Oscar Barton

Partner

Lima

Oscar is a lawyer with more than 24 years of experience commercial and maritime law and leading investments in Peru. He also specialises in advising international companies on their investments in Peru focusing in corporate, and tax planning.
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About Oscar

Bio
  • Biography

    Expert in corporate and investment law, international transport cargo claims (sea and air), and D&O. He has a solid background and experience in advising and executing legal planning, negotiating maritime transport contracts, claims, and international cargo insurance. Oscar has been the legal and financial manager of several international trading companies, which has allowed him to accumulate a lot of experience regarding the needs of international transport contractors and shipping companies and the risks and responsibilities of officials of transnational corporations.

    He currently advises on legal and financial matters to various national and transnational companies from various economic sectors, as well as to individuals and national and foreign business groups. He joined DAC Beachcroft in 2024.

    Featured Experience

    • Handles cargo claims against shipping companies for important agricultural companies in Peru.
    • Advises an American company on its investments in Peru for more than three hundred million dollars.
    • He supervised the creation and implementation of policies to avoid D&O liabilities.
Sector Expertise
  • Financial Services

  • Industry Specialisms

Service Expertise
  • Commercial Contracts

  • D&O and Financial Institutions

  • Marine, Energy and Transport

  • Mergers and Acquisitions

Office Location

Lima

  • Av. Alfredo Benavides 1579, of. 305
  • Miraflores 15048
  • Lima

+51 942063013

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