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Garrigues named Peru Most Innovative Law Firm of the Year at the IFLR Americas Awards
Garrigues scooped both Peru Most Innovative Law Firm of the Year and Capital Markets Firm of the Year in the Andes at the Americas Awards organized by International Financial Law Review (IFLR). The awards ceremony, held last night in New York, recognized the advice provided by firms in the region that participated in the most innovative cross-border transactions and that have demonstrated their knowledge and expertise in strategic areas, such as M&A or banking and finance.Peru approves new rules to improve entitlement to vacation leave
At the end of 2018, Peru approved a legal reform implementing new rules designed to allow vacation leave to be taken in a way that contributes to work/life balance in the private sector. And on the following February 5, Supreme Decree No 002-2019-TR, Regulations on Legislative Decree No 1405, was published, which adds to and clarifies the rules in force and enables companies to identify the main rules they must follow in relation to the taking of vacation entitlement among their workers.Amendments to the Government Contracts Law and its implementing regulations entered into force on January 30
Now that the amendments to the implementing regulations for the Peruvian Government Contracts Law have been published, the countdown starts for the entry into force of the law’s new provisions.Peru modernizes its national governance through a simplified Administrative Proceedings Law
The proposed amendment includes important changes to the systems regarding notification of administrative acts, time barring of administrative disciplinary proceedings, ex officio nullity of acts and validity of enabling instruments, among other highly relevant aspects of Public Administration/citizen dealings.The Colombian Congress considers a bill to regulate the use of cryptocurrencies
Proposed Law 028/2018 has come before the Colombian Congress, seeking to regulate the use of cryptocurrencies and cryptocurrency transactions in Colombia and to lay down measures to safeguard, monitor, inspect and oversee these types of transactions.Garrigues brings in Javier de la Vega as a partner to strengthen its team in Peru and its tax practice in Latin America
Garrigues has strengthened it’s the Latin American tax practice by bringing in Javier de la Vega as a partner at the Lima office. Garrigues’ tax team in Latin America comprises seven partners and over 40 professionals, working from offices in Bogotá, Mexico City, Lima, Santiago de Chile and São Paulo.Garrigues adds a litigation and arbitration practice to its offering in Peru with the hiring of a five-strong team
Garrigues has bolstered its Lima office with the incorporation of a team of five highly-regarded lawyers to establish its litigation and arbitration practice in Peru. The team, joining from Benites, Forno & Ugaz, is led by Hugo Forno and Melissa Núñez.Garrigues, ‘Best Infrastructure Law Firm: Andes’ for the third year running
Latin Finance, an economic publication that covers current affairs in Latin America and the Caribbean presented the award after analyzing nominations made by the different players in the industry. In evaluating the work performed by the nominees, the strategy, volume and variety of transactions, innovation and quality of execution were taken into account, as well as whether the projects brought social and economic benefits, thereby contributing to growth in the region..