Melquisedec Sánchez

He specializes in commercial disputes (Litigation and Arbitration), implementing legal strategies to mitigate litigation risks or to lay the groundwork for legal proceedings.

His practice encompasses contract drafting, review of communications during contract execution, advisory on contract termination cases, and potential claims for damages in both judicial and arbitral venues. He has extensive experience representing companies in the real estate, construction, insurance, banking and financial, mining, energy, tourism, transportation, logistics, and insolvency sectors under Panamanian law.

In 2004, he began his legal career in Panama’s Judicial Branch, working in the civil jurisdiction. He graduated from Universidad del Istmo, where he obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Law and Political Science (2012), a Diploma in the Accusatory System as a New Criminal Procedure (2013), and a Master’s Degree in Procedural Law from Universidad Interamericana de Panamá (2020).

He has represented multinational companies involved in energy sector projects, including electric and photovoltaic generation initiatives. In this context, he has managed and processed provisional and definitive permits before the National Authority of Public Services (ASEP) and the Ministry of Environment for the construction of an electric transmission terminal. Additionally, he has participated in administrative proceedings before ASEP, handling legal disputes between companies and property owners within the influence areas of these terminals.