FABREGA MOLINO

FABREGA MOLINO

Website: www.fmm.com.pa

Tel:+507 301-6600

Partners: Juan Pablo Fábrega P, Jose Juan Marquez, Gretel Ciniglio de Perez, Dani Kuzniecky, Ana Lorena Morales, José Agustin Preciado, Jorge Molina Mendoza, Farah Molino, Liza Maye Diaz, Carlos Molino, Denisse Correa, Lourdes Bishop.

Number of partners: 14

Number of other lawyers: 11

Languages: English, French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish.

Contacts:

• Estate Planning and Private Clients: Gretel Ciniglio de Perez
• Arbitration & Litigation: Jorge Molina
• Intellectual Property: Farah Molino
• M&A and Corporate: Juan Pablo Fabrega
• Corporate Governance: Dani Kuzniecky
• Project & Energy: Ana Lorena Morales
• Real Estate: Jose Agustin Preciado
• Tax: Jose Juan Marquez

Firm Overview

FABREGA MOLINO is a Panamanian law firm specialized in the practice of law. The Firm stands out for the depth of its legal knowledge and the excellence of its services. It is composed of a team of professionals specialized in different branches of the law, committed to providing reliable and efficient client service.

The Firm has advised and provided legal services to many of the world’s largest companies, with an established tradition of excellence earned through the efficiency and quality of its services. It acts for a wide range of clients, including multinational corporations and institutions, shipowners and agents, international law firms, family businesses, high-net-worth individuals, major international groups, holding companies, banks, financial institutions, and aviation and pharmaceutical companies. FABREGA MOLINO is widely recognized as a leading provider of Panamanian legal services worldwide by leading publications and professional organizations. Its lawyers are members of the most preeminent international associations. The Firm values workplace diversity and aligns its services with every aspect of ESG (environmental, social, and governance).

Main Areas of Practice

Arbitration & Litigation_ The Firm has a strong litigation practice focusing on civil, commercial, labor, tax, intellectual property, bankruptcy, and maritime proceedings. It represents clients in commercial and investment arbitrations across a variety of industries. The Firm’s dispute resolution lawyers are fully trained and consistently ranked as leaders in international arbitration by major international rankings.

Banking & Finance: Banking and Finance is one of the strongest departments at FABREGA MOLINO. The Firm has extensive experience in Latin America, the United States, Europe, and Asia. Its practice covers a wide range of services, including establishing and developing banking and finance operations in Panama.

Capital Markets: The Firm’s securities practice includes advising financial institutions in debt and equity offerings in Panama and providing counsel on compliance matters. FABREGA MOLINO has assisted clients in obtaining various licenses before the Superintendence of Securities Markets, including securities brokerage and investment fund administration. Its lawyers also advise clients on private and public securities offerings in the Panamanian capital markets, as well as the structuring and registration of investment funds.

Estate Planning & Private Client: The Firm specializes in estate planning, advising on the structuring, organization, and governance of family businesses, private wealth, and succession planning. It represents corporate clients, high-net-worth individuals, and family-owned businesses.

M&A & Corporate: The Firm advises on the full spectrum of corporate and commercial matters, including mergers and acquisitions. Its practice includes negotiating and drafting contracts and other commercial documents concerning manufacturing, product licensing and distribution, import-export, real estate, loans, financings, antitrust and unfair competition legislation. The Firm has represented institutional, corporate, and privately held companies in transactions of all sizes.

Real Estate: The Firm has extensive experience in real estate matters, representing corporations, real estate investors, lending institutions, contractors, and developers. Its professionals are highly experienced in preparing, negotiating, and closing purchase agreements for the acquisition and sale of unimproved land, commercial, multi-use, and residential buildings, shopping centers, farms, hotels, and warehouse developments.

Tax: The Firm’s team of attorneys has vast experience assisting national and foreign clients with Panamanian fiscal standards and the implications of business, financial, and commercial transactions carried out in Panama and abroad.

Other Areas of Practice: Antitrust and competition law, aviation, aerospace, corporate governance and compliance, energy and natural resources, environmental law, government contracts and procurement, cybersecurity & data protection, healthcare and life sciences, hospitality & leisure, immigration, insurance, intellectual property, labor and employment, project finance, shipping, telecommunications, media and IT, blockchain & cryptocurrencies, trusts, and sports law.