Mr Yuri Moreno > Arias > Panama, Panama > Lawyer Profile
Arias Offices
The Towers, Piso 3
OFICINA 3D, CALLE 50
PANAMA
Panama
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Mr Yuri Moreno
Work Department
- Banking, Finance and Insurance
- Corporate and Commercial Law
- Real Estate
- Dispute resolution, Litigation and Arbitration
Position
Partner
Career
- Yuri Moreno is a Partner at the firm, having joined in February 2016. He is a key player in new business development, among his tasks, as well as assisting his clients mainly in corporate and administrative matters.Throughout his career, he has specialized in providing legal advice to the banking and insurance sectors, as well as general corporate advice to local and foreign companies.
- His experience includes his participation in civil and commercial litigation, real estate transactions, among others. He has vast knowledge of the Panamanian Maritime Law, having assisted several shipping companies. He began his legal career working for renowned Panamanian firms and also at his own private practice. Among the highlights of his career, he acted as Chief Negotiator of the Foreign Trade Council of the Republic of Panama (CONCEX, 1996-1997), a task force appointed by the President of the Republic to initiate the negotiation of Free Trade Agreements with Mexico and Chile. On a separate matter, he has served as Arbitrator of the Conciliation and Arbitration Center of Panama and of the National Section of Panama before the Inter-American Convention of Commercial Arbitration (CIAC).
Languages
- Spanish
- English
- French (intermediate)
- German (basic)
Memberships
- International Bar Association.
Education
- Law Degree with Honors from Universidad Santa MarÃía La Antigua.
- Diploma of German as Second Language from Göethe Institut, Hamburg, Germany.
Leisure
Musician
Lawyer Rankings
Panama > Corporate and M&A
Arias‘ ‘responsive and knowledgeable‘ team leverages the firm’s regional structure to advise an array of multinationals on cross-border M&A, routinely working with its counterparts across Central America (as well as prominent international law firms) to assist with the acquisition of Panamanian target companies. The firm also has an active practice dedicated to company incorporations and day-to-day corporate advice, as well as more complex matters such as company restructurings, spin-offs and re-domiciliations. María Cristina Fábrega, who is singled out as a ‘great partner‘, takes the lead on M&A, while ‘outstanding lawyers‘ Yuri Moreno and associate Denise Littman advise on corporate matters.