Javier Yap Endara is a valued member of the ARIFA legal team since 2014. Javier is at the forefront of his generation having been recognized by Chambers and Partners, and by Legal 500 Latin America, for his participation in the most significant local and international financial transactions, as well as in the negotiation of complex mergers and acquisitions.

“It is my privilege, on behalf of the partners of Arias, Fábrega & Fábrega, to welcome Javier Yap Endara as a new partner of the firm and express the deep satisfaction that this announcement gives us. Javier is an extraordinary lawyer and human being. Since his start at ARIFA, Javier's professionalism and dynamism have decisively contributed to strengthening our legal team and we are sure of his valuable contribution to the future of our firm."
Fernando A. Arias, Senior Partner

Javier earned a Master of Public Policy from Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford, a Master of Laws in Commercial Law from University of Cambridge, and a Bachelor of Laws from Santa Maria la Antigua University in Panama. He worked as a pupil at barrister chambers in London as a Pegasus Scholar.