Panama Office Director

OttoEscartín Romero

Panama Office Director at Fexlaw. A Panamanian lawyer with more than 20 years in public international and administrative law; he served as Director of International Legal Affairs and Treaties at Panama’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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21+yearsin the public and private sectors

20+yearsat Panama’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2fellowshipsfrom the U.S. Department of State’s IVLP program

5articlesas a columnist for La Prensa de Panamá

Summary

International law from Panama.

Otto Escartín Romero is the Panama Office Director at Fexlaw. He is a Panamanian lawyer with more than 20 years of experience in the public and private sectors, specializing in public international law, administrative law and foreign affairs, with knowledge of commercial, criminal and labor law.

At Panama’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs he served as Director of International Legal Affairs and Treaties, where he led international negotiations, issued legal opinions on treaties, extraditions and diplomatic immunities, and represented the country in multilateral forums. At Panama’s Financial Analysis Unit he coordinated the terrorism and terrorist financing project.

He is a columnist for the Diario La Prensa de Panamá, has been quoted by La Estrella de Panamá and has appeared as an expert on Radio Panamá. He is currently pursuing a Master’s in Legal Theory and Legal Argumentation at the Universidad de Buenos Aires.

Public international lawTreaties and extraditionsAdministrative lawCounter-terrorist financingCommercial lawLabor law

Career

From Panama’s Foreign Ministry to Fexlaw.

01
2001 – 2014
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Panamá
Legal Assistant · Attorney, General Directorate of Legal Affairs and Treaties
02
2014 – 2015
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Panamá
Deputy Director General of Legal Affairs and Treaties
03
2015 – 2019
Unidad de Análisis Financiero de Panamá
Programs and Projects Analyst · Coordinator of the Terrorism and Terrorist Financing Project
04
2021 – 2024
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Panamá
Director of International Legal Affairs and Treaties · Head of the Security and Disarmament Department
- Led international negotiations and issued legal opinions on treaties, extraditions and diplomatic immunities.
- Represented Panama in high-level multilateral forums.
05
2025 – Present
Fexlaw Abogados
Panama Office Director

EDUCATION

Education in Panama and Argentina.

Bachelor’s in Law and Political ScienceUniversidad de Panamá
Diploma in Labor LawUniversidad Latina de Panamá
Master’s in Legal Theory and Legal Argumentation (in progress)Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
35th Course on International LawOrganization of American States (OAS)

2fellowships · Department of State

RECOGNITION

IVLP fellow.

He was twice a fellow of the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP): in 2007, on organized crime and terrorism, and in 2018, on international terrorism.