Erika is an Associate of our firm. Born in Panama City, Panama, Erika studied at the University of Panama, School of Law, as an IFARHU scholarship recipient for academic excellence, and earned her Law and Political Science Degree (JD equivalent) Magna Cum Laude and ranked on the top three of the class of 2003.

She was admitted to practice in Panama in 2003. In 2004 Erika was awarded a scholarship from the Complutense Foundation of Madrid and completed a post graduated course in International Business Law at the Complutense University of Madrid, Spain.

In 2005 Erika obtained a Fulbright Scholarship and continued her graduate studies at Duke University Law School, where she earned a Masters in Laws in May, 2006. As a Fulbright Scholar Erika also completed studies of Introduction to U.S. Law, at Tulane University, Law School in 2005.

Erika has always worked in private practice focused in the areas of Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Finance Law, Energy Law and Mergers and Acquisitions. She has also devoted some of her time to teaching. She was an assistant instructor of the Conflicts of Laws course at the Law School of the University of Panama for the 2003-2004 academic year.

Erika is a member of the Association of Fulbright Scholars of Panama since the year 2006.

She is fluent in Spanish and English.