PHILIPPINES Law and Practice Contributed by: Raoul Angangco, Sylvette Y Tankiang, Kristin Charisse C Siao and Ma Carla Mapalo, Villaraza & Angangco
Villaraza & Angangco is a full-service law firm that has been at the forefront of the Philippine legal land - scape since 1980. It offers professional services of the highest calibre, with lawyers adept at handling the most intricate problems to provide comprehen - sive solutions, highly trained legal staff and decades of experience in serving a full spectrum of clients’ in - terests. The firm’s corporate and commercial law de -
partment is composed of five partners and 19 other highly qualified lawyers. The firm is involved in M&A in industries throughout the Philippines, including banking and finance, telecommunications, transpor - tation, real estate, manufacturing, food retail, busi - ness process outsourcing, insurance, entertainment and pharmaceuticals.
Authors
Raoul Angangco is a senior partner at Villaraza & Angangco and has particular expertise in M&A, insurance, infrastructure, mining, real estate and construction. His almost 40 years of practice have been
Kristin Charisse C Siao is a partner at Villaraza & Angangco and has expertise in M&A, tax and competition laws. She has actively participated in M&A transactions spanning a wide variety of industries, including power
marked with distinction and he has been recognised as a leading individual by various international legal review publications. Raoul served as one of the youngest presidents of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines, the mandatory Bar association of all lawyers in the country, from 1995 to 1997. He currently serves as a director in several Philippine public and private corporations engaged in insurance, manufacturing, mining, real estate development and education.
and energy, insurance, retail trade, telecommunications, mining, water utilities and healthcare. As a Certified Public Accountant, Kristin also specialises in taxation, providing expert advice on transactional tax issues, estate and tax structuring and planning, cross-border taxation and other tax matters. Her key clients include AC Logistics, China Telecommunications Corporation, Ayala Land, Fountel Corporation and Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.
Sylvette Y Tankiang is a senior partner at Villaraza & Angangco, with special expertise in the fields of taxation, M&A, banking and finance, securities, real estate, mining, natural resources and power and energy. She
Ma Carla Mapalo is a partner at Villaraza & Angangco, with special expertise in M&A, capital markets, project financing and foreign investments. She is a dual-qualified lawyer and has extensive experience
has consistently been recognised in legal rankings and is sought after for her creative solutions in corporate, contract and transaction structuring. Her key clients include Jolliville Holdings Corporation, ZhongXing TianTong Technology Co, Lalamove Philippines, China Telecommunications Corporation, Shopee Philippines and Mitsubishi Estate Co.
in structuring investments and setting up acquisition vehicles and related financing. She advises clients engaged in highly regulated sectors, such as power and energy, mining, telecommunications and government infrastructure projects. She also has a special focus on competition law, where she advises on antitrust concerns and represents clients before the Philippine Competition Commission.
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