Jaime E. Sánchez R.

Born: Panama, Republic of Panama, October 29th, 1977.
Admitted: 2000, Panama.

Education

• Universidad Santa María La Antigua, Law and Political Sciences Degree, 1999
• Georgetown University, Foundations of American Law and Legal Education Program, July - August 2000
• American University, Washington College of Law, LL.M. in International Legal Studies, August 2000-August 2001
• American University, KOGOD School of Business, International Business Certificate Program, August-  December 2001

Memberships:

• Panama Bar Association
• Association of International Lawyers of Panama

Professional Trajectory:

• Drafted legal opinion on different legal issues related to the jurisdiction of the Republic of Panama.
• Organized companies in a various jurisdictions, including Belize, Bermuda, Bahamas, British Virgin Islands (BVI), Cyprus, Delaware, Hong Kong, Nevada, Malta, Marshall Islands, Seychelles and Panama.
• Filed and monitored documents, real estate transactions and vessel mortgages in the Public Registry.
• Prepared documents required by law for legal transactions, including sales and mortgages. 
• Handled and assisted clients in Intellectual Property transactions, inclusive of licensing, and royalties agreements.
• Registered vessel’s in the Panamanian Merchant Marine. 
• Complex Trust and estate planning transactions to foreign individuals, and international multinational organizations.
• Assisted various multinational clients in respect of their operations in Panama, and their respective business operations.
• Banking and Finance practice, provided legal advice to financial institutions, including banks, investment banking units, Capital Markets Companies, and brokerage firms.
• Assisted different clientele in public bid processes within the Republic of Panama, inclusive of large infrastructure projects.
• Handled different merger and acquisition transactions within the Automotive, Financial, Education, Energy Industry, and wholesale Industry.
• Assisted several complex Dispute Resolution and Conciliation processes for several large companies within the Republic of Panama.
• Energy and Oil practice, assisting clients across the renewable energy spectrum, including hydro, solar, on and off-shore wind. Advised clients on the purchase and sale of existing infrastructure assets, as well as on the siting, development, permitting and financing of power generating facilities.
• Project Finance and Development practice.
• Republic of Panama, Ministry Tourism, external Legal Counsel.
• Republic of Panama, Ministry of Industry and Commerce external Legal Counsel.
• Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) Consultant. 

Other Activities and Distinctions:

• Special agent for corporate and maritime affairs of the Marthall Islands (2023 - To date)
• Director (ENA) National Highways Company S.A. (2020 - 2024)
• Honorary Consul of the Czech Republic in the Republic of Panama (2017 - 2019)
• Independent Director of PRIVAL BANK, S.A. (2019 - To date)
• Advisor to the Chamber of Commerce of the Republic of Panama.
• Member of the Entrepreneurs Organization (EO), Chapter Republic of Panama.

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