Alvaro Castro Lora

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Peru.

Practice Areas

Fintech, Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Venture Capital, Data Privacy, Intelectual Property, M&A.

Career

Partner at Damma Legal Advisors. Professor of Law and Technology and Director of the Legal Innovation Lab at the Universidad del Pacífico. He holds a law degree from the University of Piura, an LLM in Banking and Finance Law from Queen Mary University of London, and a specialization in Fintech from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). With over 20 years of professional experience, his practice is focused on financial regulation, capital markets, technological innovation, data privacy, and intellectual property. Professor of Law and Technology and Director of the Legal Innovation Lab at the Universidad del Pacífico. Ambassador of the Peruvian Fintech Association and co-founder and past president of the Peruvian Blockchain Association.

Professional Memberships

Lima Bar Association.

Publications

• The transformation of Law in the digital era. Chapter “To Regulate or Not to Regulate, That is Not the Question: Comparative Analysis of International Legislation on Cryptoassets”. Yachay Legal Editores. ed. 2024 – coauthor.

• Cryptoasset service offerings by financial institutions. Comparative analysis between Peru and the European Union.. Ita Ius Esto - Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de Piura. ed. 2021 - coauthor.

• Notes on the development of Open Banking in Peru. Asociación Fintech del Perú. ed. 2021 - coauthor. https://lnkd.in/eQiHBid

• Cryptoassets in Peru. Suplemento “Jurídica” - Official Gazzette “El Peruano”. ed. 2020. https://www.peruweek.pe/las-criptomonedas-en-el-peru/

• Cryptoassets in Peruvian legislation. Suplemento “Jurídica” - Official Gazzette “El Peruano”. ed. 2019. https://www.peruweek.pe/las-criptomonedas-en-la-legislacion-peruana/

• Comparative analysis of Chilean and Peruvian legislation on the criminal liability of legal entities. Revista Advocatus, ed. 2018, number 37. https://doi.org/10.26439/advocatus2018.n037.4578

• Fintech Regulation in Latam. Peru Chapter. Lloreda Camacho & Co. Ed. 2017. co-author. https://bit.ly/3twoNNY

• Capital Markets Manual - Chapter 13 - Centralized Trading Mechanisms and Stock Exchanges. Asociación de Empresas Promotoras del Mercado de Capitales – Procapitales, ed. 2014. co-author.

Personal

Professor of Law and Technology and Director of the Legal Innovation Lab at the Universidad del Pacífico. Ambassador of the Peruvian Fintech Association and co-founder and past president of the Peruvian Blockchain Association.

Languages Spoken

Spanish and English.

Education

Industry Sector Expertise

Fintech, Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Startups, Agriculture.

Clients

Prestamype, PayJoy, RebajaTusCuentas, Baldecash, Prometeo, Kambista, Banbif, Asociación Fintech del Perú, Kapital, COFIDE, Cumplo Perú, Agente Cash, Alo Credit Perú, Vana, Coinchange, D7W, Financiera Oh!, nuam (Lima Stock Exchange and CAVALI), Haulmer, International Wealth Protection, Líder Inmobiliaria, Mercado Cambiario, Regum, Red Pontis, Qipu Finance, Ripio, Cooperativa Ábaco, Music Securities, Welli, Swappers, Tebca, Tecnew, Totalcoin.