- Recommended lawyer for 'Insurance (Peru)'
"Key figures include practice director Kodiak Semsch, an experienced litigator."
The Legal 500 Latin America 2023 - Recommended lawyer for 'Dispute resolution (Peru)'
"Practice head Kodiak Semsch Gutierrez focuses on the prevention of litigation, and has considerable experience in both litigious proceedings and arbitration."
The Legal 500 Latin America 2023 - Recommended lawyer for 'Insurance (Peru)'
"Kennedys is building an effective disputes practice, boosted by the arrival in 2020 of litigator Kodiak Semsch Gutierrez and his team from Osterling Abogados."
The Legal 500 Latin America 2022 - Recommended lawyer for 'Insurance (Peru)'
The Legal 500 Latin America 2021 - Kodiak has received recognition by Chambers & Partners Latin America, Legal 500 and Leaders League regarding Litigation, Arbitration and Administrative Litigation.
Kodiak is Head of Dispute Resolution department at the Kennedys´ Peru office. Qualified in Peru in 2006, obtained his law degree at Universidad de Lima.
After nearly two decades participating before Peru´s main jurisdictional authorities in judicial and arbitration disputes regarding civil, commercial and constitutional matters, insurance law, administrative law, as well as dispute resolution through alternative methods such as negotiation, mediation and conciliation, Kodiak has gathered the necessary experience to provide his clients with preventive counsel on potentially litigious matters. In addition, if the inevitable dispute arises, he is able to execute legal strategies to protect our client's interests, minimizing risks and seeking the efficient solution in each case.