José Luis Sorogastúa Ruffner
Partner
Education
Law Degree from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (1995).
Professional Experience
- Partner and Head of the Department of Foreign Trade and Customs at Estudio Thorne, Echeandía & Lema Abogados.
- President of the Importers Association of Peru.
- Partner at Estudio Lema & Abogados (2010-2011).
- Senior Associate at Estudio Lema, Solari & Santiváñez (2005-2009).
- He has been Lawyer at Sorogastúa Abogados and Consultant of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism.
- Arbitrator of the Chamber of Commerce of Lima.
- International expert in Foreign Trade Arbitration.
Academic Activities
- He has been a Professor of Customs Law at the Faculty of Law and Political Sciences of the Universidad de Lima and the Center for Continuing Education of the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú.
- He has been a Professor of Taxation Diploma at the Universidad de Piura.
- He has been Speaker of the Foreign Trade Committee of the Chamber of Commerce of Lima (CCL) and the Association of Exporters (ADEX).
- He is Past Vice-President of the Peruvian Association of Customs Law and International Trade (APDACI) and is a Founding Member and Professor at the Center for Technical Studies (CETAD) JL Sorogastúa.
- He is the author of articles and co-author of books on customs matters and free trade agreements.
- Co-author of the Handbook on the Drawback Customs Regime.
Memberships
- Bar Association of Callao.
- Peruvian Association of Customs Law and International Trade (APDACI)
Practice Areas
Foreign trade
International Agreements
Litigation and Conflict Resolution
Customs Law
Civil, commercial and banking contracts
Administrative Law
Free Trade Agreements
Languages
- English
- Spanish
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