Cross-Border Counsel for Corporate, Mining, and Capital Markets Matters

Martín Mayandía is an attorney admitted to the Colegio de Abogados de Lima who leads Peru matters and concentrates in mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, project finance, mining, capital markets, and corporate compliance. He advises clients on the transactional and regulatory dimensions of complex matters connecting Peruvian, North American, and European markets.

Mr. Mayandía brings to his practice direct experience as the chief executive of a publicly listed company, giving him a board-level perspective on the corporate, financial, and compliance questions that drive a transaction. That vantage point allows him to counsel clients on how a deal looks from both the legal and the operational side of the table.

Background and Professional Experience

• Former Chief Executive of Kuya Silver Corporation, a Toronto-listed issuer, where he led a public mining company and its associated corporate, financial, and regulatory obligations.
• Corporate-compliance practice recognized in successive editions of the Legal 500.

Practice Areas

1. Mergers & Acquisitions

Mr. Mayandía guides clients through corporate transactions, including due diligence, deal structuring, and the negotiation of acquisition and investment agreements.

2. Restructuring

He advises on corporate and debt restructuring, addressing the contractual, financial, and stakeholder considerations that distressed and transitional situations require.

3. Project Finance

He counsels clients on the structuring and financing of infrastructure and resource projects, including the risk-allocation arrangements these transactions involve.

4. Mining

Drawing on his tenure as chief executive of a listed mining issuer, Mr. Mayandía advises on the regulatory and transactional matters that arise across the mining sector.

5. Capital Markets

He advises on securities offerings, listed-issuer obligations, and the regulatory frameworks governing market participants.

6. Corporate Compliance

He counsels clients on corporate compliance programs and governance frameworks.

Education & Academic Standing

• Universidad de Lima: J.D. (magna cum laude).
• Columbia University: LL.M.
• Cornell University: MBA.
• Universidad Complutense de Madrid: Diploma in Banking & Finance.

Languages

He is fluent in Spanish, English, and Portuguese.

Important Disclosures

• Jurisdiction: Mr. Mayandía is not licensed to practice law in the United States. He is admitted by the Colegio de Abogados de Lima (CAL, 2009) and provides legal services under the law of Peru.
• Disclaimer: Past results do not predict future outcomes.