Juan José Espino

Born in Panama, Republic of Panama, January 12, 1963; admitted to the bar, 1986, Panama.

Education: University of Panama (Licenciate in Law and Political Sciences, 1986); Magdalen College (University of Oxford. 1987); University of San Diego (1987-1988); Queen Mary College (University of London, 1988-1989); Pacific Admiralty, San Francisco (USA), 1992-2000; Lloyd's Practical Maritime Studies, London, 1993; Beaumont Garnault International Aviation Conference, London 1994-2000; Joint Venture and Strategic Alliances, New York Bar, 1999; Jesus College, Offshore Institute Seminar, 1998 .

Author: “Contract of Reinsurance”, Thesis, 1987; “Responsibilities of Flag Countries according to the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea”, University of San Diego, 1988; “Piracy and Unfair Competition at Colon Free Zone”, University of San Diego, 1988; “Panama Maritime Procedural Law”, Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly, 1991; “Fiscal Advantages of Law 8 of 1994”, Regulating Tourism Investment in Panama, 1994; “Maritime Injunctions in Panama”, The Panama Admiralty Law Report 2002; “Anatomy of a Ship Arrest in Panama”, The Panama Admiralty Law Report, Jan 2002.

Member: Panama Bar Association, Panama Maritime Law Association.

Languages: Spanish and English.

E-mail: jjes@padela.com