Education:

Master of Laws, School of Law, Harvard University, Boston, USA (1985)Special Student, School of Law, Harvard University, Boston, USA (1986)
Attorney and Bachelor of Laws, School of Law, Peruvian Catholic University (PUCP) Lima, Peru (1987)

Bar Admissions and Memberships:

Lima Bar Association
International Bar Association
Arbitrator of the Lima Chamber of Commerce Arbitration Center
Member of the arbitration, dispute and disciplinary courts of the Lima Stock Exchange.
Harvard Club, New York and Boston

Professional Experience:

Partner at Estudio Jorge Avendaño & Forsyth Abogados
He currently serves as a Director of Inmobiliari S.A., Energía Eólica S.A., Gestiones y Recuperaciones de Activos S.A. (Grupo IntesaSanPaolo), Inversiones Mobiliarias S.A.(Grupo IntesaSanPaolo), and is the liquidator of Lima Sudameris Holding S.A., en Liquidación (formerly Banco de Lima Sudameris).
He has been a Director of renowned companies such as Banco Wiese Sudameris (now Scotiabank Perú S.A.A.), Financiera Cordillera S.A. (the financial branch of Grupo Ripley), Austral Group S.A.A., Tabacalera Nacional S.A. (a subsidiary of British American Tobacco) and Corporación Infarmasa S.A.
He was Partner and Head of the Finance and Capital Markets practice group at Muñiz, Forsyth, Ramírez, Perez-Taiman & Luna Victoria Abogados (1992- 2005).
He served as Manager of Property Rights Program and International Projects (El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras and Guatemala) at Instituto Libertad y Democracia (ILD)(1989-1991).
He served as Legal Manager of Tele 2000 (Bellsouth Peru)(1991-1992).

Relevant Transactions/Cases:

He has participated in numerous national and international transactions, including various company mergers and acquisitions, public offerings of securities, asset securitization procedures, arbitrations, and project financing. Among others:
Sale of Camposol S.A. (the largest agricultural exporter in Peru), Corporación Infarmasa S.A. (one of the most important pharmaceutical companies in the country) and the Tamboraque mine.
Acquisition and development of real estate projects of Grupo Inmobiliari S.A. for over US$1.5 billion.
Sale of the majority share of IntesaSanPaolo S.p.A. in Scotiabank Perú S.A.A. (formerly Banco Wiese Sudameris) with a transaction amount of US$1 billion. .
Acquisition of Austral Group S.A.A. by Octagon Financial Services International, LLC.
Acquisition of Tabacalera Nacional S.A. by British American Tobacco.
Merger of Austral Group S.A.A. for up to US$ 250 million.
Private international bid for the acquisition of Chilquinta Energía S.A. and Tecnored S.A. (and several subsidiaries and affiliated companies in Argentina, Brasil, Chile and Perú) for up to US$ 500 million.
Strategic planning and negotiation of Austral Group´s reorganization process (US$ 320 million)

Languages: Spanish and English