Cecilia Gonzales contributed to the “Brazil: 2026 Mining Guide” published by Cescon Barrieu
Carlos Patrón, David Kuroiwa, and Vania Cruz contributed to the Chambers and Partners guide “Merger Control 2026.”
Carlos Patrón, David Kuroiwa, and Vania Cruz contributed to the Chambers and Partners guide: “Merger Control 2025”
Chambers Latin America 2027Juan Diego Ugaz is very attentive and always keen to provide solutions. He is highly commercial in his thinking and a skilled negotiator.
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Juan Diego Ugaz
Partner
Juan Diego is a Partner at the firm, specializing in Criminal Litigation, Compliance, and Internal Investigations.
He regularly advises on highly complex criminal cases and conducts internal investigations both in Peru and internationally. He also has extensive experience in designing and implementing compliance programs for local and international companies. In addition, Juan Diego has shared his expertise as a trainer of judges and prosecutors on oral advocacy.
Prior to joining the firm, he completed an internship at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (Washington, D.C., USA) and was an Associate at Benites, Forno & Ugaz Abogados (2009–2013).
He currently serves as a Director of Motores Diesel Andinos S.A. – MODASA.
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Education
- Doctoral Studies in Criminal Law, University of Sevilla, Spain, 2012
- Master's in Criminal Law, University of Sevilla, Spain, 2012
- University Expert Certificate in Victimology, University of Sevilla, Spain, 2012
- Licensed in Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2009
- LL.B, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2007
Admitted to the Bar
- Lima, 2009
Academics
- Professor of Criminal Law, Law School, Universidad de Lima
- Professor of Criminal Law, Law School, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Publications
- ‘La eximente de obediencia debida en el Derecho Penal’, author (Lima, 2010)
- ‘Feminicidio y discriminación positiva en Derecho Penal’, co-author (Lima, 2012)
- Articles on criminal law in specialized journals