Óscar Benavides

Practice Areas

Mining Law

Corporate

Project Finance

Mergers & Acquisitions

Professional Memberships

Lima Bar Association

The Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law

Instituto de Derecho de Minería, Petróleo y Energía

Experience

Oscar Benavides is a senior partner and member of the executive committee at Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados, with over 20 years of experience advising clients on project finance, M&A, investment contracts in exploration projects, joint ventures, and general mining law. His impressive track record, has positioned him as one of the leading mining lawyers, recognized by international directories such as Legal 500, Chambers & Partners and Latin Lawyer and having been included among the top 30 mining lawyers worldwide in the Global Elite Thought Leader 2023 list by Lexology (formerly Who’s Who Legal).

In addition to his legal expertise, Oscar is vice-president of the Canada-Peru Chamber of Commerce (CCCP) and led the Peruvian delegation at PDAC 2023, the world’s most important mining fair. He holds an LLM from the University of Denver, where he received the Jan M. and Marjorie G. Laitos Scholarship in Natural Resources. Oscar has also taught Mining Law at several leading law schools in Lima.

Languages Spoken

Spanish

English

Education