Beatriz Cabal

Practice Areas

Corporate/M&A, Government Contracts & Public Procurement, Personal Data Protection, Regulatory, Labor & Immigration.

Career

Beatriz Cabal joined the firm in 2008 and in 2020 she was promoted to Partner. She currently leads the Personal Data Protection team in addition to her practice in the Commercial, Regulatory and Government Contracts and Public Procurement areas. Her specialization is focused on the Telecommunications, Media and Technology, Energy, Pharmaceutical and Commerce sectors of industry.

As part of her work in her Commercial Law practice, Beatriz advises local and multinational companies in the deployment of their operations. She also specializes in national and international M&A transactions, representing buyers, sellers and targets in a wide range of industries. She leads and coordinates Due Diligence processes of companies established in the Republic of Panama, in addition to negotiating and drafting share purchase and sale contracts, asset purchase and sale contracts and other related contracts in this matter.

Regarding the Regulatory area, she represents some of the principal companies in the Telecommunications and Media (TV/Internet/Cellular), Energy and Pharmaceutical industries, in a multitude of regulatory procedures before different government entities, in addition to advising the main driver of research on data protection and information and communication technologies (ICTs).

Finally, regarding the area of Government Contracts and Public Procurement, she regularly advises multinationals interested in participating in public tenders for large-scale works in the Republic of Panama.

Beatriz publishes regularly and is an active member of the International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA).

Professional Memberships

International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA), Regional Representative for Latin America.

Panamanian Institute of Law and New Technologies (IPANDETEC).

Publications

“Panama – Country Overview – Corporate/M&A”, Chambers & Partners, 2023.

“Panama – Country Overview“ Chambers & Partners Latin America, 2019.

“Regulation for the protection of personal data in Panama” Data Protection Leader, 2016.

“Doing Business in Panama” IFLR 1000, Financial & Corporate, October, 2016.

“Panama: Limitations of bearer shares“ IFLR, February, 2015.

Personal

Lawyers’ Management Program – IE Law School Executive Education, IE University, Miami, Florida, 2022.

LLM – National University of Singapore, Singapore, 2008.

LLM and Global Economics, with a specialization in Trade Law between Asia and USA – New York University, 2008.

Postgraduate Studies in Labor Law, Suma Cum Laude – Universidad Católica Santa María la Antigua (USMA), Panama, 2008.

Bachelor of Laws and Political Science, Magna Cum Laude – Universidad Católica Santa María la Antigua (USMA), Panama, 2006.

Languages Spoken

Spanish and English