Meet the team
Corporate and Commercial Law Department
Villaraza & Angangco (V&A Law)
Manila, Philippines+1 other location
- METRO MANILA, Philippines
Organigram
Team Services
Throughout The Firm’s vibrant history, the Corporate & Commercial Law Department has proven its commitment to deliver indispensable commercial and practical legal solutions to help clients attain their strategic goals. Our lawyers are purveyors of change in the evolving business world, addressing highly intricate transactions with vigor and passion and advising with innovative ideas on the most complex regulatory issues on a broad spectrum of industries. Domestically and internationally ranked consistently as one of the premier business law practices in the Philippines, our collaborative approach reflects V&A Law’s experience and breadth of skills.
Not only have our lawyers been recognized as thought leaders in their varying fields of specializations, The Firm continues to actively lead in the stabilization of the country’s economic milieu by confronting high-stakes issues faced by our clients in some of the Philippines’ landmark mergers & acquisitions, rehabilitation and restructuring transactions, energy development, and government projects in the last century.
Our core practice areas include banking and finance, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, foreign investments, property development and real estate, power and energy, mining, immigration, telecommunications, media and technology, gaming, transportation, restructuring, insolvency and corporate rehabilitation, manufacturing, insurance, taxation, tourism, and public utilities.
Awards and Recognition
Legal 500 Asia-Pacific Top Tier Firm
Villaraza & Angangco (V&A Law) has been ranked in the following practice areas: Top Tier ● Corporate and M&A ● Dispute Resolution ● Intellectual Property ● Real Estate and Construction ● Projects and Energy ● Tax Tier 2 ● Antitrust and Competition ● Banking and Finance ● Capital Markets ● Immigration ● Labor and Employment ● TMT
Chambers Asia-Pacific Rankings 2024
• Corporate/M&A: Real Estate (Spotlight) • Corporate/M&A (Band 2) • Tax (Band 3) • Projects, Infrastructure & Energy (Band 4)
Chambers Global Rankings 2024
• Corporate/ M&A (Band 2) • Projects, Infrastructure, and Energy (Band 4)
asiaLaw Rankings 2024
Industry Sectors • Banking and Financial Services (Highly Recommended) • Technology and Telecommunications (Highly Recommended) • Infrastructure (Recommended) • Real Estate (Recommended) • Energy (Notable) Practice Areas • Competition/Anti-trust (Recommended) • Corporate and M&A (Recommended) • Banking and Finance (Notable) • Capital Markets (Notable) • Construction (Notable) • Tax (Notable)
IFLR 1000 2024
• M&A (Tier 1) • Restructuring and Insolvency (Tier 2) • Banking (Tier 3) • Project Development (Tier 3) • Project Finance (Tier 3) • Capital Markets: Debt (Notable) • Capital Markets: Equity (Notable)
Asia Legal Business Law Journal Philippines Law Firm Awards 2023
Philippines Law Firm Award for Real Estate
In-House Community Firm of the Year 2023
Alternative Investment Funds (including private equity) – Philippines Banking and Finance – Philippines Capital Markets – Philippines Corporate and M&A – Philippines Real Estate/ Construction – Philippines Technology, Media and Telecommunications – Philippines