Estudio Echecopar member firm of Baker McKenzie International houses a compact natural resources and environmental team which consistently guides clients through a comprehensive range of regulatory and transactional aspects in the mining industry. The team is actively involved in negotiating and drafting agreements, overseeing administrative proceedings to ensure compliance with mining obligations, and managing complex project finance and financing transactions for mining companies. Valentin Paniagua Jara heads a five strong practice, focusing on transactions in the mining and natural resources sector, including project finance, and company and asset acquisitions and sales. Following the departures of partners Ina María Drago and Cinthya Delgado in July and December 2023, respectively, key support is provided by senior associate Claudia Pacora (particularly as regards legal due diligence, agreement drafting, and corporate maintenance), and -on the environmental side- principal associate Nicole Freire.
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Distinctions
La satisfaction du client
Témoignages
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- 'They possess a deep understanding of the law and have a practical approach to implementing solutions.'
Clients clés
- Activos Mineros
- Andina Trade
- Anglo American Quellaveco
- Banco Internacional del Peru
- Boyles Bros. Diamantina
- Cerro de Pasco Resources (subsidiaria del Peru)
- Compania Minera Santa Luisa
- Compañía Minera María Reyna
- Compañía Minera Zafranal
- Compañía Minera Agregados Calcáreos
Points forts
- Advised Minera Aurífera Retamas on matters related to informal/illegal mining during 2022 following the changes in mining regulations which promote these types of activities even within areas owned by formal mining companies.
- Advised Fortescue Metals Group on the development of a mining project in Peru, including in connection with Peruvian regulatory mining and corporate matters.
- Advised Compañía Minera Maria Reyna on all its mining, corporate and transactional matters, including in connection with an option agreement entered into with Hudbay Peru which granted the latter options to potentially acquire several mining concessions near Hudbay's Constancia Mine.
Avocats
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Responsable de la pratique
Valentín Paniagua Jara