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Ricardo Arias

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Ricardo Arias is an Associate at Morgan & Morgan and works in the Corporate Law Department of the firm.

Mr. Arias holds over ten years of experience advising capital markets transactions. He has represented local and foreign lenders as well as local and foreign developer/borrowers in secured and unsecured financings and project financings. Mr. Arias has been advisor to foreign and local clients on securities placement in Panama and cross-border transactions. He also specializes on setting up investment companies, including Real Estate Investment Funds (REITs).

Mr. Arias is also involved in pro bono activities at the firm serving as counsellor of the
National Disability Secretariat (Senadis), an autonomous governmental entity that conducts the policies for the social inclusion of the disabled.

Mr. Arias obtained an LL.B. from the School of Law of the Universidad Latina de Panama.

Ricardo Arias is currently admitted to practice law in the Republic of Panama.

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Banking and Finance | Projects | Securities and Capital Markets

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COVID-19: Measures Adopted by the SMV Regarding Regulated Entities
Morgan & Morgan, May 2020

Panama, May 4, 2020. The Superintendence of the Securities Market (the “SMV”) has implemented measures that allow its regulated entities to continue with their financial activities that, in accordance to the Executive Decree No° 507 of 24 March 2020, are exempted from the measures adopted by the Executive Branch for the COVID-19 pandemic. Remote Working In accordance to General Resolution SMV No...

COVID-19: Measures Taken by the SMV, BVP and Latinclear Regarding Service to the Public and Presentation and Process of Filings
Morgan & Morgan, May 2020

Superintendence of the Securities Market The Superintendence of the Securities Market (the “SMV”) has established the following measures for working hours and presentation and process of filings before such entity as part of the governmental effort to avoid the spread of COVID-19:[1] Maintain the special working hours of the SMV from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. until there is a new announcement by the SMV...

Crowdfunding as a Source of Financing for Businesses
Morgan & Morgan, February 2019

One of the biggest challenges that micro, small and medium enterprises face when trying to settle in and achieve success as profitable businesses is to obtain capital and sources of financing...

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