About
Partner at SUCRE ARIAS REYES in Panama, practising since 1994 and with the firm since 1996; he leads the firm’s Immigration and Labor Department and advises national and multinational clients on government procedures, migration and labour matters. He advised the World Bank on the Doing Business report (2014–2018) and has served as an arbitrator in labour matters for the Autoridad del Canal de Panamá since September 2019.
Practice areas
Employment & LaborImmigrationCorporate / M&ABanking & FinanceRegulatory / GovernmentLitigationReal Estate
Office
Expertise
Immigration and migration proceduresLabor relations and labour arbitrationAdvising national and multinational companies on government/SEM proceduresFinancial services and Panamanian securities marketReal estate transactions and brokerage
Education
- Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Políticas, Universidad Católica Santa María La Antigua, Panamá (Bachelor of Law and Political Science, 1994)
- Chicago Kent College of Law (Master in Law, specializing in Financial Services, 1996)
Admissions
- Member, Colegio Nacional de Abogados de Panamá
- Authorized public translator (Spanish ↔ English), since 1999
- Licensed real estate broker, since 2009
Languages
SpanishEnglish