Peruvian Corporate Law for Foreign Investors and Foreign Counsel. The Peruvian Law Expert Series, #8

Peruvian Corporate Law for Foreign Investors and Foreign Counsel is a practical guide for foreign investors, international lawyers, corporate advisors, and cross-border business professionals dealing with Peruvian corporate matters. Peru is a civil law and registry-based jurisdiction. A company's legal existence, representative authority, corporate enforceability, and transaction validity often depend on formal documents, notarial acts, SUNARP registry filings, corporate bylaws, powers of attorney, and properly documented corporate decisions.
This book explains the legal framework behind company formation in Peru, foreign shareholder participation, powers of attorney for corporate matters, directors and legal representatives, share transfers, due diligence, commercial contracts, foreign corporate documents, beneficial ownership, compliance, employment exposure, digital business, AI-generated corporate documents, shareholder disputes, and Peruvian corporate law expert opinions.
Written by Dr. Alberto Miranda, a Peruvian attorney based in Lima, this guide is designed for readers who need a clear and practical understanding of Peruvian corporate law from a cross-border perspective. It is especially useful for:Foreign investors entering the Peruvian market. Foreign counsel advising clients with Peruvian corporate interests. International law firms managing transactions involving Peruvian companies.
Executives and business owners dealing with SUNARP, powers of attorney, share transfers, corporate governance, and legal representation in Peru. Foreign courts, arbitral tribunals, and counsel requiring a Peruvian corporate law expert opinion. The central message of this book is direct: in Peru, corporate legal certainty is not assumed. It is built through formal documentation, registry accuracy, proper authority, and preventive legal review.