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Belize: Recent AML Compliance Actions taken by the Government of Belize.

In July 2011 Belize faced its Third Round of Mutual Evaluation by the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF).  As a result of this, in November 2013, CFATF issued a public statement listing Belize as a jurisdiction with strategic deficiencies in its AML/ATF regime. After a comprehensive revision of the legislative framework and its implementation

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Morgan & Morgan advised Cirsa Finance International S.à.r.l. with the issuance of €650 million senior secured notes for debt restructuring.

Panama, February 13, 2024. Morgan & Morgan Legal acted as Panamanian legal counsel to Cirsa Finance International S.à.r.l. (the “Issuer”), in connection with the offering (the “Offering”) pursuant to the final offering memorandum dated January 30, 2024 (the “Offering Memorandum”) of €650,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Senior Secured Notes consisting of €450,000,000 6.500% Senior Secured

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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,