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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OUR ASSOCIATE IN PANAMA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LOPEZ, LOPEZ & ASSOCIATES
Attorneys at Law
World Trade Center, Suite 502 Calle 53, Marbella, Panama Republic of Panama
P. O. Box 0832-0610 Panama, Republic of Panama Telephone: (507) 263-7670 Telecopier: (507) 264-5052 e-mail: lopezlaw@sinfo.net CONTACT PERSON: Dr. Carlos Alfredo Lopez Guevara /Dr. Juan Alexis
Lopez Navarro PROFILE OF THE FIRM: López, López & Associates,
is a law firm duly established in 1993, and charterered and licensed to
practice law in the Republic of Panama. Though recently organized, it has become
one of the leading law firms in the maritime and corporate fields.- The offices are located at the newly
built World Trade Center Tower, in the heart of the business and banking area
of the City of Panamá, Marbella, on the fifth floor, suite 502, with an area
of approximately 900 sf, all used and dedicated to serve the national and
international clients from around the world. The offices have all the modern
technological facilities to wit, faxes, computers, web site.- The members of the law firm have a
long experience in general practice offering a wide range of legal services,
specially in the fields of civil, commercial, corporate, mining, admiralty
and maritime law, intelectual property, trade marks, for both national and
foreign clients.- Clients from Japan, Hong Kong,
Singapore, The United States of America, Europe, and South America,
constitute the mainstay of the firm.- WHAT and WHERE IS PANAMA: The Republic of Panamá is located
bewteen Central and South
America, linking the Americas, North and South, with, approximately, 29,157
sq. miles. The limits are the Atlantic Ocean to the north,
the Pacific Ocean to the south, Costa Rica to the West, Colombia to the
East. The Capital of the
Republic of Panamá is the City of Panamá, which has a population of
approximately 1.5 million inhabitants. The type of Government is Constitutional, with
elections held every five years. The principal economic injections
into the economy of the Republic is based on services. Panamá is well
known because of its banking center, the Free Zone of Colon, its Merchant
Marine and the Panamá Canal. Our monetary system is based on the U.S.
Dollar; nonetheless, we have our own fractionary currency, the Balboa, which
by law, is equivalent to the U.S. Dollar.- The coast of Panamá was sighted by
Rodrigo de Bastida, in 1501, and was visited by Columbus in 1502. Vasco Nunez de Balboa, crossed
the Isthmus and “discovered” the Pacific Ocean on September 13, 1513. The Spanish
colonies were ravaged by many pirates; among the more famous, Sir Francis
Drake, and Sir Henry Morgan.
Morgan destroyed the old city of Panamá, which was found in 1519. Freed from Spain, Panamá joined
Colombia in 1821.- The Republic of Panamá, declared its
independence from Colombia on November 3rd, 1903. On November 18th, 1903 the Republic of
Panamá and the United States of America signed the Panamá Canal Treaty. Under said treaty,
the Government of the United State proceeded to build the Panamá Canal,
having over the same the limited jurisdiction granted by said treaty. In 1977 a new
treaty provided for a gradual takeover by the Republic of Panamá of the
Canal, and the withdrawal of U.S. troops, both to be completed on December 31, 1999.- Today, the Republic of Panamá has
moved into the privatization of several of the Government control entities of
services, Port facilities, granting concessions to very important
international and well recognized corporations, telephone, (Bell South -
U.S.A.) and (Cable & Wireless - British), highways, (PYCSA - Mexico) and
(ICA - Mexico); has granted new landing permits to well known airlines, among
them Eva Air, (Taiwan); Delta Airlines, (U.S.A.); increasing the traffic of
air-cargo, as well as the traffic of passanges, tourist as well as business
people, who are coming to Panamá to create new ventures using all the legal
infrastructure already in place in the Republic of Panamá. Among the new ones
enacted are the law on Fundations of private interest, which together with
the Corporate Law of 1927 and the Trust Law are providing a legal framework
for Bankers, Trust Corporations, Insurance and Re-Insurance Corporations, as
well as for Shipping Enterprises from around the world.- MEMBERS OF THE FIRM: Dr. Carlos Alfredo López-Guevara, born in Pocrí, Province of Coclé, Panamá, on January
7, 1929, Republic of Panamá.- Education: COLLEGE: University of Panama (Licentiate in Law
and Political Sciences, summa cum laude, 1954); New York University; U. S. A.
(Master of Comparative Jurisprudence, 1956); Harvard University; Cambridge,
Mass., U. S. A. (Master of Laws, 1957); Doctor of Juridical Sciences, 1964). Decorated
by the Italian Republic as Commendatore, 1975. Recipient, Harold Weil Medal Award for his Contribution to
the Development of International Law, New York University, 1984.- Author: “Los Terceros ante el Registro
Público”, Thesis, 1954: “Specific Performance in the Common Law and in the
Civil Law”, 1956; Expropriation Without Prompt Compensation Under
International Law”, Thesis, Harvard, 1964; Article, “La Política de los
Cielos Abiertos, o la Destrucción de la Aviación Nacional”, “The Open Skies
Policy or the Destruction of National Civil Aviation”, 1970; “The Canal Treaties of 1903 between
Panama and the United States of America are Incompatible with the U.N.
Charter,” 1971; “A Canal without Canal Zone”, 1973. Professor:
International Law, 1964-1967 and Introduction to Law, 1968, University
of Panama. Member: Civil Aviation Board of Panama,
1958-1964; Advisory Committee appointed by the World Health Organization to
revise the International Sanitary Regulations, Geneva, 1967; Commission
appointed by the Electoral Tribunal
to amend the electoral Code, 1993. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1968-1969. Negotiator, Panama Canal Treaties of
1977 between Panama and the United States of America (1971-1978). Ambassador Extraordinary
and Plenipotentiary of Panama to the United States of America and Canada,
1978-1980.
President, Labor Party, 1991-1996. Member of the Presidential Commission to commemorate the
50th Aniversary of the United Nations Organizations. Legal
Representative: Sumitomo Bank in
Panama from 1980-1993 until the bank closed operations in Panama; Banque
Sudameris, Panama Branch, member of its Advisory Board. Member: Panama Bar association; American Bar
Association; Inter American Bar Association (Member of Council, 1963);
American Society of International Law; Hispanic and Portuguese Association of
International Law; Panama Maritime Association; World Peace Through Law
Center; International Law Association; Inter Pacific Bar Association; Rotary
Club of Panama. LANGUAGES: Spanish, English, French (working),
Portuguese (working) and Italian (working). PRACTICE AREAS: Maritime; Corporation; Banking and
Tax Laws.- - 0 - Dra. Alma Cecilia López de Vallarino, born in Pocrí, Province of Coclé, Panamá, January 4,
1946; admitted,1972, Panamá. Education: COLLEGE: University of Padova, Italy (Doctor
of Laws, 1966-1971).
Author: “Diritto
Penale e Misure di Sicurezza”, Thesis, 1971. Legal Advisor, Ministry of Labor, 1971, Judge: Sixth
Municipal Court, 1972-1973; Fourth Municipal Court 1973-1979; Second Circuit
Court, 1979-1981, Secretary General, Attorney General’s Office, 1985. Magistrate, Minors Tribunal,
1985-1987. Legal Advisor,
FUNDES (Fundación de Desarrollo Social). Member:
The Panama Bar Association. Languages:
Spanish and Italian.- PRACTICE AREA: Trial Lawyer in Civil; Commercial and
Criminal cases.- - 0 - Licdo. Anibal Vallarino Velarde, born in Panamá, Republic of Panamá, September 21,
1950; admitted, 1973, Panamá.- Education: COLLEGE:
School of Law, Universidad Santa María la Antigua, (Licenciate in Law and
Political Sciences).
Author: “La Convención
Colectiva de Trabajo”. “The Labor Convention”, Thesis. Judge, Municipal Court, Civil
side and District Attorney.
Legal Advisor: Tourism
Institute and Institute of Hydroelectric Resourses (IRHE). Member: Panamá Bar
Association. LANGUAGES:
Spanish and English.- PRACTICE AREAS: Commercial matters; Trial Lawyer in
Civil, Commercial and Criminal cases.- - 0 - ADVISORS: Juan Alexis López Navarro, born Panamá, Republic of Panamá, April 23, 1959. Education: St. Augustine College, Panamá (A.B.);
American Language Academy, Beaver College, Glenside, Pennsylvania; University
of Villanova, School of Political Sciences, Villanova, Pennsylvania;
Universidad Santa María La Antigua, (Catholic University), School of Law and
Political Sciences.
Member: Asociación Panameña de Derecho Marítimo (Panamanian Maritime
Law Association) (Acting Director/Treasurer, 1992-1993); Vice-Presidente de
la Asociación de Padres de Familia del Colegio San Agustín (1987-1991),
(Vice-President St. Augustine College Family Association 1987-1991);
Vice-Presidente de la Federación Nacional de Asociaciones de Padres de
Familia de Colegios Católicos (FENAPCO 1987-1989) Vice-President National
Family Association of Catholic Schools FENAPCO (1987-1989); Presidente de la
Asociación de Padres de Familia del Colegio San Agustín 1997, (President St.
Augustine College Family Association 1997 - ); Presidente de la Federación Nacional de Asociaciones de
Padres de Familia de Colegios Católicos FENAPCO (1997 - ) (President National Family
Association of Catholic Schools FENAPCO 1997 - ), Miembro de la Junta Directiva de la
Universidad Santa María La Antigua 1997 - (Member of the Board of Directors of Universidad Santa
María La Antigua, 1997 - ); Member of the Education Commitee of the Catholic
Episcopal Conference; had worked as a liason for the Office of the First Lady
of the Republic of Panamá with respect to Child support in several projects
(1997-1999) and with the UNICEF and the Peace Program proposed by the
Children movement of Colombia, (for the World), (1998).- LANGUAGE: Spanish and English (Official
Translator, Res. No. 211 of February 24, 1981). PRACTICE AREA: Maritime Advisor. - 0 - Licdo. Eric Alonso Pitty Gomez, born in David, Republic of Panamá, October 26, 1968;
admitted, 1996, Panamá.- Education: COLLEGE:
School of Law, Universidad de Panamá, (Licenciate in Law and Political
Sciences 1995). Author: “La Evolución Calificadodra del
Registro Público Panameño”, Thesis. Member: Panamá Bar Association.- LANGUAGES:
Spanish.- PRACTICE AREAS: Litigation, Civil and Commercial
cases.- REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS: Mitsui-Soko
Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan; Panama Japan Services Corporation, Kobe, Japan;
Mitsui-Soko Co., Ltd., Kobe, Japan; Nisshin Shipping Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan;
Sumisho Lease Co., Ltd.,(Ship Sales & Finance Dept.); Marubeni
Corporation, Tokyo, Japan; K.N. Trading Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan; Cho Yang
Shipping Co., Ltd., S. A., Seoul, Korea; Libexim Shipping, S. A., Pireos,
Greece; Seabulk Shipping, S. A., (Athens, Pireos, Greece); BJ Services
Company, (Houston, Texas, U.S.A.); Price Waterhouse, (Barbados Office);
Gannon Technologies (Computer System Development), Reston, Virginia, U.S.A;
Banque Sudameris, (Grupo Banca Commerciale Italiana, Paris, France); Star
Telecom Network, Inc. (Encino, California, U.S.A.); FCB Latin America (Miami,
Florida); Televisa de C.V. (Mexico, D.F.); Sur Corporation (Miami, Floria);
Cable TV de las Américas, S. A.; Panamericana de Televisión, S. A. (Lima,
Perú); Diplomat Imp. & Exp. (Ciudad del Este, Paraguay); Hitachi Sales
Corporation (Panamá), Hi Phoenix, S.A. (Panamá), (Hitachi Corporation, Tokyo,
Japan); Glopa, S. A.; Pacific Duty Free Services, Inc.- REFERENCES: Umaki
Law Office, Tokyo, Japan; Braun, Moriya, Hoashi & Kubota, Tokyo, Japan;
Matsuo & Kosugi, Tokyo, Japan; Shimada, Seno, Amitani & Hirata;
Tokyo, Japan; Maritax Law Office, Tokyo, Japan; Kenji Minohara Law Office,
Tokyo, Japan; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Tokyo, Japan, Paris,
France, Beijing, P.R. China; Yamaguchi & Nagahama, Tokyo, Japan; Baker
& Botts, Houston, Texas, U.S.A.; Fox, Horan & Camerine LLP, New York,
U.S.A; Reid & Priest, (New York, U.S.A.); Araoz & Rueda, (Abogados,
Madrid, Spain); Del Valle & Assoc. S.L. (Abogados, Madrid, Valencia,
Alicante, Bilbao, Spain), M. Dalakos - I. Fassolis - N. Theofanopoulos Law
Offices (Piraeus - Greece); Escritorio Celis Parra, Cuesta y Asociados
(Merida, Venezuela); Umaña & Associates, (Guatemala).- The
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd., (Panamá Branch), Banque Sudameris, (Panamá -
Grupo Banca Commerciale Italiana, París, France); The Chase Manhattan Bank,
N. A., (Panamá Branch), Towerbank, Ltd. (Panamá); Tower Bank International,
Ltd. (Gran Cayman); Barclays Bank Plc, (Miami, Florida); Swiss Bank
Corporation (Overseas) S. A., (Panamá), Member HSBC plc BANK, Panama Branch);
DHL de Panamá, S. A.; Xerox de Panamá, S. A.; BSC de Panamá, S. A., (Bell
South); Panamá Banking Comission; World Trade Center Panamá; U.S. Embassy;
Japan Embassy; Republic of China Embassy, British Embassy, Korean Embassy.- |
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