Euromoney Legal Media recognizes Morgan & Morgan
Panama, August 27, 2020.
Morgan & Morgan is pleased to announce that our firm has been shortlisted for two awards in the Women in Business Law Americas Awards 2020 organized by Euromoney Legal Media Group. The awards recognize firms and women lawyers across a spectrum of practice areas, jurisdictions, and sectors, providing a snapshot of the most advanced teams working in the legal profession today.
Morgan & Morgan is shortlisted in the following awards:
Pro Bono – Latin America
Talent Management – Latin America
In addition, our attorney Mayte Sanchez Gonzalez is finalist in the following category:
Best in Commercial Arbitration
The awards winners will be announced on September 17, 2020.
More information on this recognition is available here.
- Published in 2020, Mayte Sanchez, News
Morgan & Morgan contributed in The World Justice Project
Panama, June 19, 2020. Maria Eugenia Brenes, Mayte Sanchez Gonzalez, Milagros Caballero and Carlos Ernesto Gonzalez Ramirez, attorneys at Morgan & Morgan, contributed with the Panama chapter of The World Justice Project (WJP) Rule of Law Index.
The publication, which was supported by experts from different countries, presents a portrait of the rule of law in 126 countries by providing scores and rankings bases on eight factors: constraints on government powers, absence of corruption, open government, fundamental rights, order and security, regulatory enforcement, civil justice, and criminal justice.
The PDF version is available online here.
- Published in Carlos Ernesto Gonzalez, Maria Brenes, Mayte Sanchez, Milagros Caballero, News, Publications
Morgan & Morgan lawyers and practices recognized in The Legal 500 – Latin America guide
Panama, December 16, 2019. Morgan & Morgan repeated as a leading Panamanian firm in The Legal 500 – Latin America Guide. Banking and Finance, Corporate and M&A, Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property, Offshore and Shipping earned the top-tier rankings.
In addition, five lawyers of the firm received recommendations:
Francisco Arias / “Leading Individual”
Jazmina Rovi / “Leading Individual”
Kharla Aizpurua Olmos / “Next Generation Partner”
Roberto Vidal / “Next Generation Partner”
Mayte Sanchez / “Rising Star”
- Published in Francisco Arias, Jazmina Rovi, Kharla Aizpurua, Mayte Sanchez, News, Roberto Vidal
Morgan & Morgan participated in seminar on National and International Arbitration
Panama, August 5, 2019. Mayte Sanchez, associate at the Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice group of Morgan & Morgan, was invited to participate as speaker in the National and International Arbitration Seminar, organized by the Conciliation and Arbitration Center of Panama (CeCAP, for its initials in Spanish).
The activity, which was held as part of the 25th Anniversary of CeCAP, covered important subjects on national and international arbitration laws, trends and regulations.
Morgan & Morgan represented Electron Investment, S.A. in an arbitration process filed by Constructora Seli Panamá, S.A. before the International Chamber of Commerce
Morgan & Morgan was part of the team of lawyers that represented Electron Investment, S.A. (“EISA”), in an arbitration process filed by Constructora Seli Panamá, S.A. (“SELI”), before the International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”).
The request for arbitration was filed by SELI following certain disputes related to the contract for the construction of the tunnels of Pando and Monte Lirio Hydroelectric Projects, a contract that had been terminated by EISA as a result of a series of breaches by SELI, mainly due to failure to meet the deadline for the completion of the works. The construction contract was an EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) using the silver book of the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC, by its initials French), where the contractor assumes responsibility for the design and construction of the project, in this case, of the tunnels of the hydroelectric power plants.
The process was under arbitration at law, according to Panamanian law and according to the rules of procedure of the ICC, having seat in Panama City, Republic of Panama. The total sum of the claim filed by SELI amounted to US$94,065,202.00; and EISA, for its part, filed a counterclaim for an amount of US$110,000,000.00.
After the evidence was heard and the corresponding steps of procedure were concluded, the arbitral tribunal issued the final award dated January 29, 2018, communicated to the parties on February 14, 2018, accepting most of the EISA’s claims and ordering SELI to pay EISA the sum of US$22,524,862.58; that after compensating the sums recognized in favor of SELI, results in an amount in favor of EISA of US$14,653,362.12, plus costs and expenses.
SELI subsequently filed a motion for annulment of the award before the Fourth Chamber of General Businesses of the Supreme Court of Justice, which is pending resolution.
EISA is a Panamanian company whose shareholders are Aurel, S.A. (a Panamanian company owned by Grupo Eleta), Compañía Española de Financiación del Desarrollo, COFIDES, S.A. (a Spanish company whose purpose is to provide medium and long-term financing for viable private investment projects abroad in which there is Spanish interest), and Genera Avante, S.L. (a Spanish owned company of Grupo Inveravante).
EISA has two hydroelectric generation concessions that use of the waters of the Chiriqui Viejo, Pando and Monte Lirio Rivers, which together have an installed capacity of 85MW. Monte Lirio started operations in October of 2014, while Pando is still under construction due to delays in the excavation of the tunnel.
José Carrizo and Ramón Varela, partners; and the associates Mayte Sánchez, Ana Carolina Castillo Solís and Analissa Carles, participated in this process.
Morgan & Morgan contributed in Doing Business 2019: Training for Reform
Attorneys Ricardo Aleman, Aristides Anguizola, Jose Carrizo, Mayte Sanchez and Ramon Varela, participated as contributors in the investigation process for Panama of the publication Doing Business 2019: Training for Reform, an emblematic report of the World Bank Group that summarizes regulations that enhance business activity across 190 economies.
The full report is available for download here.
- Published in 2019, Aristides Anguizola, Jose Carrizo, Mayte Sanchez, News, Ramon Varela, Ricardo Aleman
Morgan & Morgan contributed in The World Justice Project-Rule of Law Index
Mayte Sanchez Gonzalez, associate of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice group of the firm, contributed with the Panama chapter of The World Justice Project (WJP) Rule of Law Index 2017-2018 Report.
The publication, which was supported by experts from different countries, presents a portrait of the rule of law in 113 countries by providing scores and rankings bases on eight factors: constraints on government powers, absence of corruption, open government, fundamental rights, order and security, regulatory enforcement, civil justice, and criminal justice.
The PDF version is available online here.
- Published in 2019, Mayte Sanchez, News
Morgan & Morgan represented an insurance company in a civil process of claim for a defective life insurance policy
Morgan & Morgan represented an important company in the insurance sector, in a claim for a defective life insurance policy, in the jurisdiction of consumer protection.
Partner Omar Rodriguez, and associates Mayte Sanchez and Emma Cornejo, participated in this process.
- Published in 2017, Cornejo Emma, Mayte Sanchez, Omar Rodriguez
Morgan & Morgan represented a recognized company in the electricity sector in a criminal compliant
Morgan & Morgan represented a prestigious company in the electricity sector, in a criminal complaint filed against them, their directors and technical staff, for the alleged commission of crime against collective security.
Partner Omar Rodriguez and associates Rodolfo Palma, Humberto Vanegas and Mayte Sanchez, participated in this process.
Morgan & Morgan represented a company from the construction industry in an arbitration process against the Panamanian State
We advised a recognized foreign company in the construction industry that has an arbitration process against the Panamanian State as a result of the execution of a multi-million dollar construction contract, under the rules of the International Court of Arbitration (ICC) including protective measures.
Partner Jose Carrizo, and associates Mayte Sanchez, Ana Carolina Castillo Solis and Analissa Carles, participated in this process.