About
Ernesto Nicolau is a Panama-based lawyer with more than 20 years of experience in intellectual property and civil litigation, known for protecting trademarks, patents, industrial designs and copyrights and for leading investigations that produced seizures of counterfeit goods and recovery of economic damages. He has acted in over 300 criminal and civil cases and resolved more than 500 disputes by out-of-court settlement, and has been recognized by Chambers Global as an "Associate to Watch" and a "Leading Lawyer in Intellectual Property."
Practice areas
Intellectual PropertyCopyrightCivil LitigationCriminal Law
Office
Expertise
TrademarksPatentsIndustrial DesignsCopyrightsAnti-counterfeiting & SeizuresEnforcement & Investigations
Education
- Doctorate in Law (Ph.D. candidate), University of Panama (2025)
- LL.M., Criminal Law, University of Panama (2022)
- LL.M., Procedural Law, Interamerican University of Panama (2016)
- Master’s in Higher Education, ULACIT (2013)
- LL.M., Law with emphasis in Private Law, University of Panama (2001)
- Bachelor of Laws and Political Science (LL.B.), University of Panama (1998)
Languages
Spanish