Department Head:

Gilberto Sucre, II , Born July 4, 1947; admitted, 1971, Republic of Panama. Education: University of Panama School of Law, (Law and Political Science Degree, 1971); Universidad Santa Maria La Antigua (Business Administration, 1977). Representative to the Faculty Board, 1969 and to the Executive Council, 1970, University of Panama. Vice Minister and Acting Minister of Labor and Social Welfare, 1989-1991. Vice Minister and Acting Minister of Treasury, 1992-1993. Founder, Director, Secretary, President and actually General Counsel: Panamanian Stock Exchange; Latinamerican Clearing and Settlement Corporation (Latin Clear) and Fitch Centroamerica (Rating Corporation). Director and Actual General Counsel, Bolsa Nacional de Productos (commodities). Member: Panamanian Bar Association; American Bar Association; International Bar Association; Panamanian Business Executives Association. Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Banking, Finance and Insurance Law; Securities and Commodities Law; Foreign Investment, Privatization and Cross Border Transactions. Commercial Law (including International Business Transactions, Strategic Alliances, International Trade, Antidumping, Unfair Competition, and Antitrust Law), Real Estate Transactions; Estate Planning and Internatonal Project Finance.