Diego Lacayo, Managing Partner of LAC Legal, has been admitted to STEP (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners), the leading global body for professionals advising families on the structuring, preservation and transfer of wealth across generations. His membership reinforces LAC Legal’s position among private wealth lawyers in Panama serving families and investors with cross-border assets.
H2: What STEP Membership Means for Clients
STEP sets the international benchmark for expertise in trusts, estates, succession planning and family governance, with members in over 100 jurisdictions bound by continuing-education requirements and a professional code of conduct. For clients, membership is a mark of quality — and a gateway to a global network: when an estate spans several countries, LAC Legal can coordinate with STEP practitioners in each relevant jurisdiction.
H2: Estate Planning and Asset Protection from Panama
From Panama City, LAC Legal advises international families, entrepreneurs and investors on estate and succession planning, Panama private interest foundations (PIFs), trusts, international corporate structures and asset protection. Panama’s territorial tax system and well-established wealth-planning vehicles make it a natural hub for structuring and administering international wealth.
Diego Lacayo’s STEP membership complements the firm’s international profile, which includes the exclusive Panama and Central America membership of Global Insurance Law Connect (GILC), and reflects LAC Legal’s strategy of building a private wealth practice with genuine cross-border reach.
Frequently Asked Questions
It certifies that a practitioner meets the international training and ethical standards of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners in estate and succession planning.
Estate and succession planning, Panama private interest foundations, trusts, asset protection and international wealth structuring for families and business owners.
Panama offers internationally recognized planning vehicles, a territorial tax regime and a strategic location for administering assets held in multiple jurisdictions.