Lizardo Cordova's documented background is centered in Lima, the capital of Peru, where his legal education, bar admission, and professional practice are recorded. His professional address is in the San Isidro district of Lima.
His documented language skills include English and French, which are noted alongside his legal qualifications.
Cordova studied law at the Catholic University of Peru, recorded in his profile as Peni, and was admitted to the bar in 1982. The university's Spanish name, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, identifies the institution commonly called PUCP.
Founded in 1917 with the support and approval of the Catholic Church, the university was the oldest private institution of higher learning in Peru. It began with two schools, Letters and Laws, so legal education formed part of its original academic structure. Peruvian recognition came through a supreme decree dated March 24, 1917.
The university was established by Father Jorge Dintilhac together with a group of Catholic lay supporters, and it was granted the character of a national institution in 1960 by Law 13417.
Cordova's documented professional role is that of partner at Estudio Martinez, Bellido, Berninzon & Lavalle, a law practice in Lima. The firm's name combines the surnames of several of its partners, and other lawyers' career records place the Estudio Lavalle and this firm in succession during the 1980s.
The records of partners who worked at the firm show it operating in the late 1980s and early 1990s. One partner's profile lists him there from 1986 to 1993, and another's lists him as a partner from 1985 to 1999, which situates the practice within Lima's corporate and commercial legal sector of that period.
