Jaime Alemán

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Jaime Alemán

Panama, Panama

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jaleman@alcogal.com

+507 269-2620

Jaime Alemán

Panama, Panama

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Jaime Alemán is a founding partner of the firm. He holds a degree in Economics from the University of Notre Dame and a Juris Doctor from Duke Law School. Throughout his career, he has held important public positions in Panama, including legal advisor to President Nicolás Ardito Barletta, Minister of Government and Justice in 1988, Ambassador of Panama to the United States from 2009 to 2011, and member of the National Council on Foreign Relations on two occasions. He is a member of the District of Columbia Board of Visitors and the National Bar Association of Panama. In addition, he has served on the boards of directors of well-known financial institutions, including Banistmo and PKB Bank, and is an active member of organizations such as the Duke Law School Board of Visitors, Special Olympics International, and the Latin America Advisory Board of the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, D.C.

In 2014, he published his autobiography La Honestidad No Tiene Precio, in which he recounts his professional and personal life. In 2022, he published a second book titled Around the World in 48 Years, where he describes his visits to the 193 member countries of the United Nations, becoming the first Hispanic American to achieve that milestone. He has also visited the North Pole and the South Pole, and has a trip planned in the near future to travel to space.

He has been recognized by several international legal publications. Who’s Who Legal named him in 2019 as one of the leading lawyers in Central America in corporate and private client law. Chambers & Partners has ranked him in its Latin America legal guide. In addition, International Financial Law Review (IFLR 1000) has listed him as a top-tier lawyer. Duke Law School awarded him the International Alumni Distinguished Award in 2012. These recognitions reflect his influence and commitment to excellence in the legal field both nationally and internationally.

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  • Jaime Alemán is noted for being the first human to visit all 193 UN member countries, the Poles and space.
Practice Areas
Corporate and M&AInternational Corporate Services
Ambassador of Panama to the United States(2009 - 2011)
Minister of Government and Justice(1998)
Founding Partner at Aleman, Cordero, Galindo & Lee(1985 - present)
Special Advisor to Dr. Nicolas Ardito Barletta, President of Panama(1982 - 1984)
Associate at Icaza, Gonzalez-Ruiz & Aleman(1982 - 1984)
Legal Advisor at the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington, D.C.(1978 - 1981)
Juris Doctor (J.D.)Duke University, Durham, North Carolina(1978)
Bachelor of Arts in EconomicsUniversity of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana(Magna Cum Laude, 1975)
  • Spanish
  • French
  • English
  • 1981, District of Columbia, U.S.A
  • 1982, Panama
  • District of Columbia Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • Panama Bar Association
  • International Tax Planning Association
  • International Fiscal Association
  • Board of Directors, Banistmo, S.A.
  • Board of Directors, PKB Bank (Panama), S.A.
  • Board of Directors, Tag Bank, S.A
  • Board of Visitors, Duke University School of Law
  • Board of Directors, Special Olympics
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