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Simpson Thacher has provided pro bono legal support to native peoples of the Pastaza, Tigre, Corrientes and Marañón river basins of northeastern Peru in a historically significant response to four decades of accumulated grievances in the area. On March 10, 2015, the chiefs of the four federations signed an agreement with the Peruvian government to resolve issues related to four decades of oil extraction. The government has committed initial funds of over 100 million soles (approximately US$30 million) towards environmental remediation (50% of the committed funds as “seed” capital to start clean-up), water treatment, health, rural electrification, intercultural education and development and land titling. Though significant challenges remain to assure prompt implementation, these commitments are expected to benefit more than 100,000 residents of the four river basins. The team includes Todd Crider, Paul Rodriguez, and Luis Pellerano.