With almost 20 years of experience working as a lawyer, in 2013 Carlos Hamann joined CMS Grau as a partner, specialized in the areas of energy and natural resources, resolution of disputes and foreign investment. He focuses his practice in the advice of foreign investment in large projects in the energy sector and natural resources, either through concessions and license agreements with the State, as in contracts between private parties. He has advised on the participation of the major public tenders and bids that the state has led in the energy sector, from the stage of observations to the databases up to the award, recruitment and execution of the contract.

Additionally, during the last decade of practice as an attorney, Carlos Hamann has participated in the design and implementation of legal strategies in the process of resolution of legal disputes at the national and international level, surpassing in some cases the sum of US$ 300 Million Dollars of the United States of America.

CMS Peru’s Energy Practice team lawyers has recognized expertise obtained  working in several Oil & Gas and Power projects as in-house, as well as in the main related Public Entities, which allows them to have a full understanding on the business for sorting out with a wide range of possible and practical solutions for the benefit of our clients.

Among the main customers of Carlos are conventional electric generation companies (thermal and water), renewable electric generation companies (wind, geothermal and solar energy), electricity transmission companies, exploration and exploitation of hydrocarbons, hydrocarbon transport companies (virtual and pipelines), companies of refined oil, gas distribution companies, investment funds in energy.

Before CMS Grau, Carlos was Legal and Government Affairs Director at SAVIA Peru S.A. (2009 - 2013) and International Relations Manager of the Institute for Liberty and Democracy (ILD) (2006 - 2009). He has also been a Professor of Law at the Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC) (2008-2015) and Member of the Administration Council of the Pronature Foundation (Fundación Pronaturaleza).