María Cristina Fábrega

Maria Cristina joined Arias in 2016 and has led the Transactional and Financial Department of the Panama office since 2019, areas in which she has developed assisting national and international companies. She has participated in a significant number of complex transactions that have involved multi-disciplinary and multi-jurisdictional teams, such as highly complex financing projects; due diligence processes, the structuring and execution of company mergers and acquisitions, examining corporate and contractual aspects; issuance of international bonds, among others. Maria Cristina has extensive experience in cross-border matters with local components of Panamanian law.

Likewise, he has provided legal advice to companies in the securities market area, foreign reinsurers, banks, financial entities and investment funds, supporting them with queries regarding the application of Panamanian legislation.

He has provided pro bono advice to the World Bank on Panamanian legislation in the “Doing Business” project.

Education

• Master in International Business Law from the San Pablo CEU University, Madrid, Spain.

• Postgraduate in Commercial Law from the Universidad Latina, Panama.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Law and Political Science, from the Santa María la Antigua University, Panama.

• Structural Aspects in the Administration of a Law Firm – Fordham University, 2022

Memberships

• International Bar Association (IBA)

Recognitions

• Recognized as a “Next Generation Partner” in Banking and Finance, by The Legal 500.

• Recognized as “Notable Practitioner” in Mergers and Acquisitions, by IFLR1000.