Work Department

Corporate

Position

Senior Partner

Career

Foreing Investment, Securities, Mergers and Acquisition, Banking Law, Business Law

Languages

English, Filipino

Education

University of the Philippines (LL.B.1985) ; Georgetown University (LL.M.1991)

Lawyer Rankings

Philippines > Corporate and M&A

Quiason Makalintal Barot Torres Ibarra Sison & Damaso has experience in M&A and projects, including project finance, and it handles a range of domestic and cross-border transactions. Many of its clients are longstanding, having worked with the firm for several decades, and the firm also continues to attract new clients. Managing partner Ruelito Soriano co-heads the corporate group and is also an active member of the firm’s tax practice. Enrique Quiason, who co-heads the corporate department alongside Soriano, has specialist expertise in M&A, securities law and foreign investment.

Philippines > Capital markets

Enrique Quiason and Ruelito Soriano are the lead partners at Quiason Makalintal Barot Torres Ibarra Sison & Damaso. The firm handles a range of equity and debt capital markets deals and has complementary expertise in corporate and M&A, tax, banking and project finance. The team also benefits from a pool of experienced associates, including Rochezka Beltran and Jose Antonio Reyes. Highlights in 2019 included acting for BDO Capital & Investments as underwriter in the offer and listing of 10 million preferred shares of property developer Arthaland Corporation.