Juan Carlos Escudero Velando
Latin America Guide 2025
Band 5 : Corporate/M&A
About
Provided by Juan Carlos Escudero Velando
Practice Areas
Corporate and M&A, Finance and Capital Markets.
Career
Juan Carlos has more than 20 years of experience advising local and foreign companies from all sectors on merger and acquisitions, major financial transactions, complex securities issues, acquisition of real-estate and infrastructure projects, purchase, sale and separation of assets and corporate reorganizations. His experience allows him to strategically structure operations considering key components sectors such as energy, mining, real estate, technology, telecom, lifesciences, among others. He participated in the largest M&A deals in the last years in Peru.
Juan Carlos is professor of the Mergers and Acquisitions Law Course of Graduate Studies at the ESAN University since 2014.
Formerly, Juan Carlos worked at Swidler & Berlin, a Washington, D.C. based law firm, which merged with New York City's Shereff, Friedman, Hoffman & Goodman LLP, to become Swidler Berlin Shereff Friedman LLP. He was in charge of foreign investment matters of Latin America.
Professional Memberships
Lima Bar Association. International Bar Association.
Publications
Author of several publications/interviews on expertise areas.
Personal
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Law Degree. LLM, University of Connecticut. CLP, George Washington University. M&A Diploma, Universidad del Pacífico. Professor of M&A Transactions at ESAN University.
Chambers Review
Latin America
Key partner Juan Carlos Escudero Velando advises on a range of M&A mandates, including corporate reorganisations and acquisitions.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Juan Carlos Escudero is a results-driven lawyer. He knows how to get deals done."
"Juan Carlos Escudero is a results-driven lawyer. He knows how to get deals done."