GUÍA LEGAL
Legal Guides for Panama
Practical legal information to prepare for common legal procedures.
Practical legal information to prepare for common legal procedures.
Legal counsel for the organization, operation and development of businesses in Panama, with personalized attention and solutions tailored to each client’s structure and objectives.
Formation of corporations and guidance in defining their corporate structure, including articles of incorporation, directors, officers, legal representative and other elements required for operation.
Formation and advice on private interest foundations as vehicles for organizing, administering and protecting assets, as well as planning the transfer of family wealth.
Legal advice on purchases and sales of companies or assets, corporate reorganizations, mergers and other transactions involving changes in a company’s structure or ownership.
Legal advice for commercial transactions and business documentation, helping each transaction have a clear legal structure suited to the client’s needs.
Preparation and review of commercial contracts, share purchase agreements, commercial leases, corporate minutes, agreements and other business documents.
Legal and documentary assistance in bank-account opening processes, subject to each financial institution’s requirements, compliance policies and approval.
Legal review of franchise agreements and advice on commercial transactions involving the acquisition, operation or transfer of businesses.
Legal guidance for establishing companies and preparing documentation related to operations in the Colon Free Zone, in accordance with applicable requirements.
Immigration advice begins with an assessment of the applicant’s profile, nationality, activity and objectives to identify categories that may apply under current regulations.
Guidance on residence categories and permits related to employment by private companies, authorized percentages, trusted personnel and other employment arrangements.
Assessment of alternatives for professionals in permitted activities, as well as processes based on family ties, marriage to a Panamanian national, Panamanian children or dependency on residents.
Advice on categories linked to special regimes, including multinational companies, free zones, City of Knowledge and Panama Pacifico, when applicable.
Assessment of options related to investment in real estate, companies or other permitted instruments, as well as categories available under agreements or for specific nationalities.
Guidance on naturalization processes and legal assistance in proceedings before the National Immigration Service, according to the circumstances of each case.
Legal advice on real-estate transactions in Panama, from the initial review of the property through contracts, deeds and registration procedures.
Legal assistance in property acquisitions and sales, including review of the property’s legal status, the parties’ documentation and transaction terms.
Preparation and review of promises to purchase, purchase and sale agreements, closing instruments and public deeds, as well as follow-up on registration with the Public Registry.
Advice on declarations of improvements, segregations, registry updates, clearance certificates and other real-estate procedures.
Advice on the legal protection of distinctive signs through trademark registration in Panama.
The service includes an initial assessment of the sign, guidance on the applicable class or classes, preparation and filing of the application and follow-up before the competent authority.
Guidance is also available on renewals, ownership changes and other matters related to trademark protection, according to the client’s needs.
Advice and representation in estate proceedings in Panama for the orderly transfer of a deceased person’s assets to heirs or beneficiaries.
Handled when a valid will exists. The work includes reviewing documentation, identifying assets and beneficiaries, and taking the steps required to carry out the testamentary wishes in accordance with law.
When there is no will, interested parties are advised and represented in determining the heirs called by law and arranging the distribution of estate assets.
Preparation of documents, notarial or judicial proceedings, review of assets and coordination of registrations and procedures required to complete the transfer of the estate.
