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About Gerli & Co.

Three Decades at the Crossroads of Global Trade

For more than thirty years, Gerli & Co. has operated where international maritime commerce meets sophisticated corporate law. The firm was established in the Republic of Panama — the logistical heart of world trade and home to the largest ship registry on earth — and from that vantage point it has extended its reach to every critical maritime hub and corporate jurisdiction our clients require.

Our longevity is not an accident. It is the result of disciplined practice, adaptive legal strategy, and an absolute alignment with our clients' objectives. The international regulatory landscape never stops moving: flag-state rules tighten, transparency standards evolve, and new substance and beneficial-ownership obligations arrive every year. Where template-driven, high-volume providers struggle to keep pace, Gerli & Co. builds forward-looking legal architecture designed to withstand both time and scrutiny.

Ismael Gerli, LLM
Leadership

The Founder of the firm: Ismael Gerli, LLM

Gerli & Co. is led, in person and in practice, by Ismael Gerli, LLM — a member of the Panama Bar Association whose career spans the full arc of modern Panamanian maritime and corporate law. Clients who have worked with him for ten, fifteen and twenty years describe the same qualities again and again: meticulous attention to detail, sound and realistic guidance, and an unwillingness to rest until a matter is fully resolved. He is, as one long-standing shipowner client put it, the kind of lawyer who knows how to run ships through rough waters.

That personal involvement is the firm's defining feature. When you engage Gerli & Co., you are not handed to a detached assistant or an anonymous queue. Your matter is directed by Ismael Gerli and guarded by a cohesive, hand-picked team of maritime specialists, corporate lawyers and compliance officers who work to a single standard of care.

Our Culture

Why Family Values Translate Into Institutional Power

What distinguishes this firm from a conventional corporate practice is the human element that drives it. Under Ismael Gerli's leadership, Gerli & Co. has preserved an internal culture rooted in responsibility, discretion and genuine loyalty — the conviction that protecting a client's fleet or corporate structure deserves the same fierce protectiveness one brings to defending one's own family.

This is not sentiment for its own sake; it is an operating model. When a client faces an emergency — an unjustified vessel arrest before a Canal transit, a classification problem threatening a delivery, or an urgent restructuring driven by a new compliance mandate — the whole team moves at once. We combine the institutional weight required to face global counterparties with the direct, personal accessibility that gives clients real peace of mind. That balance, sustained over three decades, is why our clients stay.

How We Work With Clients
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Always Present

We are reachable across time zones and ports worldwide, in real time, through our own people and our network of partners and associates.

02

End to End

From the first consultation to full regulatory compliance, the same firm stays accountable for the outcome. No hand-offs, no excuses.

03

One Firm, Many Disciplines

Maritime, corporate, compliance and litigation under one roof — so complex, cross-disciplinary matters never fall between the cracks.

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Strict Confidentiality

We protect our clients' identities and affairs with the discretion their matters demand.

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