Practice Areas - Litigation: Administrative
- Litigation: Taxation
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| Contact Info | Telephone: +507 205-7000
Fax: +507 205-7001
http://www.arifa.com/lawyers/oamat
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| Education | Panama University (Bachelor of Laws, 1974) |
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| Admitted | 1974, Panama |
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| Memberships | Panama Bar Association; Panamanian Institute of Procedural Rights; Latin American Association of Jurists of the Right of the Work and the Social Security. |
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| Languages | Spanish |
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| Born | Panama, Republic of Panama, September 28, 1947 |
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| Biography | Author: "The Judicial Branch and the Media" (El Órgano Judicial y los Medios de Comunicación), Saint Louis University Law Journal, 1998; "The Insurance Contract: Procedural Matters" (El Contrato de Seguros: Cuestiones Procesales), Revista Cosmoseguros, 1995; "Discovery of Commercial Records: Inspection Action vs Ocular Inspection" (Examen de los Libros de Comercio: Acción Exhibitoria vs Inspección Ocular), Revista Lex, 1984; "Crisis of the Judicial Branch" (Crisis del Órgano Judicial), Revista Lex, 1982; "Representation, Agency and Distribution Agreements" (Contratos de Distribución, Agencia y Representación), 1977. Published more than 35 other works of diverse disciplines. Editor of El Panamá América, daily newspaper, 1994-2006; Alternate Judge of the First Appellate Court of Justice, Civil Branch, 1990-2000. Leading lawyer in Panama by IFLR1000 (2011); Leading dispute resolution lawyer in Panama by Chambers Latin America (2010-2011); Recommended dispute resolution lawyer in Panama by PLC Which Lawyer? (2008-2009).
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| ISLN | 909459770 |
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| Transactions | Successful representation of Grupo Comex's affiliates in anti-dumping investigation; Starr International Company US$1 Billion lawsuit against AIG; Successfully representation of Holcim Swiss Group in investment dispute vs. Pratts in the Dominican Republic; Defending Chevron in a public suit denouncing that the Panamanian Government suffered damages for $120 million as a consequence of the alleged breach of a fuel supply contract; Settlement of long-standing claims that made possible the sale of the current Sheraton Hotel Panama; Representing Exxon Mobil in judgments for alleged monopolistic practice. |
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