Corporate and Commercial Law Department
Raoul Angangco
Juanito Sañosa, Jr.
Ma. Carla Mapalo
Kristin Charisse Siao
Mark Benjamin Yam
Maria Francesca Vergara
Fritz Julius Casama
Ma. Samira Tacandong
Rachelle Ann Go
Adrian Paul Mallari
Winona Maraiah Fajardo
Amber Shawn Gagajena
Richard Martin De Leon
Warren Edrick Chu
Unagh Rose Rotor
Miguel Ruiz Tan
Edna Africa
Niel Franco Aguhob
Sian Gabrielle Ng
Anna Marie Grace Antonio
Vince Ephraim Tambaoan
Team Services
Throughout The Firm's vibrant history, the Corporate & Commercial Law Department has proven its commitment to deliver indispensable commercial and practical legal solutions to help clients attain their strategic goals. Our lawyers are purveyors of change in the evolving business world, addressing highly intricate transactions with vigor and passion and advising with innovative ideas on the most complex regulatory issues on a broad spectrum of industries. Domestically and internationally ranked consistently as one of the premier business law practices in the Philippines, our collaborative approach reflects V&A Law’s experience and breadth of skills.
Not only have our lawyers been recognized as thought leaders in their varying fields of specializations, The Firm continues to actively lead in the stabilization of the country’s economic milieu by confronting high-stakes issues faced by our clients in some of the Philippines' landmark mergers & acquisitions, rehabilitation and restructuring transactions, energy development, and government projects in the last century.
Our core practice areas include banking and finance, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, foreign investments, property development and real estate, power and energy, mining, immigration, telecommunications, media and technology, gaming, transportation, restructuring, insolvency and corporate rehabilitation, manufacturing, insurance, taxation, tourism, and public utilities.
Awards and Recognition
Legal 500 Asia-Pacific Rankings 2025
Villaraza & Angangco (V&A Law) has been ranked in the following practice areas:
Top Tier
● Corporate and M&A
● Labor and Employment (including Immigration)
● Real Estate and Construction
● Projects and Energy
● Tax
Tier 2
● Antitrust and Competition
● Banking and Finance
● Capital Markets
● TMT
Chambers Asia-Pacific Rankings 2025
• Corporate/M&A (Band 2)
• Tax (Band 3)
• Projects, Infrastructure & Energy (Band 3)
Chambers Global Rankings 2025
• Corporate/ M&A (Band 2)
• Projects, Infrastructure, and Energy (Band 3)
asiaLaw Rankings 2024
Industry Sectors
• Banking and Financial Services (Highly Recommended)
• Technology and Telecommunications (Highly Recommended)
• Infrastructure (Recommended)
• Real Estate (Recommended)
• Energy (Notable)
Practice Areas
• Competition/Anti-trust (Recommended)
• Corporate and M&A (Recommended)
• Banking and Finance (Notable)
• Capital Markets (Notable)
• Construction (Notable)
• Tax (Notable)
IFLR 1000 2024
• M&A (Tier 1)
• Restructuring and Insolvency (Tier 2)
• Banking (Tier 3)
• Project Development (Tier 3)
• Project Finance (Tier 3)
• Capital Markets: Debt (Notable)
• Capital Markets: Equity (Notable)
Asia Legal Business Law Journal Philippines Law Firm Awards 2024
Best Overall Law Firms
Fintech,
Real Estate
Technology, Media, & Telecoms
In-House Community Firm of the Year 2024
Alternative Investment Funds (including private equity) – Philippines
Banking and Finance – Philippines
Capital Markets – Philippines
Corporate and M&A – Philippines
Real Estate/ Construction – Philippines
Technology, Media and Telecommunications – Philippines
ALB Philippine Law Awards 2024 Winner
Antitrust and Competition Firm of the Year
Tax and Trusts Firm of the Year
M&A Deal of the Year- Coca-Cola Acquisition by Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Plc. and Aboitiz Equity Ventures