Alfaro, Ferrer & Ramírez provides a broad range of services for clients, covering public procurement and public-private partnerships, as well as maritime, oil and infrastructure matters. The firm specialises in projects related to gas and oil terminals, as well as power generation plants and logistics operations, with Annette Bárcenas active in innovation and sustainability projects, including those involving renewable energy and public procurement processes. Juan Antonio Alfaro is experienced in supporting companies in the port, industrial and hydrocarbons sectors, with further expertise advising major players in the infrastructure sector. Luis Horacio Moreno covers a broad range of work from road and railway projects to renewable energy projects.
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  • ‘AFRA is a high-level firm with a highly competent team of professionals who excel in business and legal knowledge, and possess a strong sense of responsibility and ethics.'

  • ‘The most outstanding aspect of the AFRA team is their constant availability to serve the business, always providing timely advice and legal advice.'

Key clients

  • PNE Energy
  • Esprod Energy
  • Grupo Cox
  • Autoridad del Canal de Panamá/Sullivan & Cromwell
  • Desarrollo Multimodal Puerto Barú
  • Millicom-Tigo
  • Grupo Residencial
  • Terris Fund
  • Grupo Enfragen
  • PSA International Terminal
  • Petroamerica Terminal
  • Vopak

Work highlights

Serving as local external counsel to the ACP in the evaluation of a Trans-Panama gas pipeline project.
Provided legal support to Ruta del Este Sociedad Concesionaria in the first PPP project in Panama.
Advised Esprod Energy Group on the development and operation of a 13 MWp Solar Power Generation Plant in Capira, Panama.

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Practice head

Annette Bárcenas; Juan Antonio Alfaro; Luis Horacio Moreno