TEAM
VICTORIA BENGOCHEA
Partner
Buenos Aires
Victoria is a lawyer with more than 15 years of experience advising companies across various industries. Her practice focuses on corporate and business law, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance. She has assisted companies listed in Argentina and abroad in complex transactions, including strategic corporate reorganizations and the design of structures to channel investments and project financing. She is recognized by international publications as a leading lawyer in Corporate Law and M&A.
LANGUAGES
Spanish and English.
EDUCATION
HARVARD KENNEDY SCHOOL, Boston, United States
Infrastructure and PPP Program, 2018.
UNIVERSIDAD TORCUATO DI TELLA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Master's Degree in Law and Economics, 2011.
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA, Córdoba, Argentina
Law Degree, graduated with honors, 2008.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Partner at MHR | Martínez de Hoz & Rueda (Buenos Aires, 2026 – Present).
- Founding Partner at MBP Partners (Buenos Aires, 2016 – 2026)
- Legal Manager at Puente (Buenos Aires, 2016)
- Head of Legal at Pampa Energía (Buenos Aires, 2014 – 2016)
- Associate at Bruchou & Funes de Rioja (Buenos Aires, 2010 – 2014)
ACADEMIA
TORCUATO DI TELLA UNIVERSITY, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Professor of Contracts II – Special Part (2023 – Present)
UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA, Córdoba, Argentina
Assistant Professor of Private International Law (2009 – 2010).
Latest publications and events:
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XII Congreso Iberoamericano de Derecho Societario y de la Empresa (2025), Co-author of Paper: The Dedicated Branch under the RIGI: Limits on Liability.
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XII Congreso Iberoamericano de Derecho Societario y de la Empresa (2025), Co-author of Paper: The Calculation of the Capital Adjustment Account for the Purposes of Section 206 of the General Companies Law.
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XVI Congreso Argentino de Derecho Societario (2022), Co-author of Paper: Self-Determination of Criteria for Profit Distribution.
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XVI Congreso Argentino de Derecho Societario (2022), Co-author of Paper: Capital Contributions in Cryptocurrency as a Possibility under Our Current Corporate Legal Framework.
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
- Recognized by Chambers & Partners, Legal 500 and IFLR1000 for her Corporate & M&A practice.
- In 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 Latin Lawyer and the Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice of the New York Bar Association recognized MBPartners | Abogados -co-founded by Victoria- as "Probono Leading Lights".
- In 2024, MBPartners | Abogados – a firm co-founded by Victoria – was recognized as "DEI Firm of the Year" at the Social Impact Americas Awards, held in New York.
ASSOCIATIONS
Victoria is admitted to practice in Argentina. She is a member of the International Bar Association (IBA) and the City of Buenos Aires Bar Association.
PRO BONO
Victoria is a member of the Board of Directors of the Pro Bono Commission of the City of Buenos Aires Bar Association.
As a Pro Bono partner, she leads the Corporate Law Committee of the Pro Bono Commission, promoting and coordinating free legal advice to various civil organizations and foundations.
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