Pérez-Llorca, Miranda & Amado announce merger

This marks an unprecedented milestone in the Peruvian market: the first full merger between a leading local firm and a top-tier Latin American law firm.

The integration is expected to be completed in the coming weeks, once the necessary approvals have been obtained from the governing bodies of both firms.

With the addition of the approximately 240 members of Miranda & Amado, Pérez-Llorca will reach 1,300 professionals globally, with nearly 700 in Latin America, consolidating a presence in Mexico, Colombia, and Peru that positions it as the go-to partner for major international companies, investment banks, and financial sponsors with interests in the region.

The complementary nature of both teams will enable the integrated firm to provide equally robust advice on local transactions and on investment flows into Peru from the United States, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, while also establishing itself as a leading player in major international disputes involving Ibero-American countries.

The partners of Miranda & Amado will join the governing bodies of Pérez-Llorca and assume leadership positions in key international practice areas.

This integration is part of the Scala Project, Pérez-Llorca’s initiative to build an integrated Ibero-American firm with uniform service standards and the capacity to provide coordinated legal advice on cross-border transactions. Following the integrations in Mexico (2024) and Colombia (2025), Peru naturally consolidates the firm’s Latin American presence.

The resulting firm will offer advice on Spanish, Portuguese, European, Mexican, Colombian, and Peruvian law from its offices in Barcelona, Bogotá, Brussels, Mexico City, Lima, Lisbon, London, Madrid, Medellín, Monterrey, New York, and Singapore, to which a new office in Abu Dhabi will be added in 2026, aimed at supporting Middle Eastern investors in their operations in the Iberian Peninsula and the Americas.

Pedro Pérez-Llorca, managing partner of Pérez-Llorca, said: "The merger with Miranda & Amado marks a new milestone in a project launched three years ago with a clear ambition: to build a leading, solid, and sustainable Ibero-American firm. Following Mexico and Colombia, Peru strengthens our presence in Latin America and consolidates a growth model based on full integrations with leading firms, with whom we share a culture, standards of excellence, and a common vision of the practice of law”.

For his part, José Daniel Amado, founding partner of Miranda & Amado, said: “This merger is an extraordinary opportunity to combine the reputation, track record, and talent of Miranda & Amado with the international reach of Pérez-Llorca. It stems from the coming together of two firms with the ambition to lead the market, strengthen their local presence, and build a global platform unprecedented in the region”.

Iván Delgado, international executive Partner at Pérez-Llorca, added: “Latin America is a strategic priority. With this merger, we are taking a qualitative leap forward in our ability to offer a coordinated, high-value-added service to our clients in the region”.