Keridine & Requena

Services

Our services

Comprehensive legal counsel across every area of commercial law, with a single team for your entire line of business.

Ongoing counsel

Ongoing legal counsel, tailored to you

We offer packages of continuous legal advice on commercial, civil, real estate, corporate, labor, regulatory and tax matters. We advise proactively, mitigating risks and supporting every filing in the ordinary course of business.

Keridine & Requena
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Corporate and transactional

Incorporation, governance and the transactions that grow your business.

Companies, foundations and legal entities

The firm’s services focus on presenting the client with a corporate strategy aligned with their requirements, in order to create the legal structures needed to meet the intended goals.

  • Incorporation of commercial companies
  • Corporate amendments and reforms
  • Corporate governance advisory
  • Private interest foundations
  • Non-profit associations

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A)

We advise on every merger or acquisition from start to finish: legal due diligence, deal structuring, negotiation and drafting of the purchase agreements, and closing.

  • Legal due diligence
  • Deal structuring
  • Share or asset purchase agreements
  • Letters of intent and confidentiality agreements
  • Regulatory and antitrust matters

Business and its regulations

Our services are geared toward proactively advising companies from a legal standpoint — both on their commercial and business strategies and on executing them within the applicable legal framework — serving as their legal support at all times.

  • Banking and insurance legislation
  • Commercial contracts
  • Business openings and closures
  • Tax and municipal levies
  • Customs legislation

Expansion and new ventures

We support companies opening new business lines, subsidiaries or operations in Panama: incorporation of legal vehicles, drafting of commercial contracts, compliance with regulatory matters, and advice on lightly regulated business models.

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Wealth and assets

Protection of your assets, trademarks and investments over the long term.

Intellectual property

Intangible assets have become the greatest generators of economic benefit for companies in recent years. Assets such as trademarks, patents, domain names, know-how, trade secrets, databases, industrial designs and corporate identity are protected by international agreements, laws and decrees.

Real estate law

Modern real estate practice requires attorneys experienced in applying real estate, corporate, securities, company and tax law to the complex commercial transactions involved in the acquisition, ownership, financing and operation of commercial real estate.

  • Financing and investment
  • Tax efficiency
  • Land use and environmental law
  • Project planning and development
  • Construction projects

Estate and family planning

We design legal strategies through various structures in order to protect our clients’ assets and ensure their preservation and conservation over the long term, taking into account the tax, organizational and legal aspects of each particular case.

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People, compliance and finance

Your team, your regulatory obligations and your operations up to date.

Labor law

Sound human resources management must be aligned with a legal strategy that allows the company to project costs, mitigate risks and create employee incentive schemes consistent with the provisions of the Labor Code and special laws.

  • Drafting of employment contracts
  • Drafting of dismissal letters
  • Settlements and mutual-agreement terminations
  • Representation in conciliation proceedings
  • Claims before the Conciliation and Decision Boards

Immigration matters

We provide immigration advice and solutions to individuals and companies looking to establish their businesses in Panama, always seeking long-term viability in every process.

  • Residence permits
  • Visa applications
  • Naturalizations
  • Work permits
  • Corrections to resolutions

Tax and accounting outsourcing

Our objective is to provide management with reliable information for decision-making, taking into account the company’s current economic and financial position. Our accountants rely on the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and the International Accounting Standards (IAS).

  • Setup of the accounting system
  • Monthly transaction records and bank reconciliations
  • Monthly financial statements and reports
  • Registrations with the CSS, DGI and Municipality
  • Biweekly payroll and SIPE filing

Legislative analysis and monitoring

We carry out daily monitoring of the regulations published in the Official Gazette and of the bills discussed in the Standing Committees and in the plenary of the National Assembly that may impact your industry, in order to keep you updated on provisions that could improve or affect your operations.

How we work

A clear process, from start to finish

01

Diagnosis

We understand your operation and the legal risks around it.

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Strategy

We design the legal path tailored to your business model.

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Execution

We draft, file and represent you before every authority.

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Ongoing support

We support your day-to-day and anticipate what comes next.

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