About this office:
Established in 1911, ARIAS, FABREGA & FABREGA is one of the oldest and largest firms in the country, yet one of the most dynamic. It is a full-service law firm with strong domestic and international practices. The firm has extensive experience in most areas of legal practice, and is widely recognized for its leading expertise in capital markets, banking law, mergers and acquisitions, corporate law, regulatory work, government contracts, free-trade agreements and commercial transactions and antitrust. Since inception, the firm has been instrumental in the drafting of key pieces of legislation in the areas of corporate law, tender offers, securities laws, Panama Canal law and telecommunications, among others. The firm also has a strong practice in the area of offshore company formation and management, foundations, trusts and estate planning, for which it has developed its own network of offices in the Caribbean, Europe, and Asia. Most lawyers of the firm have been educated in leading American, European and Panamanian law schools, and many have worked in firms outside Panama, which enables the firm to act as a bridge between legal and business cultures and to effectively provide legal services in cross-border transactions. ARIAS, FABREGA & FABREGA has an impressive roster of clients, both domestic and international. On-going investments in state-of-the-art law office systems and the support of professional managers and highly trained personnel enable the firm to offer the most efficient and competitive services to clients. Offices worldwide are integrated in one financial accounting and time billing system online.
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE: For nearly 100 years, ARIAS, FABREGA & FABREGA has been at the forefront of the legal profession, advising leading international financial institutions and multinational corporations from the United States, Europe, Asia, and Latin America in their investments and operations in Panama, as well as Panamanian corporations in their investments abroad. The firm represents several Panamanian corporations listed on the NYSE.
Statement of Practice Summary:
Capital Markets and Banking, Commercial and Real Estate, Estate and Private Clients, Government Contracts and Permits, Intellectual Property, Labor and Immigration, Litigation and Arbitration, M&A and Corporations, Offshore Services, Regulatory Work, Shipping and Transportation, Taxation.
Year Established: 1911
Representative Clients:
American Airlines; American Express Company; Banco de la Nación Argentina; Banco General; Banco Latinamericano de Exportaciones (BLADEX); Chiyoda Chemical Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.; Credit Commercial de France; Credit Lyonnais; Deutsche Bank; Esso Standard Oil S.A.; Goodyear Western Hemisphere; Interamerican Development Bank (BID); Marriott Corporation; Medcom Cable Holdings S.A.; Nissan Motor Co.; Panamco; Syngenta; Texaco Panama Inc.; The Panama Coca Cola Bottling Co.; UBS AG; Wilbros Company Inc.
Languages: Spanish, English and French.
Law Firm Affiliations: LEX MUNDI