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Latin America Guide 2023

Ranked in 3 Practice Areas
1
Corporate/M&A
15 Years Ranked
3
Banking & Finance
15 Years Ranked
3
Capital Markets
6 Years Ranked
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About

Provided by José Antonio Payet

Latin America

Publications

"La Responsabilidad por Productos Defectuosos" (Lima, 1989); publications on securities law, corporate law and private pension funds.

Personal

Languages: Spanish and English.

Practice Areas

José Antonio is a founding Partner of the firm in 1996, specializing in general commercial law, mergers and acquisitions and financial transactions.

He has extensive experience and proven track record in the sector. He has participated in several of the most important corporate finance transactions in Peru, including acquisitions and divestitures of public and privately held companies, securities offerings, securitizations, traditional banking and project finance lending, among others.

Career

Master of Laws (LLM), Fulbright Scholar, Harvard University, 1991; Licensed in Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 1989.

Professional Memberships

Lima Bar Association and International Bar Association.

Chambers Review

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Latin America

Corporate/M&A - Peru
1
Band 1

Outstanding partner José Antonio Payet comes highly recommended by market commentators for his leading position in Peru's corporate and M&A spheres. An impressed client enthuses: "We consult with José Antonio Payet for all types of issues; he is one of the most well-rounded lawyers in Peru." A peer adds: "He is one of the top lawyers in the market."


Banking & Finance - Peru
3
Band 3

Noteworthy partner José Antonio Payet boasts extensive expertise assisting clients with corporate finance mandates. One interviewee reports: "He is a very good transactional lawyer." Market commentators further endorse him for his market-leading corporate and M&A practice.


Capital Markets - Peru
3
Band 3

Established partner José Antonio Payet elicits compliments from clients for his activity in the Peruvian capital markets field, with one stating: "He is a specialist capital markets lawyer who offers detailed advice." Another interviewee adds: "José Antonio Payet is an excellent lawyer who has a very strong commercial vision of the market."

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José Antonio Payet
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José Cúneo
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José Antonio Payet
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Carlos A Patrón
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Band 1
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Head of Corporate/M&A
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Band 1
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4
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Dispute Resolution: Arbitration

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