Nelly Espinoza

Principal Associate
Nelly Espinoza is always dependable, providing top-quality work and astute legal advice on complex issues and novel matters. We rely heavily on her advice and love working with her.
— client quoted in Chambers Latin America, (2025)
Lima
About

Nelly Espinoza possesses a comprehensive background in banking and financial regulation, capital markets, insurance and reinsurance, and structured finance. Her practice is dedicated to advising both local and international financial institutions on various aspects of regulatory compliance, licensing procedures, daily operations, and administrative proceedings, which include sanctions and authorizations before supervisory authorities.

Nelly exhibits a strong emphasis on capital markets, frequently providing counsel to clients regarding securities regulations, public and private offerings, and diverse financing transactions. Her capacity to integrate precise legal analysis with an in-depth understanding of the regulatory environment equips her to deliver impactful, business-oriented advice within highly regulated sectors. She is recognized for her technical acuity, strategic insight, and consistent assistance in navigating the intricate legal frameworks of the financial industry.

Areas of FocusInsuranceDebt Capital MarketsFinance

EXPERIENCE

  • Advised a Peruvian financial institution on the private placement of US$20 million in Tier 2 Green Bonds to finance projects aligned with international sustainability standards
  • Represented an investment firm as underwriter in the public issuance of deposit certificates under a financial institution's negotiable instruments program
  • Advised a multilateral bank on a US$16.2 million equity investment in a municipal savings and credit institution
  • Represented a brokerage firm in issuing deposit certificates under a short-term instruments program of a consumer credit company
  • Advised a multilateral lender on US$18 million in financing to support a Peruvian factoring company's expansion with MSMEs
  • Counseled a multilateral institution on a US$30 million commitment to a private debt fund providing credit to mid-sized companies in Peru
  • Advised Conservation International, The Nature Conservancy, Wildlife Conservation Society and WWF on a historic US$20 million debt-for-nature swap between the US and Peru that will redirect money to protect three priority areas in the Peruvian Amazon
Languages
  • Spanish
  • English

Awards

Chambers Latin America

  • Associate to Watch, Peru Banking & Finance, (2026)
  • Associate to Watch, Peru Capital Markets, (2025 – 2026) 
  • Associate to Watch, Peru Insurance, (2025 – 2026)
  • Associate to Watch, Peru Capital Markets, (2024 – 2025)
  • Star Associate, Peru Capital Markets, (2023)

Chambers Global

  • Associate to Watch, Peru Banking & Finance, (2025) 
  • Associate to Watch, Peru Capital Markets, (2024 – 2025)
  • Star Associate, Peru Capital Markets, (2023)

The Legal 500 Latin America

  • Leading Associate, Peru Insurance, (2026)
  • Leading Associate, Peru Capital Markets, (2025 – 2026)
  • Rising Star, Peru Capital Markets, (2024)
  • Recommended, Peru Capital Markets, (2021 – 2023)
Additional Awards

IFLR 1000

  • Rising Star, Peru Capital Markets, (2023 – 2024)
Education
  • LL.M., Banking Law and Financial Regulation, London School of Economics and Political Science, 2017
    Merit Award
  • J.D., Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, 2012

Seminars

  • Speaker, II International University Congress on Insurance and Reinsurance, (2024)

Memberships

  • Callao Bar Association
  • LSE Alumni Association

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Phone

+511 616 1200
(Work, Lima)