Lead counsel in complex transactions
Efficient deal execution
Cross-border capabilities
Practices | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Mergers and Acquisitions | Band 2 | Band 2 | Band 2 |
Testimonials
Band 2: Corporate/M&A - Chambers and Partners — 2023
Baker McKenzie boasts a notable corporate and M&A team with a global outreach regularly advising notable clients on cross-border transactions, such as corporate mergers involving different jurisdictions. Its deep bench is also well equipped to act as counsel on major company reorganisations. Its clients are visible figures within the technology, finance and telecommunications sectors.
Band 2: Corporate/M&A - Chambers and Partners Latin America — 2023
Baker McKenzie boasts a notable corporate and M&A team with a global outreach regularly advising notable clients on cross-border transactions, such as corporate mergers involving different jurisdictions. Its deep bench is also well equipped to act as counsel on major company reorganisations. Its clients are visible figures within the technology, finance and telecommunications sectors. Mondelez, Grupo San Antonio, and GlaxoSmithKline count among the firm's new client wins.
Strengths "Estudio Echecopar - Baker McKenzie are truly customer-focused and have the ability to form teams to handle the most sophisticated transactions with the most difficult legal questions quickly. In my view, they are one of the few law firms that truly understand the intersection of Peruvian and foreign law when it comes to cross-border transactions."Work highlights Estudio Echecopar - Baker McKenzie assisted IBM Peru with spin-off process, in which IBM Peru segregated and transferred a block of assets and liabilities to Kyndryl Peru.
Band 2: Corporate/M&A - Chambers and Partners Latin America — 2020
"They fulfilled all the Peruvian and international requirements, bringing together extreme knowledge about these various areas of law all over the world. The success of the deal hinged on their ability to help us navigate through the many issues, interacting with partners, auditing companies, local business people and large international companies."
Practices | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
Mergers and Acquisitions | Band 2 | Band 2 | Band 2 |
Testimonials
Band 2: The Legal 500 — 2023
Estudio Echecopar member firm of Baker McKenzie International fields a team of ‘really highly driven lawyers who are extremely responsive and very commercial’. It is well placed to handle large cross-border mandates by virtue of its international network, and acts for large Peruvian, as well as international, companies. Head of practice Liliana Espinosa is ‘commercially savvy’ and gives ‘clear to-the-point advice and is simply a joy to work with’; she handles M&A and private equity matters, with a focus on the energy, infrastructure, telecoms and financial services sectors, among others. Ines Baca is recommended for corporate and finance law and has particular expertise as regards the retail, fishery/aquaculture and financial sectors. Paolo Robilliard deals with M&A, and restructuring work, while senior associate Fernando Sam handles corporate work, financings and projects matters, and also has a background in tax; he has particular experience in the energy industry.
‘They are a strong team swith strong management of corporate issues, they adequately map contingencies and provide innovative and efficient solutions‘.
‘They are highly qualified, professional attorneys with extensive knowledge of corporate matters‘.
‘Inés Baca and Fernando Sam are expert professionals in corporate and M&A matters, providing advice with a high level of detail and analysis, in a timely and appropriate manner‘.
Band 2: The Legal 500 — 2019
"Among the top professionals in our country from a technical point of view". The team as a whole is knowledgeable, commercial and "proactive in suggesting alternative solutions when a seeming deadlock presents itself".
Practices | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
Mergers and Acquisitions | NR | Band 1 | Band 2 |
Testimonials
Band 2: IFLR1000 — 2019
"Estudio Echecopar is a leader in project finance and capital markets. It also maintains strong banking and M&A practices".