PHILIPPINES Law and Practice Contributed by: Kerwin Tan, Eugene Kaw and Veronica Balbin, Tan Hassani and Counsels
Tan Hassani and Counsels is a Manila-based law firm with a focus on high-value commercial trans - actions and an unmatched aviation practice, having handled a wide variety of cross-border transactions throughout the years, from small turboprops and hel - icopters to business and commercial jets. The firm has also assisted in several key supplies of aircraft to the Philippine government, and was instrumental in setting up the maintenance, repair and overhaul of an original equipment manufacturer in the Philip -
pines. Other high-value transactions include coun - selling the winning bidder in a USD2.5 billion design and build national railway system for the Philippine government, and an USD8 billion renewable energy investment into several offshore wind farms. The firm acts as retained counsel in the Philippines for a wide variety of businesses and investors from Australia, Austria, China, France, Germany, Japan, Korea, Tai - wan, Singapore, Switzerland, the US and the UK.
Authors
Kerwin Tan is a qualified lawyer in both the Philippines and New South Wales, Australia, and focuses mainly on commercial transactions and tax law. As one of only a handful of aviation law practitioners in Manila, he
Veronica Balbin assists the corporate and special projects group at Tan Hassani and Counsels, and also assists the aviation practice group in advising several air operators and flying schools. Despite her young age,
advises on aircraft financing, leasing and acquisitions, covering everything from small turboprops and helicopters to business jets and commercial aircrafts. Kerwin also acts as counsel to several air operators and flying schools, appears before the Civil Aviation Authority, and assists with applications to operate air transport services.
she has already closed a number of aircraft finance transactions, and has arguably surpassed her cohort in advising and closing several high-value commercial transactions, including a Philippine government national railway project.
Eugene Kaw is a former Philippine government official, having served for nine years in various senior management capacities in the legislative and executive branch, the most recent of which was as
Assistant Secretary in the Department of Tourism of the Republic of the Philippines. He is now back in the private sector, where he assists with special projects and advises on aircraft finance and lease transactions. Eugene also advocates for the aviation industry, specifically on the sustainable pathways towards aviation decarbonisation, and is a faculty member and lecturer at several top-ranked Philippine law schools.
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