Modificaciones a la Ley de Contrataciones Públicas

Compartimos el Texto Único de la Ley 22 de 27 de junio de 2006, que regula la contratación pública, ordenado por la Ley 61 de 2017, incluyendo y reflejando para fácil referencia las modificaciones aprobadas mediante la Ley 153 de 8 de mayo de 2020. Tomar nota que estas modificaciones entrarán en efecto a partir

Legal feasibility of electronic signatures in the Republic of Panama

Updated on May 5, 2020 Given the state of emergency declared by the Panamanian Government as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic, the stay at home orders issued by the health authorities and the social distancing that is essential to control the outbreak, the technological tools available for companies to operate remotely are vital.

Panamá sanciona ley que concede Licencias Remuneradas Especiales

Ricardo Alemán, Derecho Laboral, Socio de Morgan & Morgan 21 de abril de 2020 Mediante Gaceta Oficial No. 29003-A, fue promulgada la Ley 147 de 15 de abril de 2020 que concede el derecho de una licencia especial remunerada de hasta por 3 meses improrrogables a todo padre o madre que labore en el sector

BVI Economic Substance (Podcast)

April 9, 2020. At Morgan & Morgan we continue to look for ways to provide our services and continuity to the flow of information on changes in legislation in the different jurisdictions we have presence. In light of the above, we are pleased to announce the launch of our podcast “Morgan Updates”. This effort will

A guide on Mergers and Acquisitions in Panama

Francisco Arias, Partner, Morgan & Morgan (head of M&A practice) Roberto Vidal, Partner, Morgan & Morgan Regulatory framework for foreign investment The Panamanian Constitution reserves “retail activities” for Panamanian nationals.  Various statutes have limited the application of the prohibition to activities that involve the sale of goods to consumers. By statute, the private sector (national

Chambers & Partners Securitization Guide 2020

Panama, March 9, 2020.  Partners Francisco Arias, Ricardo Arias, and associate Cristina De Roux contributed with Chambers & Partners, providing their professional insights into Panama’s legal securities market. The online Panama chapter is available here. Or a PDF version is available to download here.

Morgan & Morgan contributed to the first edition of the Latin American corporate investigations guide

Panama, January 31, 2020. Partners Inocencio Galindo, Ricardo Aleman, Kharla Aizpurua Olmos, and associate Joy Paull Torres contributed with the first edition of the Latin American investigations guide, a frequently asked questions for conducting corporate investigations in various jurisdictions on Latin America. This publication of the international law firm Hogan Lovells provides an overview from

The World of Turnkey Contracts, Partial Payment Accounts and Certificates of No Objection

January 13, 2020 For a long time, we have heard in different social media, for various reasons, some more positive than others, information related to Turnkey Contracts and the State indebtedness resulting from the Partial Payment Accounts (in Spanish, “Cuentas de Pago Parcial”) and Certificates of No Objection (in Spanish, “Certificados de No Objeción”). Do

Morgan & Morgan featured in The Arbitration Review of the Americas 2020

Panama, November 6, 2019. Jose Carrizo, head of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice of Morgan & Morgan, contributed with the Panama chapter of The Arbitration Review of the Americas 2020, providing a comprehensive analysis of the arbitration system in Panama, its legislation and every aspect that confirms the country as an international and regional

The importance of having a data-protection compliance program

Fanny Evans, Senior Associate, Morgan & Morgan In 2013, Virginia Ginni Rometty – CEO of IBM, said “I would like you to think of big data as the next natural resource that can be to our era what steam, electricity and oil were for the Industrial Age.” Probably, you have read or heard: Data is