Corporate & Commercial Law

V&A Law advises leading local and international companies on competition law issues across key industries, including energy, telecommunications, logistics, infrastructure, construction, renewable energy, and healthcare. 

The firm is widely recognized for its expertise in Philippine Competition Commission merger control, assisting clients in both compulsory and voluntary notifications. The team combines deep regulatory knowledge with a strong understanding of industry dynamics to guide clients through complex competition matters.

V&A Law supports clients throughout the transaction lifecycle—from merger notification and regulatory strategy to negotiating competition-related provisions and assessing potential post-transaction competition risks.

Contact Persons:

• Raoul R. Angangco 
• Sylvette Y. Tankiang
• Juanito L. Sañosa, Jr. 
• Kristin Charisse C. Siao
• Amber Shawn A. Gagajena

V&A Law is a trusted advisor to both foreign and local banks and other financial institutions. V&A Law’s Banking and Finance team is known for its expertise in structuring and negotiating a wide range of lending and security transactions, delivering practical and strategic legal solutions to complex financial arrangements. 

V&A Law has played a key role in multiple high-value multi-jurisdictional project financing transactions, particularly in the energy, telecommunications, and infrastructure projects in the Philippines. The team also has extensive experience advising foreign investors seeking to enter the Philippine financial services market. Drawing on deep regulatory knowledge covering financing companies, online lending platforms, remittance services, credit card operations, and payment systems, the team provides comprehensive guidance on licensing, regulatory approvals, and operational compliance of various financial service providers.  

Contact Persons:

• Raoul R. Angangco
• Sylvette Y. Tankiang
• Juanito L. Sañosa, Jr. 
• Richard Henrick I. Beltran
• Ma. Carla P. Mapalo

V&A Law advises issuers, private equity investors, and both foreign and domestic investment banks and financial institutions on equity capital markets transactions across a wide range of industries. The firm helps clients structure and execute capital-raising initiatives while ensuring full compliance with regulatory requirements. 

The team provides end-to-end support for equity offerings, including regulatory approvals, stock exchange listings, corporate governance, and disclosure obligations before the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), the Philippine Stock Exchange (“PSE”), and, where relevant, international exchanges. It also conducts due diligence on Philippine subsidiaries of foreign issuers undertaking public offerings.

V&A Law has advised on numerous high-value equity transactions, including IPOs and cross-border capital raises for leading companies in telecommunications, real estate, energy, financial services, and other key sectors.

Contact Persons:

• Raoul R. Angangco
• Sylvette Y. Tankiang
• Juanito L. Sañosa, Jr. 
• Ma. Carla P. Mapalo

V&A Law advises clients on corporate governance across the full life cycle of business activity, from establishment and day-to-day operations to complex transactions and strategic reorganizations. The Firm provides practical guidance that supports sound decision-making and sustainable growth.

The practice represents a broad range of clients, from entrepreneurs and closely held businesses to multinational corporations operating across key sectors of the Philippine economy.

V&A Law’s lawyers advise on a wide range of corporate governance and compliance matters, including corporate structuring, operational and contractual issues, and regulatory requirements.

Contact Persons:

• Raoul R. Angangco 
• Sylvette Y. Tankiang 
• Juanito L. Sañosa, Jr. 

V&A Law advises clients operating in the Philippines’ fast-growing yet highly regulated gaming industry. The Firm provides strategic legal support on the regulatory, commercial, and operational issues unique to the gaming sector. 

The Firm represents gaming operators, equipment manufacturers and distributors, and entertainment facility developers on licensing, regulatory compliance, and the structuring of gaming operations, including foreign ownership and nationality restrictions. V&A Law also advises on fiscal incentives, taxation, contract drafting and negotiation, project development, and ongoing operational and regulatory issues. 

The team has extensive experience in representing clients before key regulatory bodies, including the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR), the Games and Amusements Board, the Philippine Racing Commission (Philracom), and the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA).  

Contact Persons:

• Raoul R. Angangco
• Sylvette Y. Tankiang
• Juanito L. Sañosa, Jr.
• Amber Shawn A. Gagajena

V&A Law provides comprehensive immigration and emigration services to corporate and individual clients navigating the Philippine regulatory environment. The Firm’s immigration lawyers bring deep regulatory knowledge and practical experience in handling complex visa, work permit, and mobility matters. 

V&A Law  has a proven track record of successfully securing work permits and employment visas for foreign nationals despite tight timelines, heightened scrutiny, and additional documentary requirements. The team assists clients at every stage of the process—from tourist visa extensions to the issuance of employment visas for foreign employees and their qualified dependents.  The team likewise assists Filipino nationals in securing Overseas Employment Certificates and in complying with Philippine and host-country requirements for overseas employment. 

With a strong track record in managing time-sensitive applications and evolving regulatory requirements, the Firm delivers timely and strategic guidance to ensure efficient and compliant outcomes that support clients’ workforce mobility needs. 

CONTACT PERSONS:

• Raoul R. Angangco
• Sylvette Y. Tankiang
• Juanito L. Sañosa
• Mark Benjamin C. Yam

Consistently recognized both domestically and internationally, V&A Law’s Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) practice is known for its market-leading deal capability and strategic advice on complex and high-value transactions. The Firm provides comprehensive support across all stages of M&A transactions, helping clients navigate legal and regulatory risks while advancing their commercial objectives.

The team advises on domestic and cross-border transactions in strategic industries, including banking and finance, telecommunications, transportation and logistics, manufacturing, food retail, business process outsourcing, insurance, entertainment, and pharmaceuticals. V&A Law has played a central role in many of the Philippines’ most significant and high-profile transactions.

Contact Persons:

• Raoul R. Angangco 
• Sylvette Y. Tankiang
• Juanito L. Sañosa, Jr.
• Kristin Charisse C. Siao
• Ma. Carla P. Mapalo

V&A Law advises local and foreign investors, developers, property owners, and financiers on complex real estate transactions and development projects in the Philippines. The Firm delivers practical, solutions-driven advice tailored to clients’ commercial objectives. 

The team provides comprehensive support across the full spectrum of real estate matters, including acquisitions and dispositions, leasing, project development, joint ventures, and regulatory and tax structuring. V&A Law ensures the smooth execution of transactions from planning through completion, providing responsive and reliable legal support at every stage of a project.

Contact Persons:

• Raoul R. Angangco
• Sylvette Y. Tankiang
• Juanito L. Sañosa, Jr. 
• Mark Benjamin C. Yam

V&A Law advises clients on complex, high-value transactions involving government entities, public-sector participation, and strategically significant projects. The Firm assists domestic and foreign companies, investors, and developers in government procurement, private-public partnerships (PPPs), official development assistance projects, and other government-related initiatives.

The team has extensive experience across infrastructure, transportation, energy, logistics, technology, and other strategic sectors. V&A Law also represents clients before government agencies, government-owned and controlled corporations, and regulatory bodies, helping clients execute projects efficiently while ensuring transparency, regulatory compliance, and alignment with the objectives of the public sector. 

Contact Persons: 

• Raoul R. Angangco 
• Sylvette Y. Tankiang
• Juanito L. Sañosa, Jr. 
• Mark Benjamin C. Yam
• Amber Shawn A. Gagajena

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