Banking & Finance | Asia-Pacific

Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & De Los Angeles is a top-class law firm in the Philippines. It occupies a commanding position, handling work for international conglomerates in the Philippines financial landscape, particularly in the capital markets field. Its areas of expertise include acting for the underwriters on bond offerings and assisting investors with IPO mandates. The firm is also highly respected for its work in the banking sphere, with regulatory advice being a particular specialism at the firm.

SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan is a top-flight legal team that receives praise for its expertise across a range of banking, finance and capital markets issues. Based in the Philippines, it gives advice on cutting-edge acquisition financing and corporate financing, among others. The team is further noted for its strong track record on major syndicated loans and highly experienced in advising on complex cross-border securitisation transactions. It has considerable expertise in debt and equity capital markets, advising on company floats, bond offerings and corporate notes issuances. The firm boasts considerable experience in project finance, and often acts on deals in the real estate and technology sectors.

Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz is a well-respected law firm recognised in the Philippines for its strong offering in the capital markets sphere, with particular experience in debt capital markets, advising on bond offerings and the establishment of MTN programmes. The team is well regarded for familiarity with regulatory and compliance issues around the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Philippine Stock Exchange. It acts for local and international banks on loan transactions and security arrangements, and also advises on the establishment of local branches.

PJS Law is a Philippines-based law firm that maintains its distinguished reputation for work in the project finance sphere, particularly on investments by international banks. Its key areas of expertise include syndicated and bilateral loans, as well as distressed asset and non-performing loan mandates. It often advises clients in the banking industry on regulatory requirements and compliance.

Gatmaytan Yap Patacsil Gutierrez & Protacio is a Philippines-based legal team that is noted for its transaction work, project finance and general loan facilities work. It assists various foreign and domestic banks and corporate borrowers with transactions in the Philippines.

Martinez Vergara & Gonzalez Sociedad is a Philippines-based law firm that regularly works with financial institutions both domestically and internationally. The firm's key areas of expertise include project finance and regulatory compliance within the banking sector, as well as general loan facilities. The firm's clients also benefit from its membership of the Drew Network Asia.

Quisumbing Torres is a Filipino law firm that is well versed in advising multinational banks and financial institutions on a range of matters, including inbound loans. It regularly advises on project financing matters. The practice often represents clients from the telecom and fintech industries. The firm's worldwide network as a member of Baker & McKenzie International equips the practice particularly well to act for major global banks in addition to its domestic clientele.