Patton, Moreno & Asvat

Patton, Moreno & Asvat

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Belisario Porras

Belisario Porras

Position

Partner of Patton, Moreno & Asvat, specializing in Maritime Law, Ship Finance, Corporate Law, Commercial Law and Banking Law.

Career

He has more than 20 years’ experience in handling the maritime and corporate interests of top ship owning companies, ship managers, banks and financial institutions from several different jurisdictions of Europe, United States, Middle East, Asia and Latin America.  Providing assistance to clients from the firm´s Panamanian head office as well as from its branch office in London in which he serves as the Partner in charge.

Languages

Spanish and English

Memberships

Panama Bar Association (Director 2005-2007)

Panama Maritime Law Association (President from 2015-2017)

German Chamber of Commerce of Panama

Education

He obtained a Bachelor Degree in Law and Political Sciences from Universidad Santa Maria La Antigua of Panama; an L.L.M. in International Banking Law from the Boston University Law School; a Master in Diplomacy and International Relations from Universidad de Costa Rica, Instituto Manuel María de Peralta;  an International Diploma in Negotiation, Treaties and International Trade, from Universidad de Santiago de Chile; and he also attended the Program of Instruction for Lawyers- Negotiation Workshops at Harvard University Law School.

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