Arias, Fábrega & Fábrega

Mr. Cardoze focuses mainly on corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets and banking transactions.

Mr. Cardoze is noted for regularly advising international clients on general corporate matters and cross-border transactions with parties in multiple jurisdictions, including the United States, Europe and Asia.

Mr. Cardoze is a member of ARIFA's Executive Committee.

Rodrigo Cardoze joined the firm in 2003 and became a partner in 2014.

In the area of mergers and acquisitions, Mr. Cardoze has acted as counsel in some of the largest transactions in the country and regularly advises clients in connection with stock purchase agreements, asset purchase agreements, and merger agreements.

On the finance side, Mr. Cardoze has been a leading lawyer advising clients on numerous types of financings in key cross-border and local transactions, including syndicated loan financings, locally registered equity and bond offerings, institutional placements of securities, and Regulation S and 144A offerings.

Spanish, English.

Member of the IBA.Director of Assa Compañía de Seguros, S.A. (2017-present)Director of Banco La Hipotecaria, S.A. (2009-present)Director of Fondo General de Inversiones (2007-Present)Alternate Director of Central Latinoamericana de Valores, Panama’s clearing agency (2008-201)Alternate Director of the Panama Stock Exchange (2007-2014)

Washington University Law School, JD (2003)Duke University, BA (2000)Admitted: Panama, Florida.