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Alemán, Cordero, Galindo & Lee
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Alemán, Cordero, Galindo & Lee

Global 2026

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Leading firm in Global 2026

Top figures

34

Lawyers

14

Partners

1985

Established Year

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Overview

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Alcogal is a leading full-service Panamanian firm advising corporations, financial institutions, investors, family offices and high-net-worth individuals across Latin America, the Caribbean and international markets. Established in 1985, it combines strength in banking, finance, capital markets and M&A with an offshore platform and global correspondent network, and is a trusted choice for complex, regulated and cross-border matters.

Industry sectors (7)

  • Financial Services
  • Heathcare
  • Telecommunications
  • Labor
  • Infrastructure and Energy
  • Immigration
  • Insurance

Capabilities (10)

  • Banking & Finance
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Corporate M&A
  • Labour Law
  • Capital Markets
  • Public-Private Partnerships
  • Public Tenders and Concession Contracts
  • Energy and Natural Resources
  • Real Estate
  • Antitrust

Key people

Provided by Alemán, Cordero, Galindo & Lee

  • Artruro Gerbaud

    Managing Partner - Head of Banking & Finance and CApital Markets

  • Jaime Alemán

    Name Partner

  • Carlos Cordero

    Name Partner

  • Anibal Galindo

    Name Partner

  • Jorge F. Lee

    Name Partner

  • Alejandro Ferrer

    Partner - Head of Corporate M&A and Litigation & Arbitration

  • Rita de la Guardia

    Partner

  • Patricia Cordero

    Partner

  • Rafael Marquínez

    Partner

Work & experience

Provided by Alemán, Cordero, Galindo & Lee

Alcogal is distinguished for executing complex, high-value and multi-jurisdictional matters in regulated and cross-border contexts. Over the last cycle the firm advised on the largest banking transaction in Panama in more than a decade, landmark regional M&A, and debut international capital markets issuances — delivering commercially driven solutions through partner-led teams with deep market knowledge and institutional credibility.

Notable work

Provided by Alemán, Cordero, Galindo & Lee

• BAC International Bank — merger by absorption of Multibank, Inc.

2026Completed $77.0B Panama

Panamanian legal counsel on the largest banking-sector transaction, creating the country's second-largest bank.

• The Bank of Nova Scotia (Scotiabank) — sale of its Colombia, Costa Rica and Panama operations to Banco Davivienda.

2025Completed $3.7B Panama

Represented a regional banking transformation that involved complex asset structuring and multi-regulator navigation.

Bladex — inaugural US$200,000,000 Additional Tier 1 (AT1) bond issuance

2025Completed $200.0M Panama

Panamanian counsel to BofA Securities, J.P. Morgan Securities and Jefferies on Bladex's first international AT1 issuance

Ranked Offices at Alemán, Cordero, Galindo & Lee

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Panama - Head office

Panama

2nd Floor, Humboldt Tower, East 53rd Street Marbella PO Box 0819-09132, Panama, Panama, Panama, 0819-09132, Panama

Ranked Departments at Alemán, Cordero, Galindo & Lee (3)

Panama

Ranked Individuals at Alemán, Cordero, Galindo & Lee (14)

Panama

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Top figures

34

Lawyers

14

Partners

1985

Established Year

Content provided by Alemán, Cordero, Galindo & Lee

Articles, Highlights and Press Releases

30 items provided by Alemán, Cordero, Galindo & Lee

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