Benites, Forno & Ugaz Abogados

What Benites, Forno & Ugaz Abogados does

Benites, Vargas & Ugaz (BVU) is a full-service Peruvian law firm founded in 1992 and headquartered in Lima, with additional offices in Trujillo, Peru, and Orlando, Florida. The firm delivers legal advisory, litigation, arbitration, and regulatory services across practice areas including Corporate and M&A, Labor, Constitutional, Tax, Intellectual Property, Competition, Compliance, Environmental, and Public Law (including PPPs and state contracting). Its sector coverage spans Energy and Mines, Agribusiness, Financial Institutions, Insurance and Reinsurance, Healthcare, Technology, Construction and Infrastructure, and State Entities. The firm's go-to-market is built on direct enterprise engagement, with a senior bench that includes former Ministers of Justice (Daniel Figallo Rivadeneyra, Juan Jiménez Mayor) and former Supreme Court technical secretaries, anchoring its brand around anti-corruption work and high-stakes mandates.

BVU's business model is a professional services fee-for-engagement structure typical of mid-market Latin American law firms, with quote-based pricing rather than disclosed rate cards. Revenue is generated through attorney-client engagements billed on hourly, retainer, or matter-based terms, with no software product or technology platform monetization. The firm invests in thought-leadership channels — a corporate website (bvu.pe), newsletters, a Spotify-hosted podcast series covering labor, tax, and regulatory topics, and active social media presence on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook — alongside pro bono initiatives and partnerships with international networks such as the Vance Center and Alianza Pro Bono Perú. Ownership is partner-controlled with no institutional external capital, and the firm has received third-party validation through the Latin Lawyer Pro Bono Law Firm of the Year 2024 award and Legal500 Latin America 2026 recognition.

Name

Benites, Forno & Ugaz Abogados

Legal name

Benites, Vargas & Ugaz Abogados

Website

https://bvu.pe

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Benites, Vargas & Ugaz is a full-service Peruvian law firm founded in 1992, advising enterprises, state entities, and sector-specific clients across corporate, labor, tax, IP, and dispute resolution matters from offices in Lima, Trujillo, and Orlando.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Miraflores

HQ country

Peru

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Advisory Services: Comprehensive legal services spanning multiple practice areas including corporate law, labor law, constitutional law, tax law, intellectual property, competition law, and compliance. Services include consultation, litigation, arbitration, and regulatory advisory.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Benites, Forno & Ugaz Abogados (BVU) is a full-service Peruvian law firm delivering legal advisory, litigation, arbitration, and regulatory representation across multiple practice areas including Corporate and M&A, Labor, Constitutional, Tax, Intellectual Property, Competition, Personal Data Protection, Environmental, and Compliance law. The firm serves enterprise clients, state entities, and sector-specific businesses (Energy and Mines, Agribusiness, Insurance, Construction) through offices in Lima, Trujillo, and Orlando.

Product overview

Benites, Forno & Ugaz (BVU) is a full-service Peruvian law firm established in 1992, offering comprehensive legal services across multiple practice areas and industry sectors. The firm operates as a traditional legal services provider rather than a software product, delivering expertise through attorney-client engagements, publications, podcasts, and newsletters. The firm's service portfolio includes practice areas such as Corporate and M&A, Labor Law, Constitutional Law, Intellectual Property, Competition Law, Personal Data Protection, Tax Law, Environmental Law, and others, serving clients across diverse sectors including Energy and Mines, Financial Institutions, Healthcare, Technology, and Government entities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corporate and M&A Law

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Vance Center (New York)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 March 2025BVU organized 'Lima Sunsets: LGBTIQANB+ Rights in Latam and North America' event together with the Vance Center, MBPartners and the Red Pro Bono de las Américas. The rooftop event at the Hilton hotel in San Isidro focused on advancing LGBTQ+ rights discussions in the region.
• MBPartnerscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-organized LGBTQ+ rights event 'Lima Sunsets' with BVU and other partners.
• Red Pro Bono de las AméricascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration partner in organizing the Lima Sunsets event on LGBTQ+ rights.
• Alianza Pro Bono PerúcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBVU partner Juan Jiménez Mayor serves as Member of the Board of Directors of this pro bono alliance.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría (PPU): Major Latin American regional law firm with a strong Lima office. Directly comparable in practice areas and target clients, and offers broader multi-jurisdictional coverage that BVU cannot match.
• Garrigues: Large Iberian-rooted international firm with Latin American presence. Competes with BVU for Spanish-speaking multinational clients operating in Peru, particularly in tax, corporate, and regulatory matters.
• Estudio Echecopar (Baker McKenzie): Baker McKenzie's longstanding Peru office, offering the same practice areas as BVU with global network backing. Competes for the largest cross-border mandates that BVU's smaller bench cannot fully staff.
• Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano (Dentons): Formerly one of Peru's largest independent firms, now part of the Dentons global network. Directly comparable practice areas with the backing of an international platform; a key competitor for enterprise and cross-border mandates.

Direct peers

• Rubio Leguía Normand: Full-service Peruvian firm with similar transversal practice model and strong public-law and regulatory work. Comparable in size and clientele; a known prior employer of BVU-associated junior talent.
• Hernández & Cía: Well-established full-service Peruvian law firm with comparable practice coverage and enterprise client base. Overlaps with BVU in regulatory, corporate, and dispute resolution work.
• Estudio Olaechea: Leading full-service Peruvian firm competing for the same enterprise, energy, and infrastructure mandates. Overlaps heavily with BVU in practice areas and sector coverage, and is a recent prior employer of BVU associates.
• CMS Grau: Major Peruvian full-service firm with strong corporate, energy, and infrastructure practices, now part of CMS. Comparable client base and similar regional positioning, often competing head-to-head for mid- and large-cap transactions.
• Rebaza, Alcázar & De Las Casas: Top-tier Peruvian full-service firm with strong corporate, finance, and dispute resolution practices. Directly comparable in client profile (large corporates, financial institutions) and Peruvian market positioning, and a known prior employer of BVU partners.
• Estudio Muñiz: One of Peru's largest full-service law firms with similar multi-practice coverage (corporate, labor, litigation, tax, regulatory). Directly comparable in scale, geography, and target client base, and referenced repeatedly in BVU's own management team histories.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/BVUabogados.pe
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/benites-vargas-ugaz-abogados
• Instagraminstagram.com/benitesvargasyugaz
• Xx.com/bvu_pe

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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