Peru 2025
Supported by the Association of Corporate Counsel
Head of legal and compliance | Urbanova Inmobiliaria
Legal and regulatory compliance manager | Inchcape Perú
Senior legal counsel and compliance officer (Chile & Perú ) | BASF
Legal and compliance director | Grupo Prosegur Perú
Superintendent Legal Mining and Regulatory Affairs | Minera Las Bambas
Vicepresident legal and corporate secretary | Scotiabank Perú
Legal and corporate affairs manager | Sky Airlines
Legal affairs and land access manager | Minera Las Bambas
Executive vicepresident of legal and corporate affairs | RIMAC Seguros y Reaseguros
Senior legal manager Perú | Xiaomi Technologies Perú
Manager of the legal and the general secretariat division | Banco GNB Perú
Head of regulatory affairs and governments relations | Valero Perú
Deputy legal and commercial manager | Banco Santander Perú
Legal and government relations manager Peru & Bolivia | Kimberly-Clark Perú
Superintendent of legal affairs and permits | AMG-Auplata Mining Group Perú
Manager of corporate and regulatory affairs | CONTUGAS
Legal and institutional relations manager | Delosi Group
Legal and corporate affairs manager | San Martín Contratistas Generales
Head of legal and public affairs | Nestlé Perú and Bolivia
Business affairs counsel for Latin America | Hitachi Rail
Corporate legal, compliance, sustainability | Tramarsa
Senior legal and regulatory compliance manager | Transportadora de Gas del Perú TGP
Regional legal, audit and compliance director | Expertia Travel – The Carlyle Group
Corporate deputy manager of human management and legal affairs | Suiza Lab
Legal and risk manager | Corporación Peruana de Productos Químicos- QROMA
Legal and compliance deputy manager | Protecta
Vice president of sustainability and corporate affairs | Minera Las Bambas
Legal and corporate affairs senior director | DP World Perú
Regulatory and corporate affairs head | Corporación Peruana de Productos Químicos- QROMA
General counsel and corporate affairs VP | Grupo Breca
Director of legal, regulatory and public affairs | PangeaCo
Legal director and corporate affairs | Urbanova Inmobiliaria
Manager of controversial legal affairs | Telefónica del Perú
Vicepresident legal and regulatory affairs | Gilat Networks Perú
It is with great pleasure that I introduce the 2025 edition of the GC Powerlist: Peru, a publication that celebrates the outstanding achievements and far-reaching influence of the country’s most impressive in-house legal professionals. It has been a privilege to lead this year’s research and connect with a wide range of legal minds whose dedication, innovation, and resilience continue to shape the Peruvian corporate landscape in remarkable ways.
This edition highlights the legal leaders who have not only demonstrated legal excellence but also displayed extraordinary foresight in navigating today’s evolving challenges — whether regulatory, technological, or strategic. Their stories, insights, and approaches to leadership reflect a profession that is increasingly central to business decision-making and risk management at the highest level.
From sectors such as energy and infrastructure to financial services, telecommunications, and beyond, this year’s featured counsel bring with them a depth of expertise that transcends traditional legal boundaries. They are not merely stewards of legal compliance; they are trusted business partners, strategic thinkers, and guardians of corporate integrity.
What stands out most in this edition is the unshakeable commitment to adaptability and long-term thinking. Whether dealing with regulatory complexity, fast-moving political developments or digital transformation, Peru’s in-house legal professionals are meeting the moment with confidence and clarity. Many have also embraced the role of agents for change, leading the way on key issues such as sustainability, ethical governance, and diversity and inclusion.
You will find in these pages not only recognition of established figures, but also a spotlight on emerging talent — individuals whose drive and fresh perspectives are already leaving their mark on the profession. Their collective voice provides a window into the current and future direction of in-house legal work in Peru, and a testament to its vitality, innovation, and global relevance.
On behalf of The Legal 500, I extend my sincere thanks to all those who took the time to share their experiences with us. It is an honour to present this year’s GC Powerlist: Peru — a showcase of the finest in-house lawyers working in the country today and a celebration of the essential role they play in shaping the future of Peruvian business.
Margherita Birri
Research Editor
The Legal 500
Legal 500 was proud to host the second edition of the GC Powerlist: East Africa 2025 in Nairobi, honouring the top General Counsel, Chief Legal Officers, Legal Directors, and senior in-house legal professionals across Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Rwanda. This year’s reception brought together over 100 of the most influential and innovative corporate counsel from the region, and was an unrivalled success, cementing Legal 500’s role as the leading voice in recognising in-house legal excellence across Africa.
The evening was opened by Joe Boswell, lead editor of the GC Powerlist publication at Legal 500, who highlighted the growing prestige of the East Africa edition and the increasing challenge of selecting honourees from such a deep (and rapidly growing) pool of talent.
Guests were then treated to some particularly relevant insights from distinguished speakers. Rachel Musoke, Head of ENS Uganda, delivered a thoughtful welcome that reflected on the importance of collaboration between private practice and in-house teams. This was followed by a powerful keynote from Habil Waswani, Company Secretary & Director Legal Services and Regulatory Compliance at Kenya Airways, who shared reflections on leadership, regulatory stewardship, and the evolving role of corporate counsel in East Africa.
The highlight of the evening was the certificate ceremony, where this year’s honourees were formally recognised. Certificates were presented by senior representatives of ENS, including Désiré Kamanzi (Head of Rwanda), Rachel Musoke, Nigel Shaw (Head of Kenya), Donald Nyakairu (Executive, Uganda), Dieudonne Nzafashwanayo (Executive, Rwanda), Rahema Nakirya Ssemyalo (Executive, Uganda) and Binti Shah (Executive, Kenya) whose participation underlined the depth of the firm’s support for the GC Powerlist initiative.
The GC Powerlist: East Africa 2025 reaffirmed The Legal 500’s commitment to shining a spotlight on the region’s most talented in-house lawyers. With an even stronger field of candidates, this year’s edition stands as a powerful testament to the influence and expertise of East Africa’s legal leaders. Habil Waswani’s excellent speech, which got a raucous reception from those in the room, is reproduced below with his permission:
‘My name is Habil Waswani, and I have been an inhouse legal practitioner for the past 21 years in different sectors (having done law-firm practice for 2 years before that). Tt is indeed a true privilege and honour for me to be here tonight, surrounded by the sharpest legal minds and calmest crisis-handlers the East African corporate world has to offer.
First, let me thank the Legal 500 and ENSAfrica teams, for organising such a fantastic event and for bringing us together in such style. Congratulations to each of tonight’s honourees. You represent the very best of general counsel in this very dynamic corporate space the businesses we support operate in. Strategic, ethical, resilient, and, let’s be honest, often underappreciated leaders of industry.
I am so happy that this evening is not about contracts, or compliance checklists, or board packs. Tonight is about celebrating you, the people behind all of that. The steady hands guiding companies through complexities, uncertainties, and ensuring that the opportunities that lie within those difficult circumstances are lawfully realized.
We all know the role of GCs has evolved. We are no longer tucked away at the end of a corridor marked “Legal” or labelled the proverbial “cost centres”. These days, the GCs sit at the big table – helping drive corporate strategy, shaping desired culture, providing leadership and safeguarding business reputations. We have become indispensable partners to businesses, interpreters, navigators, protectors… and on some (many) days, therapists with law degrees. And yet, we mostly do it all so quietly. No victory laps, no press releases. Often, success for us means the expected disaster didn’t happen.
But tonight, we break that rule. Tonight, we raise a glass to the GCs who’ve blazed the trail courageously, with clarity, conviction, and tremendous resilience that only matches the expectations of the Leadership Guru John Maxwell when he said, “resilient leaders don’t wait for the storm to past — they learn to dance in the rain”. You have managed to balance growth and governance, risk and reward regularly. And, of course, always managed to deal with those 10pm messages: “Hey, just a quick question…Are you able to talk right now…?”
Let this evening serve as a reminder that you are not just experienced legal advisors. You are leaders — spear heads and enablers of execution — and without a doubt critical pillars of business strategy.
To all the honourees, congratulations once again for the well-deserved recognition. This is for the heavy lifting that you do, the standards you uphold, and the impact you make – quietly, consistently, and brilliantly so. You’ve earned this spotlight.
