"Excellent lawyers, very easy to work with, available anytime of the year," is how one competitor describes the team at Galindo Arias y López (GALA), a firm respected for its sizeable banking practice.Competitors admire the firm's domestic client roster....
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"Excellent lawyers, very easy to work with, available anytime of the year," is how one competitor describes the team at Galindo Arias y López (GALA), a firm respected for its sizeable banking practice.
Competitors admire the firm's domestic client roster. GALA is a "well-known local law firm, known for representing big local clients," says one peer, who also mentions that the firm "represents quite a few banks including the Bank of Nova Scotia." Last year, the firm advised Banco Industrial in structuring an IPO in Mexico and is helping Banco Agromercantil de Guatemala apply for an international banking license in Panama.
The firm also saw activity in the aviation sector over the past year. Herrera counselled Citibank in a loan to TACA Airlines, a regional carrier with 39 destinations in 22 countries. Cristina Lewis de la Guardia led the firm as it acted as counsel to Copa Airlines in the delivery, financing and leasing of several Boeing aircrafts, as well as, the subleasing of a number of Embraer aircraft in a separate transaction.
Finally, GALA counselled Publitop de Panama as it acquired Panamerican Outdoor advertising. Led by leading lawyer Diego Herrera D, the transaction created Panama's largest outdoor advertising company. In another M&A deal, the firm advised Coca Cola FEMSA on its acquisition of the Panamanian Grupo Industrias Lácteas, a dairy and juice distributor. The firm handled the due diligence process and negation.
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