Celia Vega-Penichet

GTM @ Harvey AI (Iberia & EMEA) | ex-Latham & Watkins (M&A/VC) | Strategy, Capital & Ops

Harveyex-Cuatrecasasex-Azora

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Celia Vega-Penichet is a Strategic Lead at Harvey, part of the founding team in Spain, working across Iberia and EMEA on go-to-market and market expansion. She partners with general counsel and law firm leaders to drive adoption of AI agents into core legal

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Her work sits at the intersection of law, product, and capital. She translates complex legal and transactional work into deployable AI solutions, connecting client needs, commercial priorities, and product capabilities into scalable execution. Her approach combines a transactional view of business with analytical rigor and sensitivity to stakeholder dynamics, enabling her to build repeatable systems and drive performance across She began her career as an M&A lawyer at Latham & Watkins, where she was ranked #1 Rising Star Dealmaker in Spain and #1 globally by Transaction Track Record (TTR), advising on 3B+ in cross-border transactions across private equity, venture capital, and capital She later moved into private equity, working closely with the COO, CFO, and Board at Azora on capital formation, strategy, and execution, contributing to the structuring and fundraising of €550M+ across multi-strategy investment She also founded and led HotNot, a creative-technology platform launched across Europe and the United Her work focuses on building and scaling systems at the intersection of law, capital, and technology across regions. She is deeply driven by learning, with a strong curiosity for understanding people, ideas, and complex systems.