Ricardo M Arango

Member of the firm’s executive and operations committees and head of the firm’s capital markets and banking, M&A and corporations, and taxation practice groups. Born in Panama City, Republic of Panama on 11 November 1960. Education: Panama University (Bachelor of Laws, 1983); Harvard Law School (Master of Laws, 1984); Yale Law School (Master of Laws, 1985). Admitted to practice: Panama (1983); New York State (1985). Worked with White and Case, New York, 1985 to 1987. Director of Sociedad de Alimentos de Primera, a dairy producer (1995-Present); chairman and director of the Panama Stock Exchange (1995-Present); director of Corporación La Prensa, the largest circulation newspaper in Panama (2002-Present); secretary of the board of directors of Banco Latinoamericano de Exportaciones, a NYSE-listed company (2002-Present); director of BG Investments, a securities firm affiliated with Banco General (2005-Present); Director of MHC Holdings, a publicly traded holding company in Panama (2006-Present). Memberships: New York City Bar (Secretary, Committee on Inter-american Affairs, 1986 to 1987); Panama and International Bar Associations. Languages: Spanish and English. Practice areas: banking and finance; corporations; mergers, acquisitions and joint-ventures; securities regulation; taxation.