Avenida Nicanor de Obarrio, 50th St.
Credicorp Bank Plaza, 26th floor
Panama City, Republic of Panama
Panama City
Panama City
Avenida Nicanor de Obarrio, 50th St.
Credicorp Bank Plaza, 26th floor
Panama City, Republic of Panama
ARA is a full-service law firm based in Panama and founded in 2005, whose legal practice encompasses an array of intertwined legal areas. Our staff is comprised by more than 80 professionals, including 22 lawyers, accountants, and consultants with more than 30 years of expertise.
Personal contact with our clients is maintained at all times and across different time zones. The global reach of our practice and the knowledge we have acquired in many complex transactions that involve multiple jurisdictions saves our clients valuable time and resources.
ARA focuses on your needs. Separate inquiries or transactions deserve separate consideration. Beyond traditional concepts of privacy, ARA upholds these standards by creating procedures and structures that offer tailor-made dealings and attention even while serving a single family or business groups. We abide by solid conflicts of interest rules to preserve long-lasting relationships with our clients.
What makes us Different …
ARA not only deals with your business; we make it our own. Our prime interest is to preserve effectively and efficiently the business and resources of our clients. We thrive in implementing innovative solutions that exceed our clients’ personal and commercial expectations.
The added value of our combined services across different jurisdictions allows us to allocate time more efficiently to ensure saving our clients’ time and resources. Our availability is guaranteed to meet our client’s deadlines and time zones. A direct, efficient, and personal communication with our clients is part of our DNA, regardless of the place of business of our clients, either in Panama or abroad.
Avenida Nicanor de Obarrio, 50th St.
Credicorp Bank Plaza, 26th floor
Panama City, Republic of Panama
- Ivette Martínez
- Counsel
- T +507 263-0003
- E imartinez@anzolaw.net
Education: University of Panama, Faculty of Law (Summa cum laude); Fordham University School of Law (LL.M. in Banking, Corporate and Finance Law, cum laude, Fulbright Scholar);
Associations: Panama Bar Association, International Bar Association, Corporate Governance Institute of Panama, Asociación Directoras de Panamá, Women in the Profession – Panama Chapter; Renaissance Executive Forums - Panama; Arbitrator and Mediator of the Panama Mediation and Arbitration Centre and the Dispute Resolution Centre, LexLatin, ASCLA, Compliance sin Fronteras.
Rankings: LACCA Approved; Chambers Latin America, IFLR1000, Who’s Who Legal, Legal 500 and Getting the Deal Through.
Languages: Spanish and English.
Practice areas: Corporate Law, Commercial Law, Administrative Law; Public Contracting and Government Contracts; Financial Transactions, M&A; Banking, Securities, Insurance and Reinsurance, Telecom and Energy.
- Ramón A. Anzola R
- Partner
Education: Universidad Santa María La Antigua, Law School (LL.B.); Washington College of Law, American University (LL.M.); Editor, American University Journal of International Law & Policy.
Associations: Panama Bar Association; International Fiscal Association; International Tax Planning Association; Society of Trusts and Estate Practitioners (STEP).
Languages: Spanish and English.
Practice Areas: Corporate Law, International and National Tax Law and Commercial and Fiduciary Transactions.
- Erika M. Villarreal Zorita
- Partner
Education: University of Panama, Faculty of Law (Magna Cum Laude); Duke University Law School (LL.M, Master of Laws, Fulbright Scholar); Complutense University of Madrid, Spain (Postgraduate in International Business Law – Fellow of the Complutense Foundation of Madrid).
Associations: International Bar Association; WIP – Women in the Profession, Panama Chapter; Central American Network of Women Executives in Energy.
Languages: Spanish and English.
Practice Areas: Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Financial Law, and Energy Law.
- José Antonio Brenes
- Partner
Education: Universidad Santa María La Antigua, Faculty of Law (LL.B., Cum Laude); George Washington University School of Law (LL.M., Master of Laws, with Honors).
Associations: Panama Bar Association; International Fiscal Association; American Bar Association.
Languages: Spanish and English.
Practice areas: Commercial Law, Energy Law, Tax Law, Administrative and Telecommunications Law.