Jazmina Rovi is a partner and head of the Ship Finance and Registration practice group at Morgan & Morgan.

Throughout her 30 years of experience, she has focused on representing ship owners, charterers, and leading financial institutions on all types of registration options available under the Panama flag and ship finance structures, including ship mortgages and pledge of shares of Panama companies. She has extensive practice in assisting with the sale and purchase transactions of vessels, including negotiation and closing of MOAs and on ship finance projects. Ms. Rovi is also actively engaged in the licensing process for companies interested in starting maritime auxiliary businesses in the Republic of Panama.

She has played an active role in the drafting of various Panama maritime legislations, including the General Merchant Marine Law No. 57 of 2008, the Executive Decree No. 86 of 2013, which implements the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, and the Executive Decree No. 159 of 2021 which organizes and develops the operations of the General Directorate of Public Registry of Ownership of Vessels of the Panama Maritime Authority. She promoted the initiative of Panama negotiating with the People's Republic of China the most favored nation clause, which would grant Panama flag vessels preferential rates in Chinese ports, and was invited to attend the first State Visit of a President of Panama to China that took place on November 2017 where a maritime agreement with MFN clause was signed. She has also collaborated with reviewing and drafting Panama regulations for fishing vessels and licenses for fishing vessels and reefers.

Ms. Rovi is a member of the National Bar Association of Panama, the Maritime Law Association of Panama, and the Hispanic-Portuguese-American Institute of International Law. She was elected to chair the Maritime Law Association of Panama from 2011-2012 and re-elected for the 2012-2013 and 2019-2020 periods.  In addition, she is listed as a leading lawyer in the Shipping chapters of Chambers & Partners, Latin Lawyer 250, The Legal 500, and Lexology Index.

In D&I matters, she has been instrumental in promoting Morgan & Morgan's participation in innovative initiatives such as the international forum "I Exist Too, 2023" (Panama) and "I Exist Too, 2025" – Humanising the Maritime Industry" (Malta), which advocate for diversity and inclusion in the maritime sector. Her commitment to diversity is further evidenced by her role in contributing to Morgan & Morgan's Diversity & Inclusion Policy, which led to the formation of the Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Support Committee (IDEA, for its acronym in Spanish). This committee plays a crucial role in fostering a culture free from violence and discrimination across our organization. In 2025, she has been honored as a "Trailblazer Woman" by the global network Terralex. This prestigious recognition celebrates women actively shaping the legal profession's future.

Ms. Rovi obtained an LL.B. in 1989 from the School of Law of the Universidad de Panama and holds a PH.D. in Private International Law from the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid in Spain in 1994.