Margie-Lys Jaime
Panama
Head of the Investment Arbitration Office, Ministry of Economy and Finances
Margie-Lys Jaime is Head of the Investment Arbitration Office at the Ministry of Economy and Finances of the Republic of Panama. Under this capacity, she represents Panama at UNCITRAL Working Group III on ISDS reform. She is also a Professor of Law at the University of Panama.
Dr. Jaime is member of the ICC Institute of World Business Law and participates as a member of the UNIDROIT Working Group on International Investment Contracts.
She received her PhD in Law and LLM in International Economic Affairs Law from the University of Paris II (Pantheon-Assas), an LLM in Arbitration and International Business Law from the University of Versailles (France), and an LLM in International Business and Economic Law with a Certificate in WTO Studies from Georgetown University Law Center.
Dr. Jaime is admitted to practice law in Panama, the State of New York, U.S.A., and holds the Certificate of Aptitude for the legal profession (CAPA) in Paris, France. She is Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitration (FCIArb), and has been appointed to the list of Conciliators and Arbitrators of ICSID by the Republic of Panama (2022-2028); and as Member of the Court of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (2024-2030).
