Cecilia Gonzáles

Practice Areas

Cecilia is Partner of the firm and a prominent corporate, mergers and acquisitions, and regulatory lawyer specialized in natural resources and extractive industries. With a longstanding career and years of experience, Cecilia is considered one of the top references in the Peruvian mining sector and has earned international prestige.

Career

Cecilia has unparalleled experience in mining contracting, advising on environmental and social requirements related to the development of exploration and exploitation projects, as well as in mining procedures for obtaining concessions and state reform in the mining sector. Cecilia is frequently involved in major cross-border transactions in the mining sector and handles tax and regulatory matters and project planning for local and international clients.

Additionally, she has participated in most, if not all, of the privatization processes of mining or mining-related assets carried out by the Peruvian State, advising foreign investors. She currently represents mining companies involved in important investment projects in Peru, Ecuador, Argentina and Chile.

Cecilia is a regular speaker at local and international events such as, the Latin American Yearbook of Mining Law – Legal Foundations of the Mining Sector in Latin America organized by the Colombian Mining Association and the Externado University of Colombia.

Professional Memberships

Lima Bar Association - Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation - Honorary Associate in the Graduate School of Natural Resources Law, Policy & Management (CEPMLP).

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Peru

Languages Spoken

Spanish and English.

Education