Panama

Firm overview

Since 1959, we have provided legal services from our eight offices located in Panama, Switzerland, British Virgin Islands, Belize, Seychelles, Liechtenstein, Hong Kong and The Bahamas, to an ever growing clientele who has found in Quijano & Associates a top ranking efficiency with more than six decades of professional experience.

We have also been appointed as Special Agent for corporate and maritime affairs in Marshall Islands.

Firm overview

EY Law is an international law firm, affiliated to the EY global firm with offices in 150 countries around the world and more than 300.000 professionals. In the Central America region, the firm has more than 1.500 employees, with more than 100 lawyers and offices in Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama and Nicaragua. 

The firm is acknowledged for its pre-eminent trajectory, forward thinking and innovation, based on the highest ethical and professional standard and represents important multinational and regional clients, including numerous Fortune 500 companies,which grant the firm the gold standard for high-end legal advice. In the last 12 months, EY Law has reinforced its presence in the Panama legal market by recruiting talent to strengthen its offer in corporate law, labor and immigration, compliance and corporate governance, data protection, real estate and hospitality and financial services. Together with the multidisciplinary capabilities of the other service lines, EY Law presents a unique offer that puts the legal services offering at an unparallel level for the benefit of our clients. 

Firm overview

Arias is the leading global business law firm in Central America and the firm of choice in the region. The firm stands out for providing innovative and effective solutions that help clients achieve their business goals, while enjoying the benefits of working with an integrated firm, with presence in six countries through seven offices, 41 partners, and 130 highly trained and experienced attorneys and offices in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama.

Since 1942, Arias has been setting the standards in the region by combining its global reach with local expertise, and providing a visionary outlook on the world’s business environment.

Our team: Among our staff, we have attorneys with many years of experience in several practice areas combined with young lawyers. This means our firm is constantly innovating and adapting to the needs of today’s world, which ensures we are able to offer our clients the best legal talent in the region.

Areas of practice: Arias is a full-service firm, providing advice in over 35 practice areas, with renowned specialists in each jurisdiction. Some of the firm’s main practice areas include: corporate, antitrust, mergers and acquisitions, tax, arbitration and litigation, compliance, banking and finance, intellectual property, labor law, energy, oil and gas, real estate, immigration, and general counsel services, among others.

Our focus: We make things happen. We provide creative and innovative legal solutions that add value to our clients, taking the time to know and understand their business goals, while always focused on providing reliable and accurate legal services, with their best interests in mind.

International reach: The firm advises on local and cross-border transactions, assisting some of the major international corporations doing business in the region, and also providing legal support to local clients going abroad.

Recognitions and awards: Consistently, we have been honored with important recognitions and awards such as “Firm of the Year in Central America”, “Firm of the year” in the countries we operate, “Client Service Award”, “Best Regional Firm for Women in Business Law”, “Deal of the Year”, among other relevant regional and local awards for the firm and our members.

Equal opportunities: We promote diversity within the firm, professional growth is based on each individual’s merit regardless of gender or ethnics.

47% of our partners are women
48% of our associates are women
57% of our management positions are held by women
100% of our managing partners are women

2,000 Pro-bono hours per year: Corporate social responsibility and Pro-bono work have always been an important part of our DNA. We believe that it is everyone’s responsibility to inspire and generate positive changes in our environment in order to achieve and ensure a better future for the next generations.

Firm overview

Aleman, Cordero, Galindo, and Lee (Alcogal) is a highly reputable law firm that provides comprehensive legal services in banking and finance, M&A, litigation, offshore services, and other business-related matters.

At our core, we boast extensive proficiency in serving banking institutions and multinational corporations. We take great pride in representing some of the largest foreign and locally owned banks operating within Panama's financial landscape. In addition to our banking expertise, we also excel in handling Mergers & Acquisitions, participating in the largest and most complex M&A transactions in the country. We also have a leading litigation team, providing guidance and strategic counsel to companies and individuals. Alcogal is also a highly experienced energy and telecom in Panama, advising the largest players in the market.

Our reputation for delivering prompt, efficient, business oriented and sound legal advice is well-earned. Our highly skilled attorneys have extensive knowledge and experience in Panamanian law, ensuring that our clients receive exemplary representation.