Business in Panama
Come to Panama. We handle the rest.
Setting up and operating a company in another country means dozens of procedures, institutions and deadlines you don’t know. Our job is to let you focus on the business while we handle the legal side, in one place.
How we work
Your path to arrival
A single team for market entry and day-to-day operations.
Incorporation and structure
Companies, governance and assessment of special regimes (SEM/EMMA) according to your operation.
Licenses and compliance
Operating notices, sanitary registrations, sector licenses and the regulation specific to your industry.
Your team in Panama
Visas and work permits for executives and relocated staff; local hiring in accordance with the Labor Code.
Tax and accounting
Tax planning, outsourced accounting under IFRS and filings before the DGI, CSS and Municipality.
Offices and housing
Together with BROKRS, a real estate agency in Panama: finding offices and housing for your team, with due diligence and contracts covered by the firm.
Ongoing operations
Permanent legal counsel for the day-to-day: contracts, regulatory monitoring of your industry and support for every decision.
Special zones and regimes
Advice on special economic zones
Panama offers regimes designed for companies that are expanding. We assess which one fits your operation and support you through incorporation, licensing and ongoing compliance.
SEM
Multinational Headquarters: license and structure to manage regional operations from Panama.
EMMA
Multinational Companies for the provision of manufacturing-related services.
Panama Pacifico (AEEP)
Special Economic Area with its own regime for the companies established there.
Colón Free Zone
Trade, logistics and distribution in one of the largest free zones in the region.
City of Knowledge
An ecosystem of technology, innovation and global organizations.
Free trade zones
Manufacturing, services and export under the free trade zone regime.
The applicability and benefits of each regime depend on your operation. We assess your case before any structuring.
Established operation
Already operating in Panama?
For companies already established in Panama, we are your permanent legal ally: a single team for the entire operation.
- Ongoing legal counsel for the day-to-day
- Regulatory compliance for your industry
- Regulatory monitoring: Official Gazette and bills
- Contracts and corporate governance
- Hiring and labor law
- Mergers, acquisitions and business-line expansion