Firm Partners
Mata & Pitti is led by partners with longstanding experience in Panama legal practice and direct involvement in the firm’s core practice areas.
Their leadership reflects the firm’s emphasis on continuity, practical coordination and direct partner involvement across client matters.
Francisco Javier Mata Donado
ATTORNEY | FOUNDING PARTNER
Francisco Javier Mata Donado is the founding partner of the firm and has practiced law in Panama since 1976. His work has long focused on commercial and corporate matters, maritime litigation, labor disputes and real estate law, while also helping guide the firm’s broader legal practice.
His experience is particularly relevant in matters requiring senior legal judgment, continuity and direct oversight in Panama.
Practice focus
- Commercial and corporate law
- Maritime litigation
- Labor disputes and trials
- Real estate law
- Strategic oversight of firm practice
Credentials
- Law and Political Sciences, University of Panama
- Postgraduate studies, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
- Member, National Bar Association of Panama
- Interim Judge of the Panama Maritime Court
Lourdes Pitti Sagrera
ATTORNEY | FOUNDING PARTNER
Lourdes Pitti Sagrera helps lead the firm’s immigration and residency practice in Panama. Her work focuses on assisting individuals, families and international clients with residency processes, relocation matters and the legal coordination required to establish themselves in Panama.
She also contributes to the firm’s broader practice through ongoing legal coordination for international clients establishing themselves in Panama.
Practice focus
- Immigration and residency matters
- Relocation support for international clients
- Supporting documentation and legal coordination
- Corporate and international client services
Credentials
- Law and Political Sciences
- Law studies at the University of Panama and Universidad Complutense de Madrid
- Member, National Bar Association of Panama
- Authorized Public Translator (Spanish-English)
Juan Carlos Mata
Attorney | Managing Partner
Juan Carlos Mata focuses on corporate and international client services, including Panama corporations, private interest foundations, banking-related guidance, trademark matters and related legal support. He has extensive experience assisting international clients with the local execution and ongoing coordination of corporate and legal structures in Panama.
As Managing Partner, he also oversees client relations, continuity in the legal relationship and the firm’s internal coordination of ongoing matters.
Practice focus
- Panama corporations and private interest foundations
- Banking-related guidance
- Trademark matters
- Cross-border corporate support
- Client relations and firm development
Credentials
- Law studies, Universidad Santa Maria la Antigua
- International Tax Law postgraduate studies, University Castilla La Mancha
- Postgraduate studies in Exterior Commerce and International Finance, University of Barcelona
Cristina Mata
ATTORNEY | PARTNER
Cristina Mata contributes to the firm’s work in real estate, migration and related client services in Panama.
Her work combines legal structuring and practical coordination, particularly in real estate and relocation matters involving international clients.
Practice focus
- Real estate matters in Panama
- Migration and relocation support
- Maritime law
- Corporate support for international clients
Credentials
- Law studies, Universidad Santa Maria la Antigua
- Member, National Bar Association of Panama
- Authorized Public Translator (Spanish-English)
- Licensed real estate broker in Panama
Professional memberships
Mata & Pitti is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture of Panama and the Colegio Nacional de Abogados de Panama. These affiliations reflect the firm’s longstanding presence in Panama legal practice.
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