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Key contacts
Partner : Luis E Ocando
Partner : Hernán Pacheco
Senior Manager: Ana Clement
Quick facts
Number of lawyers

+100

Network memberships

IBA, ABA, ITPA, IFA, INTA, ASIPI, NYSBA, GAHA, AECT, AMCHAM, UCCAEP

Languages

Spanish, English, French, German

Key practice areas
Financial and corporate
M&A
Firm overview

EY Law is an international law firm, affiliated to the EY global firm with offices in 150 countries around the world and more than 300.000 professionals. In the Central America region, the firm has more than 1.500 employees, with more than 100 lawyers and offices in Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama and Nicaragua. 

The firm is acknowledged for its pre-eminent trajectory, forward thinking and innovation, based on the highest ethical and professional standard and represents important multinational and regional clients, including numerous Fortune 500 companies,which grant the firm the gold standard for high-end legal advice. In the last 12 months, EY Law has reinforced its presence in the Panama legal market by recruiting talent to strengthen its offer in corporate law, labor and immigration, compliance and corporate governance, data protection, real estate and hospitality and financial services. Together with the multidisciplinary capabilities of the other service lines, EY Law presents a unique offer that puts the legal services offering at an unparallel level for the benefit of our clients. 

Key transactional practices
  • Asset finance
  • Banking
  • Investment funds
  • M&A
  • Private equity
  • Private equity funds
  • Project finance
  • Real estate finance
  • Real estate funds
Address:
Costa del Este
Centenario Avenue,
PH Dream Plaza, 9th Fl,
Tel:+:507 208 0100 Fax:++507 214 4301 Email:Contact Us Web Address:http://www.eycalaw.com
Rankings published in 2026
M&A
Notable
15 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Alemán Cordero Galindo & Lee
9 practice areas
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Arias Fábrega & Fábrega
7 practice areas
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Galindo Arias & López
8 practice areas
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Morgan & Morgan
8 practice areas
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Tier 2

Alfaro Ferrer & Ramírez
7 practice areas
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Icaza González-Ruiz & Alemán
7 practice areas
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Tier 3

Anzola Robles & Asociados
5 practice areas
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Arias
5 practice areas
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Fabrega Molino
3 practice areas
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Lovill
3 practice areas
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Tier 4

Patton Moreno & Asvat
3 practice areas
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Quijano & Associates
5 practice areas
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Notable

Delvalle Escalona Levy Corró
3 practice areas
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EY Law
2 practice areas
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Sigma
4 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

While EY’s Panama-based office is located in the Costa del Este district of Panama City, the international firm boasts offices in more than 150 countries. 

 

Focusses/ specialisms 

The firm is noted for its activity in the M&A practice, where the team offers comprehensive representation to acquirers, sellers, joint venture partners and merger parties in all types of M&A transactions at both the local and cross-border level. The firm is experienced in the consumer products, hospitality, financial services and automotive sectors, among numerous others.  

The EY team is also active in the corporate restructuring space. 

 

Client feedback: 32nd edition (2022/2023) 

Restructuring  

“Creative, thorough and efficient. Paid attention to relevant details without losing sight of the big picture.” 

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