Gisela Porras

Biography

Gisela Porras is the managing partner of Dentons in Panama. Her practice focuses on corporate law, mergers and acquisitions and international finance, with an emphasis on helping clients in transactions between multiple jurisdictions . She has held several positions in the public sector (2004-2009), including those of the General Director of the Tax Authority, Vice Minister of Finance and Minister of Commerce and Industries. In 2009 the French Government decorated her as a Cavalliere of the French Legion for her efforts in preventing money laundering. In 2016, following the filtering of the Panama Documents, the President of the Republic designated her as one of only seven expert advisors in the adoption of best practices to strengthen the national platform of Panama. Gisela also works with the communities in her role as President of Voces Vitales de Panamá, an NGO that works on the empowerment of women.