Atty. Ma. Carla P. Mapalo is a dual-qualified lawyer licensed to practice in both the Philippines and New York. Her practice focuses on complex cross-border transactions, involving highly regulated industries such as telecommunications, real estate, energy, banking, mass media, and logistics. She has extensive experience structuring sophisticated investments and financing arrangements in emerging markets, helping clients navigate intricate regulatory frameworks while delivering commercially practical solutions.ย
She regularly advises multinational corporations, financial institutions, and investors on antitrust matters, capital-raising initiatives, and regulatory compliance for large-scale infrastructure and development projects. She has played a key role in several landmark transactions in the Philippines, such as the entry of the third national major player in the telecommunications industry, the first development project in the Philippines of one of the largest real estate developers in Japan, and acquisition by one of the largest conglomerates in the country of a participating interest in the service contract for the development of the biggest natural gas project in the Philippines.