Santiváñez Abogados

Vanessa Vargas

Associate

Email: vanessa.vargas@santivanez.com.pe

Teléfono: + 51 1 202 8016

Idiomas: Spanish and english

Qualified lawyer, graduating with honors from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP), with specialized training in Civil and Procedural Law. She has gained experience at leading law firms as well as in the corporate sector at REPSOL, where she provided strategic legal advice. She was awarded the PIMA RIEDE scholarship in Seville, Spain, and represented PUCP at the 2024 Investment Arbitration Moot in Washington, D.C.

Education

  • Second Specialty Studies in Civil Procedural Law, Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (2024).
  • Lawyer, Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (2024).
  • Bachelor of Law, Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (2023).

Professional Experience

  • Junior Associate, leading law firm in Lima – Litigation and Dispute Resolution (2025).
  • Legal Intern, Repsol Comercial – Contract Management (2023 – 2024).
  • Legal Intern, Baker McKenzie (Lima) – Dispute Resolution (2022).
  • Legal Intern, Bullard Falla Ezcurra – Regulation and Competition (2021).

Academic experience

  • Director, Academic Research Committee, IUS ET VERITAS Law Review (2021).
  • Winner, PUCP Academic Research Contest (2019).
  • Teaching Assistant, Fundamental Rights and Constitutional Interpretation – PUCP (2020-2).
  • Academic Advisor, Justice System workshops organized by the PUCP Student Federation of General Studies (2021).
  • Research Assistant, Institute of International Studies – PUCP (IDEI) (2022).
  • PIMA RIEDE (OEI) Scholar for academic exchange in Seville, Spain (2023).

Affiliations and/or Memberships

  • Member, Lima Bar Association.
  • Extraordinary Member, IUS ET VERITAS Law Association.