Business Law Firm in Panama, Panama

Pardini & Associates

Main Office

Plaza 2000 Tower
10th Floor, 50th Avenue
Panama City
Panama

+507 2237222

+507 2644730

www.PardiniLaw.com

Contact Juan Francisco Pardini

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Law Firm Overview

Pardini & Associates is a international law firm with headquarters in Panama with 31 years of tradition and experience advising foreign clients and corporations of all sizes. The firm has offices in Panama, Cyprus, Ukraine, Switzerland, Belize, BVI and Seychelles.

The firm was founded in 1982 in Panama with an original practice in Corporate law, Commercial law, Trust law, Admiralty law, and Maritime law, which still continues today.

Since then, Pardini & Associates has been at the forefront of many innovative legal developments and during the past ten years, the law firm has developed a highly specialized practice in Foreign Investments in Panama mainly in areas such as: Tourism, Real Estate, Energy, Telecommunications, Insurance and Reinsurance, Mining, Petroleum, Antitrust, Competition, Intellectual Property, Banking, Securities, Manufacturing, Aviation, Construction, Government Contracts, Litigation in Panama and abroad. Our firm has a strong expertise in Labor and Immigration matters.

During the last years, Pardini & Associates acted and assisted clients in different and important projects such as container port acquisition, electricity generation, mining joint venture, airport privatization, merger of oil companies, island resort hotel & marina, real estate development, airline acquisition, information technology, water and infrastructure projects.

We also have assisted individual investors and medium size companies in matters of ranging from individual investors purchasing properties and helping those clients with their corporate, immigration and other issues, to medium size groups setting up a call center in Panama and small companies looking at contract bids with Panama Canal.

Currently, Pardini & Associates is the exclusive Panama member of the International Business Law Consortium (IBLC), a private association of law firms with more than 85 correspondent offices around the world. With this alliance, our firm provides an excellent tool to serve their customers effectively and efficiently anywhere in the world.

This year, Pardini & Associates was recognized as "M&A and Corporate Law Firm of the Year” by ACQ Global Awards 2013 and “Aviation Law Firm 2013” by Corporate INTL Legal Awards. Also our firm won the Acquisition International M&A Awards in the category “Mining & Energy Law Firm of the Year: Panama”. Besides, our company was chosen as the winner of the Global 100 Award 2013 in the category: “Corporate and Litigation Law Firm of the Year in Panama”. During 2012, our law firm was recognized with the similar awards with the only exception of ACQ Global Awards that distinguished us as "Corporate Law Firm and Litigation Law Firm of the Year”. These awards acknowledge our experience in providing strong services on the local and international markets.

Year this Office was Established: 1982

Languages: Spanish; French; Italian; English.

Areas of Law

Areas of Law Description

At Pardini & Associates, we offer our clients legal services linked to a broad scope of business needs. Look to us for experience, knowledge, innovation and cost-effective results.

- Corporate Law

Pardini & Associates renders services covering all aspects of corporate law, including: Corporate Transactions and Agreements; Mergers and Acquisitions; Joint Ventures; Commercial Legal Aspects; Banking and Corporate Finance Transactions; Securities. The firm also has a full department which offers Offshore Incorporation Services providing Panamanian, BVI and Belizean companies among other jurisdictions.

- Government Contracts

At Pardini & Associates, we have considerable know-how in structuring government bids and negotiating contracts with a record of achievements in agreements that not only have favored our clients, but are becoming of crucial importance for the country's development of new industries.

- Commercial Law

The firm has an extensive Panama commercial law practice related to local and international business transactions as well as drafting contracts and agreements covering all aspects of commercial activities: Drafting Contracts and Agreements of any kind, including Purchases, Construction, Manufacturing, Sales, Services, etc.; Commercial Agency and Dealership; Distributorship and Franchising Contracts; Leasing; Real Estate; Computer Law.

- Foundations and Trusts

At Pardini & Associates, our lawyers have considerable expertise in the formation of Private Foundations, advice and drafting of corporate and individual trusts for investment, holding or estate purposes as well as associated tax planning.

- Mining and Petroleum

Pardini & Associates has been at the forefront in acting as Panama legal counsel and representing mining and petroleum projects in Panama. The firm's Petroleum Law Group has been at the forefront in representing oil companies and projects in Panama.

- Maritime and Admiralty Law

The firm's maritime law department has a well-established practice and expertise in all different aspects of maritime related activities such as carriage of goods by sea, marine insurance and maritime labor law. Admiralty litigation is one of the most specialized practices in the country. The law firm is proud to have been involved, recently and successfully, in several interesting landmark cases before the Admiralty Court.

- International Practice

Pardini & Associates has assisted several foreign corporations doing business in Central and South America in a wide range of services including corporate work and joint ventures agreements. Our Latin American capabilities are enhanced by our knowledge of the system and regulations, our language and our cost efficiency. Our Latin American associated offices are leading law firms with major experience in assisting foreign clients.

- Telecommunications & Information Technology

Pardini & Associates has acquired strong expertise advising multinational telecom companies in the privatization of the cellular system, and later of the State telephone company with issues including: Structuring Telecom Providers, including call centers, ISPs, fiber optics ventures and others; Structuring of Technology Parks under special legislation; Governmental permits and licenses; All related corporate, contract, tax, labor and immigration work.

- Labor Law

The firm's practice in labor law involves legal consultation as well as litigation and collective bargaining. The firm has considerable experience in helping our foreign clients in this highly specialized legal area, which includes the specifics of the mining area and maritime labor law as well as a general practice in all labor relations.

- Energy

Pardini & Associates has acquired a sophisticated energy practice based upon our successful representation of foreign companies in the privatization of the state-owned distribution and generation entities. Today, P&A is quite active representing several foreign investors in generation projects, including renewable energies such as mini-hydros, ethanol, wind power and carbon credit advisory since Panama is a signatory of the Kyoto Protocol and other agreements.

- Immigration Law

The firm provides full immigration services, mainly to our foreign investment clients. We usually take care of all visas and work permits for our client's expatriate personnel including: Processing and Obtaining Temporary and Permanent Residence; Work Permits for Foreigners; Complete Assistance on Immigration Requirements.

- Real Estate

International and Panama developers, owner/operators and institutional private investors interested in commercial, residential, industrial and mixed-use real estate projects rely on the experience of Pardini & Associates. Our Panama real estate lawyers have a broad range of expertise and form an integral part of our corporate law practice, especially when it involves the acquisition and disposition of businesses which have large real estate components.

- IP Law

Pardini & Associates has a complete IP Group with the expertise and know-how necessary to advise and support our multinational clientele. Our IP Practice includes the following: Trademarks; Patents; Utility Models; Industrial Designs; Copyright; Domain Names; Licensing Agreements; E-Commerce; Food and Drug Registrations; Litigation and Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights; Counterfeiting; Antitrust & Competition.

- Tourism

The firm is specialized in Panama's tourism investments as Panama legal counsel for projects of all sizes: Complete legal advice in structuring of corporations and joint ventures for tourism investments in Panama, Bocas del Toro, Pacific and Atlantic coasts, mountains and islands; Hotel & resorts; Time sharing projects, including residential, golf and condominiums; Marinas and cruise passenger terminals; All Panama real estate legal issues; Complete representation before Panama's government authorities for special tourism tax incentives and other permits and authorizations.

- Foreign Investments

Pardini & Associates has traditionally represented foreign multinational clients investing and setting up operations in Petroleum, Securities, Tourism, Maritime, Real Estate, Mining, Energy, Telecommunications, Information Technology, Insurance and Reinsurance, Banking and Finance, Manufacturing, Aviation, Infrastructure, Construction and other sectors in Panama.

- Trade, Competition and Consumer Protection

Pardini & Associates has been very active in assisting its local international clients in these areas including: Complete Advice on Applicability and Enforcement of the Law and is Regulations; Consultations before the Competition Commission; Administrative and Judicial Proceedings; Complete Assistance on Consumer Protection Requirements for Manufacturers and Service Providers.

- Corporate Finance

The firm has been involved in developing complex financial schemes for expanding local and international companies dedicated to software development, mining, energy, tourism, construction and other areas including: Incorporation and Establishment of Banks; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Leasing; Corporate and Project Finance.

- Aviation Law

Pardini & Associates is a leader in aviation law in Panama. Our team is involved in all types of aviation-related work, whether in the context of all regulatory matters for an airline operating from Panama, an airplane financing or leasing, or a major casualty. We deliver advice and know-how on all aspects of the aviation sector, including in particular: Corporate and commercial; Finance and leasing; Liability, accidents and claims; Litigation and dispute resolution; Competition; Regulatory.

- Litigation

Litigation is a major component of the firm's practice. Our litigation department covers most areas of practice, such as trademarks, aviation, shipping, insurance and general civil and commercial lawsuits. For complex litigation, the law firm is proud to count with the outside counsel of several retired Supreme Court Justices.

- Offshore Companies

At Pardini & Associates, we offer our clients legal services linked to a broad scope of business needs. Look to us for experience, knowledge, innovation and cost-effective results. We specialize in setting up an Offshore Company or Offshore Services such as a Panama corporation, BVI company, Belize ibc, Seychelles company and Panama foundations.