Delvalle, Escalona, Levy & Corró

Delvalle, Escalona, Levy & Corró (Delco) is a full-service law firm focused on the recurring needs of operating companies, serving as a reliable business partner and an ideal alternative to traditional law firms. We strive to achieve a perfect balance between the classic and the modern: attorneys cut from the traditional school of commitment to service and the defense of client’s interests, while enjoying the operational flexibility afforded by technology.

Our streamlined and flexible platform allows us to offer tailor-made solutions, facilitating work with a broad range of clients, including individuals, startups, traditional enterprises seeking legal modernization, and highly sophisticated players requiring counsel for their operating interests or a specific transaction.

The firm is driven by innovation. We are constantly seeking feedback and advice from clients to provide a legal service that meets their current standards.  As such, clients can expect a friendly and dynamic approach to our legal services.

Our partners are business-oriented attorneys, offering solid advice on the basis of local and international studies in high-level institutions, and several years of work experience, having played key roles in transactions at the highest levels of complexity.

Main areas of practice
Administrative: The firm provides comprehensive assistance to clients in their relationship with the administrative authorities, managing permitting requirements as well as offering direct representation in ongoing matters. Delco advises clients in highly regulated sectors, such as the aviation industry, where a partner has achieved top-notch status as a specialist. Additionally, the firm has a growing practice in health, energy, and oil and gas.

Banking and finance: Delco provides advice to banks and financial companies in current and new business ideas, by providing a thoughtful interpretation of the law as well as creative structuring ideas and frameworks for innovative endeavors. Delco’s success in this sector is powered by previous experience within the banking industry.

Commercial and M&A: In perhaps the most important practice area, the firm handles individual and corporate commercial matters that make up the daily business of companies. Our cost-effective approach is highly regarded by our clients, who then seek advice in recurring issues, when they may have been priced out of receiving such advice with other firms. Delco has handled several acquisitions in the past years, including transactions with top players in education, health, real estate, financial services, and logistics, as well as transactions involving multiple jurisdictions.

Corporate and estate planning: The partners’ active role in the Panamanian business sector as well as their international relations serve as the engine for a thriving corporate and estate planning practice. Our firm offers a tailor made service in these regards, avoiding a traditional wholesale approach.

Real estate: The firm advises real estate developers throughout all phases of their development process: structuring, shareholder relations, land acquisition, permitting, construction contracts and assistance in the sale and transfer process. The firm also advises individual clients seeking to purchase property in Panama.

Other practice areas include dispute resolution, tax, technology, immigration, and labor. The firm also offers complementary services such as incorporations in offshore jurisdictions (BVI, Belize, Delaware), bookkeeping, payrolls, and virtual offices.