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Morgan & Morgan outstands in The Legal 500 Latin America 2023.

Panama, October 20, 2022. With 27 attorneys and seven ranked practices, Morgan & Morgan heads the Panama chapter of The Legal 500 Latin America 2023 edition. In addition, eight practice areas receive the top Tier 1 ranking in the publication. The 27 attorneys of the firm recommended by this reference publication are: Allen Candanedo: Intellectual Property. Amanda Barraza:

Latin Lawyer 250: Highly Recommended

Panama, August 23, 2022.  Once again, Latin Lawyer 250, 2023 edition, recommended Morgan & Morgan in the areas of Banking and Finance and Corporate and M&A. “A large headcount and almost a century in the Panamanian legal market give Morgan & Morgan the workforce and experience required to steer through some of the country’s most

Morgan & Morgan achieves Band 1 in the Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2022

Panama, July 15, 2022. For the seventh consecutive year Morgan & Morgan have been designated a “Band 1” Law Firm in Panama in the Private Wealth Law section of Chambers Hight Net Worth Guide 2022, a publication aimed at the international private wealth market and a key reference point of the world´s leading firms in

Latin Lawyer Awards 2022

Panama, March 10, 2022. We are thrilled to announce that our law firm advised on two of the shortlisted transactions for the Latin Lawyer 16th Deal of the Year Awards, to take place in São Paulo on 5 May 2022. Restructuring Deal: Avianca emerges from the Chapter 11 process. Our law firm acted as Panamanian counsel

Morgan & Morgan Legal advised Avianca Holdings, S.A. and its subsidiaries, in connection with its financial and corporate restructuring process, implemented to emerge from Chapter 11 proceedings in the United States of America.

Panama, December 1, 2021. Morgan & Morgan Legal acted as Panamanian counsel to Avianca Holdings, S.A. (“Avianca”) and its subsidiaries, in connection with its financial and corporate restructuring process, implemented to emerge from Chapter 11 proceedings in the United States of America, after having filed for bankruptcy protection in U.S. Courts back in May 2020.

Morgan & Morgan achieves top ranking in the Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2021

Morgan & Morgan is pleased to announce that, for the sixth consecutive year, the firm´s Private Wealth Law practice group earned a top ranking (Band 1) in the 2021 Chambers Hight Net Worth Guide, a prestigious publication aimed at the international private wealth market and a key reference point of the world´s leading firms in

Morgan & Morgan achieves top ranking in the Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2020

Panama, July 29, 2020. Morgan & Morgan is pleased to announce that, for the fifth consecutive year, the firm´s Private Wealth Law practice group earned top ranking (Band 1) in the 2020 Chambers Hight Net Worth Guide, a publication aimed at the international private wealth market and a key reference point of the world´s leading

Morgan & Morgan contributed in the Chambers & Partners Private Wealth Guide 2019

Partners Roberto Lewis, Raul Castro, Luis Manzanares and Fernando Boyd contributed with the Panama chapter of Chambers & Partners Private Wealth Guide 2019. The guide provides expert legal commentary on the key issues for high net worth individuals and covers the important developments in twenty-seven jurisdictions, including Panama. The complete guide is available here.

Morgan & Morgan advises the issuer in a senior notes issue for an amount up to US$600 million to complete the acquisition of Corredor Norte

As part of the acquisition of the Corredor Norte, Morgan & Morgan also represented the Ministry of Economy and Finance, Empresa Nacional de Autopista, S.A. (ENA), and ENA Norte, S.A. (an affiliate of ENA), in a U.S. $600,000,000 issuing of 4.95% Notes due 2028, registered before the National Securities Commission of the Republic of Panama

Morgan & Morgan advise AES El Salvador in US$300 million bonds issuance

On February 14, 2006, global power company AES issued US$300 million worth of bonds in the international market, guaranteed by four electricity distribution companies it controls in El Salvador. This issuance was the first by a private company to be guaranteed in this way originating from Central America. It was also the first investment grade