Jeannette Bravo

Practice Areas

Labor Law.

Corporate and Commercial Law.

Immigration.

Intellectual Property.

Administrative Law.

Career

Jeannette Bravo has worked at LOVILL since 2013. She is Partner and leads the firm’s Labor and Immigration Law practice.

Her work at the firm also includes aspects of administrative law, industrial property, public contracts and regulatory law with special emphasis on serving multinational companies.

She has ample experience in the application of labor standards in companies, as well as in day-to-day advising. Also, she has more than 10 years experience in the practice of immigration law, which has allowed her to provide comprehensive advice on both matters.

Professional Memberships

International Bar Association.

Panamanian Bar Association.

Young Lawyers of the Panamanian Academy of Labor Law.

Panamanian Association for Business Executives.

Panamanian Debate Association (ASPADE).

Axxion, network of professional women in Panama.

The American Chamber of Commerce Panama.

Work Highlights

Leads the legal advice to the Panamanian subsidiary of a Fortune 500 company dedicated to the production and sale of consumer products. The legal advice and assistance covers labor issues of their day to day, regulatory aspects for its operation in Panama and transit in the region, customs procedures, competition law, relationship with its clients and logistics agents which have included the negotiation of contractual terms up to the amount of seven figures.

Counseling the Panamanian subsidiary of a Fortune 500 consumer products company in an international commercial arbitration of an estimated thirteen (13) million dollars under the ICC Rules.

Labor due diligence, as well as advice on a compensation plan for actions to employees of a Panamanian company that provides cybersecurity services for its parent company in Spain to enter the stock market of that country.

Advice to a Costa Rican company in the possible purchase of a telecommunications company in Panama, as well as in its entry into the Panamanian market.

Representation of companies under the Special Regime of Multinational Companies Headquarters, among them, a leading company in the financial intermediation and transactions sector, as well as a Fortune 500 company of consumer products in everything related to establishing its headquarters of operations for the region in Panama, as well as advice in their day-to-day work, immigration, competition law, application of special regulations, trade agreements and investments.

Representation of an important family office in Panama for its operations, investments, commercial agreements, negotiations in different sectors and industries, including infrastructure, transportation, logistics, hotels, real estate and retail sales.

Labor counseling in their day-to-day life and negotiations with the union of the Panamanian subsidiary of the security agency of a prominent multinational company.

Assistance in the liquidation and labor termination of a hotel in the Republic of Panama. Advice to the group of investors that owns it, regarding the liquidation of all personnel and closing of operations in accordance with the regulations and representation in negotiations with workers.

Labor advice to subsidiaries of a multinational certification and analysis company. Representation and assistance in the acquisition of 2 analysis laboratories in Panama and review regarding regulatory and regulatory issues, determining factors for said acquisition. Subsequent advice in their day-to-day work as external lawyers for these companies on labor, industrial property, administrative and permitting matters required for their operation.

Successful representation of a Panamanian securities issuance company in the face of labor lawsuits filed by a former employee, whose claim amounted to half a million dollars.

Advice to a Spanish construction company in the prequalification of a public act in the construction project of Line 3 of the Panama Metro.

Advice to the Commercial Department of the State of Canada before a public contract under the rules of international assistance and collaboration between countries for the provision of security services at the Tocumen International Airport.

Representation to shareholders who own companies in the Colon Free Zone and assistance in the termination of work for all workers and closure of the company’s operation.