Luis Marcelo De-Bernardis
Latin America Guide 2025
Energy & Natural Resources: Power + 1 more ranking
Band 2
Band 3
About
Provided by Luis Marcelo De-Bernardis
Practice Areas
- Capital Markets
- Corporate - Mergers & Acquisitions
- Corporate Finance
- Energy
- Infrastructure Projects
- Land Management and Socio-Legal
- Litigation and Arbitration
- Oil and Gas
- Project Finance
Career
Luis Marcelo’s broad experience features infrastructure, energy and natural resources project development and dealing with matters related to regulation, permitting, land access and complex disputes. He has participated in a wide array of financing and acquisition transactions and has a considerable track record representing companies from the energy and oil and gas sectors in financing, regulatory and contractual matters. His expertise also includes banking and finance, structured financing, general financing, and insolvency and restructuring. Luis Marcelo regularly advises Peruvian and foreign companies.
In 1999, Luis Marcelo was among the founding partners of Miranda & Amado. He was previously a member of Estudio Echecopar from 1991 to 1994 and from 1996 to 1999, and of Mayer, Brown & Platt (Chicago) from 1995 to 1996.
Luis Marcelo is a lawyer from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú and holds an LL.M. from the University of Chicago Law School.
He is a native Spanish speaker and is fluent in English.
Chambers Review
Latin America
Well-regarded partner Luis Marcelo De-Bernardis is frequently seen assisting clients with contentious work and regulatory matters in the Peruvian power market.
Luis Marcelo De-Bernardis offers substantial experience assisting with project finance mandates, EPC agreements, and the construction and operation of energy projects.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Luis Marcelo De-Bernardis's key strengths are his broad knowledge of electricity regulations and that he is very business-oriented. He always provides very clear solutions to our problems."
"Luis Marcelo is a superb strategic projects lawyer who is highly recognised in Peru. He also has knowledge in corporate, administrative and regulatory matters, making him a well-rounded lawyer."
"Luis Marcelo De-Bernardis's key strengths are his broad knowledge of electricity regulations and that he is very business-oriented. He always provides very clear solutions to our problems."
"Luis Marcelo is a superb strategic projects lawyer who is highly recognised in Peru. He also has knowledge in corporate, administrative and regulatory matters, making him a well-rounded lawyer."