Arias, Fábrega & Fábrega has been at the forefront of the legal profession in Panama, advising leading international financial institutions and multinational corporations, as well as some of the largest domestic companies, for over 100 years.
Its legal practice includes over 30 areas of law, organized into 14 practice groups, including capital markets, banking and finance, mergers and acquisitions, corporations, regulatory work, government contracts, trade, competition and antitrust, real estate, environmental matters, employment relations, trust and estate planning, litigation, taxation and intellectual property.

The firm also has a strong offshore practice, for which affiliated and fully integrated trust and company agent offices in London, Hong Kong, The British Virgin Islands, Uruguay and Belize. Under its brand name ARIFA Corporate Services, ARIFA offers clients a complete list of offshore solutions, including company formation and management services, as well as trust and foundation services. For selected clients, ARIFA offers more sophisticated estate and family financial planning services, as well as trustee services, through its affiliate SwissARIFA.

The firm has a distinguished reputation for consistently providing the highest quality legal advice and is highly recognized for its unparalleled expertise in structuring complex, innovative and sophisticated mergers and acquisitions, capital market and financial transactions in Panama and the Latin America region.

ARIFA’s success is the result of the superior quality of its lawyers, many of them educated in leading law schools in the United States and Europe or trained in law firms in New York. This unique background of its legal teams enables the firm to act as a bridge between legal and business cultures and to provide effective legal services to clients, particularly in challenging cross-border transactions.

Not surprisingly, the firm and many of its lawyers are regularly top-ranked by the leading international legal publications, including Chambers & Partners, Legal 500, IFLR1000, Who’s Who Legal, and Latin Lawyer 250.

ARIFA lawyers hold themselves to the highest professional and ethical standards. This is the main reason why their clients regularly entrust their most difficult and sensitive matters to them.

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.

ARIFA members take pride in their organization and, with the support of their lawyers, personnel and clients, expect to continue focusing on what they have known to do best for over a century: protect their clients’ interests with excellence and integrity.

Nuestra Firma, con el propósito de brindar un servicio acorde con las expectativas del mercado, cuenta con abogados expertos en diferentes ramas del derecho, tratando siempre de mantener un equipo de trabajo responsable, diligente, disciplinado y sobre todo comunicativo; con el fin de darles un servicio personalizado, adecuado y eficiente, de acuerdo con las necesidades de cada empresa.
Por lo antes indicado, y con el objeto de poner en conocimiento los servicios legales que la firma ofrece, a continuación, presentamos las áreas de prácticas que ejercemos actualmente en la: República de Panamá.

En el año de 1998 inicia el proyecto de aunar los conocimientos adquiridos en las aulas de clase de la Escuela Naval (ENSUB) así mismo con los estudios universitarios cursados en Comercio Internacional; junto a la experiencia adquirida a bordo de las naves, al igual que el paso por el Comando de Guardacostas del Pacifico (y el entrenamiento y capacitación por personal de U.S. Coast Guard), que aportaron herramientas a la estructura de los servicios que hoy día brindamos; inicialmente bajo el nombre de Formas Estratégicas de Desarrollo Empresarial (FEDE Asesores) en el año 2004.

ICAZA, GONZALEZ-RUIZ & ALEMAN, fundada en el año 1920 bajo el nombre de LOMBARDI E ICAZA. Sus fundadores se encuentran entre los juristas pioneros que contribuyeron a la creación de la estructura legal de nuestro país. La firma crece desde ese entonces con el centro de servicios internacionales de Panamá, la cual se ha ido desarrollando hasta llegar a convertirlo en el centro financiero internacional que es hoy.

ICAZA, GONZALEZ-RUIZ & ALEMAN was founded in 1920 under the name of LOMBARDI E ICAZA. Among the founders and partners of the firm can be encountered some of the pioneers who contributed to the creation of the legal structure of the country. Our firm has since been evolving and expanding alongside the international services center of Panama that it is today.

Morgan & Morgan is a full service Panamanian law firm, regularly assisting local and foreign corporations from different industries, as well as recognized financial institutions and government institutions, in important investments in Panama and the region. The firm is a member of the Morgan & Morgan Group, an extensive network of legal, fiduciary and financial services with operations in America, Asia, and Europe.

Of particular note is our continuous advice for clients involved in all stages of the development of important projects related to energy, banking, water supply, real estate, oil, mining, infrastructure, insurance, retail, ports and transportation, among others.

The growth of Panamanian economy and the fact that Panama has become an important regional investment center, has required that Morgan & Morgan´s attorneys acquire considerable experience in multidisciplinary practices covering the entire spectrum of the needs of our clients when doing business in Panama.