Valentín Paniagua Jara

Practice Areas

- Agribusiness ​

- Corporate Reorganization ​

- Environmental ​

- Fishing ​

- Mergers and Acquisitions ​

- Mining ​

- Oil and Gas ​

- Project Finance

Career

Valentin Paniagua represents clients in mining and corporate transactions. He has extensive experience in project finance, acquisitions and sales of companies and assets. He advices clients on the different commercial, regulatory, corporate and litigation aspects related to the development of mining activities and natural resources.

Recognized for his mining expertise, Valentin has been ranked in several leading publications including Chambers Global, Chambers Latin America, IFRL 1000, Legal 500 and Latin Lawyer. He has also been recognized in Who’s Who of Mining Lawyers, for over ten consecutive years.

Valentin concentrates primarily on transactions in the mining industry and natural resources. He has worked on Project Finance, corporate structuring, acquisitions, divestments and other related matters for major local and international players in these sectors.

Valentin is also a lecturer on mining law at Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru.

Professional Memberships

National Society for Mining, Petroleumand Energy - Legal Committee, 2002 – present

Publications

"State Property over abandon lands", published on the official gazette El Peruano, Lima, July 2003.​ "Legal Stability Regime for Private Investment in the Mining Sector"(Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima, 2001).

"Legal Stability Regime for Private Investment in the Mining Sector" (Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima, 2001).

Personal

Partner at Estudio Echecopar since 2004.

Associate at Estudio Echecopar, 1994 – 2003.

Board of Directors of Sudamerica de Seguros, 1997 – 2002.

Board of Directors of Banco Santander, 1995 – 1998.

General Legal Advisor for Minera Aurifera Retamas S.A. (MARSA), 1992 – 1994.