CLD Legal

Name

CLD Legal

Legal name

CLD Legal

Website

https://cldlegal.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (54111), Other Legal Services (54119)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate & Commercial Law (BPAHAAAA)

Keywords

• Cross-border legal services
• Corporate law advisory
• Immigration law services
• Foreign investment law
• Tax estate planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Panama City

HQ country

Panama

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Fees: Professional legal services billed on a project/engagement basis, including corporate law, immigration, foreign investment, tax planning, and estate planning services. Services are customized to individual client requirements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CLD Legal is a boutique, technology-oriented law firm providing cross-border legal services across Panama, Guatemala, and Spain. The firm delivers legal advice and representation in corporate law, immigration and residency, foreign investment structuring, tax and estate planning, litigation, intellectual property, customs and port law, and maritime business law, primarily serving international investors, multinational corporations, and high-net-worth individuals.

Product overview

CLD Legal is a technology-oriented law firm offering a unified portfolio of legal services across Panama, Guatemala, and Spain. The firm operates as a boutique law practice with no software product in the traditional sense. Its service offerings span five core practice areas: Corporate Law, Immigration Law, Foreign Investment, Tax & Estate Planning, and Litigation/Dispute Resolution. Supporting these are specialized practices in Customs and Port Law, Intellectual Property (particularly in Guatemala), and Maritime Business Law. The Investment Assistance Hub (HAI) provides cross-disciplinary regulatory and tax analyses for infrastructure and investment projects. Services are delivered through offices in Panama City (headquarters), Guatemala City, and Madrid, with strategic partnerships extending reach to Africa through Ilende & Partners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CLD Corporate Services: Corporate services division of CLD Legal

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ILENDE & PARTNERS, S.L.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 February 2024Strategic collaboration agreement formalized in February 2024 to expand CLD Legal's reach into Central and West Africa. ILENDE & PARTNERS, with presence in Madrid and Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, serves as a key bridge for clients with African interests. The partnership enables CLD Legal to offer services including foreign investment operations in Latin America and Europe, international tax planning, asset protection and succession planning, premium migration services for investors in Panama, Guatemala, and Spain, and consulting for international corporate operations including acquisitions and mergers.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Uría Menéndez: Spain's largest law firm with extensive Latin American practice and full-service corporate, tax, and dispute capabilities. Competes with CLD's Madrid office for cross-border Iberian-LatAm mandates.
• Garrigues: Major Iberian law firm with deep tax, corporate, and regulatory practices and a strong international footprint. Overlaps with CLD on Spain-based tax planning and corporate advisory work.
• CMS (Gómez-Acebo & Pombo): Global law firm with a strong Spain and Latin America presence offering corporate, tax, and regulatory services. Competes for cross-border mandates that might otherwise route through CLD.

Direct peers

• Alemán Cordero Galindo & Lee (Alcogal): Leading Panama-based law firm specializing in corporate, banking, tax, and immigration law with significant cross-border investor work. Closely comparable in service mix and target clientele to CLD Legal.
• Arias, Fabrega & Fabrega: Historic Panama-headquartered firm with full corporate, tax, and litigation practices serving multinationals. Comparable to CLD in targeting foreign corporates establishing Panama operations.
• Patton, Moreno & Asvat (PMA): Panama boutique firm with strong corporate, real estate, and tax practices. Directly competes with CLD in the Panama cross-border advisory market, particularly for HNW and corporate clients.
• Morgan & Morgan (Panama): One of Panama's largest full-service law firms with deep corporate, tax, and foreign-investment practices. Directly competes with CLD for inbound investor mandates and corporate formation work in Panama.
• Aguilar Castillo Love: Central American regional firm with offices across the region including Guatemala. Comparable in scale and multidisciplinary service mix to CLD Legal's Central American operations.
• Quijano & Associates: Panama-based boutique firm providing corporate, tax, immigration, and estate planning services. Closely comparable to CLD in service mix, target clientele, and boutique positioning in Panama.
• Mayora & Mayora: Leading Guatemalan law firm with corporate, tax, IP, and litigation practices. Direct competitor for CLD's Guatemala office, especially for commercial law, IP, and customs matters.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCMvrFesIOCafYBzCBgBrf5w
• Facebookfacebook.com/cldlegal
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cldlegal
• Instagraminstagram.com/cldlegal

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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