Born

Panama City, May 9, 1968

Practice Areas

Concessions; Construction Commercial Law; Gaming Law; Entertainment Law; Labor and Employment; Litigation; Real Estate; Criminal Litigation; Economic Crimes; Contracts; Alternative Energy; Energy; Company Registration; Company Acquisitions and Sales.

Education

University of Panama (Law and Political Science, 1993)

Memberships

International Masters of Gaming Law; National Bar Association of Panamá; International Association of Gaming Attorneys (IAGA); Inter-American Bar Association; Inter-American Gaming Consultants Corporation (Director).

Languages

Spanish and English

Biography

Author: "Accusatory Role of the Attorney General Office"; several regulations in the gaming industry and articles related with gaming. Director of the Gaming Control Board 2001-2004. Legal Advisor, Minister of Economy and Finance, 2000. National Director, Anticorruption Office, 1999. Partner of the law firm BLANDON & YOUNG, since 1993.

Legal Services

Gaming services: casino, internet gaming, gaming operators, and entertainment industries. Participated in the drafting and discussion of new laws and have held important public positions. During my administration as Director of the Gaming Control Board of the Republic of Panama, important advances and laws regulations were enacted such as laws regulating Bingo operations, Internet Casinos, Casinos regulations, and rules to avoid money laundering, among others.