Ximena De Obaldía began her professional career as an intern at Galindo, Arias & López. After completing her master’s degree, she became a Research Fellow at the Tulane Institute on Water Resources Law and Policy, before returning to GALA to begin her private practice as an associate in the Aviation and Regulatory practica areas.

Ximena has extensive experience and is suitable to practice in both Panama and New York.

Publications

• De Obaldía, Ximena, et al. “Title Pending”. A publication being made in partnership with AIDA on the international framework for the protection of the páramos. To be published.
• De Obaldía, Ximena, and Haney, Holly. “Oceans Apart: The Legal History of the Control and Management the Panama Canal’s Waters”. A white paper on the legal history of the control and
  management of the Panama Canal’s Waters. To be published.
• De Obaldia, Ximena, & Nyquist, Ella. “A Glass Half Empty of Promises: Water as a Human Right in the Americas”. An issue paper by the Tulane Institute on Water Resources Law & Policy. December 6, 2024.
• World Bank. (De Obaldia, Ximena. Contributor for Panama). 2021. Women, Business and the Law 2021. Washington, DC: World Bank