Peru 2026
Supported by the Association of Corporate Counsel
VP, General counsel and Head of integrity and compliance LATAM | The Adecco Group
Legal manager | Howden Perú Corredores de Seguros S.A.C.
Deputy legal and corporate compliance manager | Inversiones Nacionales de Turismo S.A. (Grupo BRECA)
Regional legal, public affairs and compliance director | Expertia Travel – The Carlyle Group
Legal and administration department manager | Ajinomoto del Perú S.A.
Legal and risk manager | Corporación Peruana de Productos Químicos - QROMA
Legal and corporate affairs manager and General secretary | Interbank
Corporate and legal director | Silver Mountain Resources/Sociedad Minera Reliquias S.A.C.
Legal manager of projects, business, and hotel and real estate compliance | Urbanova Inmobiliaria
Legal director and Chief compliance officer | Prosegur Perú
Head of legal | Corporación Peruana de Productos Químicos - QROMA
DPO and Compliance director | Compañia de Minas Buenaventura SAA (BVN)
Superintendent legal, mining and regulatory affairs | Minera Las Bambas S.A.
General counsel and Data protection and compliance officer | Luz del Sur S.A.A.
Legal affairs and land access manager | Minera Las Bambas S.A.
Legal affairs manager | AC Corporativo Del Perú SAC
Senior legal manager - Perú, Head of legal | Xiaomi Technologies Perú S.A.C
Deputy general counsel – investment banking and capital markets division | BBVA Perú
Corporate legal and regulatory affairs manager | SilHer Corp
General counsel and Sustainability director | SOFTYS S.A.C.
Deputy legal and commercial manager | Banco Santander Perú S.A.
Legal and public and institutional affairs counsel | BRAEDT S.A. - SIGMA ALIMENTOS
Superintendent of legal and permitting | Auplata Mining Group Perú S.A.C. (AMG)
Corporate finance legal manager | Danper Trujillo S.A.C.
Legal, corporate and labour affairs manager | San Martín Contratistas Generales
Head of legal and corporate affairs | Nestlé Perú and Bolivia
Associate legal director, South Cone Latam | Abbott Laboratorios S.A.
Legal, compliance and permitting manager | Minsur S.A.
Executive director of legal and compliance | Hydro Global Perú
Senior manager of institutional legal advisory | Scotiabank Perú
I am delighted to introduce the 2026 edition of Legal 500’s GC Powerlist: Peru, which once again recognises leading in-house counsel from across the country. The list celebrates not only the individual accomplishments of those included, but also pays testament to the increasingly integral role that in-house counsel play within their organisations.
In 2026, with rising geopolitical tensions, rapid digitalisation and the impact of national elections, legal leaders continue to face an influx of challenges – as well as opportunities. It will be ‘a year of significant change for in-house counsel, driven by political, technological and market developments,’ points out Andrea Garcia Romero, Deputy legal manager at Megacentro Perú. ‘In-house counsel must be ready for regulatory shifts and economic volatility’, warns Samuel Vaisman, Legal, Corporate and Labor Affairs Manager at San Martín Contratistas Generales.
Organisations now rely on their legal teams to lead them through periods of uncertainty. Humberto Lecca, Legal and Compliance Manager at Compartamos Banco advises that ‘counsel must be prepared to design agile risk allocation mechanisms, manage multi-stakeholder contractual governance, and ensure operational continuity amid regional political volatility’.
Today’s in-house counsel are no longer just legal advisors, but trusted business partners. Carlos Gómez de la Torre, Corporate General Counsel at Real Plaza S.R.L, notes they must ‘never lose sight of the business during a crisis’. The legal team’s role is to ‘translate risk into actionable terms, not slow down decision-making’, he explains. During times of crises, the first step ‘is to understand the operational and commercial realities, allowing legal advice to be practical, timely and aligned with business objectives’, agrees Erika Reategui Soto, Legal Manager at DHL Perú.
The ‘imminent advancement of artificial intelligence (AI)’ is another defining facet of the modern in-house role. Legal teams are under pressure to incorporate AI into their processes: it has the potential to ‘streamline routine work, accelerate analysis and enhance accuracy’, explains Marcela Villavicencio, General Counsel at Repsol Peru. In turn, Villavicencio goes on to point out, this allows ‘lawyers to redirect their time toward high-impact strategic matters’.
AI must be incorporated, however, in such a way that quality and integrity remain at the forefront of legal teams. Gonzalo Barrionuevo, Head of Legal and Corporate Affairs at Leche Gloria S.A., points out that ‘clear governance and training’ are required to ‘ensure that technology remains a decision-support tool, with accountability – and the human element of experience, ethics and insight – firmly retained within the legal function’. Francisco Javier Monge Zegarra, Legal Manager at Pacífico Salud, agrees: ‘in a legal function especially, the human element will always be irreplaceable. Judgment, ethics, context and empathy cannot be automated.’
The GC Powerlist: Peru 2026 celebrates the country’s senior in-house counsel leading their companies through instability toward success. Congratulations to everyone recognised in this year’s edition.
Isabel Caine
Editor – Corporate Counsel
Legal 500 returned to San José, Costa Rica to mark the launch of the GC Powerlist: Central America 2026, held in partnership with Arias. The launch reception brought together leading general counsel from across the region for an evening celebrating their leadership, achievements, and growing strategic influence within their organisations.
Vicente Lines, Regional Managing Partner at Arias, opened the event with welcoming remarks, highlighting the role of general counsel across Central America’s legal and business landscape.
They were followed by keynotes by Andrea Sierra, Assistant General Counsel, Legal Lead for North America for TME, and Guatemala Team Lead at Capgemini, who discussed the importance of general counsel surrounding themselves with the right people and building effective teams.
Legal 500 thanks Arias for its support in recognising Central America’s outstanding general counsel community and congratulates all those included in the GC Powerlist.
