Octavio Amat

Co-head of the firm’s litigation and arbitration practice group. Born in Panama City, Republic of Panama on 28 September 1947. Education: Panama University (Bachelor of Laws 1974). Admitted to practice: Panama (1974). He served as Alternate Judge of the First Superior Court of Justice in the Civil Branch (Appeals) for more than 10 years. From 1994 to 2006, combined legal practice with the position of editor of the newspaper El Panama America. Language: Spanish. Practice areas: litigation: administrative; litigation: commercial and civil matters; litigation: taxation.