Morgan & Morgan

Morgan & Morgan is one of the leading and oldest law firms in Panama with 21 partners and 22 associates. The Panama office counts with more than 300 staff members and includes other specialized professionals. The firm also has offices in David, Chiriqui province which is the most important agricultural center in Panama.

Morgan & Morgan is very proud of its extensive general practice in Panama where its team of well trained attorneys specialize in practically all fields of the law, with a strong emphasis in litigation. The Firm is greatly involved in Administrative Law in areas such as Government Contracts and Practice before Governmental Departments and Administrative Agencies. In addition, the firm places high value on the international training and experience which its partners and associates have attained especially regarding the formation and administration of corporations in the various jurisdictions where the Law Firm has subsidiary offices.

Morgan & Morgan considers itself the leader in the commercialization of Panama's open registry for ships which has now grown to be one of the largest in the world. Their Maritime Department took on added importance in 1982 when Panama became an accredited international maritime litigation forum. Lawyers in this department specialize in representation in all manner of claims before the Maritime Court of Panama including arrest of ships and claims before the Panama Canal Claims Authority.

Practice Areas

Civil Litigation
Admiralty Litigation
Insurance
Maritime
Banking & Securities
Tax
Labor
Immigration
Government Contracts
Natural Resources
Corporate & Commercial Law
Intellectual Property
Trusts
Private Foundations

Representative Clients

AES Corporation; Agencia Cetroamericana de Noticias, S.A. (ACAN); Aoki Corp.; Aramco Services, Inc.; Asamura Patent Office; Assuranceforeningen Gard; Banco Bilbao Vizcaya (Panama), S.A.; Banco Central Hispanoamericano; Banco del Istmo; Bank Hapoalim, B.M.; Bank of China; Bank Societe Generale; HSBC Bank USA; Baxter Travenol Laboratories, Inc.; Bot Lease Company Limited; Canon de Panamá; Carnival Corporation; China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO); China Shipowners Mutual; Cibertec International, S.A.; Dragados y Construcciones, S.A.; Drogucría Interamericana, S.A.; Equus Entertainment Corp.; Ericsson; Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (U.S.A.); Fondo de Garantias de Depótos y Protección Bancaria (Venezuela); Halliburton; Hyundai Corp,; Hyundai Merchant Marine Company Limited; Japan CBM Corporation; "K" Line; Komatsu Ltd.; Laboratorios Kopharmon; MAERSK Sealand; Manzanillo International Terminal - Panama, SA.; Mitsubishi Logistics Corporation; Mitsui Bank; Mitsui O.S.K. Line; Mitsui-Soko Company, Limited; Mobilphone de Panamá S.A.; Nedship Bank; Nitro Nobel Group; Norton Lilly, Inc.; NYK; Oscar De La Renta Limited; Panama Ports Company, S.A.; Panamerican Outdoor Advertising, S.A.; Pictet et Cie; Placer Dome, Inc.; Price Smart, Inc.; PSinet; Sakura Bank; SANOFI Winthrop; The Japan Ship Owners Mutual Protection & Indemnity Ass.; The Steamship Mutual Underwriting Ass. (Bermuda) Limited; The Swedich Club.