Practice Areas - Corporations
- Government Contracts, Concessions and Privatizations
- Litigation: Shipping
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- Mergers, Acquisitions and Joint Ventures
- Public Utilities
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| Contact Info | Telephone: +507 205-7024
Fax: +507 205-7001
http://www.arifa.com/lawyers/edealba
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| Education | Georgetown University (Bachelor of Arts, 1972); Louisiana State University (Juris Doctor, 1975) |
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| Admitted | 1976, Republic of Panama |
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| Memberships | Panama Bar Association; International Bar Association. |
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| Languages | Spanish, English and French |
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| Born | Panama, Republic of Panama, January 19, 1950 |
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| Biography | Member of the Board of Directors of Interlaw (1999- 2005); Lecturer on Ship Finance, Maritime Law Graduate Program, Santa María La Antigua University (1994-1995); Member of the Presidential Commission that drafted constitutional amendments (Title XIV) on the Panama Canal and the Panama Canal Law (1992-1997); President of Panama's Maritime Law Association (1989-1990); Participant, Committee Bareboat Charter Registry, International Chamber of Commerce, Commission of Sea Transport (1987-1988); Ad hoc Member of the Committee in charge of drafting Panama's Code of Maritime Procedure (1982) and its amendments (1986); Delegate to the United Nations' Conference on Conditions for Registration of Ships (1984-1985). Author: The Mergers & Acquisitions Review, Panama Chapter, Law Business Research (2010); The Mergers & Acquisitions Review, Panama Chapter, Law Business Research (2009); Getting the Deal Through - Corporate Governance, Panama Chapter, Law Business Research (2009). Leading lawyer in Panama by IFLR1000, (2009-2011); Leading corporate / M&A lawyer in Panama by Chambers Latin America (2009-2011); Leading projects lawyer in Panama by Chambers Latin America (2009-2011); Leading shipping litigation lawyer in Panama by Chambers Latin America (2009-2011); Leading corporate/commercial lawyer in Panama by Chambers Global (2010); Leading shipping litigation lawyer in Panama by Chambers Global (2010); Leading capital markets lawyer in Panama by The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers (2009); Leading corporate governance lawyer in Panama by The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers (2007-2009).
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| ISLN | 907966300 |
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| Transactions | US$100 million loan by Citibank to TACA; US$211 million Grupo Mundial Tenedora strategic alliance with Mapfre America; Harsco acquisition of Esco Interamerica; US$450 million Arcos Dorados bond offering; SIBUR acquisition of Citco Waren-Handelsgesellschaft; FAMM and FAMM Antilles win maritime litigation in Panama and set several judicial firsts; US$175 million multi-series senior secured notes issuance of Bahía Las Minas Corp.; US$150 million Caribbean Properties Group's indirect acquisition of 85% equity interest in Royal Decameron Resort Hotel; US$700 million Arcos Dorados' acquisition of McDonald's operations in Latin America; Prisma Energy's sale of a 51% equity interest in Bahia Las Minas Corp. to Suez Energy; US$3.6 billion merger between Panamco and Coca-Cola Femsa; US$150 million Panamerican Beverages' issue of senior notes; Panamerican Beverages' public offerings of common stock on the NYSE; Stock merger of equals between RPC and Telemetro. |
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