Ana María Arrarte

We are able to assemble highly specialized teams to handle the most complex arbitrations, both national and international, in Spanish and in English, before the main arbitration centers such as the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) and the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).

With our advice, our clients, whether as claimants or defendants, have obtained satisfactory results. Our team has experience sponsoring clients in arbitrations on commercial (contractual, commercial, corporate), infrastructure (public and private works, controversies related to concession, property and expropriation contracts) and energy matters (electricity, hydrocarbons, and especially gas), among others.

We have participated in the most important cases in which the Peruvian state has been sued. This experience has allowed us to advise with solvency to national and foreign companies in their claims against the Peruvian state in all types of arbitration, both in preventive advice and in the formulation of claims and defenses under Peruvian law or the respective investment protection agreements. Specifically, we have experience in investment disputes with the state as regards electricity and hydrocarbons.

We are the first global law firm in Peru, with 70 years of ongoing professional practice based on excellence, commitment and efficient solutions for our clients.

After a long and fruitful professional relationship, in November 2012, Estudio Echecopar decided to associate with the prestigious global firm Baker & McKenzie International. This association showed Estudio Echecopar’s leadership, at a national and regional level, becoming the first global law firm in Peru and an international benchmark. Thanks to this important step in its institutional development, Estudio Echecopar has become a leading company in providing services with the highest international standards, with experienced professionals with the highest academic level and fully integrated with the world. Likewise, the association with Baker McKenzie allows us to provide legal services from state-of-the-art technological platforms and competitively differentiated.

We offer broader market, industry and legal know-how in Latin America than any other law firm. With more than 850 lawyers across 15 offices in seven countries, we advise on some of the most significant transactions and legal matters in the region. Working closely with colleagues across practice groups and offices, we help clients capitalize on business, trade and investment opportunities in Latin America and execute their global growth strategies.