Juan Carlos Medina

Principal Associate
  • Biography

    Juan Carlos focuses his practice in Public Contracts, infrastructure, corporate law and arbitration.

    He advises on the procurement and execution of important infrastructure projects using international contracts and PPP.

    He has led international procurement processes of technology services, concessions supervisors and other complex services, through mechanisms such as Government-to-Government Agreements, international organism's regulations, among others.

    Likewise, he has advised in arbitration and Dispute Boards.

    He integrated the committee that elaborated the Law N.° 30225, Public Procurement law, and its regulation, approved by Supreme Decree N.° 350-2015-EF.

    Additionally, he has advised to different companies in the elaboration of commercial contracts, M&A operations, as well as other corporate operations.

    Practice focus

    Juan Carlos has more than ten years of experience in government contracts, arbitration, infrastructure and corporate law; providing legal advisory to important companies and government bodies.

  • Experience

    • He advised in the negotiation and execution of different Government-to-Government Contracts entered into for the execution of important infrastructure projects.
    • He is advising in the negotiation, execution and performance of construction contracts under standard forms such as NECC ECC Option F, NEC ECS Option A, NEC TSC Option A, among others, for important public infrastructure projects.
    • He has led procurement processes under the Government to government Agreement of the Proyecto Especial para la Preparacion y Desarrollo de los XVIII Juegos Panamericanos del 2019 with UK.
    • He advises on Dispute Boards processes using Peruvian public Procurement Law and ICC Rules.
    • He has integrated the specialized technical committees for the procurement processes of Concessions supervisors under the regulation of International Organisms.
    • Has been part of the commission that elaborated the Law N° 30225, government Procurement Law, and its regulations.
    • He has advised in important corporate operations of M&A.
  • Publications

    • "Contratación Pública Global: Visiones Comparadas" (varios autores). Valencia, España, 2020. - Ed. Tirant lo Blanch.
    • "El Acuerdo de Gobierno a Gobierno y los Contratos NEC: ¿Soluciones a las deficiencias de la normativa de contrataciones del Estado que puedan ser replicadas por todas las entidades?" En IUS ET VERITAS N,° 58, 2019, Pp. 110-127.
    • "Los proyectos especiales de inversión pública y el modelo de ejecución de inversiones públicas: revisión de las herramientas que pueden emplearse para mejorar las contrataciones del Estado" En: IUS ET VERITAS N,° 62, 2021.
    • Contratación Pública y la experiencia en los Juegos Panamericanos. El modelo de gestión que promueve el gobierno". En: Revista de Derecho Administrativo N.° 18. Pp. 113-142.
    • "Nuevas Tendencias en la Contratación de Obras Públicas en el Perú. Contratos entre Estados, contratos Estándares Internacionales de Construcción, PMO y otras Innovaciones" En: Revista de Contrataciones Públicas N.° 5, IJ Editores. Argentina, julio 2021.
    • "Algunos apuntes sobre los contratos NEC: el modelo contractual que se usó en los Juegos Panamericanos" En: Portal Jurídico Ius 360.
    • "Contratos EPC y contratos EPCM: Alternativas para la Ejecución de Importantes Proyectos de Infraestructura" En: Portal Jurídico Ius 360.
    • "Los nocivos efectos de la Casación Laboral N.° 13749-2017-LIMA. Sobre el Régimen de APP: Confusiones Peligrosas" En Boletín AFIN N.° 231, 2018, Pp. 13-14.
  • Industries

    • Industrials, Manufacturing & Transportation

    Education

    • Training Course for Adjudicators (JRD/Dispute Boards) at Pontificie Universidad Católica del Perú. Lima, 2021.
    • Specialization Program in Construction Law at Universidad UPC. Lima, 2021.
    • LLM in Public Contracts at Universidad Castilla La Mancha, 2020.
    • Specialization Course in Private-Public Partnerships at Pontificie Universidad Catolica del Peru, Lima, 2017.
    • Specialization Course in Government Procurement at Pontificie Universidad Catolica del Peru, Lima, 2016.
    • Specialization Diploma in Arbitration at Universidad Continental, Lima, 2015.
    • Course in Procurement and Execution of Public Works at Universidad de Lima, Lima, 2014.
    • PEE in Corporate Law at Universidad ESAN, Lima, 2014.
    • Universidad de San Martin de Porres, Law Degree, Lima, 2011.

    Admission

    • Colegio de Abogados de Lima, 2016.

    Membership

    • Peruvian Society of Construction Law.
    • Latin American Association of Construction Law.
    • Peruvian Society of Law - President of the Public Contracts and Construction Board.
  • Additional Information

    Experience

    • Senior associate at Estudio Echecopar since 2020.
    • Associate at Estudio Echecopar, 2018.
    • Lawyer in the Legal Office of Proyecto Especial para la Preparacion y Desarrollo de los XVIII Juegos Panamericanos del 2019.
    • Legal Advisor in OSITRAN.
    • Specialist in government procurement in the Direccion Tecnico Normativa of OSCE.
    • Legal assistant in the corporate area of Estudio Casahierro Abogados.