Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados

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Founded in 1965, Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados is recognised as a leading law firm in Peru, with strong capabilities in all practice areas and leading practitioners across the board. Named ‘Law Firm of the Year 2011’ in Peru by Who’s Who Legal (repeating the awards won in 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 and 2006).

2011 highlights

Banking & finance: Lindley in its US$320 million inaugural international debt issuance; Inkia Energy in its US$300 million international debt issuance; Empresa de Generación Eléctrica Cheves in its US$250 million financing by IFC; Credit Suisse in its US$220 million financing to Tuscany International Drilling; Consorcio Minero in its US$613 million syndicated financing led by Natixis and BNP Paribas; SN Power it its US$190 million syndicated financing led by Banco de Crédito del Perú; Termochilca in its US$130 million financing by Scotiabank Peru; and BPZ Energy in its US$80 million financing by Credit Suisse.

Energy: AEI’s Fénix Power in the ongoing development of its 512MW Chilca thermal power project; Termochilca in the ongoing development of its 196MW thermal power project; SN Power in the ongoing development of its 168MW Cheves hydroelectric power project; Luz del Sur in the ongoing development of its 90MW Santa Teresa hydroelectric power project; Solar Pack in the ongoing development of the first five solar power projects ever developed in Peru; Montealto in the ongoing development of two wind power projects; Red Eléctrica Internacional in the ongoing development of the Tintaya-Socabaya transmission line; and Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde in the 340MW power purchase agreement with Electroperú for its US$3.5 billion expansion project.

Infrastructure: Dubai Ports World in its US$750 million development of a new container terminal in the Port of Callao; Terminales Portuarios Euroandinos in its US$227 million ongoing redevelopment of the Port of Paita; an international bidder in the Cuzco international airport BOOT concession bid; and Mota Engil Group in its bid for the development of a 145 km mineral railroad project.

Mergers & acquisitions: ING in its US$3.8 billion sale of its Latin American pensions, life insurance and investment management businesses to Grupo Sura; Norsemont Mining in its US$522 million sale to HudBay Minerals; Sociedad Minera Corona in its US$286 million sale to Dia Bras Exploration; Sempra Energy in its US$875 million acquisition of a controlling stake in Luz del Sur and its subsequent US$164 million tender offer; Química Suiza in its acquisition of Boticas BTL; and Camil Alimentos in its acquisition of Costeño Alimentos.

Mining: China Minmetals and Jiangxi Copper in the ongoing development of its US$2.5 billion Galeno copper project; Compañía Minera Antamina in the US$1.3 billion ongoing expansion of its copper and zinc mine; HudBay Minerals in the ongoing development of its US$1 billion Constancia copper project; and Anglo American in its multi-million Quellaveco copper project.

Project development & finance: IADB and BNP Paribas in the US$700 million ongoing financing to an Odebrecht subsidiary for a hydroelectric power project; CAF in the ongoing multi-million financing to GYM Ferrovías for the rolling stock for the Lima-Callao mass transit system; Credit Agricole and HSBC in the US$525 million ongoing financing to Kallpa Generación for a hydroelectric power project; and Kuntur in the development of its ongoing multi-million natural gas and liquids pipeline project.

Tax: The Lima Stock Exchange and the Peruvian securities clearing house in the operational merger with the Colombia and Santiago Stock Exchanges; a Glencore subsidiary in its successful multi-million expense-accrual tax claim; COFACO in its successful multi-million interest-accrual tax claim; and Southern Peru Copper in its successful multi-million withholding tax claim.

Other: Leading creditor Trafigura in the US$440 million bankruptcy of Doe Run Peru; Transmeridian in the price-fixing investigation and dismissal of charges by competition agency Indecopi; and two maritime associations in their successful collective bargaining with Peru’s largest port union.

Av. San Felipe 758

Lima 11

Peru

Tel: +51 1 619 1900

Fax: +51 1 619 1919

Luis Carlos Rodrigo P

LCRodrigoP@EstudioRodrigo.com

Jean Paul Chabaneix

JPChabaneix@EstudioRodrigo.com

www.estudiorodrigo.com