Delapuente Abogados

DELAPUENTE is the Peruvian law firm specialized in natural resources and energy. Internationally recognized for its experience in environmental consulting. Her practice involves legal advice to companies in the energy and extractive sector with a preventive approach and corporate risks.
Culture and values

"Those of us who belong to DELAPUENTE know that caring for the environment is an investment and, also, a very serious responsibility of companies; therefore, we contribute our knowledge and experience to improve business management in the extractive and energy industries.

We are lawyers committed to our clients to provide them with an excellent service. And, I consider it necessary to say it, each one of us is aware that the private interests of DELAPUENTE and those of our clients should not be placed before the common good or the fundamental rights of the person. As far as DELAPUENTE is concerned, we try to be a responsible firm. "
Lorenzo de la Puente
Experience

"Our experience in legal advice covers matters of administrative, environmental and health and safety law, with a preventive approach and corporate risk management."

It includes various areas, from audits, advice on legal compliance with our clients' operations, identification and advice on risks and liability; legal management systems and instruments; in addition to the relationship with government authorities for specific cases related to the legal strategy and obtaining permits for the start of operations of the extractive industry, its modification or expansion. We have experience in regulatory aspects related to natural protected areas and biodiversity in their relationship with private investment projects; as well as in aspects related to the peasant and native communities of the Peruvian territory in terms of land use.

We are very proud of the wide range of legal issues in which we have intervened: from a project for the conservation of biological diversity in Bolivia, to an operation to transfer service stations in Peru to one of the most important oil companies at a national level. world; not forgetting our services in environmental and health and safety aspects in financing the concession contract for the Lima city airport; the implementation of audit and legal environmental management systems for some of the largest mining operations in Latin America; or our environmental consultancies with the Government of Peru, through the Ministry of Energy and Mines, the Supervisory Agency for Investment in Energy and Mining (OSINERGMIN),and from the Private Investment Promotion Agency (PROINVERSION).