, and associate Talia Hormaeche is another key contact for regulatory matters.

Oil and gas specialist boutique Vizquerra Córdova & Gálvez Abogados offers clients ‘a very dedicated, highly competent team’ and advises clients on regulatory, transactional, tax, labour and environmental matters relevant to the hydrocarbons industry. The team is led by Carlos Raul Vizquerra and Luis Enrique Cordova: Vizquerra advises on corporate matters, M&A and advisory issues pertaining to the exploration and exploitation of hydrocarbons, as well as real estate projects and financing transactions, and the dual qualified (in Peru and New York) Cordova also handles corporate matters as well as investments in the sector.

LQG Energy & Mining Consulting has notable expertise in the energy and natural resources sectors and is a recommended practice for major projects work, including permitting, risk analysis, contracts and commercial operations. Anthony Laub and Carlos Gomero are key practitioners; they deal with regulatory, financing, concessions and privatisations, commercial contracts and administrative matters.

Santiváñez Abogados has a particular focus on the gas sector and has a strong track record in the energy and natural resources industry more broadly. It advises foreign and domestic players on corporate and financial transactions, as well as project development, regulatory issues and litigation. It also advises government entities on public tenders for energy and infrastructure projects. The department is jointly led by three partners: infrastructure, mining and environmental law specialist Fidel Rocha; Roberto Santivanez, who previously practised in New York and draws on 25 years of experience in transactional work; and Paul Sumar, who stands out for his experience in electrical and natural gas issues, concession projects and contractual matters. Key associate Luigi Rossini specialises in gas supply contracts, transport agreements, distribution agreements and transactions.

Estudio Echecopar member firm of Baker McKenzie International’s oil and gas team is led by Jorge Danós and Valentín Paniagua, and acts for domestic and international energy companies on corporate, finance, regulatory and administrative matters. Danós advises public and private sector clients on administrative and judicial processes, and Paniagua is a key name for project finance, corporate and commercial issues, and litigation.

The team at Muñiz, Olaya, Meléndez, Castro, Ono & Herrera Abogados is led by senior partner Daniel Palomino and is active in the up-, mid- and downstream segments of the oil and gas sector, with a focus on regulatory and corporate issues. Palomino is noted for permitting, compliance, commercial matters, administrative issues and disputes.