Hernan Jordan

Hernan Jordan

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Hernán Jordán has a great ability to explain legal complexities in an understandable way and present arguments persuasively before the courts.
— Chambers Latin America, 2025
Lima
About

Hernán Jordán is a remarkable dispute resolution lawyer renowned for his mastery in complex litigation and arbitration. He empowers local and international clients across diverse industries, guiding them through challenging legal landscapes with expertise. His practice encompasses civil, commercial, constitutional, and administrative disputes, with a particular focus on sectors such as energy, infrastructure, insurance, real estate, hydrocarbons, retail, and regulated markets. In advising clients on contractual conflicts, regulatory claims, or strategic risk scenarios, Hernán consistently employs a clear, structured, and results-oriented approach.

Reputed for his adeptness in managing high-stakes proceedings before judicial courts and arbitral tribunals, Hernán differentiates himself through his strategic methodology and his capability to address the legal, technical, and reputational dimensions of each dispute. Clients highly value his profound understanding of institutional dynamics, his meticulous legal analysis, and his ability to translate complex issues into actionable legal strategies.

Areas of FocusInsuranceLitigation, Arbitration and Investigations
Bar admissionsPeru

EXPERIENCE

  • Representing a company in the wellness and natural products sector in arbitration against a well-known tourism services provider, concerning a dispute arising from a service contract impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Advising a global firm specializing in accounting and corporate secretarial services in an arbitration initiated by a former client
  • Representing an energy sector company in an arbitration against two entities involved in the operation of a thermal power plant located in the province of Humay, Ica region, south of Lima
  • Advising a securitization company in an arbitration filed by a municipal investment fund, involving an alleged contractual breach and a compensation claim
  • Representing an airport concessionaire in a series of civil proceedings involving suppliers operating within the airport
  • Advising a leading natural gas company in civil and administrative proceedings related to the largest gas liquefaction plant in South America
  • Representing an international construction company in legal actions brought against its infrastructure project partner and the Ministry of Transport and Communications
 

Languages
  • Spanish
  • English

Awards

Chambers Latin America

  • Band 5, Peru Dispute Resolution: Arbitration, (2026)
  • Band 4, Peru Dispute Resolution: Litigation, (2022 – 2026)

The Legal 500 Latin America

  • Next Generation Partner, Peru Dispute Resolution: Litigation, (2025 – 2026)
  • Next Generation Partner, Peru Dispute Resolution: Arbitration, (2024 – 2026)
  • Recommended, Peru Dispute Resolution: Litigation, (2024)
  • Next Generation Partner, Peru Dispute Resolution, (2023)
  • Recommended, Peru Dispute Resolution, (2018 – 2022)
Additional Recognitions
  • Key Partner, Arbitration, Latin Lawyer 250, (2025)
  • Approved, Peru, Litigation, LACCA – Latin Lawyer, (2024, 2026)
  • Litigation Future Leader, Who's Who Legal, (2021)
Education
  • J.D., Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2005

Memberships And Affiliations

  • Board member with the Legal Services Committee of the Lima Chamber of Commerce
  • Founding member with the Asociación Civil Foro Académico
     

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+511 616 1200
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