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Meet
the management staff from our offices and representative
around the world:
PANAMA (Head Office):
Mossfon Building 54th Street, P.O. Box 0832-0886, W.T.C. Panama, Republic of Panama
Tel: +507 205-5888 / 206-9400 Fax: +507 263-9218
Attn. Mr. Edison Teano, Mrs. Yolanda de Azcárraga, Mr. Mario Vlieg
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Partners | Associates | Management |
Partners
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The firm's senior partners are members of the most prestigious international law and business associations. They have been active members of the International Fiscal Association, the International Tax Planning Association and the International Bar Association since 1975. In Panama, they are members of the Panama Bar Association and the International Lawyers Association. |
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Jurgen Mossack
Partner
Born in Fuerth, Bayern, Germany on 20th March 1948. He read law at Santa Maria La Antigua University in Panama City, where he was awarded a B.A. in law in 1973. He worked as an attorney in London from 1975 to 1977 and thereafter started what has today become Mossack Fonseca & Co.
Languages: Spanish, English, German and some French. |
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Ramón Fonseca Partner
Born in Panama on 14th July 1952. He studied law at the University of Panama and the London School of Economics. His professional experience includes an appointment at the United Nations Conference for Trade and Development in Geneva as a legal adviser from 1977 to 1982.
He is a writer and has twice been granted Panama’s Miró National Literary Award. Other undertakings include: Founding director of Mi Banco (micro-credit facilities for the needy) from 1997 to the present; member of the Advisory Council of Transparency International from 2004 to January 2007; member of the Board of Directors of Panama’s Inter-Oceanic Region Authority (took part in the sale of the Panama Canal region’s assets) from 2000 through 2005; director and patron of the Children’s Hospital from 1995 through 2005.
Languages: Spanish, English and French. |
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Christoph Zollinger
Partner
Born in St. Gallen, Switzerland, 3rd April 1969. He studied law at the University of Zurich where he graduated at the School of Law in 1995 (Lic. iur., LL.M 1995). He joined the firm beginning of 1997 and became partner of the Mossfon Group in January 2004. As Head of Operations he has been directly involved in the modernization of our internal processes and in the creation of our new technology and communications platform.
Member: Member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) - Panama Chapter.
Languages: Spanish, English, French and German. |
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Ramsés Owens
Partner
Mossfon PMA / Mossfon Trust
Born in Panama, Republic of Panama, 14th September 1968; admitted, 1992, Panama. Education: University of Panama, School of Law (LL.B., Summa Cum Laude, 1992); Santa Maria La Antigua University, School of Business Administration (B.A., Summa Cum Laude, 1995). Staff member since 1992 and partner since 2007.
Member: Panama Bar Association, the International Tax Planning Association, the International Lawyers Association and the Panama Branch of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).
Languages: Spanish and English. |
Associates
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Ana María Escobar
Senior Associate
Born in Panama, Republic of Panama, 28th October 1945. Education: University of Panama, School of Law (LL.B., 1981). Admitted 1981, Panama. Staff member since 1979.
Member: Panama Bar Association.
Languages: Spanish and English. |
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Yolanda de Azcárraga
Senior Associate
Born in Panama, Republic of Panama, 9th April 1945; admitted, 1970, Panama. Education: University of Panama, School of Law (LL.B., Sigma Lambda, 1979). Staff member since 1991.
Member: Panama Bar Association, International Lawyers Association, Panama Maritime Law Association, Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).
Languages: Spanish, English and French. |
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Mario A. Vlieg
Associate
Born in Colon, Republic of Panama, 24th October, 1969. Admitted 1993. Education: Santa Maria La Antigua University, School of Law (LL.B., 1993; LL. M., Maritime Law, 1998) Panama; Latin University of Panama, Tax Management Certificate (2006); Assistant Legal Advisor to the Colon Free Zone, 1993-1994. Professor of Law, Santa María La Antigua, School of Law, 1997-1999. Staff member since 1999.
Member: Panama Bar Association. Maritime Law Association
Languages: Spanish and English. |
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Rigoberto Coronado
Associate
Born in Coclé, Republic of Panama, 31st August 1974. Education: University of Panama, School of Law (LL.B., 2001). Staff member since 1997.
Member: Panama Bar Association.
Languages: Spanish and English. |
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Edison Teano
Associate / Head of Corporations Division
Born in Colon, Republic of Panama, 2nd
September 1971. Education: University of Panama, School
of Law (LL.B., 2005); Latin University of Panama, Tax Management Certificate (2006). Staff member since 1991.
Languages: Spanish, English and some French. |
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Beatriz Suira
Associate / Customer Care
Associate and Client Relations. Born in Salamanca, Spain, 27th November 1966. Education: Santa Maria La Antigua University, School of Law (LL.B., 1993). Admitted 1998, Panama. Staff member since 1998.
Languages: Spanish and English. |
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Amauri Batista Arias
Associate / Client Relations
Born in Panama, Republic of Panama, 9th January 1978. Education: Santa Maria La Antigua University, School of Law (LL.B. 2000); Panama, Panama; Stetson University College of Law (LL.M. International Law & Business, 2002) Florida, U.S.A. Admitted 2001. Staff member since 2004.
Languages: Spanish and English. |
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Sara Montenegro Perez
Associate
Born in Chitre, Republic of Panama, 25th March 1975. Education: Santa Maria La Antigua University, School of Law (LL.B., 1998); University of Houston (LL.M. International Law & Business, 2000); Latin University of Panama, Tax Management Certificate (2006). Staff member since 2005
Languages: Spanish and English. |
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Jennifer Mossack
Associate
Born in Panama, Republic of Panama, 19th June 1980. Education: University of Massachusetts Amherst, Bachelor of Science, 2001; Loyola University New Orleans, School of Law (Juris Doctor, 2004). Staff member since 2005.
Languages: Spanish and English. |
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Isabel Vecchio
Associate
Born in Panama, Republic of Panama, 20th February 1979. Education: Santa María La Antigua University, School of Law (LL.B., Cum Laude, 2003). Tulane University, New Orleans, LA., U.S.A. (LL.M. in Admiralty Law, 2005). Latin University of Panama, Banking Services for International Commerce Certificate (2007). Staff member since 2005.
Member: Panama Bar Association; Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist.
Languages: Spanish, English and Italian. |
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Alexandra Kourany Moltó
Associate
Born in Panama, Republic of Panama, 5th June 1982. Education: University of Panama, School of Law (LL.B. Sigma Lambda, 2005); Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Post Graduate in International Purchases and Sales, Electronic Commerce and Other Current Issues of Private Law (2007); Part-time professor of law, Universidad del Istmo, School of Law, 2006 to the present. Staff member since 2006.
Languages: Spanish and English. |
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Carolina Lacerda Aviles
Associate
Born in Recife, Brazil, 9th May 1981. Education: University of Panama, School of Law (LL.B., 2005). Vrije Universiteit Brussels (LL.M. International and Comparative Law, 2006). Staff member since 2006.
Member: Panama Bar Association, Latin American Council of International and Comparative Law (COLADIC).
Languages: Spanish, English and Portuguese.
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Egbert Wetherborne
Associate
Born in Panama, Republic of Panama, on 12th November 1977. Education: University of Panama, School of Law (LL.B. - Panama 2001); The Hague Academy of International Law (Public International Law – The Netherlands 2004); University of Edinburgh (LL.M. in International Law – Scotland, U.K. 2005); Latin University of Panama, Tax Management Certificate (2006). Staff member since 2007.
Member: Panama Bar Association; the Latin-American Council of International Law Scholars (COLADIC).
Languages: Spanish and English. |
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Ramón Jurado
Assistant Manager
Born in Panama, Republic of Panama, 19th August 1979. Education: Santa María La Antigua University, School of Law (LL.B., 2002, Cum Laude). Admitted, 2002, Panama. Staff member since 2002.
Languages: Spanish and English. |
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Ernesto Gonzalez
Chief Financial Officer
Born in Panama, Republic of Panama, 14th November 1962. Education: University of Panama, School of Business Administration and Accounting (B.A., 1992); (MBA in Finance, 2002); Qualified as a Certified Public Accountant in 1992; Latin University of Panama, Tax Management Certificate (2006). Staff member since 1989.
Languages: Spanish and English. |
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Edmundo Ward
Head of Collection Division
Born in Panama, 30th March 1926. Education: Montana State University (B.A. Chemistry, 1950). Staff member since 1987.
Languages: Spanish and English.
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Katia Solano
Head of Human Resources
Born in Panama, Republic of Panama, 17th September 1964.
Education: Santa Maria la Antigua University, School of
Business Administration (B.A., 1993); Post graduate in
Human Resources (2003); MBA, Summa Cum Laude (2006). Staff member since 1984.
Member: Panama Association of Human Resources
Professionals.
Languages: Spanish and English.
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Humberto Urroz
Director of Business Development of the Mossfon
Group
Born in Managua, Nicaragua, 23rd March 1952. Education:
Central American University (UCA), BS in Civil
Engineering, 1974; Central American Institute of
Business Administration (INCAE) MBA, 1978; Latin
American University of Science and Technology (ULACIT) (
LL.B., 2001); Post Graduate in Maritime Business
(2001); Master in Civil Law, (LL.M. 2003); Master in
Commercial Law, (LL.M. 2003); Post Graduate in
Mediation and Negotiation (2004). Staff member since
2004.
Languages: Spanish and English.
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Luis A. Martinez
Chief Technology Officer
Born in Colon, Republic of Panama, 20th September 1966. Education: Technological University of Panama, School of System Engineering (B.A., 1992). Staff member since 1991.
Languages: Spanish and English. |
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