Team size: 85 

Key Team Members: Ma. Lourdes P. Gatmaytan, senior vice president, corporate secretary and corporate legal affairs; Paul Roderick A. Ysmael, senior vice president, head of dispute resolution; Lourdes Suzanne A. Campos, vice president, head of documentation and deeds; Alma L. Barcelo, vice president, head of tax risk management; Dennis T. Tuddao, vice president, head of legal advisory; Cesar Bernard R. Coloma, vice president, head of litigation, LECT Department; Jeri Alanz A. Banta, vice president, head of tax consultancy, Jennifer A. Tiu, vice president, deputy head of documentation and deeds Roel S. Costuna, vice president, head of regulatory services; Christine T. Oconer, assistant vice president, head of tax compliance; Trini Anne G. Nieva, assistant vice president, head of legal risk and branch concerns; Dionisio T. Soto, assistant vice president, head of legal administration; Leslie I. Leaño, assistant vice president, head of litigation, LEECB department; Charlo D. Paredes, assistant vice president, head of alternative dispute resolution and labour advisory; Ana Liza K. Pural-Andal, assistant vice president, deputy head of tax risk management; Katherine L. Soto-Jacinto, assistant vice president, head of corporate advisory; Victorino B. Lazaro, Jr., senior manager, head of non-credit, criminal and cybercrime; Michael Angelo S. Lopez, senior manager, head of retail lending and financial institutions litigation; Shiena Angela D. Aquino, senior manager, head of OCS-Regulatory; Alice G. Realuyo, senior manager, head of board support; Geraldine D. Clet, manager, deputy head of legal administration. 

What are the most significant cases or transactions that your legal team has recently been involved in? 

Significant deals and transactions over the past year include the merger of Robinsons Bank, with BPI as the surviving bank, issuance of treasury shares as property dividends, IFC Green Bond and other ESG-focused funding deals, bond issuances, project finance deals, syndicated lending, corporate loans and loan security deals, sales of high-value real properties, innovative digital products, collective bargaining agreements, national and local tax audits and legislative and/or regulatory support. Significant cases include corporate rehabilitation, defense of foreclosures, labor-related cases, arbitration cases and cybercrime prosecution.