Federico Alfaro

At present, Dr. Alfaro serves as Minister of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Panama.
Dr. Alfaro’s legal practice focuses on corporate services in Panama, the British Virgin Islands, and Belize, providing tax efficient structures and sophisticated estate planning vehicles to ensure the preservation, transfer and management of clients’ wealth.

Education

• Juris Doctor, Loyola University of New Orleans (2007) Bachelor of Sciences and Political Communication, George Washington University (2004)

Memberships

• Minister of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Panama (2022-present) President of the Board of Directors of Tocumen International Airport S.A. (2021-2022) Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Panama (2019-2020) Director of the Fundación Omar Torrijos (present) Member of the Board of Directors of Petroterminal de Panamá S. A. (2019-present) Member of the Board of Directors of ENSA (Elektra Noreste S.A.) (2019-present) Member of the Board of Directors of ENEL Fortuna S.A. (2019- present)

Awards and Recognitions

• Up and Coming offshore lawyer, Panama, Chambers Global (2018-2019) Up and Coming offshore lawyer, Panama, Chambers Latin America (2018-2019) Recommended offshore lawyer, Panama, Legal 500 Latin America (2017) Recommended banking and finance lawyer, Panama, Legal 500 Latin America (2017) Recommended corporate / M&A lawyer, Panama, Legal 500 Latin America (2017)

Publications

• Recently enacted Law 52 of October 27th, 2016 Getting the Deal Through - Corporate Governance, Panama Chapter, Law Business Research (2009)