Background
Arias Chiari, Rafael was born on October 9, 1956 in Panama.
Arias Chiari, Rafael was born on October 9, 1956 in Panama.
Universidad Santa María Louisiana Antigua Law School, Panama (Bachelor of Laws, Summa Cum Laude, 1981). Tulane University Law School (Master of Laws, 1982). Spoken languages: Spanish and English.
Worked at Sucre, Arias, Castro & Reyes (Panama) specializing in Commercial Law, Banking Law, Taxation Law. Admitted to the bar, 1981, Panama. Director General of the Internal Revenue Service of the Republic of Panama (1984-1985).
Director of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Panama (1991).
Legal Counselor to the National Council of Private Enterprises of the Republic of Panama (1985-1986). President of the Panamanian Fiscal Association (IFA-Panama) (1992).
Commissioner of the National Commission of Values of the Republic of Panama (1993). Author: "Defenses Against the Holder in Due Course Under the Panamanian Statutory Law." Member: Panama and Inter-American Bar Associations.
Panama Banking Association, Legal Commission.
International Fiscal Association. Panama Society of Insurance Law.