With demonstrable experience across the telecommunications, manufacturing, logistics and energy sectors,
Villaraza & Angangco (V&A Law) acts for domestic and multinational clients on cross-border M&A, in addition to handling foreign direct investments into the Philippines.
Raoul Angangco leads the team alongside
Sylvette Tankiang and
Franchette Acosta.
Led by
Raquel Wealth Taguian, the outstanding team at
Villaraza & Angangco (V&A Law) has considerable expertise in various business sectors ranging from banking, insurance, telecommunications, construction and real estate, through to energy and infrastructure. It has a proven track record in international disputes, and is well-placed to handle an array of complex corporate/commercial cases on various international trade issues. The group is also adept at advising foreign investors on disputes with their domestic partners. Names to note include
Alejandro Alfonso Navarro who covers an array of commercial cases and arbitrations.
Augusto San Pedro is a senior partner who handles many complex commercial disputes and arbitrations.
Thea Daep specialises in areas as diverse as money laundering, fraud and other aspects of commercial and corporate law.
Joseph Anthony Lopez frequently advises on civil and corporate litigation, as well as other areas such as family law and competition law litigation.
At
Villaraza & Angangco (V&A Law), the IP department is co-headed by
Bienvenido Somera and
Katrina Doble, and is praised for its ability to provide ‘
practical solutions‘ to its clients. The agile handles the full gamut of IP-related matters from trademark and patent prosecution, through to advising on freedom to operate searches, and border control measures. Additionally, a portion of the team's workload includes matters regarding copyright registration, IP commercialisation and patent invalidation. Its IP litigation practice covers regular court and administrative litigation in relation to both inter partes and IPR violation cases. The group is also skilled in advising IP rights-holders on the online protection of their IP rights.
Antonio Miguel Lu is a name to note and
Mark Leo Bejemino was promoted to the partnership in January 2023.
At
Villaraza & Angangco (V&A Law),
Sylvette Tankiang advises on ownership and contract structuring of renewable energy projects, while
Franchette Acosta advises clients in bidding for government infrastructure projects under the build-operate-transfer and procurement laws of the Philippines. Tankiang and Acosta jointly lead the team alongside
Raoul Angangco.
Villaraza & Angangco (V&A Law) is well-placed to advise on the entire life-cycle of real estate transactions, with additional experience in handling high-value residential, industrial, and leisure projects. The firm’s expertise also covers projects under the Build, Build, Build Program, designed by the government to facilitate investments into the Philippines.
Raoul Angangco,
Sylvette Tankiang and
Franchette Acosta lead the practice.
Villaraza & Angangco (V&A Law) has demonstrable experience advising on corporate and international taxation mandates, in addition to tax planning for cross-border transactions. Counting domestic and multinational corporations among its key roster of clients, the team also assists families and individuals in estate planning, including the establishment of trusts, and preparation of last will and testament.
Raoul Angangco,
Sylvette Tankiang and
Franchette Acosta collectively lead the practice.
Noted for its experience across the energy, infrastructure, telecommunications, banking and logistics sectors,
Villaraza & Angangco (V&A Law) advises on large-scale acquisitions, while obtaining merger clearances for these transactions. The team is led by
Sylvette Tankiang,
Franchette Acosta and
Kristin Charisse Siao.
Villaraza & Angangco (V&A Law) advises on cross-border project financing agreements in the energy, infrastructure and telecommunications sectors, in addition to providing regulatory advice to banks and other financial institutions on financial services products to ensure compliance with government bodies.
Raoul Angangco,
Sylvette Tankiang and
Franchette Acosta lead the team.
Villaraza & Angangco (V&A Law) advises on cross-border agreements for the financing of energy, telecoms and infrastructure projects, in addition to providing transactional advice on raising capital through debt, equity and other forms of securities. The team is collectively led by
Raoul Angangco,
Sylvette Tankiang and
Franchette Acosta.
Led by
Raoul Angangco, the team at
Villaraza & Angangco (V&A Law) assists clients in all stage of visa and work permit applications, from extension of tourist visas to issuance of visas for foreign employees and their dependents.
Mark Benjamin Yam is another key contact in the group.
Leveraging support from the firm’s commercial law, IP, and litigation departments,
Villaraza & Angangco (V&A Law) advises clients on immigration requirements, regulatory issues, and employment contracts. The team is also entrusted by multinational clients on domestic labour law and occupational health and safety standards matters, as well as in employee investigations, and COVID-19-related cases.
Alejandro Alfonso Navarro is proficient in corporate restructuring and retrenchment;
Rashel Ann Pomoy is seasoned in advising on contracting arrangements, illegal dismissals, and other domestic labour law violations before the National Labour Relations Commission. The two oversee the practice.
Advising on telecoms infrastructure investments and development projects,
Villaraza & Angangco (V&A Law) counts domestic start-ups, foreign telecoms companies and multinational corporations among its key roster of clients.
Raoul Angangco,
Sylvette Tankiang and
Franchette Acosta collectively lead the team.
The Firm: Villaraza & Angangco Law (V&A Law) was founded in 1980. With approximately 60 lawyers recognised by their peers to be at the top of the legal profession, and 100 highly trained non-legal staff, the firm offers professional services of the highest calibre. With decades of experience in serving a full spectrum of clients’ interests, its lawyers are equipped to skilfully handle the most intricate problems and provide comprehensive solutions that deliver results. The firm has been at the forefront of the Philippine legal landscape and has gained the trust and confidence of leading multinational corporations, financial institutions and conglomerates. V&A Law is a full-service law firm with specialisation in the areas of litigation, corporate and intellectual property law.
Areas of practice
Litigation: the firm is involved in commercial, civil, tax and criminal representation and trial advocacy in every forum. V&A Law provides efficient and effective strategies capitalising on alternative methods of dispute resolution. Its litigators have successfully handled cases in all appellate levels of the judicial system and routinely handle appeals from quasi-judicial agencies. The firm represents a wide array of banks and financial institutions, both local and foreign. V&A Law has been involved in almost all major corporate recovery projects in the country, both litigated and non-litigated. The lawyers of V&A Law have extensive exposure and a high level of competence in handling matters involving labour standards and labour relations law. Moreover, the firm also handles labour litigation before the regular courts and quasi-judicial bodies, such as the National Labour Relations Commission (NLRC).
Corporate: the firm is involved in major mergers and acquisitions in strategic industries, including banking and finance, telecommunications, transportation, manufacturing, food retail, business process outsourcing, insurance, entertainment, and pharmaceuticals. V&A lawyers are experts in the field of power and energy. The firm provides transactional advice on capital markets, securities regulations and finance and serves as counsel on major foreign investments in the country. The corporate lawyers in the firm are equipped with experience in giving comprehensive legal assistance in various property development and real estate transaction projects at all stages. The firm is counsel to leading mining and exploration companies on a broad range of matters, including compliance with nationality and capitalisation requirements and obtaining government licences. V&A lawyers are known for providing innovative solutions to efficiently manage the taxation burden of individuals and entities doing business in the Philippines. The firm plays an active role in the country’s leading public utilities and infrastructure projects under public-private partnership projects, build-operate-transfer, joint venture, and procurement projects.
Intellectual property: the intellectual property lawyers of V&A assist in trade mark and patent prosecution, particularly the filing and maintenance of both Philippine and foreign trade mark, patent, utility model and industrial design registrations. The firm also represents clients in the registration and deposit of copyrights and other related rights. It assists clients to ensure that full commercial value is realised through intellectual property commercialisation, licensing and franchising. V&A lawyers are experienced litigators who have extensive practice in intellectual property litigation. The firm provides efficient and responsive programmes for the enforcement of intellectual property rights in the Philippines. The lawyers are equipped with competence in advising media, entertainment and broadcasting entities in the promotion and protection of their intellectual property rights consistent with their strategic business objectives. The firm also gives advice in border control measures and in the product registration of pharmaceuticals and medical devices. The clientele of V&A includes domestic generic drug corporations, which the lawyers assist in freedom to operate searches and patent cancellation.
Manila, Philippines
+1 other location
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METRO MANILA, Philippines
Manila, Philippines
+1 other location
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METRO MANILA, Philippines
Manila, Philippines
+1 other location
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METRO MANILA, Philippines
Manila, Philippines
+1 other location
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METRO MANILA, Philippines
Number of Partners : 26
Number of Lawyers : 49
English
Filipino
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