PROFILE

Maria Isabel Saravia Marín

Maria Isabel Saravia Marín

Executive, Panama Node

Publishes in: Spanish

Attorney with more than 20 years of experience in legal practice, specializing in comprehensive legal counsel in both the public and private sectors. She currently serves as Deputy Director General of the Servicio Nacional de Migración de Panamá (National Immigration Service of Panama), a position she has held since 2019, leading strategic immigration processes within the Ministerio de Seguridad Pública (Ministry of Public Security).

Throughout her career, she has built a solid legal track record. She began as a legal assistant at firms such as De Vicente & González and Durling & Durling, later establishing herself as an attorney at Alfaro, Ferrer & Ramírez, and subsequently at Gómez Giraldo & Asociados, where she deepened her experience in corporate law and specialized legal counsel.

In 2012 she co-founded Legal Engine Solutions, a platform through which she has provided innovative legal services, remaining active as a legal practitioner for more than a decade. Between 2013 and 2019, she was also a founding partner of a legal services firm, contributing a strategic, results-oriented vision.

Her profile combines technical expertise with experience in public administration, dispute resolution and institutional leadership. She is particularly focused on the design and implementation of public policies in the field of migration, always from a legal, humane and efficient perspective.

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