Estefanía Alemán
Estefanía Alemán is the General Manager of Icaza Trust Corporation and holds a position in its Board of Directors.
She is a founding member and President of the “Asociación de Empresas Fiduciarias de Panamá”, an organization constituted by Panamanian trust companies which end is to work together to promote Panama as an international financial center and to strengthen the Panamanian jurisdiction’s anti-money laundering and corporate governance processes to create a transparent and robust environment to host financial transactions.
As General Manager and Director of Icaza Trust Corporation, Estefanía leads a team of over fifteen staff members and supervises the administration of more than one hundred and fifty trusts. She heads the constitution, implementation, and administration of estate planning and commercial trusts, including administration, payment source, credit, and public trusts. In addition, Estefanía directs and leads processes such as preparing legal documentation of the trusts, developing their process manuals, and their daily operation.
Her wide range of expertise also includes developing administrative and operational controls of fiduciary procedures and the supervision and control of risk mitigation and anti-money laundering processes related to the provision of services by the trust company.
Academic Instruction
- Bachelor´s Degree in Law and Political Science, Universidad de Panamá, (2016).
- Juris Doctor, American Washington College of Law, USA, (2013).
- Bachelor of Arts and Science with a major in History and Foreign Affairs, University of Virginia, USA, (2010).
- License Certificate: 2016.
Experience
- ICAZA, GONZÁLEZ-RUIZ & ALEMÁN
- Associate since 2014.
- ICAZA TRUST COPORATION
- General Manager since 2015.
- Deloitte Panamá
- Tax Intern, (2012).
- The Nature Conservancy
- Legal Intern, (2012).
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Panama
- Law Clerk, (2011).
Memberships
- Panama Bar Association.
- American Chamber of Commerce of Panama (AMCHAM).
- STEP (The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners).
Hobbies
In her spare time, Estefanía enjoys traveling, practicing yoga and healthy cooking.
Yexadira García is an Associate with twenty years of experience in Corporate Law, Regulations, and Trusts. She joined Icaza, González-Ruiz & Alemán in 2012 and is currently Icaza (BVI) Trust Limited’s Managing Director. She is also the Director of the corporate department at Icaza, González-Ruiz & Alemán, where she oversees the operation of the Belize, the Bahamas offices.
Mariano Oteiza Icaza became a partner at Icaza, González-Ruiz & Alemán in 1996. With over 35 years of experience in the profession, he specializes in Banking Law, Corporate Law, and Real Estate and Tourism.
With over ten years of experience in providing trust services, Luis Martínez is the Deputy Manager of Icaza Trust Corporation. His practice involves Trust, Estate Planning and Administration for high net worth individuals, mostly with families in Latin America, with a particular emphasis on tax compliant structures.
Michelle O. de de la Guardia is a partner specialized in Administrative Law, Banking Law, Capital Markets, Insurance and Re-Insurance, Mergers & Acquisitions and Trust Services. Since 1991, she has provided legal advice to multiple companies in the structuring and issuance of public offering of securities. She became a partner of Icaza, González-Ruiz & Alemán in 1993.