ECIJA

The firm: ECIJA is a European law firm with headquarters in Spain and offices in Portugal, Chile, Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Dominican Republic, Guatemala and El Salvador. ECIJA has a multidisciplinary team of over 800 professionals, with exceptional experience in their areas of specialization, enabled to work in different jurisdictions, with extensive knowledge of the different industries and international markets. ECIJA is a client-focused law firm with the agility and personal service of a high-end boutique firm and the multidisciplinary experience of a large firm. ECIJA is a full-service firm with significant experience and specialized in the practice areas required by international clients to invest and operate globally.

ECIJA’s international capacity is outstanding, the firm offers integrated cross-border advice. Since 2019, ECIJA has merged with 16 law firms and has become the largest Spanish law firm in Latin America. Nowadays, ECIJA has 29 offices in 16 countries. Furthermore, in 2019 ECIJA signed the biggest strategic agreement with the 4th largest firm in China (Grandall Law). The agreement brought together 3,500 lawyers and 54 offices in Iberia, Latin America and Asia. “To put that in perspective, that is comparable with CMS and Norton Rose Fulbright, some of the biggest firms in the world by headcount.” Law.com

Main areas of practice: The corporate and intellectual property departments are one of three specialist areas our full-service firm offers, by establishing a boutique firm in 2013.

The success of this firm gained the attention of leading Spanish firm ECIJA which was looking to establish a footing in Panama. In 2019, the firm merged with ECIJA which is now developing its brand in Panama and across the region.

Dispute resolution: ECIJA has a strong practice for dispute resolution both in local courts and arbitration. We have a specialized area in commercial, civil and labor litigation, as well as domestic commercial arbitration.

Also, we have more than five years advising national and international companies mainly in labor law matters. Likewise, representing important national companies dedicated to the banking and insurance business activity in civil and commercial litigation.

The sectors the practice works in cover retail, non-government organizations, pharmaceuticals, logistics, agrochemicals, and others.

What sets our firm apart is that we have a tailored and personalized approach to each client given our origins as a boutique, which the partners have maintained after the merger with ECIJA.

Clients rely on our partners for full corporate advice so our lawyers are also experienced in tax and IP matters as part of their advisory work to clients.

We have experience in import and export management for companies operating in the Panamanian free zones, business structuring and commercial operations including agricultural operations.

We receive many referrals from the Jewish diaspora in Israel, Colombia, Costa Rica and Mexico coming to live and/or work and invest in Panama.