Cristina Lewis

Practice Areas

Aviation; Banking & Finance; Corporate & Commercial; Project & Assets Finance; Regulatory

Career

Cristina Lewis has been a member of the GALA team since 1997, focusing her practice in the areas of Corporate and Administrative law, particularly in the aviation, energy and capital markets industries. She is regularly involved in complex mergers and acquisitions, project financing, regulatory compliance and issuance of commercial securities.

In recent years, she has excelled in the area of aviation law, advising airlines, financial institutions, repair stations and ground handling companies in connection with the purchase, leasing and financing of aircraft and equipment, and the establishment of their operations in Panama, which is why she has been distinguished by Expert Guides and Who's Who Legal Transport magazines as one of the leading lawyers in the industry.

In energy and infrastructure matters, Cristina advises the main developers of renewable energy projects.

Cristina Lewis leads the firm's Aviation and Regulatory practice groups. She conducts numerous due diligence investigations and drafts and negotiates transaction documents related to the acquisition of renewable energy projects for sellers and buyers.

Professional Memberships

• International Aviation Women’s Association (IAWA)

• International Bar Association (IBA)

• Women in the Profession (WIP) - Panama Representative of the International Steering

Committee of the Vance Center

• Fundación WIP Panama – President

• Asociación de Directoras de Panamá (ADP)

• Phi Beta Kappa

• Pi Sigma Alpha

• Tulane Alumni Association Panama

Personal

Tulane University (Juris Doctor, Cum Laude, 1997); Gettysburg College (B.A., Political Science and Latin American Studies, Magna Cum Laude 1994).