Latin Counsel | Rosa Restrepo

Rosa Restrepo

Partner

Arias, Fábrega & Fábrega

Rosa Restrepo joined the firm in 1989 and became a partner in 1995. From 1989 to 2008, Ms. Restrepo was the resident lawyer in ARIFA’s British Virgin Islands office. She is an ARIFA’s Compliance Committee member as well as the partner responsible for the implementation of due diligence policies and procedures of the ARIFA Group.

Ms. Restrepo specializes in advising institutional and private clients in the areas of offshore services, fiscal residency, estate planning, trusts and foundations. In these areas, she helps clients adapt to the new challenges resulting from international standards on corporate structuring. She also offers a broad expertise in assisting international clients with the implementation of FATCA, CRS and other pieces of foreign legislation that may affect their structures and activities.

Corporate Law
Intellectual Property
Trusts

Certificate in Anti Money Laundering, Society of Trusts and Estate Practitioners (STEP) (2017)
Advanced Certificate in Trust Disputes, Society of Trusts and Estate Practitioners (STEP) (2015)
Master of Laws, American University (1988) (concentration on international studies), Fullbright Scholar
Bachelor of Laws (Licenciatura en Derecho y Ciencias Políticas), sigma lambda, University of Panama (1986)

Panama Representative at STEP Regional Committee (2017)
Chair of the Panama Branch of the Society of Trusts and Estate Practitioners (STEP) (2015-2017)
Member of the BVI Financial Services Advisory Committee (2014)
Member of the STEP LATAM Conference Advisory Committee (2015)
Treasurer of the BVI Association of Registered Agents (2000-2001)
Trustee of the Board of Trustees of Cedar International School (1999-2008)
President of the BVI Association of Registered Agents (1996-1999)

Leading offshore lawyer, Panama, Legal 500 Latin America (2022-2023)
Leading lawyer, Chambers HNW Guide (2021-2022)
Recommended projects and energy lawyer, Panama, Legal 500 Latin America (2021-2022)
Recommended offshore lawyer, Panama, Legal 500 Latin America (2015-2021)
Leading offshore lawyer, Panama, Chambers Global (2017-2019)

Amendments to the BVI Business Companies Act and Regulations effective 1 January 2023
Panama implements system to protect the private information of final beneficiaries of legal entities
"Accounting for Change", Caribbean and Latin American Focus, STEP Journal, (2017)
What you should know about the Beneficial Ownership Secure Search System (BOSSS)