Team Size: Ten

How do you approach managing legal aspects during periods of instability or crises, and how does your legal strategy align with the broader business strategy to ensure the organisation’s resilience?

In a company like Rappi, where thousands of merchants and delivery couriers, and millions of users interact daily, legal agility is essential. My strategy centers on anticipating legal and reputational risks while enabling compliant, scalable growth. During periods of uncertainty, whether driven by regulatory shifts, contractual disputes, or reputational threats, my role is to deliver business-oriented solutions without compromising legal integrity.

I work closely with leadership and cross-functional teams to ensure our legal decisions align with the company’s core objectives, consistently balancing speed with structure. To me, resilience is about staying sharp-adapting quickly, protecting what matters, and evolving with purpose, all at once. That kind of resilience is not built alone, it is shaped by a team that has committed, capable, and always ready to rise to the challenge.

What are the major cases or transactions you have been involved in recently?

I recently led the legal structuring of a cross-border financing transaction that helped strengthen our operations across several jurisdictions.

I currently oversee legal matters in Colombia and Costa Rica, supporting product launches, managing regulatory relationships, and shaping our litigation strategy. I am lucky to have a strong team by my side, ten lawyers who bring focus, energy, and a practical mindset to everything we do.

What emerging technologies do you see as having the most significant impact on the legal profession in the near future, and how do you stay updated on these developments?

The adoption of AI, contract automation, and workflow platforms is already reshaping how legal teams operate and I believe we are only seeing the beginning. At Rappi, we have introduced technologies that streamline processes and free up time for the team to focus on higher-impact, strategic work.

But the real shift is in how legal teams position themselves, as true business partners. Embedded in operations, trusted by stakeholders, and able to offer fast, risk-aware guidance when it matters most. We focus on identifying legal and regulatory risks early, understanding the business context, and working collaboratively to manage impact without slowing things down.I stay close to evolving regulations and rely on a strong internal culture of cross-functional learning to keep to evolving regulations and rely on a strong internal culture of cross-functional learning to keep our approach sharp. At the end of the day, our role is to help the business grow with confidence, enabling innovation, not standing in its way.