Estudio Ugaz Zegarra & Abogados Asociados S.A.C.

Ugaz Zegarra & Abogados Asociados, is a highly specialised law firm in risk prevention in business crimes, compliance, litigation and legal consulting to natural and legal persons, such as: companies, private or mixed corporations and state and government institutions. The firms is well-known for:

Deep knowledge and creative solutions:Our team stands out for not only having in-depth knowledge of the law but also a great understanding of the Peruvian Criminal and Constitutional legal systems, an understanding of our clients’ industries, as well as always having clients’ interests as our priority.This enables our professionals to provide clients with prudent, creative and efficient solutions regardless of the type of dispute at hand.

Efficient advice:Our practice provides assistance in all types of criminal and constitutional, civil and administrative litigation, before all type and levels of tribunals.

Experience and flexibility:Our team is highly regarded by our clients and colleagues, and has been consistently recognised for its outstanding work and extensive experience, its flexibility allows it to adjust itself to clients’ needs.

Outstanding practitioners:Our team leader Fernando Ugaz is an experienced and creative litigator with high sensitivity to understand business issues and balancing legal advice with the clients’ economic drivers. He has been recognized as a leading figure in the Peruvian White Collar Crime arena.

Strategic approach:The firm designs strategies for judicial proceedings in order to achieve greater results and/or to protect our clients’ interests.

High-profile cases:The practice is routinely involved in several high-profiles cases.

Up-to-date legal information:Lawyers in our practice are not afraid of taking challenging cases; our team is routinely involved in some of the most high-profile, complex and demanding cases which require working under high levels of pressure. We firmly believe in the important role that up-to-date information plays in the success of modern firms that is why our lawyers are constantly prepared to use the latest legal tools available.

Total commitment to clients and personalised attention:At Estudio Ugaz Zegarra & Abogados Asociados, we are 100% committed to all our cases, we work night and day to ensure that our clients receive the best legal advice, it is our aim to make them feel accompanied during the whole process. Our clientsappreciate our personalised attention. It is part of our policy to offer a service-oriented approach.

Main Areas of Practice:

Criminal Law:We advise on the full range of criminal investigations from minor offences through to more serious and complex criminal allegations. All cases are treated with the same renowned professionalism and excellent client service regardless of complexity.Our practice offers exceptional client service. Our expert knowledge and vast experience of the criminal justice system means that our clients can be confident knowing that their case is in the most dedicated and experienced hands. We will provide clear advice in plain language along with sympathetic personal support to help them through this difficult time.

Economic and Business Criminal Law:Ugaz Zegarra & Abogados Asociados has been expert in the arena of white collar crime and fraud defence for more than 18 years. The firm has an outstanding reputation and one of the most experienced and respected teams in the country. We act for companies and individuals subject to investigations and prosecution by agencies including the Peruvian Prosecution Service (Ministerio Publico), Peruvian Judiciary (Poder Judicial), National Police, etc. Some of our lawyers have worked for them in the past, so have knowledge of the process from both sides of the fence.

The firm provides assistance at all stages of the criminal defence process, from arrest, detention, interviews under caution or attendance at compelled interviews, to conducting internal investigations, advising whether to self-report to the authorities, negotiating settlements right through to supporting clients during criminal trials.

Compliance/Criminal Compliance:According to the current demands and new trends, at Estudio Ugaz Zegarra we offer the implementation of Regulatory Compliance Programs for both private companies and the public sector. We firmly believe in the need to consolidate a culture of corporate compliance, we are committed to minimizing risks in the event of a possible imputation of criminal liability of the legal person. We propose a Compliance tailored to each company, identifying its risk elements and promoting the prevention, detection and punishment of those responsible for illegal conduct within organizations.

Negotiation in criminal proceedingsis an element that at Estudio Ugaz Zegarra we consider decisive. This can only be legitimized in crimes in which that degree of punishment is not preventively necessary and, therefore, the parties are entitled based on special prevention or other legal-criminal criteria to put an end to legal conflicts by means of an agreement. This agreement is the product of the criminal negotiation that we provide to our sponsors as part of a service that prioritizes the appropriate strategies based on the complexity and nature of each case. Our team of professionals is extensively trained and qualified to defend our clients using criminal negotiation as well as other defense strategies and mechanisms.

Business and Corporate Law:We provide constant support in the smooth running of companies, being specialists in good corporate governance. Likewise, we advise our clients in the legal field on the development of their companies and their activity, with the objective that they are efficient, diligent and above all profitable organizations. In addition, our firm has a highly specialised team which provides advice to foreign organisations.

Administrative Lawis another of our specialties at Estudio Ugaz Zegarra. Proximity is a key factor when dealing with public law matters. WE have extensive knowledge of norms that regulate the direct or indirect activities of the Public Administration. Our service includes all legal aspects related to the link established between legal and natural persons with the various public entities of the State at its three levels: national, regional and local.

Litigation:Our team is made up of a group of professionals whose main commitment is the resolution of legal disputes in an efficient and favorable manner for our clients. We offer our litigation services in the full gamut of the of dispute arena, before all instances nationwide, advising both public sector organizations and entities, as well as private sector entities.

We provide specialised advice onCivil Lawto natural persons offering our legal support at all stages of the process. We seek the appropriate paths to establish effective solutions and we believe in the use of alternative means to conflict such as conciliation and mediation. Our specialties in this area cover civil liability, contracts, damages, and family law.

Constitutional LawOur team has a profound knowledge of the constitutional field, and that is accustomed to working together with all other areas of the Firm in order to provide comprehensive, multidisciplinary legal advice. We understand our clients’ business so we can provide the best possible advice, we also take great pride and pleasure in representing our clients, more so than in the transactions themselves, which in turn leads to a side-by-side teamwork approach that enables us to be part pf their team.