Cybersecurity

A Conversation With Panama's Suddenly Notorious Offshore Lawyers

  • ``The cat's out of the bag,'' says lawyer Jurgen Mossack
  • Panama firm is at center of report on use of shell companies

The Suddenly Notorious Lawyers of the Panama Papers

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For decades now, Jurgen Mossack and Ramon Fonseca have been the go-to guys in Panama for international investors looking to put their money in far-flung places.

But even before the world learned their names Sunday -- in reports that alleged their firm played a critical role in helping political leaders around the world move money offshore -- the lawyers knew their lucrative partnership had begun to fray.