Legal team

Experience inside the justice system and in private criminal practice.

Abraham Adames and Imalay Medina make up the legal team. The practice combines more than ten years of public and private criminal-law experience with ongoing academic and professional development.

Abraham Adames in his officeAA / LEGAL PRACTICE
Abraham Adames Aguilar

Criminal Lawyer · Former Specialized Prosecutor · Bar Leader

Admitted to practice law in Panama since 2014 and graduated Summa Cum Laude from Universidad Católica Santa María La Antigua, Abraham Adames has built a career that combines public service and private criminal practice. His experience includes serving as a Circuit Court Judicial Assistant and as a prosecutor with the Superior Specialized Prosecutor's Office Against Organized Crime.

His professional work also includes leadership and participation in legal institutions and bar associations, together with national and international academic training in criminal law, criminal procedure, trial advocacy and transnational organized crime.

He also participates as a speaker at national and international conferences and has published legal commentary and research on criminal law, criminal procedure and electronic evidence.

10+years of public and private practice
2014admitted to practice in Panama
ES / ENprofessional language proficiency
01

Leadership and institutional work

  • President, Asociación Nacional de Abogados de Panamá (ANDAP).
  • Board member, Movimiento de Abogados Gremialistas (MAG), 2025–2026.
  • Board member, Colegio Nacional de Abogados de Panamá and IMELCF, 2021–2023.
  • Former president of the Criminal Accusatory System Commission of the Colegio Nacional de Abogados.
02

Academic background

  • Master's degree in Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure, INEJ, Nicaragua.
  • Advanced studies in theory of crime, criminal litigation and transnational organized crime in Germany, Argentina, Colombia and Paraguay.
  • Law and Political Science degree, USMA, 2014, Summa Cum Laude.
  • Professional proficiency in Spanish and English.
Legal team

Imalay Medina

She is in the final year of her Law and Political Science degree at Universidad Católica Santa María La Antigua (USMA). Her vocation is centered on Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure, areas in which she shows great passion and commitment. As part of our firm since 2024, Imalay brings a dynamic perspective to our team.