Practice Expertise
- Litigation and Dispute Resolution
- Criminal Law
- Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Areas of Practice
- Litigation and Dispute Resolution
- Criminal Law
- Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Profile
Omar Rodriguez is a Partner and head of the Criminal Law practice at Morgan & Morgan. He also co-leads the Constitutional Law & Defense of Human Rights practice area and plays an active role in the Firm's Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Corporate Investigations & Compliance, and Arbitration & ADR practices.
He has extensive experience advising national and international clients in proceedings related to industries such as construction, public infrastructure, energy, banking, insurance, hospitality, and government. His practice focuses on corporate and private criminal law, having participated in high-profile cases in Panama involving financial and corporate fraud, offenses against public administration, the national economy, and economic assets, as well as cybersecurity matters. In addition to his criminal law practice, he is also actively involved in civil and arbitration proceedings, primarily representing banks, insurance companies, construction firms, and other corporate clients.
Before joining the Firm, he held various positions within the Public Prosecutor's Office, an experience that strengthened his expertise in handling complex and high-profile cases. Omar is the author of multiple legal publications on criminal, procedural, and arbitration law, including Amparo of Constitutional Guarantees, Extraordinary Remedies and Judicial Actions, Criminal Cassation Appeal, Criminal Liability of Legal Entities, Criminal Jurisprudence, Doctrine, and Legal Provisions, among others. He has also been a speaker at national and international forums, including the ICC International Court of Arbitration, and has served as a university lecturer in Criminal, Civil, and Commercial Law.
He has extensive experience advising national and international clients in proceedings related to industries such as construction, public infrastructure, energy, banking, insurance, hospitality, and government. His practice focuses on corporate and private criminal law, having participated in high-profile cases in Panama involving financial and corporate fraud, offenses against public administration, the national economy, and economic assets, as well as cybersecurity matters. In addition to his criminal law practice, he is also actively involved in civil and arbitration proceedings, primarily representing banks, insurance companies, construction firms, and other corporate clients.
Before joining the Firm, he held various positions within the Public Prosecutor's Office, an experience that strengthened his expertise in handling complex and high-profile cases. Omar is the author of multiple legal publications on criminal, procedural, and arbitration law, including Amparo of Constitutional Guarantees, Extraordinary Remedies and Judicial Actions, Criminal Cassation Appeal, Criminal Liability of Legal Entities, Criminal Jurisprudence, Doctrine, and Legal Provisions, among others. He has also been a speaker at national and international forums, including the ICC International Court of Arbitration, and has served as a university lecturer in Criminal, Civil, and Commercial Law.
Bar Admissions
Republic of Panama
Areas of Practice
- Litigation and Dispute Resolution
- Criminal Law
- Litigation & Dispute Resolution
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