Dispute Resolution
Latin America Guide 2025 : Panama
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Provided by Galindo, Arias & López
Galindo, Arias & López’ Dispute Resolution department receives national praise and recognition for the following reasons:
- The Department is the largest dispute resolution team in Panama. Some of the members of the team include past judges from the Supreme Court of Justice, Doctors of Laws, award-winning attorneys, writers of the Panamanian Administrative and Constitutional codes, and the brightest team of young lawyers (all graduating from their law classes with the best records)
- They handle the most complex matters. The cases handled by Galindo, Arias & Lopez usually define precedents at the Supreme Court of Justice level. These matters cover several jurisdictions: civil, constitutional, administrative, and labour law.
- The team has specialized in important cases handled by the Third Chamber of Supreme Court, which is in control of legal matters with high standard cases for the country, and including multi-million claims against the government.
- The team has an ongoing training program for their litigation lawyers, provided by prominent attorneys from the public and private sectors, with extensive experience at national and international levels.
- The team combines excellence of legal services with the most up-to-date technological tools, to ensure that all the members of the department and its clients, have the most accurate and reliable information about the status of the processes managed by the firm.
Chambers Review
Galindo, Arias & López comprises a pre-eminent dispute resolution team offering a multifaceted and well-established practice in Panama. The noted bench of stellar practitioners is particularly adept at advising on complex international arbitration proceedings pertaining to the construction sector. The department handles high-profile administrative and judicial litigation with experience advising on asset recovery and contractual disputes. The team is also well placed to assist clients with criminal proceedings, in addition to environmental damage claims.
Work Highlights
- Galindo, Arias & López represented Villamorey in a lawsuit execution claim filed against it by LISA. The matter was valued at USD7 million.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Galindo, Arias & López provides quality over quantity, and a personalised service to its customers. The firm is highly efficient, effective and offers reasonable response times."
"Galindo, Arias & López's team is diligent, professional and well integrated, with advice which is prudent and secure. The firm is quick to resolve issues and works with high speed."
"Galindo, Arias & López provides quality over quantity, and a personalised service to its customers. The firm is highly efficient, effective and offers reasonable response times."
"Galindo, Arias & López's team is diligent, professional and well integrated, with advice which is prudent and secure. The firm is quick to resolve issues and works with high speed."
Notable Practitioners
Market-leading partner Diego Alonso de la Guardia Porras continues to garner admiration from interviewees for his outstanding practice in the dispute resolution arena in Panama.
"Diego de la Guardia Porras has perfectly mastered the dispute resolution area, bringing a wealth of global experience and knowledge. He communicates smoothly and is exceptionally kind."
"Diego de la Guardia Porras is always accessible for our demands and offers us his knowledge as an adviser."
Outstanding partner Selva Del Carmen Quintero Marrone boasts significant experience advising clients on white-collar crime cases, as well as across litigation and arbitration proceedings.
"Selva Quintero Marrone's level of response is excellent. She handled one of the biggest lawsuits we have had to respond to, and her professionalism is of the utmost quality."
"Selva Quintero is a professional who is very committed to her clients. She provides a personalised service, responds in a reasonable time and offers solutions for the better management of issues."
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Galindo, Arias & López
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Provided by Galindo, Arias & López
Adán Arnulfo Arjona
Boris Chanis
Gabriela Vásquez
Jeimy Lasso
Luis Tuñon
María Montserrat Dorado
Michelle Ferrara
Peter Chatlani
Tomás Sanchez
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