Bio & Info - Beth Anne Gray J.

Education: I graduated from the University of Waikato (New Zealand) School of Law with an LL.B. (Hons.) in 1996. In 1996 I moved to Panama, where I found that I was unable to practice law until I was admitted to the bar here.  This required a further 3 years of law school in Panama. In November 2001, I completed my studies at ULACIT, graduating cum laude, and was admitted before the Supreme Court of Panama in November 2001.  Admitted November 26, 2001. Registration number 6217. 

Member:  International Bar Association; UNA (Unión Nacional de Abogadas) - National Lawyers Union; Congress of Fellows (CILS - Centre for International Legal Studies). 

Languages: Fluent in both Spanish and English.

Areas of Practice: Business Formation, Limited Liability Company Law, Small Business Law, Commercial Transactions, Company Administration, Offshore Company Law, Commercial Contracts, Corporate Contracts, Corporate Governance, Incorporation, Business Taxation, Closely Held Business Law, Business Estate Planning,  Investor Immigration, Foreign Investment, Non-Profit Organizations Law, Real Estate, Shareholder Agreements, Fiscal Law, Tax Planning, Trust and Estates, Corporate & Commercial Law, International Private Law,  Contracts (real estate & commercial), Charter Party Contracts, Ship Registration, Immigration & Relocation, and Offshore Services. 

Publications:  Recently published "Panamanian Securities Legislation:  Transparency & Accountability" in Comparative Law Yearbook of International Business - Volume 2004 published by Kluwer Law International (Center for International Legal Studies), The Hague, Netherlands, 2005.  

Email: bgray