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Panama Immigration Specialists (Panamais)

Avenida Aquilino de la Guardia, Ocean Business Plaza, 24 Floor, Office 2405

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Grace is a Practice Leader at Panama Immigration Specialists (Fragomen’s Panamanian affiliate). She assists clients with national and multinational immigration matters, including the hiring of foreign nationals, residence permits, work permits, renewals and registration of vital events occurring abroad.

Grace has been practicing as a Panamanian lawyer since 2006. Prior to joining the firm, she assisted a wide range of multinational clients with their corporate immigration matters as a sole practitioner. Grace also previously served as a lawyer in the Immigration and Junior Partner Division of a local full-service law firm. In this position, Grace acted as team leader with coordination and supervision responsibilities, overseeing the review and approval of immigration strategies and documents.

Grace speaks English and Spanish.

Education

  • Universidad Católica Santa María La Antigua, Degree in Law and Political Science, 2006

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Bar Admissions: Panama

Professional accomplishments

Member, Immigration Law Commission, Colegio Nacional de Abogados de Panama

Member, Special Regimes Sub commission, Colegio Nacional de Abogados de Panama

Member, American Chamber of Commerce Panama

Publications and lectures

Speaker, “Nueva Visa De Trabajo Remoto Y Reformas A Permisos De Residencia.” National Bar Association of Panama, 8 June 2021.

Speaker, “Biennial Business Seminars.” Semi-annual Lecture, 2009-2013, at numerous locations including Expo Hábitat Internacional (Caracas, Venezuela) and Global Citizen (Panama City, Panama).

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