Fabrega Molino

The firm: FABREGA MOLINO  has provided advice and legal services to many of the world’s biggest companies, with an established tradition of excellence earned by the efficiency and quality of its services. The firm acts for a significant number of clients, including multinational corporations and institutions, shipowners and agents, international law firms, family businesses, high-net-worth individuals, major international groups, holding companies, banks, and financial institutions as well as aviation and pharmaceutical companies. The firm is widely recognized as a superior provider of Panamanian legal services globally by leading publications and professional organizations. Its lawyers are members of the most preeminent international associations.

We value the diversity of our workplace and align our services around every aspect of E.S.G. (environmental, social, and governance).

Main areas of practice
Arbitration and litigation: The firm has a solid litigation practice concentrating in civil, commercial, labor, tax, intellectual property, bankruptcy, and maritime proceedings. The firm represents clients in commercial and investment arbitrations concerning a wide range of industries. The firm’s dispute resolution lawyers are fully trained and they are recognized as leaders in international arbitration in various international rankings.

Banking and finance: Banking and finance have always been a core practice in Fabrega Molino. The firm has significant experience in cases concerning Latin America, the United States, Europe, and Asia. The firm’s practice covers a wide range of services including the process of establishing and developing banking and finance operations in Panama.

Capital markets: The firm’s diverse securities practice includes representing financial institutions in a wide variety of debt and equity offerings in Panama, providing as well counsel on compliance matters. Fabrega Molino has assisted many clients in obtaining different types of licenses before the Superintendence of Securities Markets, including securities brokerage and investment funds administration. The firm’s lawyers also assist and advise clients in connection with private and public securities offerings in the Panamanian capital market, as well as structuring and registration of investments funds.

Estate planning and private client: The firm specializes in estate planning, advising on structuring, organization, and governance of family businesses and private wealth, as well as, providing succession planning. The firm represents corporate clients as well as high net-worth individuals and family businesses.

M&A and corporate: The firm advises on the full range of corporate and commercial matters, including mergers and acquisitions. The firm’s practice includes negotiation and drafting of contracts and other commercial documents, including those concerning the manufacture, product licensing and distribution, import-export, real estate, loans, financings, anti-trust, and unfair competition legislation. The firm has represented institutional, corporate, and privately held companies in transactions of all sizes.

Real estate: The firm has extensive experience in real estate matters representing corporations, real estate investors, lending institutions, contractors, and developers. The firm’s professionals have a wide experience in the preparation, negotiation, and closing of purchase agreements for the acquisition and sale of unimproved land, commercial, multi-use, residential buildings, shopping centers, farms, hotels, warehouse developments, among others.

Tax: The firm has a team of attorneys with vast experience providing assistance to national and foreign clients in relation to Panamanian fiscal standards and the implications of businesses and financial or commercial transactions to be carried out in the Republic of Panama and abroad.

Other areas of practice: Antitrust and competition law, aviation, aerospace, corporate governance and compliance, energy and natural resources, cybersecurity and data protection, environmental, government contracts and procurements, health care and life sciences, hospitality and leisure, immigration, insurance, intellectual property, labor and employment, project finance, shipping,  blockchain and cryptocurrencies, telecommunications, media and IT, trust and sport.