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Morgan & Morgan advised Sojitz Corporation in the acquisition of Grupo Sílaba.

Panama, February 20, 2024. Morgan & Morgan advised Sojitz Corporation in the acquisition of the shares of Silaba Motors (also known as “Grupo Sílaba”), a major automobile distributor operating in the Republic of Panama representing brands such as KIA, MAZDA, OMODA, JAECOO, KARRY, and NIU. As part of the transaction, Sojitz also acquired Grupo Sílaba’s

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Morgan & Morgan outstands in The Legal 500 Green Guide Latin America 2024.

Panama, February 15, 2024. Morgan & Morgan has been recommended in the second edition of the global guide: “The Legal 500 Green Guide Latin America 2024”. This is the first time that a Panamanian firm is highlighted in this reference guide of law firms specialized in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practice area, being, in our case,

FUNDAMORGAN, Morgan & Morgan’s Corporate Foundation, consolidates its strategy.

Panama City, Republic of Panama, February 1, 2024. With more than 20 years of an emblematic trajectory, FUNDAMORGAN has inaugurated its new offices in Marbella, Panama City. The new location intends to offer more comprehensive, accessible, and dignified attention to the people who participate in and benefit from its programs. FUNDAMORGAN is named in honor of

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Morgan & Morgan advised Desarrollo Inmobiliario del Este in corporate matters related to its Real Estate Investment Trust.

Panama, February 18, 2024. Morgan & Morgan advised Desarrollo Inmobiliario del Este, S.A. (“DIESA”) in the process of a changing their corporate structure to that of a Sociedad de Inversión Inmobiliaria (the Panamanian equivalent of a Real Estate Investment Trust or “REIT”), in order for DIESA to carry out an initial public offering of its

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Morgan & Morgan won the Jurisdiction Award: Panama – in the Women in Business Law Awards Americas 2023.

Panama, February 15, 2023. We are pleased to announce that our firm won the Jurisdiction Award: Panama in the Women in Business Law Awards Americas 2023.   These awards, organized by Euromoney plc, recognize women in business law and those law firms that have designed initiatives and programs to support and encourage women and diversity within the

Morgan & Morgan consolidates as the Panamanian law firm with the best corporate reputation and ESG-responsible.

Panama, January 26, 2024. For the sixth consecutive year, the Corporate Reputation Business Monitor (MERCO), a reference monitor for Ibero-America, presented the rankings of 100 companies and leaders with the best reputation and most ESG-responsible companies in Panama.   We are pleased to announce that Morgan & Morgan remains the only law firm in this important

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Morgan & Morgan featured in the Chambers D&I Report: Latin America 2023.

Panama, January 22. 2024. The Chambers Diversity & Inclusion team has published the third annual D&I Latin America Report, looking closely at Latin America’s most innovative initiatives and best practices in 2023.   The key trends that emerged were focused on renewed understandings of gender diversity, raising awareness and supporting access to justice, and innovative efforts

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New deadlines for the submission of extensions for Temporary Residency Permits, Provisional Permits, or Permanent Residence Permits and Domestic Workers’ Visa.

The National Immigration Service, through Resolution No. 246 of January 3rd, 2024, established the new deadlines for the submission of extensions for Temporary Residency Permits, Provisional Permits, or Permanent Residence Permits and Domestic Workers’ Visa. Resolution No. 246 of January 3rd, 2024 (hereinafter referred to as the “Resolution”) grants a deadline until February 29th, 2024,

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Morgan & Morgan advised Mercandú in a capital raising round to expand its e-commerce platform in the region.

Panama, January 8, 2024. Morgan & Morgan acted as the Panamanian legal advisor for Mercandú, a startup based in El Salvador that operates the largest marketplace in the Central American region, offering over 500,000 products, in a capital raising round. The capital raising round took the form of issuing shares (equity-raising) in favor of two

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New minimum wage rates

Executive Decree No. 1 of January 10th, 2024 The President of the Republic has issued the new Minimum Wage Decree that becomes effective as of January 16th, 2024, considering that a consensus was not reached in the Minimum Wage Commission, and it is up to the Executive Branch to set the new applicable rates. It