Associate
Andrés Chanis Pinzón
Tel: +507 215-3215
Email: andres.chanis@lovill.com
Industries
- Banking and Finance.
- Construction and Infrastructure.
- Real Estate.
- Logistics and Distribution.
- Telecommunications.
- Consumer Goods.
- Sovereign States.
Practice Areas
- Dispute Resolution.
- Litigation.
- Negotiation.
- Conciliation.
- Arbitration.
- Corporate and Business Law.
- Insolvency.
Education
- American University Washington College of Law (Washington, D.C.), Diploma in International Arbitration.
- Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Madrid), Master in Civil Liability, with Honors.
- Universidad de La Sabana (Bogotá), Diploma in Civil and State Liability.
- Universidad Católica Santa María La Antigua (Panama), Bachelor of Law and Political Science, Magna Cum Laude.
Languages
- English.
- Spanish.
Bar Admissions
Admitted to practice law in the Republic of Panama.
Andrés Chanis associate at LOVILL whose practice focuses on civil and commercial litigation, international commercial arbitration, and corporate advisory. He advises and represents local and international clients in complex cross-border disputes, asset recovery matters, and high-stakes controversies involving real estate, banking and finance, construction, insolvency, telecommunications, among others.
His strategic and analytical approach to litigation and arbitration allows him to design tailored legal solutions that align with each client’s objectives.
He holds a Law Degree from Universidad Católica Santa María La Antigua (Panama), where he graduated Magna Cum Laude. He also earned a Master’s Degree in Civil Liability from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Spain), graduating top of his class and receiving the Extraordinary Award for the Best Academic Record in the Master’s Degree in Civil Liability (2023/2024 academic year) in recognition of his outstanding academic record.
Andrés holds a Diploma in International Arbitration from American University Washington College of Law, with concentrations in international commercial arbitration, investor-state arbitration, and construction arbitration. His training in these specialized fields equips him to effectively handle multi-jurisdictional proceedings and disputes involving complex contractual structures.
His academic background includes the publication of the article “State’s liability deriving from the judicial annulment of administrative acts” in the Revista de Derecho Administrativo VLex (Spain). He also collaborates with Universidad Carlos III de Madrid in academic forums on civil liability, where he contributes through legal analysis informed by real-world experience in high-complexity cases.
Research and publication
- State’s Liability for Torts Caused by Illegal Administrative Decisions: Published in “Revista de Derecho Administrativo Vlex” – Spain. Master’s Thesis at “Universidad Carlos III de Madrid” (2024).
- Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, and Civil Liability of Corporate Directors: Research work at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (2024).
- The Donoghue v Stevenson Case: Tort of Negligence as a General Clause of Liability in Common Law: Article published on LinkedIn.
- Panamanian State (IDAAN) Ordered to Pay $225,000 for the Death of a Child and His Grandmother: Commentary on the Judgment of 13-3-2023, published on LinkedIn.
- IFARHU Economic Aid: Discretion as the “Trojan Horse of the Rule of Law”: Article published on LinkedIn.
- Current Situation of the State’s Liability of the Panamanian State: Brief commentary on the CSJ (Third Chamber) Judgment of March 31, 2021, published on LinkedIn.
Awards and Recognitions
Extraordinary Award for the Best Academic Record in the Master’s Degree in Civil Liability (2023/2024 academic year) – Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.
