Shipping | Latin America

Arias, Fábrega & Fábrega houses a stellar team with a highly acclaimed shipping practice, covering regulatory, transactional and contentious matters. Its deep bench of noted practitioners routinely assists clients with vessel registration, mortgages and financing. The department offers exceptional experience handling cross-border transactions, with particular expertise acting as lenders' counsel on credit facilities. The team is also known to represent clients in cases before the Panama Maritime Authority and Maritime Courts. The Panama City-based firm continues to be a top choice for leading international counsel acting in Panama.

Morgan & Morgan is a pre-eminent full-service firm with a revered shipping and admiralty department, boasting expertise in vessel registration and financing. Its outstanding bench of stellar practitioners routinely represents clients in contentious mandates, assisting with cargo claims, limitation actions and insurance liability disputes before the Panama Maritime Authority and Maritime Courts, as well as mediation and arbitration proceedings. The department continues to represent notable clients from the Asia-Pacific region, as well as key banking clients financing maritime activities.

Patton Moreno & Asvat's outstanding maritime practice group is frequently sought out by international co-counsel to act on cross-border ship financing mandates. Its highly regarded team advises a who's who of financial entities on a range of sophisticated lending transactions, such as cross-collateral secured loans, in addition to assisting with debt restructuring matters. The department also provides counsel to drilling and insurance clients. The firm's expertise extends to vessel title and mortgage registration. The department's clients also benefit from a dedicated London office.

FABREGA MOLINO houses a solid shipping practice in Panama. The team boasts a track record in vessel and mortgage registrations, ship financing transactions as well as registration of vessels under the Panamanian flag. The firm is adept at advising clients from the manufacturing and hospitality industries.