About
Galindo, Arias & López (GALA) is a Panamanian full-service law firm with a roughly 50-year tradition, providing legal services to a broad local and international client base. The firm is noted for expertise in complex regulatory matters, cross-border and asset/project financing transactions, and dispute resolution, and serves key sectors including aviation, energy, telecommunications, banking, finance, infrastructure, real estate, transportation and logistics, tourism, and commerce.
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Lawyers at this firm
Anna Cristina Valdes
Senior Associate. Ms. Valdes focuses on Tax Law (local and international). · Tax
Beatriz Cabal
Partner Ms. Cabal has vast experience in the areas of Telecommunications, Media and Technology (TMT), Administrative Law, Corporate Law, and Mergers and Acquisitions. · Telecommunications
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. · Administrative
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. · Aviation
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. · Dispute Resolution
Diego Herrera
Partner. Mr. Herrera focuses on corporate law, mergers and acquisitions; serving key players in the financial and industrial sectors. · Corporate / M&A
Edgar Herrera
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. · Tax
Gabriela Vásquez
Senior Associate. Ms. Vásquez focuses on Labor Law, Administrative Law, Administrative Procedural Law, and Civil Procedural Law. · Labor & Employment
Jaime Arias Calderón
Partner. Mr. Arias Calderón is an expert on Taxation and Commercial Law with emphasis on Corporate and Banking Law. · Tax Law
Jose Luis Sosa
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. · Corporate / M&A
Mario Galindo
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 · Constitutional
María Montserrat Dorado
Associate. Ms. Dorado focuses on Labor & Inmigration, Litigation & Dispute Resolution. · Labor & Employment
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. · Regulatory
Raúl Morales
Partner · Corporate / M&A
Ricardo Alberto Arias Arias
Partner. Mr. Arias Arias is an expert on Administrative, International and Commercial Law with emphasis on Banking and Corporate Law. · Administrative
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. · Banking & Finance
Salomón Behar
Of Counsel. Mr. behar is an expert on commercial law, corporate law, hospitality, project financing, power generation industry regulation, and administrative law. · Corporate / M&A
Selva Quintero
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. · Dispute Resolution
Tomás Herrera Díaz
Partner. Mr. Herrera is an expert on Banking and Corporate Law, and Alternative Dispute Resolution. · Banking & Finance
