Gilberto Arosemena

What has been the highlight of your practice over the past 12 months?

Successful representation of an international group in the raising of local investment and financing into a large enterprise operating in Panama, during COVID, and preparation for the holding company to begin a private placement memorandum for IPO in the NYSE.

How did you get into private client?

It is intricate to estate planning and structuring.

What advice would you give rising stars/new lawyers in the private client world?

Keep yourself up to date with local and foreign legislation which affects your clients’ needs and always stay on the lookout for innovate structures.

What is your favourite quote?

"I am a great believer in luck, and I find that the harder I work the more I have of it,” Thomas Jefferson.

Do you have any outside interests or hobbies?

Motorcycles and grilling.

When the restaurants reopen, where would you like to go?

ACHA, Costa del Este, Panamá.