Alberto López Tom

Partner

Born

  • Panama City, Panama, January 4, 1975

Admitted

  • 1999, Republic of Panama

Education

  • University of Panama Law School (Bachelor of Laws and Political Sciences)
  • Technologic University of Panama, Faculty of Industrial Engineering (Postgraduate Degree in Management and Business Administration)
  • University of Nottingham, England, School of Law (Master of Laws in International Commercial Law)
  • United Nations Institute for Training and Research, UNITAR (Arbitration and ADR Methods)
  • University of Salamanca, Spain, Postgraduate Degree in Civil Litigation, Arbitration and ADR
  • Ministry of Labour / University of Panama (joint Programme), Postgraduate Degree in Labour Law
  • University of Salamanca, Spain, (Master of Laws in Digital Law and New Technologies) (pend.)

Email

lopez@dcr.law

Phones

+507 263-6622
+507 6747-0755

Fax

+507 263-6594

Areas of Practice

  • Civil and Maritime Litigation
  • Banking Law
  • Construction Disputes
  • International Trade and Finance
  • Corporate Law
  • Special Regimes (SEM & EMMA) & Free Trade Zones
  • Logistics

Memberships

  • Appointed Adjunct External Fellow of the Centre for Maritime Law of the National University of Singapore (2015-2027)
  • National Bar Association of Panama
  • Maritime Law Association of Panama (Director 2008-2011; President 2010-2011)
  • Panama Association of Business Executives (APEDE) (Director 2022-2024, 2025-2026, General Secretary)

Languages

  • English
  • Spanish

Other

  •  Authorized Public Translator
  • Former Professor of Maritime Law, MBA Programme, Latin American University of Foreign Trade, Panama City
  • Former Professor of Commercial Law and International Trade Law, Latin American University of Foreign Trade, Panama City.
  • Member of the Drafting Committee of the 2009 Amendments to the Code of Maritime Procedure of the Republic of Panama
  • Member of the Verifying Committee of the 2008 Amendments to the Maritime Trade Book of the Panama Commercial Code (Law No. 55 of 2008)
  • Arbitrator before the Panama Canal Board of Labour Disputes