The law firm BENEDETTI & BENEDETTI was established in 1991 by its founding partners, Dr. Eloy Benedetti, Ramon Ricardo Benedetti, Alida Benedetti and Giovanna Benedetti, who brought their practice of over twenty years to the new law firm.

At the present time, the firm counts with three partners, ten associates and the support of outstanding paralegals, law and administrative clerks. This excellent group of attorneys, paralegals and administrative staff makes up the work team of BENEDETTI & BENEDETTI which has turned it into one of the fastest growing and most important law firms in Panama.

BENEDETTI & BENEDETTI has traditionally been recognized as the leading firm in Intellectual Property, position that it has obtained through years of successful local representation of transnational firms and companies in the administrative and registration aspects of their intellectual property rights, as well as in the enforcement of these rights before Panamanian courts, including opposition and cancellation proceedings, civil and criminal trademark and copyright infringement actions. For two consecutives years, 2002 and 2003, the firm’s achievements in this field have been recognized by the Managing Intellectual Property Annual World IP Survey, being voted as the Number One Firm in Patent and Trademark and Copyright Work in Panama.

The firm also has an important practice in the registration of vessels under the Panamanian flag, including the obtaining of patents of navigations, ship station radio licenses, minimum safe manning certificates and all relevant documents related to the registration of vessels under our open registry. Our practice includes the registration of ship sales, naval mortgages and financing transactions, including the drafting of credit agreements and relevant security documentation, refinancing and mortgage security amendments. The practice in the Maritime field includes Maritime claims and Admiralty Litigation.

Another area in which BENEDETTI & BENEDETTI has been able to render excellent service as Legal Counsel is in matters related to exploration and explotation of natural resources including administrative concessions. The role it has played in the local mining sector has placed it as the leading law firm in this field, accomplishment of which it is quite proud. Environmental matters has become a very important area of practices.

BENEDETTI & BENEDETTI also offers a wide variety of legal services to its foreign clients. Its practice includes, but is not limited to, commercial transactions; taxation; litigation; privatization; incorporation and administration of corporations, including the registration of companies in different jurisdictions; trusts; private interest foundations; banking; insurance; oil and gas; administrative and labor matters.

The firm’s knowledge of Panamanian law insures our national and international clients high quality legal advice in any field and the services we provide are guaranteed by a decade of commitment. BENEDETTI & BENEDETTI continues to expand and provide our clients with greater resources to achieve their commercial objectives.