Home | Practice Areas | Attorneys | Contact Us   Practice Areas AVIATION Application and processing of approval with the Civil Aeronautics Board for winter and summer schedules Compliance monitoring ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION Arbitration Mediation BANKING Application and processing of approval of banking license and other banking transactions with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Advise on general banking transactions Advise on special purpose asset vehicles (SPAV) Advise on the provisions of existing Philippine laws on quasi-banking transactions and activities and setting-up of quasi-banking business CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING Drafting and negotiating contract conditions Monitoring of contracts and compliance undertakings CORPORATE REHABILITATION Advise on existing laws and regulations on corporate rehabilitation Corporate rehabilitation cases ENERGY, OIL & GAS Advise on the provisions of existing Philippine laws and proposed legislation and regulations on energy, oil and gas Drafting and review of power and gas purchase agreements Advise on regulatory aspects of power projects Appearance before concerned government agencies and local government units ENVIRONMENT Advise on the requirements of existing Philippine laws relating to environmental impact assessment, air, water and noise pollution, hazardous wastes, solid and toxic wastes and other environmental concerns Appearance before concerned government agencies and local government units FAMILY LAW Representation and prosecution cases for legal separation, annulment and declaration of nullity of marriages Management of the dissolution of property regime Adoption and child custody cases FOREIGN EXCHANGE Represention before the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) in obtaining approval for and registration of foreign loans, shareholder loans, hedging arrangements, and other aspects of corporate and limited-recourse project financing Obtaining BSP approval and/or registration of guarantees and standby letters of credit FOREIGN INVESTMENTS Assistance in the registration of foreign investments before the Board of Investments (BOI) Compliance monitoring relative to BOI registration and advise on existing laws and regulations on foreign investments and incentives Obtaining BSP registration of foreign investments to ensure convertibility and repatriation of dividends through the Philippine banking system GENERAL CORPORATE MATTERS Incorporation and amendment of corporate constitutional documents Corporate secretary services Advise on reclassification of shares and corporate restructuring Conduct due diligence audits of target corporations Mergers and Acquisitions GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS & PRIVATIZATION Advise and assistance on laws and regulations concerning the approval and execution of government contracts and privatization transactions Assistance in the formulation of the terms of reference and procedure for bidding of contracts Review and negotiation of government contracts under concession, build-operate-transfer and other schemes IMMIGRATION Assistance in obtaining approval of 9-G Visa, special investors resident visa applications and other appropriate visa applications and extensions before the Bureau of Immigration and Deportation INFRASTRUCTURE Advising on existing laws and regulations on tollway projects, independent power producers and water utilities INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Assistance in the search, application and registration of patents, trademarks and tradenames Represention before the Intellectual Property Office in cases involving applications and violations of intellectual property laws Surveillance and enforcement of cases against violators of the laws on intellectual property LABOR Represention before labor arbiters, the National Labor Relations Commission and appellate courts Advise on labor laws and regulations LEGISLATIVE Legal advocacy relative pending bills and draft regulations LITIGATION Civil and criminal litigation Administrative, anti-graft and quasi-judicial proceedings Appellate practice PROJECT FINANCE Due diligence audit Drafting and review of financing and security agreements Acting as Philippine counsel for borrower Issuing closing opinions PROPERTY & PROJECT DEVELOPMENT Initiation and establishment of the legal framework and guidelines for all types of projects, including land and right-of-way acquisition, and conducting compliance monitoring during project development and operation Assistance in the Incorporation of condominium corporations and drafting of master deeds and other relevant agreements Processing and transferring condominium units Land acquisition and transfer matters Advise on regulatory aspects of property and project development Assistance and advise in the maintenance of good community relations with the local government and affected communities Assistance in the original registration and subsequent transfers of real property Assistance in the registration and annotation of mortgages, sale deeds, adverse claims, lis pendens and other transactions involving land Prosecution of foreclosures of mortgages, reconveyance of property and ejectment Advise and assistance relative to expropriation proceedings Advise and assistance in the drafting and execution of codicils, notarial and holographic wills, including the initiation of probate cases Extra-judicial settlement of estate SECURITIES Drafting and review of offering circulars for offshore note purchase Reviewing agreements for offshore issuance of notes TAX Assistance in the application for tax treaty relief Prosecution of tax refund cases and representation before the Court of Tax Appeals Assistance in securing ruling and opinions from the Bureau of Internal Revenue Tax-free exchange transactions WATER Advise on the regulatory aspects of the grant and operation of water concessions Assistance in the application and renewal of water permits Office Address 4th Floor, Filipino Mercantile Building 135 Dela Rosa corner Legaspi Streets Legaspi Village, Makati City 1229, Philippines Telephone Numbers (632) 830.04.97 (632) 813.90.61 (632) 751.07.10 Facsimile Number (632) 813.84.14 Copyright © 2005 Tantoco Villanueva De Guzman & Llamas All rights reserved.