General counsel and corporate affairs manager | Camposol
CAMPOSOL is the leading agro industrial company in Peru, and has a number of product lines including asparagus (of which it is the largest exporter in the world), piquillo peppers,...
Country corporate general counsel | Banco Azteca del Perú
In 2015 Alfonso Buenaventura Aguilar Calvo assumed the position of corporate legal manager and secretary of the board of Banco Azteca del Perú, the general secretariat of the Fundación Azteca...
Legal manager | Volcan Cia Minera
Alfonso Rebaza is the legal manager for Volcan Cia Minera, one of the world’s largest producers of zinc, lead and silver. Considered one of the lowest cost producers in the...
Legal manager (consumer protection, antitrust and unfair competition) | Falabella Perú
Alfredo Daniel Rivero Nieto is a highly experienced Peruvian lawyer with 13 years of experience in successfully leading legal teams specialised in competition law and consumer protection. For nearly a...
Legal director - Andean region | Laureate Education
Serving as legal director for Laureate Education’s Andean business, Alfredo Vidal Henderson provides full legal coverage to all institutions (universities and technical vocational colleges) owned and controlled by the network...
General counsel Andean region | 3M Perú
San Isidro-based general counsel Alvaro Loredo oversees the legal function of the multinational conglomerate 3M across Bolivia, Ecuador, Paraguay and Peru. Drawing on his vast experience in corporate law, Loredo...
Corporate affairs, legal and compliance director | LATAM Airlines - Perú
Antonio Olórtegui Marky is an in-house lawyer with strong knowledge in regulatory, competence, aeronautics and compliance expertise. Olórtegui currently performs as corporate affairs, legal and compliance director for LATAM Airlines...
Vice president of legal and compliance | Compañia Minera Antamina
Antonio Pinilla Cisneros encompasses over 25 years of in-house experience and is highly committed to rendering professional services to all areas of the company. He joined Compañia Minera Antamina (Antamina)...
General counsel | Grupo Wiese
Beginning her current role in October 2012, Arabella Gonzales Netto has since gained a number of important responsibilities, worked on multiple vital transactions and has become a reliable and commercially-focused...
Head of legal advice on contracing | América Móvil Perú
Azelea Chavez has been head of legal counselling on contracting for the last three years, a position which sees her oversee the preparation, review and legal negotiation of all telecommunication...
Legal, compliance and public affairs | Marsh Rehder
‘Awareness and understanding of [the] regulatory framework and risks that our operations face is one of the most important objectives of my department. Since I assumed the responsibility to lead...
Senior Lawyer | Belmond Peru Management
Described by nominators as someone who is ‘extremely detail orientated and does everything according to her beliefs and principles’, Tassara is known for always keeping in mind what is best...
Legal and government affairs director | Teva Peru
A subsidiary of the Israeli pharmaceutical giant, Teva Peru counts on legal and governmental affairs director Carlos Bazán Puelles to provide the expert legal counsel required to operate in this...
Legal manager | Cementos Pacasmayo
Currently serving as the in-house counsel at Cementos Pacasmayo, Carlos J. Molinelli Mateo brings his extensive experience in corporate law and corporate governance, financial, mining, securities and stock market, as...
Deputy legal manager | Banco Ripley Perú
A banking regulatory specialist with over ten years of experience, César Augusto Saavedra Arias states that he is an ‘expert in interpretation, application and implementation of specialised regulations and their...
Legal manager | Mota-Engil Perú
Cesar Jose Canorio Vicuña has a number of career highlights to look back on over the course of more than two decades in the legal profession. A highly-educated individual who...
General counsel | Pro Mujer International
As Pro Mujer’s general counsel, Cesar Maita acts as the key advisor to the CEO and to senior leaders on legal, compliance and corporate governance matters for this leading women...
Director regional lead | Minera Yanacocha
Minera Yanacocha is South America’s largest gold mine, located 800 kilometres northeast of Lima. It is operated via a joint venture between Newmont (51.35%), Minas Buenaventura (43.65%) and the International...
General counsel | Telefónica Perú
Christiann A. Hudtwalcker Zegarra currently serves as the general counsel for Telefónica Perú, a Spanish multinational broadband and telecommunications provider with operations in Asia, Europe, and North, Central and South...
Legal and regulatory manager | British American Tobacco
British American Tobacco’s operations in Peru have been in existence for over 20 years and encompasses the import and marketing of eight brands of cigarettes throughout the country. Contributing heavily...
Chief legal and corporate affairs officer | Graña y Montero
Claudia Drago Morante, joined Graña y Montero in 1997 and has been the chief legal and corporate affairs officer since 2015. Graña y Montero is a Peruvian Group that controls...
General counsel | BD Capital
Claudia Velarde Arnáez’s financial legal expertise has seen her operate successfully in both private practice and in-house legal roles. Formerly an associate with Lima-based Rodrigo, Elias & Medrano, she took...
Legal affairs vice-president | Minera Las Bambas
An experienced trilingual lawyer for prestigious multinational companies in the mining sector, Claudio Cáceres Franco leads the legal area for Minera Las Bambas providing advice in mining, environmental, corporate, civil,...
Head of LCA renewable energies and energy management Peru | Enel Generación Perú
Prior to joining Enel Generación Perú (the largest private electric power generation company in the country) in 2011, Daniel Abramovich had spent over 12 years working as a private practice...
General counsel South America | Arca Continental
Daniel Martínez González’s in-house legal career began in November 2008 when he joined Arca Continental, the second largest Coca-Cola bottler in Latin America. ‘I started as legal counsel doing literally...
Senior manager legal counsel - Peru | CenturyLink
When the US-headquartered telecommunications provider CenturyLink acquired Level 3 Communications for $24bn in 2017, it meant Daniel Mora was tasked with overseeing the smooth transition of Level 3’s Peruvian legal...
Chief counsel, legal | Entel Perú
Daniel Quiñones Raffo first joined telecommunications company Entel Perú in 2008 as a telecom infrastructure counsel, working his way up to his current position of chief counsel in 2015. In...
Vice president, legal and compliance | SURA Perú
Daphne Zagal Otiniano has more than 15 years of professional legal experience, a majority of which has been spent at prestigious companies in the telecoms, financials and energy sectors. Beginning...
General counsel - Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia | Siemens
Edgard Guerrero has been the general counsel of global conglomerate, Siemens, in Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia since 2014. Before Siemens, he was the general counsel for IBM in Peru, Ecuador...
Chief legal officer and general counsel | Enfoca
Since it began investing in 2007, Enfoca has turned into one of the largest private equity firms in Peru, with over $1bn in assets under management. Chief legal officer and...
Legal manager | Minsur
Eduardo Paseta started his career in 2005 at private practice Peruvian law firm Osterling, gaining experience addressing legal issues related to environmental and natural resources matters – something that would...
Corporate affairs director | Ferreycorp
Founded in 1922 through the creation of its subsidiary Ferreyros, Ferreycorp is a leading Peruvian multinational corporation specialising in the field of capital goods and related services. In charge of...
Deputy legal manager | EXSA
Eduardo Romero is a distinguished lawyer in international business law, with over 17 years of solid experience providing legal advice to multinational companies. He has dealt with commercial, operational, financial,...
General manager legal services and compliance | BBVA Banco Continental
General manager for legal services and compliance at BBVA Banco Continental Enriqueta González Pinedo has had a varied career that has included public and private positions. The consistent theme throughout...
Senior legal counsel | Schneider Electric
Senior legal counsel for energy leader Schneider Electric, Erika Fernández Posada possesses a wide range of abilities and commercial discipline to succeed in the area of energy law. Joining Schneider...
Head of legal and corporate affairs | APM Terminals Callao
Ernesto Montagne joined the multinational container terminal operating company APM Terminals in February 2016 and has since introduced fundamental changes in the way customer legal claims are handled by the...
General counsel | Grupo Gloria
General counsel of the family-owned industrial conglomerate Grupo Gloria (which operates in the food and dairy, cement, sugarcane and sugar, paper, cardboard and transportation sectors), Fernando Devoto advises that much...
General counsel | Scotiabank Peru
Canadian bank Scotiabank offers a range of services in Peru, including retail banking services including savings accounts, debit cards and loans as well as business banking products such as purchase...
General counsel | Inteligo Group and Inteligo Sab
Following a successful private practice career, during which she operated at associate and senior associate level for the Estudio Grau, Hernández & Rosselló and Hernández & Cía law firms respectively,...
Director of legal services | Repsol Group
A highly respected lawyer who has proven herself at the highest level of private and public service, as well as in the world of academia, Gianna Macchiavello has been director...
Vice president - legal | ENGIE
Engie is a major supplier of energy to Peru utilising its eight thermoelectric and hydroelectric power plants located throughout the country. Gilda Spallarossa is vice president – legal for the...
Regional general counsel | IC Power
Established in 2007, IC Power is a fast-growing global power generation company. Regional general counsel Gino Sangalli de los Rios joined in 2012 as deputy general counsel before taking his...
General counsel, Peru | Avianca
Gloria Irene Loza Murrugarra is an attorney at law graduated from the Pontifica Universidad Católica del Perú, and assumed her current position as Avianca’s general counsel for Peru in October...
General counsel | Pluspetrol
During a varied career that has seen him practice in both law firms and in in-house legal roles, Gonzalo Raffo brings a wealth of experience to the in-house function of...
Legal manager and natural resources | Southern Peru Copper Corporation
Guido M. Bocchio’s legal career commenced at the early age of 20 in a Lima-based law firm, with a focus on commercial and civil cases and lawsuits. Bocchio now has...
Principle and general counsel | Nexus Group
With an extensive portfolio due to the numerous board of director and general counsel roles he’s taken on during his career, Guillermo Cabieses is an experienced lawyer and scholar versed...
Legal superintendent | Minera Barrick Misquichilca
One of the most proficient and competent in-house counsel in the mining sector in Latin America, Guillermo Diez Canseco Tirado has over a decade of experience at the world’s pre-eminent...
General counsel | Banco de Crédito del Perú
The current general counsel of Banco de Crédito del Perú, the largest bank in the country, Guillermo J. Morales-Valentín has had a highly successful career to reflect on. A financial...
Corporate, external and legal affairs lead - Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay | Microsoft
Hector Figari Costa joined Microsoft in 2013 in the capacity of legal and corporate affairs lead for Peru, and in July 2017 was promoted to his current position, where he...
General counsel and chief compliance officer | COFIDE
Since joining the Peruvian state-owned development bank COFIDE (Corporación Financiera de Desarrollo) in July 2017 as legal and compliance manager, Hernan Vasquez Alzamora has already hit the ground running, implementing...
Legal manager | TASA
A leading Peruvian company in the fishing sector, TASA (Tecnologica de Alimentos) was the first producer and exporter of fishmeal and fish oil in the world. Heading the company’s in-house...
Legal manager Peru | Compañía Minera Ares
As the legal manager for Compañía Minera Ares – an affiliate of Hochschild Mining, Jaime Rinaldi Mansilla has been behind some of its most notable transactions over the last few...
General counsel | Cementos Pacasmayo
Javier Durand Planas boasts over two decades of experience operating internationally throughout Latin America, the US, Canada and the UK, while based in Peru. In addition to this, he has...
Legal counsel | Supermercados Peruanos
Boasting almost 15 years of legal experience, Javier M. Calmell del Solar has evolved from a transactional lawyer to a legal professional with a broader vision. ‘My current position in...
Lawyer - legal counsel | Cementos Portland
Jorge L. Conde Granados has more than 13 years of proven legal experience, participating in numerous works of strategic corporate planning and contractual investments in Peru and on a global...
General counsel - Latin America and Caribbean | Guy Carpenter & Company
Jorge Meneses oversees multiple jurisdictions in his role as assistant general counsel for Latin America and the Caribbean at reinsurance solutions business Guy Carpenter & Company, with Argentina, Brazil, Chile,...
Legal advisor and regulatory processes | Repsol Group
José Antonio Barrera Ayala started his in-house career providing professional legal services to two of the most recognised gas and oil exploration companies in Peru – initially for Pluspetrol and...
Legal manager | Anglo American Perú
Juan Felipe García Montúfar Sarmiento joined Anglo American, one of the world’s top mining companies, in 2012 as the legal manager for Peru – a position that involves overlooking the...
Legal and compliance vice president (Americas Region) | Gold Fields
In Peru, South African gold producer Gold Fields operates the Cerro Corona mine, which began in mid-2008 and is now proudly one of the most recognised copper and gold mining...
Legal manager | Pesquera Diamante
Juan Luis Valdiviezo Sanchez is legal affairs manager for Pesquera Diamante, which is a Peruvian company dedicated to the production, processing and distribution of a variety of fish-related food products....
Legal manager | UNACEM
A vastly experienced legal expert in the mining sector, Julio Ramírez Bardález has been the UNACEM legal manager since 1989. During his career he has taken on numerous prestigious roles;...
Legal affairs manager | Sigma
Legal affairs manager Karen Ames Vasquez has led a number of extremely important transactions during her time as legal affairs manager of asset management firm Sigma Safi. These range from...
Legal chief | Consorcio Minero Horizonte
Formerly a highly successful public sector lawyer within the Ministry of Energy and Mines of Peru from 2006 to 2012, Kristiam Martin Veliz Soto took on the position of chief...
Director of legal affairs | Banco Ripley
An established specialist in civil, commercial and banking law, Leonor Avendaño Arana currently navigates the legal department of Banco Ripley in Perú, a leading provider of savings and current accounts,...
General counsel | Citibank
A hugely experienced lawyer with expertise in corporate, tax, finance and anti-money laundering matters, Lorena Carrillo Alvarez Calderón has achieved a number of milestones over the course of a glittering...
Legal manager | Unión de Cervecerías Peruanas Backus y Johnston
Since joining Unión de Cervecerías Peruanas Backus y Johnston (Backus) in 2011, Luis Carlos Adrianzén Rodríguez has built an impressive reputation in the areas of ‘antitrust, unfair competition, advertising law,...
General counsel | COSAPI
Celebrating his 25th year at COSAPI, Luis Humberto Arrese Orellana has truly in-depth understanding of the company, enabling him to be a highly respected expert. He has become a specialist...
Director and executive vice president of the legal and regulatory division | Rimac Seguros y Reaseguros
A close confidant to the most senior professionals within Peruvian insurance company RIMAC Seguros, Luis Javier Venturo Urbina is not only the lead lawyer in the group as evidenced by...
Legal manager | Hudbay Peru
Most recently promoted in 2016, Luis Miguel Arce is the legal manager and assumes the role of head of the legal department at Hudbay Peru, the Peruvian subsidiary of Canadian...
Head of legal and corporate affairs | Enel Perú
The Italian multinational utilities company Enel conducts its business in Peru through a number of local subsidiaries: Enel Distribución Perú, Enel Generación Perú and Enel Generación Piura. Enel Distribución Peru...
Corporate legal and regulation manager | Distriluz
With a total of 23 years of experience accumulated in various legal positions (of which 17 years were dedicated to companies linked to the energy sector), Manuel Antonio Holguín Rojas...
Legal manager | EsSalud
EsSalud is a decentralised Peruvian public body that provides healthcare services for millions of insured people in the county. A lawyer with a strong ethical streak, María del Carmen Barragán...
Director of corporate affairs and general counsel | Belcorp
Maria Lizzy Massa joined multinational beauty products sales business Belcorp in 2002 as a lawyer working out of the company’s Lima headquarters. She has since gained additional responsibilities and currently...
Legal counsel (Peru), labour relationship manager and legal SPOC (Energy and Resources – Latin America) | Sodexo
Mariana Olivares currently works as legal counsel for Sodexo Perú, where she also serves as head of the labour relationship department and legal SPOC (single point of contact) for the...
Deputy legal and compliance manger | Compass Group
Martha Patricia Espinosa Quimper has been in charge of the legal and compliance department at Compass Group, a leading fund manager in Peru, since 2016. Over this period she has...
General counsel | Grupo Romero
A Peruvian business group, Grupo Romero is a leader in numerous business sectors as well as one of the most successful and important business entities in Peru. As the current...
Legal and compliance manager | ICBC Perú Bank
A landmark moment for the Peruvian banking sector occurred in 2013 when China’s largest commercial bank, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), gained a foothold in the market by...
Vice president - corporate legal | Grupo Beca
Grupo Breca is a major Peruvian conglomerate that operates through a number of large subsidiaries in a range of business sectors. Overseeing legal matters for this vast organisation is vice...
General counsel | GCZ Ingenieros
A highly-regarded lawyer with a wealth of international experience gained over a private practice career during which he campaigned successfully as a commercial lawyer for WilmerHale and Uría Menéndez in...
Legal and corporate affairs director - Andean region | Kimberly-Clark
Award-winning legal counsel Milagros Gómez Sánchez Cannani became Kimberly Clark’s legal and corporate affairs director for the Andean region (Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia and Venezuela) in 2015. Providing legal and...
General counsel | ICARE Group
Headquartered in Switzerland, ICARE Group offers project development, procurement and engineering services globally through its three group companies ICARE Energy, ICARE Procurement and ICARE Engineering. Despite being based in Peru,...
General counsel and corporate secretary | Credicorp Capital
April 2017 saw Oscar Eyzaguirre appointed to the role of legal director for Peru at Credicorp Capital, a financial services firm that has undergone a number of changes within its...
Chief of legal department | Delosi
As the most senior lawyer and leader of the legal team at Delosi, Pamela Marqués Reátegui has the remit of ensuring all legal and compliance matters related to the business...
Legal and corporate affairs manager | SKBergé
SKBergé is a Spanish-Chilean company which operates throughout Latin America, representing a number of the world’s leading vehicle brands. Piero Mainetto Villacorta is an indispensable part of the company’s Peruvian...
Director of legal and human resources - deputy general manager | Viettel Perú
In September 2015 and after working for 15 years as Belmond Peru’s general counsel, Raúl Galdo took on a new challenge at Viettel Perú by joining a new-comer in the...
Legal adviser | COES-SINAC
A highly decorated and well-regarded legal professional who has been recognised by the industry press as among the very best in his profession in Peru, Renzo Javier Salazar Vallejo built...
Legal manager | Nestlé Perú
Since August 2014, Renzo Petrozzi Pastor has managed legal affairs for Nestlé Perú, taking on the head of legal position for the Swiss multinational consumer goods company’s subsidiaries in both...
Legal manager | Transportadora de Gas del Perú
Transportadora de Gas del Perú (TGP) is responsible for the design, construction and operation of the pipeline transportation systems that will enable Peru’s pioneering and lucrative burgeoning Liquefied Natural Gas...
Senior counsel Peru Ecuador Bolivia and Chile | Mondelēz
Starting his in-house legal career in 2008 at Colgate-Palmolive as a legal and labour relations executive, Ricardo Andrés Velarde Friedl has since achieved a number of milestones during his time...
In-house lawyer | Compañía Minera Poderosa
Providing legal services to oil and gas and mining companies in the country since graduating as a legal professional in 2005, Ricardo Gustavo Barrios Scogings currently finds himself serving as...
Manager of counseling and contracts | Rimac Seguros y Reaseguros
For almost a decade, Rodolfo Grados Flores has provided outstanding legal advice and commercially-minded support to RIMAC Seguros, the leading company in the Peruvian insurance market. Within the scope of...
General counsel and company secretary | Olympic Peru
Rodrigo Manrique García assumed his current position in 2013, after being hired by Olympic Perú in 2010 to establish the internal legal function. Bringing substantial change and improvement to the...
Regional general counsel | Inkia Energy
Established in 2007, Inkia Energy (formerly IC Power) is a transnational company dedicated to the generation and distribution of electricity with operations in 10 Latin American countries, including Peru, where...
Chief legal and compliance officer | Profuturo AFP
Sheila La Serna Jordan joined Profuturo AFP, the Peruvian pension fund manager and subsidiary of Scotiabank, in April 2015 as head of market regulation; and following just six months in...
Chief compliance officer and legal manager | Komatsu Mitsui Maquinarias Perú
Silvana Lourdes Pérez Yalán is an executive with over 17 years of professional experience in legal, management and consultancy work at Peruvian and transnational enterprises. Pérez currently serves as the...
Legal manager | Peru LNG
Officially open for business in 2010, Peru LNG is a $3.8bn liquefied natural gas plant that was the first of its kind in South America upon commencing operations. Solange Cuadros...
Legal affairs manager | Statkraft Perú
Veronica Arbulu joined the multinational renewable energy generation business Statkraft at a time of significant change and transformation for the legal department, and after instantly impressing her colleagues with her...
Vice president of legal affairs | Banco Interamericano de Finanzas
Established in 1991, Banco Interamericano De Finanzas (BanBif) has since expanded to include almost 90 offices across Peru, and has relied upon excellent internal support to achieve this impressive rate...
Legal manager | PepsiCo
Peru-based Xenia Vizcarra Schaffler is the legal and government affairs manager for PepsiCo, who manages all legal aspects related to PepsiCo’s beverage and snack businesses in the country and dispenses...
Legal and integrity manager | ABB
As the legal and integrity manager for the ABB subsidiary in Peru, a position she has been in since April 2013, Yesenia Marina Quiroz Zegarra has been key to multiple...
General counsel, corporate affairs and board secretary | Interbank
Interbank (also known as Banco Internacional del Perú) is one of Peru’s largest banks with approximately $12.7bn of total assets. In April 2007, Zelma F. Acosta-Rubio joined the executive management...
For over 30 years, The Legal 500 has been analysing the capabilities of law firms across the world. In this series, The Legal 500, in collaboration with Legal Business, GC Magazine and The In-House Lawyer, is turning its attention to the in-house function, and recognising those corporate counsel who are driving the legal business forward.
The GC Powerlist is a series of publications, highlighting the most influential in-house lawyers and legal teams in business today. I would like to express my personal thanks to our sponsor, Muñiz, Olaya, Meléndez, Castro, Ono & Herrera, for supporting this publication. A special mention must also go to the in-house lawyers that took time to speak to us throughout the process.
David Burgess
Publishing director
The last decade has seen Peru become one of Latin America’s fastest-growing economies due to its favourable external environment, practical macroeconomic policies and a number of structural reforms. These factors have created a scenario of high growth and low inflation in recent times, with strong growth in employment and average incomes and a sharp reduction in poverty rates. This in turn has led to greater investment in Peru from international companies as well as a number of major domestic businesses who continue to grow exponentially.
As the world’s second largest producer of silver and copper, mining is a hallmark of Peru’s economy. Other sectors that are particularly strong in the country include energy and utilities, financial services and food and beverages. The in-house lawyers working in these sectors, among others, have contributed considerably to Peru’s domestic economy by contributing to regulatory changes through industry associations as well as working on transformational development projects crucial to the country’s future. In line with the recent growth and change in Peru’s economy, in-house lawyers have had to also evolve their role by staying abreast of industry and legislative developments whilst maintaining ethical standards within their organisation.
In this year’s GC Powerlist Peru we are pleased to highlight some of the region’s leading corporate counsel. To put together the list, we canvassed opinions from both law firms’ partners and in-house counsel in Peru and wider Latin America. We identified lawyers who are not only technically gifted and highly trained, but have also utilised their legal knowledge strategically alongside keen business insight to make a positive impact towards their organisation’s success.
Sara Mageit
Senior research analyst
Muñiz, Olaya, Meléndez, Castro, Ono & Herrera is proud to sponsor the first edition of the GC Powerlist Peru and congratulate every illustrious general counsel included in this list.
We are facing challenging times for the legal profession in Peru and facing various changes in our legal framework. The Peruvian legal environment is becoming more demanding and general counsel play, now more than ever, a critical role as gatekeepers of said legal framework. Our motivation is being able to collaborate with in-house legal teams in achieving their objectives on a full time commitment and disposition basis.
Our country is facing decisive moments. All members in the community need to share common values and vision. Transparency, ethics, compliance and corporate responsibility are the foundations of our profession. We need to embrace these principles in our day-to-day activities, incorporate them as part of our DNA and spread them among the members of our guild.
It is essential to support confidence and stability. Work together and not rely solely on the government to promote stability; we also need to create genuine commitment in ours and the next generations of lawyers. Lawyers are essential in providing foreign and domestic investors with tools that enable them to understand the economic, institutional and social landscape. Peru still has a great deal to offer in order to attract investment in the region and remains an appealing jurisdiction for current and new players to expand their businesses.
Our law firm was established 37 years ago in the local market. We are currently the largest law office in Peru with a unique model of business and with nationwide coverage through our regional offices located in the cities of Trujillo, Arequipa, Chincha, Ica, Piura, Cusco, Chiclayo, Tacna and Ilo.
Muñiz has recently adhered to the United Nations Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative that supports companies to do business responsibly by aligning their strategies and operations with ten principles on human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption.
Congratulations to everyone named in this publication. We look forward to collaborating with you in the near future.
For the third consecutive year, Legal 500 partnered with Red Legal Iberoamericana to celebrate the very best in-house counsel from across Europe who dedicate their efforts to the vibrant region of Latin America. In fact, these lawyers possess a unique set of skills that enables them to navigate the challenges and diversity of Latin America in an agile and well-versed manner.
The event took place at the Hotel Wellington in the elegant city of Madrid, Spain, on 7th November 2024. Attendees were welcomed by Sara Maggi, senior editor — research and content at Legal 500, who congratulated all the powerlisters for their contributions to business across Latin America and emphasised the importance of recognising such exceptional lawyers.
Julio Veloso, partner at Broseta Abogados, then took the stage. After offering his congratulations, he invited Alejandro Sainz, senior partner at Sainz Abogados, to join him on stage. They reiterated their pride in sponsoring this research and publication, which recognises unmatched talent.
Santiago González Pérez, vice president and senior employment counsel for EMEA at American Express, shared an in-house perspective on the challenges of working in-house and managing client expectations while operating in a business environment. He also highlighted the importance of being recognised by such prestigious publications.
The evening continued with a cocktail reception featuring drinks and canapés, alongside networking opportunities between talented peers. The event was a great success, and we look forward to next year, as we continue to recognise the efforts of Latin American specialists based across Europe.