Morgan & Morgan hires two corporate law associates

Panamanian law firm Morgan & Morgan has hired two new associates for its corporate law practice, Maria Eugenia Crespo and Miguel A. Arias.

Before joining Morgan & Morgan, Crespo (pictured) was engaged in her own legal initiative, 4UR-RIGHTS PANAMA, which focused on providing affordable legal support to victims of fraud and other criminal conduct, while also providing commercial and administrative advice to clients on different matters. Prior to that, she worked in London as international associate for the former director of Legal Affairs to Interpol, handling matters related to international arbitration, data protection, tax and customs regulation.

Crespo also has experience in criminal, civil and maritime proceedings, and obtained an LLB from the School of Law of the Universidad Santa Maria La Antigua in Panama, an LLM in banking and international finance law from University College London, and a master’s degree in corporate governance (Pro Bono distinction) from Stanford University in California. She is admitted to practice law in Panama, and currently serves as external legal counsel for Panama’s minister of private investment. 

Arias joins the firm as an international associate. He worked as an International law clerk in the Latin American Corporate Law and International Arbitration departments of law firm Holland & Knight in Miami, advising clients on corporate matters, such as mergers and acquisitions, some involving cross-border components, as well as on litigation, and international arbitration matters.

He obtained a BA degree in business administration – international business and legal studies from Loyola University in the US, and a Juris Doctor with an emphasis on business innovation, law, and technology at the University of Miami, Florida, a state in which he is admitted to practice law.