Partner
Corporate / M&A, Environmental Law and Sustainable Development, Tax and International Trade
Rafael Lengua demonstrates a strong practice within the mining market in Peru. He comes highly recommended by interviewees due to his leadership skills and field knowledge. “Rafael Lengua is a great professional, who in addition to providing legal support, gives us a national and regional perspective on this area.“ Band 2. Chambers and Partners Latam 2024
PPU partner and leader of the Energy, Mining and Natural Resources and Environmental and Sustainable Development team with extensive experience in mining, corporate, M&A and financial transactions. From 2010 to 2012 he worked as a lawyer at Cleary Gottlieb (New York and Sao Paulo). He has been Legal Manager of Minera Miski Mayo (joint venture between Vale, Mosaic and Mitsui) and advisor to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers. Provides legal and strategic advice to companies, financial institutions and funds focused on the mining industry in their investments, transactions, projects and operations in Peru. Registered as a lawyer in Peru and New York.
Cristina es abogada de la Universidad de Los Andes (1998). Cuenta con un LLM de Columbia University (2002), un Curso en Corporate Compliance de la Universidad de Los Andes (2020) y un Diplomado en Gestión de Riesgos de la Universidad de La Sabana (2020). Después de una larga práctica en fusiones y adquisiciones y derecho financiero, Cristina fue nombrada Secretaria General y Controller de PPU en enero de 2019, apoyando a PPU en un amplio rango de asuntos regulatorios y contractuales y a cargo del proceso de conflictos de interés. Es la Oficial de Cumplimiento de PPU en Colombia y un miembro de su Comité de Deontología y Cumplimiento. Está a cargo del proceso global de manejo de conflictos de PPU, los estándares profesionales y éticos, reclamaciones, acuerdos de seguros y el manejo de riesgos.