Practice Areas - Corporate Law
- Bank and Finance
- Project Finance
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- Mergers and Acquisitions
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| Contact Info | Telephone: +507-265-7777
Fax: +507-265-7700
http://www.morimor.com
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| Education | Ohio Wesleyan University, USA (B.A., Economics, cum laude); Georgetown University, USA (J.D.) |
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| Admitted | 1990, New York; 1992, Republic of Panama |
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| Memberships | National Bar Association of Panama. |
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| Languages | Spanish, English |
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| Born | 1960 |
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| Biography | Experience Leading Partner at the Business & Corporate Law Department of Morgan & Morgan. Associate at Kronish, Lieb, Weiner & Hellman, 1989-1990. Associate at Arias, Fábrega & Fábrega, 1990-2000 and Partner, 2001-2006. Recognitions International Financial Review 2010, Top Recommended in Finance & Corporate Law. Chambers Global 2009 - Leading Individual, "Project Finance". Chambers Global 2008 - Leading Individual, "General Busines Law" (M&A, Project Finance and Government Contracts). Which Lawyer? Yearbook 2008 - Recommended Individual, "Corporate/M&A". Which Lawyer? Yearbook 2008 - Highly Recommended Individual, "Dispute Resolution".
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| ISLN | 901152310 |
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| Transactions | - Represented the agent and multilateral lenders proposing to finance ACP's Panama Canal Expansion, a US$2.3 billion project. This large and complex transaction involved five multilateral agencies: the (International Financial Corporation (IFC), the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), the European Investment Bank (EIB), the Inter American Development Bank (IDB) and the Andean Development Corporation (CAF). Recently, Latin Lawyer Magazine elected this Financing Project as the "Latin American Deal of the Year 2009". - Advise to HSBC in arranging a US$375 MM syndicated facility for the upgrading and expansion of the oil pipeline and storage facilities operated by Petroterminal de Panamá, S.A. The PTP expansion project total cost is estimated at $480 million and is one of the largest projects financing ever seen in Central America, along with the Panama Canal Expansion project. This Refinancing Project recently won in New York City, the "Latin American Refinancing Deal of the Year 2009" by the Project Finance Magazine publication. - Representation of HSBC Bank (Panama), S.A., as Administrative Agent and Lender in a US$60 million bridge loan facility granted to Ideal Panama, S.A., a subsidiary of Impulsadora del Desarrollo y el Empleo en America Latina, S.A. de C.V. (IDEAL), for the construction of a 87 MW hydroelectric power generation facility (Baitún Project) and a 54 MW hydroelectric power generation facility (Bajo la Mina Project), located on the Chiriquí Viejo River in the province of Chiriquí, Republic of Panama. - Legal counsel to La Hipotecaria, S.A., regarding a cross-border securitization of mortgage loans and public offering of mortgage bonds for up of US$12 million. |
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