Galindo, Arias & López

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Anna Cristina Valdes

Associate. Ms. Valdes focuses on Tax Law (local and international).

Partner Ms. Cabal has vast experience in the areas of Telecommunications, Media and Technology (TMT), Administrative Law, Corporate Law, and Mergers and Acquisitions.

Carlos Lucas López Tejada (R.I.P.)

Partner. Mr. López Tejada focused his practice on Administrative, Procedural, and Banking Law. He was an expert on labor and immigration.

Cristina Lewis de la Guardia

Partner. Ms. Lewis' practice focuses on commercial and administrative law, particularly in the areas of aviation, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions and energy.

Diego De La Guardia

Partner. Mr. De la Guardia specializes on Disputes Resolution, with an emphasis on Litigation. He is a clear expert on Civil Procedural Law, Administrative Law, and Government Contracts.

Partner. Mr. Herrera focuses on corporate law, mergers and acquisitions; serving key players in the financial and industrial sectors.

Edgar Herrera has been part of the GALA team since 2004, specializing in domestic and international Tax Law. He was a correspondent for the International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation (IBFD) based in Amsterdam, Kingdom of the Netherlands. His professional commitment led him to be founder of the Panamanian Chapter of the International Fiscal Association (IFA), of which he was its first president and is currently honorary president. In addition, he was the organizer of the Regional Meeting of this organization in Panama City, in 2019. He is a recognized expert in the practical application of Treaties to Avoid Double Taxation, as well as a consultant and litigator lawyer in cases of international taxation and transfer pricing. He stands out as an international speaker on International Taxation in countries such as Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Bolivia, Argentina, Colombia, the Netherlands, Spain and the United States of America.

Gabriela Vásquez

Associate. Ms. Vásquez focuses on Labor Law, Administrative Law, Administrative Procedural Law, and Civil Procedural Law.

Jaime Arias Calderón

Partner. Mr. Arias Calderón is an expert on Taxation and Commercial Law with emphasis on Corporate and Banking Law.

Jeimy Lasso has been with Galindo, Arias & López since 2010, the year in which he began his private practice. Since then she has emphasized the areas of Administrative Law, Procedural Law, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Methods (Arbitration), Intellectual Property and Labor Litigation. Before starting his private practice, Jeimy worked as a court reporter, stenographer, secretary of the judge in the judiciary, Supreme Court of Justice, Administrative Litigation Chamber. In addition, she was appointed by the Supreme Court of Justice as a member of the Commission in charge of the implementation of the Accusatory Penal System.

Partner. Mr. Sosa focuses his practice on commercial law, corporate law, project finance, and tax law, with emphasis on domestic and international business transactions, merger and acquisition transactions.

María Montserrat Dorado

Associate. Ms. Dorado focuses on Labor & Inmigration, Litigation & Dispute Resolution.

Consultant. Mr. Galindo's areas of practice include Constitutional, Civil, Tax and Commercial Law (with special emphasis on Corporate and Securities), as well as Banking Law

Senior Associate. Mr. Chatlani has more than 20 years of experience in Arbitration, Litigation in Contentious-Administrative, Civil, Commercial, Intellectual Property, and Banking matters. Counsel of national and multinational companies.

Ramón Ricardo Arias Porras

Partner. Mr. Arias Porras focuses his practice on regulatory, tax law, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, and corporate and commercial law. He is also a leading expert on Real Estate.

Partner Raúl Alberto Morales has been part of Galindo, Arias & López since 2012, concentrating his practice in Corporate law, with a particular focus on estate planning for private clients. Raúl Alberto frequently advises local and international High Net Worth clients with the organization of detailed corporate structures, including Private Interest Foundations and Trusts, which centered on the succession of assets and family governance. A significant part of his clientele includes people who have chosen to move to or retire in Panama, advising them on everything related to the establishment of businesses and the obtaining of various types of permits necessary to begin commercial operations, as well as the acquisition of real estate and other assets in general, thus becoming the primary contact for his clients in Panama. Complementing his corporate practice, Raúl Alberto also leads the firm's intellectual property department, having a comprehensive practice that includes the registration and protection of trademarks, industrial designs, patents and utility models for all types of products and services, having extensive experience negotiating franchise contracts and IP usage licenses.

Ricardo Alberto Arias Arias

Partner. Mr. Arias Arias is an expert on Administrative, International and Commercial Law with emphasis on Banking and Corporate Law.

Roberto de Araujo López

Partner. Mr. De Araujo provides legal advise to numerous companies as a specialist in Commercial and Corporate Law, with special emphasis on Capital Markets, Banking Law, as well as on mergers and acquisitions.

Of Counsel. Mr. behar is an expert on commercial law, corporate law, hospitality, project financing, power generation industry regulation, and administrative law.

Partner. Ms. Quintero specializes on procedural civil, constitutional and administrative law, with particular emphasis on the legal representation of multinational corporations operating in the power generation and public utilities sectors.

Tomás Herrera Díaz

Partner. Mr. Herrera is an expert on Banking and Corporate Law, and Alternative Dispute Resolution.