LEADING FIRMS OTHER JURISDICTIONS
and/or operators with both renewable and non-renewable energy projects and infrastructure projects.
2nd Floor, MMG Tower East 53rd Street, Marbella Panama City, Panama
Tel: +507 269 2620 Fax: +507 263 5895 Email: TBC Web:
www.alcogal.com
Banking, capital markets and finance division: The firm advises many of the world’s largest and most sophisticated financial institutions on the full range of banking, securities and related regulatory matters in the Republic of Panama. ALCOGAL handles a wide variety of banking and finance matters, including the drafting of loan agreements, international securities transactions, initial public offerings, project financing and tender offers.
Corporate division: The firm advises clients on selecting the best alternative to meet their particular needs, taking into consideration tax, regulatory, liability and confidentiality matters. It also provides counsel to clients on the reorganisation and restructuring of their operations, and in the drafting of articles of incorporations and by-laws.
Key contacts:
Jaime Alemán, Eloy Alfaro, Raul Borrel, Carlos G Cordero, Alejandro Ferrer, Anibal Galindo, Arturo Gerbaud, Jorge Federico Lee, Lorenzo Marquinez, Raul Zuñiga
Firm profile:
Alemán, Cordero, Galindo & Lee was established in 1985 and has quickly become one of Panama’s leading law firms in the offshore area as well as in representing large corporations doing business in the country. The firm’s offshore practice is supported by its offices in the British Virgin Islands, Belize, the Bahamas, Uruguay, Switzerland and Luxembourg, and also by a strong network of correspondents throughout Europe, Asia, the United States and Latin America. In its local practice, the banking & finance department is one of the firm’s main areas of strength, providing services to most of the large banks established in the country. The firm also specializes in M&A work. The firm provides legal advice to a large number of companies involved in various areas of activities, ranging from telecommunications companies to companies engaged in port activities, real estate, transportation (airlines, railroad and shipping), energy and infrastructure, construction, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and retail sales, among others. The firm’s main areas of strength are its excellent clientele and a well-trained group of attorneys with strong expertise in their respective areas of practice who share the firm’s commitment to providing prompt and efficient solutions to its clients’ needs.
Practice areas:
Banking, Capital Markets and Finance, Corporate, Public Bids and Concession Contracts, Energy and Infrastructure, Litigation, Mergers & Acquisitions.
International experience:
Alemán, Cordero, Galindo & Lee has ample experienced in dealing with international clients. It is one of the leading law firms in the country in the banking area and has advised on many complex financial transactions for foreign banks and corporations. In addition, it represents many of the international companies doing business in Panama as a consequence of successful participations in public bids (from port operators to telecoms, to energy companies, to the consortium undertaking the expansion of the Panama Canal).
Energy & Infrastructure practice profile:
ALCOGAL has one of Panama’s most experienced practice groups focused on energy and infrastructure transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, regulatory compliance and optimization, project finance and project developments across all energy classes and infrastructure projects. Our lawyers regularly advise domestic and foreign contractors, developers
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Public Bids and Concession Contracts division: From port facilities and tolls roads to the Panama Canal Expansion Project, ALCOGAL has advised its clients through every critical step of some of Panama’s largest public bids and concession contracts. We have a distinguished record of counseling all types of clients, including sponsors, project companies, lenders, investment banks, suppliers, contractors, among others.
Litigation division: The firm provides excellent advice and assistance on a wide range of matters before national courts and other forums of dispute resolution. The firm’s litigators have also represented clients in arbitration hearings in the United States and Europe, and have acted as expert witnesses on issues related to Panamanian law in various courts around the world.
Mergers & acquisitions division: Alemán, Cordero, Galindo & Lee has acted as legal counsel for many of the bank mergers that have been completed in the country in recent years, as well as for several high profile corporate mergers.
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