ICAZA, GONZALEZ-RUIZ & ALEMAN provides tailor-made, sophisticated solutions to key corporate clients, international institutions and public entities, while remaining committed to offering a partner-led, individualized legal service and advice to our private clients.
ICAZA, GONZALEZ-RUIZ & ALEMAN was founded in 1920 as Lombardi e Icaza. Among the founders and partners of the firm can be encountered some of the pioneers who contributed to the creation of the legal structure of the country. Our firm has since been evolving and expanding alongside the international services center of Panama, delivering services of the highest caliber to both international and domestic clients and enjoying an unrivalled reputation.
Born on September 29th, 1875 in the City of Panama.
Professional Achievements:
- Circuit and Superior Court Judge and Magistrate of the Supreme Court of Justice.
- Author of The Penal Code (1922) and the Mining Code.
- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
- Actively participated in the discussion and writing of the Code drafts that theCodifying Commission of 1913 was preparing, specifically with respect to the Civil, Commercial and Judicial Codes.
Born on December 29th, 1895 in the City of Panama. He obtained the degree of Juris Doctor at Yale University in 1919.
Professional Achievements:
- Alternate Judge of The Supreme Court of Justice of Panama in 1926 and from1928 until 1931.
- Minister of Public Works.
- Admitted in 1920 to the District Court of the United States operating in the former Canal Zone.
- President of the Bar Association of the Canal Zone in 1932.
- Delegate of the Republic of Panama at the 1944 Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation.
- Member of the National Foreign Relations Council of the Republic of Panama from 1955 to 1968.
On October 25th, ICAZA GONZÁLEZ RUIZ & ALEMÁN participated as invited speaker of the Superintendence of Banks of Panama…
Last October 17th, Icaza, Gonzalez-Ruiz & Alemán through its associate attorney, Rosaura González Marcos gave a training…
ICAZA, GONZALEZ-RUIZ & ALEMAN is pleased to inform its Participation as Sponsor of the Forum “International Arbitration against the Challenges of the TPC with the United States of America”…
The Latin-American Congress of Trusts is an event that the Federation of Latin American Banks FELABAN and Latin American Committee of Trust (COLAFI) hold annually.
The legislature of the Republic of Panama has recently approved several amendments to the Trademark Law.
The BVI Business Companies (Amendment) Act, 2012, and the associated BVI Business Companies Regulations…
SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB, holder of “SONY” mobiles, carried out in Panama City, a training to detect counterfeit goods on September 14th.
During the past September 20th and 21st, in Panama City, Louis Vuitton, currently considered as the most exclusive luxury brand in the world, carried out a training to detect counterfeited merchandise.
Icaza, González-Ruiz & Alemán have been renowned for its remarkable performance in the 17th Edition of MIP…
The entry into force of the polemical Law 30 of June 16th, 2010 generated serious doubts concerning the deduction of the union dues by the employers…
Icaza, González-Ruiz & Aleman is very pleased to announce the admission of Mr. Moisés Iván Rivera A., as associate of our firm.
Mr. Moisés Iván Rivera A. is a graduate from the School of Law and Political Sciences of Universidad Latinoamericana de Ciencias y Tecnología (ULACIT). He also attended the Corporate Law and Finances Seminar at [...]
We are pleased to inform the admission of Attorneys Ana Graciela Medina, Hugo Morán Rodríguez and Luis Chalhoub Moreno as Partners of the law firm Icaza González-Ruiz & Alemán.
We are proud to announce that last December 4th, 2012, our Partner Luis Chalhoub M. took office as new President of STEP (2012-2014) Panama Chapter.
Icaza, González-Ruiz & Alemán have been renowned for its remarkable performance in the 17th Edition of MIP…
We are pleased to announce that our firm was nominated during the Chambers Latin America Awards…
Last April 18th, the Panama Bar Association conducted the academic event entitled “Legal Regime of Public Contracting in Panama”, in which our associate attorney, Mariela De La Guardia participated. At the event, participants had the opportunity to expand their knowledge related to challenge and appeal remedies within the framework of public contracting, as well as [...]
We invite you to visit us and get to know more about the wide range of legal services we offer. Visit us at stand V03’s of the well-known maritime exhibition, Sea Asia, to be held from 9 to 11 April at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. Susan Ow, Manager of Icaza (Singapore) Ltd., will be very [...]
Icaza, Gonzalez-Ruiz & Aleman, represented by our partner, Luis A. Chalhoub M. was part of the “Mergers and Acquisitions in Latin America” conference organized by the International Bar Association, held in Lima, Peru, from 13 to 15 March 2013. It was a pleasure for our firm to share with its colleagues participants and deepens more [...]
Icaza, González-Ruiz & Aleman attended North America’s Premier International Shipping Trade Conference and Exposition: SHIPPING 2013, being our Partner Dr. Alexis Herrera Jr. our representative at the event.
The Panama Maritime XI Conference & Exhibition was successfully held in Panama from the 27th of February to the 1st of March, 2013. Icaza, Gonzalez-Ruiz &Aleman participated in this event as trade show exhibitor and sponsor, being part of the group “The Major Maritime Law Firms of Panama“.
Our maritime law attorneys, Joel Medina, Alexis Herrera [...]
Marisol T. Ellis, attorney of Bufete IGRA, Litigation & ADR Division of Icaza, González-Ruiz & Aleman, represented our firm in the “16th Annual IBA International Arbitration Day” conference held in Bogota, Colombia, the past 21 and 22 February 2013.
The event was organized by the International Bar Association and the Cámara de Comercio de Bogotá and [...]
With the theme “Legal Effects of Documentary Evidence”, our attorney, Marisol Ellis of Bufete IGRA, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution of Icaza, Gonzalez-Ruiz & Aleman, participated as a panelist in the 11th International Litigation and Arbitration Conference (ILAC), held last March 1st in Miami, U.S.A. This conference brings together the most well-known professionals in the [...]
Icaza´s Anti Counterfeit Unit in the framework of the “2012 International Law Enforcement Intellectual Property (IP) Crime Conference”…
On August 20, 2012, Oakley Inc., a leader in the manufacture of sunglasses and sportswear, offered training to detect counterfeit merchandise.
The World Customs Organization (WCO) granted the Award “Yolanda Benítez” to Dr. Gloria Moreno de López, Director of the National Customs Authority on the grounds that Panama has been the country more devoted to the fight against piracy and smuggling…
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Panama, Republic of Panama
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