Gorriceta Africa Cauton & Saavedra

Corporate, M&A, Technology Media & Telecommunications, Banking & Finance, Project Finance and ESG

Partner; Head - Project Finance and ESG Group

Kristine has been recognized as Asian Business Law Journal A-Listers and among the Philippines Top 100 Lawyers in 2024. She won and was named as Young Lawyer of the Year at 2023 ALB Philippine Law Awards. She was featured as one of Asia’s 40 Under 40 lawyers by the Asian Legal Business.

Kristine was also recognized by The Legal 500 as Next Generation Partner in TMT, and as Recommended Lawyer in Corporate and M&A, Banking and Finance, Projects and Energy, and Capital Markets. Kristine was also cited by IFLR1000 as Rising Star Partner in M&A.

Kristine specializes in corporate and business law, mergers and acquisitions, technology media & telecommunications, capital markets, banking, finance, securities law, project finance and ESG. She led a number of complex and significant mergers and acquisitions of highly regulated companies, involving private and/or publicly-listed companies, and capital markets transactions, and regularly advises clients on the entry of foreign investments to the Philippines, establishment of domestic corporation and other corporate vehicles, application for primary and secondary licenses with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, Insurance Commission and other government agencies, cross-border and commercial transactions, joint ventures, corporate structuring, securities offerings, legal and regulatory compliance, tech licensing agreements, equity and debt capital raising transactions, PPPs and project finance deals.

Kristine also co-authored and contributed in a number of local and international publications including: 1. International Comparative Legal Guide (Fintech), 2023 2. ⁠⁠International Comparative Legal Guide (Fintech), 2024 3. ⁠Legal 500 – The In-House Lawyer, Doing Business in Asia Pacific, 2024 4. ⁠The Legal 500 – M&A Yearbook, 2024

English, Filipino

Integrated Bar of the Philippines

Kristine was admitted to the Philippine bar in 2013. She received her Bachelor of Laws degree from San Beda College of Law in 2012, and Bachelor of Arts in Legal Management from the University of Sto. Tomas where she graduated cum laude.

Kristine also holds a Certification in Finance from the Asian Institute of Management. She earned certifications and attended masterclass in mergers and acquisitions at the University of Hong Kong, as well as in Singapore. She also obtained her Certification in Corporate Finance, Financial Markets, and Mergers and Acquisitions from the Ateneo Graduate School of Business.