ECIJA strengthens its TMT area in Peru with the incorporation of Viviana García as a partner
ECIJA continues to strengthen its presence in Latin America with the incorporation of Viviana García as the new partner of the TMT (Technology, Media and Telecommunications) area at ECIJA Peru, one of the firm's flagship practices globally. As highlighted by Cinco Días, this move consolidates ECIJA's regional leadership in the field of technological, digital and legal innovation advisory.
With over 25 years of professional experience, Viviana García has built an outstanding career in personal data protection, privacy, cybersecurity and technology law. She was a partner for almost four years at the firm Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría, one of the most recognized in the region, and previously was part of Delmar Ugarte Advocats, where she worked for a decade.
Throughout her career, she has advised companies in consumer, industrial, educational, technological, financial, energy, NGO, and infrastructure sectors, leading compliance strategies, privacy programs and complex technological regulatory frameworks.
Furthermore, she combines her professional practice with an outstanding academic role. She is a professor in the Executive Training Program for DPO at the University of Santiago de Chile (USACH) and teaches the Diploma in Data Protection (LOPDP) in Ecuador, offered by GRCX3. She is a lawyer from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP) and holds a Master's in Corporate Law from New York University (NYU). Additionally, she has international certifications such as Certified Data Privacy Professional (CDPP) by ISMS Forum and Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E) by IAPP, as well as being a lead implementer of ISO 29100 norms (privacy framework) and ISO 31700 (privacy by design).
The managing partner of ECIJA Peru, Eduardo Benavides, highlighted that this incorporation “represents a milestone for our firm. We are adding a leading professional in personal data protection and technology, with an exceptional international trajectory. Her experience will strengthen our TMT practice, one of ECIJA's most emblematic areas globally, and will allow us to continue consolidating our positioning as a reference in legal innovation in the region.”
The arrival of Viviana García is part of ECIJA's international expansion plan, driven by its alliance with Alia Capital Partners, and reinforces its commitment to technological leadership, management and innovation as pillars of its sustainable growth model.
Check out the full news published in Cinco Días here.
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