Mrs Gretel Ciniglio > Fabrega Molino > Panama, Panama > Lawyer Profile
Fabrega Molino Offices
BMW PLAZA, 9TH FLOOR
CALLE 50.
P.O. BOX: 0816-00744
Panama
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Mrs Gretel Ciniglio
Work Department
Estate Planning & Private Client,Trust, Corporate
Position
Senior Partner
Career
Gretel leads the Firm’s Estate Planning & Private Clients Group.
She is a Senior Private Clients Lawyer with more than 20 years of experience focusing on Wealth Management, Wills, Estate and Succession Planning matters, as well as in Family Business and Family Governance matters.
She acts for many Panamanian and international clients, including high net worth (HNW) and ultra-high net worth individuals (UHNWI), family groups, family businesses, corporations, law firms, private banks, trust companies, trustees, single and multi-family offices, entrepreneurs, artists, art brokers, business owners, fund managers, and property developers, on a range of Private Client matters.
Gretel advises clients on their ongoing affairs and existing domestic and international structures organized for the management and governance of family businesses, including but not limited to corporations, limited liability companies, holding companies, private interest foundations, trusts, charitable entities, humanitarian activities, next-generation concerns, pre-M&A, and post-M&A wealth planning, especially those involving multi-jurisdictional assets, to name a few.
She works closely with clients and their international legal advisors implementing their long-term wealth and succession plans, both for their personal assets and their business interests; as well as in Family Law matters, such as divorce proceedings, pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements, Immigration and pre-Immigration planning, Probate and Trust disputes.
Gretel also assists individuals, family groups, and corporations in the organization of their charitable activities as well as NGO’s regarding their activities in Panama.
Besides, she leads FABREGA MOLINO FOUNDATION and the Firm’s corporate social responsibility program, community service, and pro bono programs, positively impacting the communities where we work and live.
She has participated as a Speaker in Conferences concerning Private Clients, Private Wealth, and Family Business matters in the International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA), International Bar Association (IBA), and International Association of Lawyers (UIA).
She was born in Panama and has also lived and studied in Geneva, Switzerland.
Languages
Spanish, English; French
Memberships
International Bar Association: Women Lawyers’ Interest Group, Art, Cultural Institutions and Heritage Law Committee, Private Client Tax Committee, Closely Held and Growing Business, Enterprises Committee, European Regional Forum, and Latin American Regional Forum.
Fundación WIP Panama – Founding Member and Member of the Board of Directors
Education
- The University of Panama, Panama (LL.B., 1999).
- Université de Genève and Université de Lausanne, Switzerland (DESS Diplôme d’Etudes Supérieures en Droit des Affaires ou LLM Business Law, 2001).
Lawyer Rankings
Panama > Corporate and M&A
Advising on multi-jurisdictional M&A is a strong suit of the corporate team at Fabrega Molino
, which has handled a string of transactions in the food and beverages, consumer goods and financial sectors – to name but a few – over the past year. The multidisciplinary team also assists with all related tax, labour, regulatory and commercial matters. José Agustín Preciado, who is skilled in M&A and real estate transactions, leads the team with Juan Pablo Fábrega, whose broad practice also takes in the incorporation and structuring of Panamanian corporations, while Gretel Ciniglio focuses on advising high-net-worth families. The firm also benefits from a strong group of associates – Pablo Martinelli and Federico Moreno concentrate on corporate matters, while Juan Raúl Sosa assists with related tax issues.
Panama > Corporate services and estate planning
(Leading partners)The ‘extraordinary’ team at Fabrega Molino is revered for the ‘depth of knowledge and experience of each team member’ across the full range of corporate and estate planning matters. Acting for a host of high-net-worth Latin American families and family-owned businesses, the team has in-depth expertise in succession planning, the reorganisation of assets, corporate governance strategies, the creation and management of Panamanian private interest foundations, tax planning and immigration issues. At the head of the team, Juan Pablo Fábrega wins praise for his ability to combine strengths in corporate and estate planning and arbitration, while Gretel Ciniglio has ‘vast experience’ in wealth management, wills, estate and succession planning, and the governance of family businesses. Other key names include José Juan Márquez and Liza Díaz, who ‘make an exceptional and diligent team’, advising on succession planning, private interest foundations and trust management; immigration expert Carlos Molino; and associate Juan Raúl Sosa, a specialist in tax and Panama’s special investment regimes.
Lawyer Rankings
- Corporate services and estate planning Panama
- Leading partners Panama > Corporate services and estate planning
- Corporate and M&A Panama