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Phone: 507 303-0303
Fax: 507 303-0434

 clewis@gala.com.pa
Areas of Practice:
Aviation Law; Corporate and Commercial Law; Securities, Environmental Law and Tourism and Related Services.
Languages:
Spanish and English.
 
Cristina Lewis de la Guardia

Education
Gettysburg College (B.A., Political Science and Latin American Studies, Magna Cum Laude 1994); Tulane University (Juris Doctor, Cum Laude, 1997).

Experience
Private practice with GALINDO, ARIAS & LOPEZ since 1997, with special emphasis on Commercial and Administrative Law, particularly in the areas of Aviation Law, mainly advising clients in the financing, acquisition, and leasing of aircrafts and their registration with the competent authorities; registration and approval of repair stations; advising local and foreign banks on mortgage financing for the acquisition of private and commercial aircrafts; participation in merger and acquisition processes; public offerings and advising in general regarding securities. Advising companies regarding power generation from renewable sources and environmental implication. Advising in the acquisition and sale of real estate and the development of real estate projects in general.

Articles and Publications
“Las Reformas a la Constitución Panameña y como ellas Reflejan la Realidad Política del País”; “The Central American Common Market”; “The Panamanian Economy and its Adhesion to the GATT and the WTO”; “The Influence of British and American Marine Insurance Law in Panama”; “Efforts to Combat Money Laundering in Panama”; “Piercing the Corporate Veil: A Comparative Study Between the Laws of Delaware and Panama”; “Incentivos para la Inversión en el Sector Turístico Panameño”; “Nueva Legislación de Comercio Electrónico”; “Ley Norteamericana de Gobierno Electrónico”.

Associations

  • Panamanian Bar Association
  • International Who’s Who Historical Society
  • Phi Beta Kappa
  • Pi Sigma Alpha
 
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