Miguel Urriola > 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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Miguel Urriola
Work Department
Labour
Position
Miguel E. Urriola M. is a partner in FABREGA MOLINO and head of the Labor department of the Firm. He has more than twenty years of professional experience, focusing his practice in litigation, commercial, labor issues, and those concerning asset recovery.
Miguel has impressive experience handling complex strategic and reorganizational issues, trade union rights, consultation on redundancies and business transfers, industrial action, balloting, and collective labor law. Since 2005, he has participated as arbitrator in several arbitration proceedings at the Conciliation and Arbitration Centre of Panama.
Miguel has conducted complex and high-profile employment tribunal claims and employment litigation. He is a distinguished negotiator of collective labor agreements in Panama.
Before FABREGA MOLINO, he was a partner of a prestigious law firm in Panama for sixteen years, representing local and international clients including multinational companies, family groups amongst others, in commercial, intellectual property, labor, and consumer protection disputes, both in Civil Courts as well as in Commercial Courts. He has been distinguished by prestigious international publications and directories such as Chambers Global, Chambers Latin America, and Who’s Who Legal in the area of dispute resolution and asset recovery.
Career
Languages
Spanish
English.
Memberships
Panama Bar Association.
Education
- The University of Panama, Panama(LL.B., 1994).
- University of Science and Technology of Latin America, Panama (LL.M Corporative Law, 1999).
- Las Americas University, Panama. (Diploma in Panamanian Labor Law and Collective agreements Negotiations, 2005).
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Santa Maria la Antigua University, Panama (LL.M, Labor Law).
Lawyer Rankings
Panama > Dispute resolution
The ‘attentive, cordial, professional and intelligent‘ dispute resolution team at Fabrega Molino is frequently called upon to represent local and multinational companies in the full spectrum of litigation and arbitration, including securities, IP, antitrust, consumer rights, financial, commercial, maritime and labour disputes. Drawing on the strength of the firm’s private client practice, the team is also skilled in disputes involving ultra-high-net-worth individuals and family offices in Latin America and the Caribbean. Two seasoned practitioners lead the team: Jorge Molina, who is singled out by clients as ‘one of the lawyers with the most experience and knowledge in Panama‘ and has a wealth of expertise in commercial, banking, family and insurance litigation (including cross-border cases); and Juan Pablo Fábrega, a specialist in corporate and estate planning matters, focusing on arbitration. Miguel Urriola is also active in labour and asset recovery cases.
Panama > Labour
Fabrega Molino‘s labour team is highlighted by clients for its ‘experience and mastery of the subject‘, covering the full range of contentious and non-contentious matters. The firm frequently assists with day-to-day issues such as the drafting of employment contracts and compliance with local labour regulations, in addition to handling labour disputes and the employment aspects of M&A transactions. Practice head Miguel Urriola has a strong track record in labour litigation and the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements. He receives stellar support from the ‘outstanding‘ Carlos Molino, who heads the immigration department, and senior associate Lourdes Bishop, who has a focus on advising multinational companies.