PHILIPPINES Law and Practice Contributed by: Patricia A O Bunye and Rafael Raymundo A Evangelista, Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia
Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia is a top-tier, full-service law firm based in Bonifacio Global City, Metro Manila, Philippines, with proven expertise in, among other ar - eas, mining and natural resources, energy, corporate and special projects, intellectual property, and litiga - tion and dispute resolution. Its other areas of prac - tice include infrastructure, transportation and public utilities, taxation; labour and employment; trade; tel - ecommunications; data privacy; competition; finan - cial technology; family law; and information and com - munications technology. The firm’s multidisciplinary approach, involving collaboration among the firm’s
different departments, guarantees its clients effective and comprehensive legal solutions and representa - tion. The Mining & Natural Resources department has represented diverse clients in a broad range of legal issues, such as ensuring compliance with nationality and capitalisation requirements; obtaining govern - ment approvals, licences and registrations; preparing and reviewing applications for pertinent agreements and permits; drafting, negotiating and reviewing con - tracts relevant to the industry; joint ventures; asset exchanges; disputes; regulatory and environmental issues; and project development and structuring.
Authors
Patricia A O Bunye is the managing partner of Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia and head of its Mining & Natural Resources and Energy departments. She is the Founding President of Diwata-Women in Resource
Rafael Raymundo A Evangelista is a senior associate in Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia’s Mining & Natural Resources and Energy departments. His practice encompasses a broad scope of legal topics involving the
Development, Inc, a non-government organisation advocating the responsible development of the Philippines’ wealth in resources, principally through industries such as mining, oil and gas, quarrying and other mineral resources. She is also a columnist in a prominent Philippine mining, petroleum and energy publication and a member of the Chamber of Mines of the Philippines’ Legal Committee and lectures in the Mining 101 course of the University of the Philippines.
Philippine resources sector, ranging from general matters to complex legal issues. He provides comprehensive advice to clients regarding corporate restructuring, immigration, labour, indigenous peoples, land acquisition, local government, administrative regulation, intellectual property and environmental matters, among others, and frequently collaborates with members of the firm’s other departments. He has conducted legal reviews of corporations involved in high-stakes transactions and has been part of teams handling controversial cases in the Supreme Court.
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