Our firm act as a support group and advise on environmental as well as planning aspects and issues faced by developers in general, compliance and regulatory aspects, licenses and power projects, across the oil, gas and electricity sectors.
We have a wide experience in the scope of energy, environmental law, power generation and distribution, as well as on all administrative law aspects, and planning development for various sectors, including residential development, ecotourism, and transportation projects such as railways, ports and airport facilities.
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RELEVANT TRANSACTIONS
- Legal advisors of Cementos Mexicanos,S.A. (Cemex) concerning environmental matters, specifically related to the climatic change and the emission of gases at industries located in Panama. The national legislation was compiled and revised, as well as the existing processes at the various state institutions in order to regulate such subject matter, particularly before the National Environmental Authority (ANAM per its Spanish acronym ). Likewise, the international regulations were consulted in detail, such as the International Agreements (Kyoto Protocol and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change).
- Legal advice to the International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA per its Spanish acronym) regarding environmental matters related to sales of properties or contaminated plot of land, establishing the position of the Panamanian legislation, as well as in civil and criminal matters.
- Legal advice to the group Diaz & Guardia for the Approval of Environmental Impact Studies and Feasibility Studies before the National Environmental Authority (ANAM per it Spanish acronym) of several Real Estate projects, such as PH Portanova and PH Vistanova..
- Legal advisors of a U.S. hotel consortium for the approval of the Environmental Impact Study before the National Environmental Authority (Annam per its Spanish acronym) and permits before several governmental authorities for the construction and operation of the Hotel Casco Viejo, located in the judicial district (corregimiento) of San Felipe, Province of Panama.
- LLegal advisors of a U.S. hotel consortium for the approval of the Environmental Impact Study before the National Environmental Authority (Annam per its Spanish acronym) and permits before several governmental authorities for the construction and operation of the Hotel Casco Viejo, located in the judicial district (corregimiento) of San Felipe, Province of Panama.
- Legal advisors of a U.S. hotel consortium for the approval of the Environmental Impact Study before the National Environmental Authority (Annam per its Spanish acronym) and permits before several governmental authorities for the construction and operation of the Tourist Project Panama Beach Resort, located in the Pedasi District, Province of Los Santos.
- Legal Advisors during the financing and recent acquisition of the PanAm energy plant. As such FMM prepared all the legal banking documentation related to said financial transaction.
- Legal advisors in the financing and expansion of the Bahia Las Minas energy plant. FMM acted as legal advisor of one of the participant banks of such transaction, revising all legal documentation. Bond issue of the Empresa de Generación Eléctrica EGE Fortuna, S.A, an energy plant. FMM acting as advisor to the banks prepared all the legal documentation related to this bond issue.
- Legal advisors of the shareholders of CORPORACION INCEM, S.A., own by CEMENTO PANAMA, S.A. and subsidiary of HOLDERBANK FINANCIERE GLARIS and CEMENTOS DEL CARIBE, S.A. FMM negotiated the terms and conditions, structured the sales transaction through the Stock Exchange; prepared the data room; carried out the proceedings before the National Exchange Commission to obtain its approval and execute the transaction. This was the first Tender Offer undertaken in the history of Panama.
- Legal advisors to the shareholders of the majority of shares of CERVECERIA NACIONAL, S.A., a brewery company, in the transaction with the GRUPO BAVARIA. FMM negotiated the terms and conditions, structured the transaction to execute the sale though tender, carried out the proceedings before the Stock Exchange to obtain the authorization, prepared the documentation and proceeded to successfully execute the sale.
- Legal advisors to the Argentinean company, COMPAÑÍA PEREZ and the Colombian company EMGESA, the latter is a subsidiary of the Chilean company ENDESA, respectively, in the privatization process of the power generation and distribution companies owned by the government of Panama. FMM carried out the legal due diligence of the companies in all areas.
- Legal advisors of the Spaniard group, Avante, for the purchase of the majority of the Panamanian company Electron Investment, S.A., dedicated to the construction of a hidroenergy project plant. We negotiated the terms and conditions of the agreements; carried out the corresponding legal due diligence of the company to be purchased and took care of the legal work to take over the operation.
- Legal advisors of COPESA, energy plant. FMM acting as counsel for the banks prepared all the legal documentation related to the financing and the expansion of this plant. The financing reorganization of COPESA energy plant. FMM acting on behalf of the banks led the finance reorganization of this plant.