"Arbitration & Panama’s Public-Private Partnerships: A New Frontier", Switzerland edition, The Legal Industry Reviews (2026)
As Panama’s public-private partnership framework begins to take shape, the next frontier is how disputes will be resolved.
With only two PPP contracts awarded to date, Panama is at an early stage in the development of this market. Yet, as infrastructure projects advance, the dispute resolution mechanisms built into the country’s PPP framework will become increasingly relevant to investors, public entities, and their legal advisers.
In their article published in The Legal Industry Reviews – Switzerland, ARIFA partners Jeannette Bravo and Claudio De Castro explore Panama’s PPP dispute resolution framework, examining the role of technical panels, the mandatory inclusion of arbitration clauses and the potential influence of emerging trends in international arbitration.
As Panama’s PPP pipeline develops, the way these disputes are structured and resolved may prove as consequential as the projects themselves.
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