Paula A. Vives M.

Junior Associate

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pvives@alcogal.com

Panama, Panama

Contact Details

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pvives@alcogal.com

Panama, Panama

Paula A. Vives M. is a junior associate at Alemán Cordero Galindo & Lee (Alcogal), where she focuses her practice on project development, public tenders, concession agreements, and other matters related to administrative and regulatory law. She advises local and international clients on negotiations with the State and on the legal structuring of complex initiatives, both domestic and cross-border.

Prior to joining Alcogal, she served as Legal and Risk Manager at AV Securities, leading regulatory compliance processes, contract management, and risk assessment. She was also an associate at the regional firm Arias Law, where she provided legal support in mergers and acquisitions, financing transactions, and regulatory matters.

Her professional experience includes work at well-known local firms such as Alfaro, Ferrer & Ramírez and Morgan & Morgan, in areas including migration, litigation, and labor law.

She is admitted to practice law in Panama and has international academic training, including an LL.M. from King’s College London and a Magna Cum Laude law degree from Universidad Santa María la Antigua. This diverse background has allowed her to develop a comprehensive understanding of legal practice and to provide practical and effective solutions in complex environments.

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Junior Associate at Aleman, Cordero, Galindo & Lee(2025 – present)
Legal and Risk Manager at AV Securities(2024 – 2025)
Associate at Arias Law(2020 – 2024)
Paralegal at Alfaro, Ferrer & Ramírez(2018 – 2019)
ntern at Morgan & Morgan(2015 – 2016)
Certification as a Legal Merger and Acquisitions Expert (LM&A)Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions & Alliances (IMAA) (2024)
Diploma in Labor LawUniversidad Latina de Panamá, Panama City, Rep. of Panama(2022)
Master of Laws (General LL.M),King’s College London, London(2020)
Bachelor of Law and Political ScienceUniversidad Santa María La Antigua, Panama City, Rep. of Panama(Magna Cum Laude, 2018)
  • Spanish
  • English
  • Panama, 2018