Gretel Ciniglio > Fabrega Molino > Panama, Panama > Lawyer Profile
Fabrega Molino Offices
BMW PLAZA, 9TH FLOOR
CALLE 50.
P.O. BOX: 0816-00744
Panama
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Gretel Ciniglio
Work Department
Estate Planning & Private Client,Trust, Corporate
Position
Gretel leads the Firm’s Estate Planning & Private Clients Group.
She is a Senior Private Clients Lawyer with more than 20 years of experience focusing on Wealth Management, Wills, Estate and Succession Planning matters, as well as in Family Business and Family Governance matters.
She acts for many Panamanian and international clients, including high net worth (HNW) and ultra-high net worth individuals (UHNWI), family groups, family businesses, corporations, law firms, private banks, trust companies, trustees, single and multi-family offices, entrepreneurs, artists, art brokers, business owners, fund managers, and property developers, on a range of Private Client matters.
Gretel advises clients on their ongoing affairs and existing domestic and international structures organized for the management and governance of family businesses, including but not limited to corporations, limited liability companies, holding companies, private interest foundations, trusts, charitable entities, humanitarian activities, next-generation concerns, pre-M&A, and post-M&A wealth planning, especially those involving multi-jurisdictional assets, to name a few.
She works closely with clients and their international legal advisors implementing their long-term wealth and succession plans, both for their personal assets and their business interests; as well as in Family Law matters, such as divorce proceedings, pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements, Immigration and pre-Immigration planning, Probate and Trust disputes.
Gretel also assists individuals, family groups, and corporations in the organization of their charitable activities as well as NGO’s regarding their activities in Panama.
Besides, she leads FABREGA MOLINO FOUNDATION and the Firm’s corporate social responsibility program, community service, and pro bono programs, positively impacting the communities where we work and live.
She has participated as a Speaker in Conferences concerning Private Clients, Private Wealth, and Family Business matters in the International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA), International Bar Association (IBA), and International Association of Lawyers (UIA).
She was born in Panama and has also lived and studied in Geneva, Switzerland.
Languages
Spanish, English; French
Education
- The University of Panama, Panama (LL.B., 1999).
- Université de Genève and Université de Lausanne, Switzerland (DESS Diplôme d’Etudes Supérieures en Droit des Affaires ou LLM Business Law, 2001).
Lawyer Rankings
Panama > Corporate and M&A
The ‘smart, practical business lawyers‘ at Fabrega Molino excel in the full range of transactional, commercial and regulatory issues, advising clients from large multinationals to high-net-worth families. The team routinely assists with M&A (including both local and cross-border transactions), in addition to advising on issues such as corporate governance, commercial contracts and antitrust. At the helm, Juan Pablo Fábrega has a wealth of experience in advising clients from Europe and the Americas on corporate and M&A matters, and is widely recognised as an authority on company incorporations; Gretel Ciniglio is highly regarded for her advice to high-net-worth individuals and family offices; and José Agustín Preciado handles M&A and real estate transactions, with an emphasis on acting for private equity sponsors. The team was strengthened at the associate level in 2022 with the arrivals of Pablo Martinelli from Galindo, Arias & López and Juan Raúl Sosa, who focuses the tax aspects of M&A, from KPMG.
Panama > Offshore
(Leading individuals)Highly praised for its ‘extensive experience, personalised service, and accessible and supportive partners‘, Fabrega Molino advises a wide array of financial services firms, corporations, and HNWIs and family businesses from across Latin America and the Caribbean. The estate planning and private client branch of the practice focuses on succession planning, wealth management, the formation of trusts and foundations, and corporate governance, while the corporate side specialises in the organisation of Panamanian corporate structures and assists with the tax and commercial aspects of international transactions. Recently, the firm has also seen a notable uptick in instructions relating to M&A and the establishment of multinational company headquarters (SEM) in Panama. On the private client side, the ‘responsive, personable and brilliant‘ Gretel Ciniglio advises on wealth management, estate and succession planning, governance and family law matters, while Juan Pablo Fábrega handles the full array of corporate and estate planning issues, and also has a notable strength in arbitration. The sizeable group also includes José Juan Marquez and associate Juan Raúl Sosa, both of whom are frequently called upon to advise on tax issues; Liza Díaz, who has a focus on advising Central American and Caribbean clients; and Carlos Molino, who stands out for his assistance to clients in Colombia.
Panama > Tax
Fabrega Molino‘s ‘dynamic, up-to-date‘ tax practice is widely hailed by clients for its position ‘at the forefront of tax issues‘, with wide-ranging experience of advising multinational corporations on tax structuring and compliance, direct and indirect tax issues, and transfer pricing, and noteworthy expertise in Panama’s special tax regimes. The firm also has a thriving wealth and estate planning practice, where senior partner Gretel Ciniglio and Carlos Molino are the key contacts. Firm president José Juan Marquez, whose practice spans tax and succession planning matters, leads the team. Associate Juan Raúl Sosa (who joined from KPMG in June 2022) particularly stands out for his advice on commercial and transactional tax matters and issues surrounding the taxation of free trade zone companies and multinationals.