Member Profiles

MAUAD & MAUAD is a full service Law Firm established in 1974 and dedicated to render legal services in a variety of areas, specially Corporate and Commercial Law; Project Finance and Investment Company and Trust formation; Private Interests Foundations; Energy Telecommunication and Regulatory Law; Intellectual Property; International Business and Trade; Contract Negotiation; Asset Protection; Litigation and Arbitration; Immigration; Labor and Family law; Maritime law. Our Firm is internationally oriented due to which a great percentage of the Firm’s clientele is composed of foreign entities, companies or multinational corporations. We counsel foreign investors in the organization and setting up of inve4stments and operations in the country as well as in the negotiation of agreements with local counterparts. Our Correspondent Offices throughout the region and in the Caribbean, Europe and Asia enable us to render complete service wherever your need may rise.

Jan Christian Brewer has been part of Moreno & Arjona – Bureau since 1998 and currently is a Senior Partner within the firm. With 20+ years of legal experience, Jan offers counselling to for the establishment of companies in Panama with an approach on strategic planning and complying with local regulations. He is part of the business practice division of the firm, which offers a wide array of legal services helping his clients to run their businesses optimizing its operations taking advantage of legal trends and applicable laws.

Lawyer, graduated from the Faculty of Juridical and Diplomatic Sciences of the Catholic University of Asunción. Degree in International Commercial Law from the Asturias Business School; likewise it has specializations with titles of ``University of California Irvine Extension and Aden International Business School (Specialization in Management Development and Specialization in Management Skills) and an MBA (Master in Business Administration and Management) by the`` Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya ``. Founding partner of Studio M & B Law Firm, in charge of corporate and international area. His languages are Spanish, English and Portuguese.

Mr. Arbe is specialized in corporate, financial and civil law; mergers and acquisitions, project financing, international financing, investments funds, public and private offerings of securities and securitizations. He has a vast experience in financial transactions such as syndicated loans, public bond issues, initial public offerings, legal structuring of financings, legal due diligence, incorporation of collateral – asset and cash flow- trusts, pledges, mortgages, as well as drafting and negotiation of several commercial agreements.

Intellectual Property Attorney, born in Lima, Peru, in 1944. Admitted to Lima Bar Association in 1970. Education Universidad de San Marcos (Bachelor at Law, Lawyer’s Degree and Doctor in Law) McGill University, Montreal, Canada (Diploma in International Air and Space Law) The Southwestern Legal Foundation, Dallas, Texas  (Diploma in Comparative Law) Membership Lima Bar Association (Member of the Board of Directors 2001-2002)(President Intellectual Property Law Committee 1998 and 2004-2008)(Member of the List of Arbitrators) Peruvian Industrial Property Association (APPI)(Vice-President 1995-1997; President 1997-1999) Lima Chamber of Commerce (Member of the Board of Directors and President of Intellectual Property Committee 2000-2002) American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM PERU)(Member of the Intellectual Property Committee)(Member of the List of Arbitrators) Fédération Internationale des Conseils en Propriété Intellectuelle (FICPI) (President Peruvian Group 1997-2010) Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle (AIPPI) (President Peruvian Group, 1997-2010) Inter-American Association of Industrial Property (ASIPI) (Delegate Peruvian Members 1998-2000) International Trademark Association (INTA) American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) (Committee Member: Industrial Designs, Patent Law, Trademark Law) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) (Member of the list of Domain Name Panelists for .pe) European Communities Trademark Association (ECTA)(Member of Patent Committee) Alliance Française de Lima (Member of the Board of Directors 2010-2012) Alava (Spain) Bar Association Santa Cruz (Bolivia Bar Association (Honorary Member 2001) La Paz (Bolivia) Bar Association (Honorary Member 2001) Others Head of Diplomatic Mission in Peru as Chargé d’ Affaires a.i. of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (February 11, 1999-June 17, 2005) Practice Areas Intellectual Property Corporate Law General Law Arbitration Domain Name Dispute Resolution Languages:  Spanish English French