Edwin Pezo Arévalo

Practice Areas

Litigation and dispute resolution

Domestic and international arbitration

International law

Contracts

Oil & gas

Career

Partner, Litigation and Arbitration, Lava & Pezo Abogados. Represented domestic and multinational clients in complex commercial litigation and arbitration in matters regarding energy, oil & gas, construction, commercial and shareholders disputes, among others (2013 - 2017)

Senior counsel, Maple Gas Corporation del Peru. Represented the company in all litigation and arbitrations matters arising out of its oil & gas operations. Advised on agreements related to the upstream and downstream activities, including cementing, drilling, seismic, construction, EPC, oilfield services and transportation. (2008 - 2013)

Legal counsel – LATAM, Internship Program, Motorola Inc., Florida, EE.UU. Advised on transactions entered by Motorola´s affiliates across the region (2007).

Senior Associate, Payet, Rey, Cauvi Abogados. Represented domestic and transnational clients in a variety of business disputes before courts and arbitral tribunals. (2005 - 2006).

Foreign associate, Holland & Knight LLP. Miami, EE. UU. (2004 – 2005). Assisted on cross-border transactions, and international litigation and arbitration matters.

Associate, Payet, Rey, Cauvi Abogados (1999 - 2003). Represented clients over commercial, contractual, constitutional and arbitration disputes.

Professional Memberships

Listed as arbitrator at the Lima Chamber of Commerce

Listed as arbitrator at the American Chambers of Commerce (AMCHAM)

Listed as arbitrator at the PUCP Arbitration Center

Languages Spoken

English

Spanish

Portuguese

Experience

Professor of Arbitration at Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC) (2017 – 2020)

Professor of Common Law at Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC) (2014 - 2020)

Professor of Private International Law at Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC) (2014 - 2011).

Professor of Comparative Law at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP) (2016 - adelante)

Research assistant of Keith Rosenn, professor of Constitutional Law and Comparative Law at University of Miami, School of Law (2006 – 2007)

Professor of Civil Procedure at Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC) (2000 – 2002)

Publications

The Forum Non Conveniens Doctrine under Peru’s Civil Law Perspective”, Themis – Enfoque L. Rev. 8 (2005)

"Extraterritorial Effects of Foreign Judgments”, 26 Derecho & Sociedad L. Rev. 224 (2006)

“Can a Peruvian judge grant injunction relief in aid of an arbitration proceeding seated abroad?”; Economía & Derecho Law Review, UPC (2014).

Education