Baker & McKenzie is to become one of the first international law firms with an office in Peru, with the firm merging with Lima-based Estudio Echecopar.

Estudio Echecopar, which is highly rated by Chambers and Partners, is one of Peru’s biggest law firms and employs around 250 lawyers, trainees and administrative staff, working across practices including banking and finance, M&A, mining and energy and disputes.