At Gulapa & Lim (Gulapa Law), Aris Gulapa and Jose Maria Angel Machuca co-head the practice, which covers a diverse range of matters. Recent highlights have included advising on various cross-border security agreements as well as on syndicated loan documentation, while the team is also active in matters regarding registration requirements and compliance matters, often times for clients in the digital banking sector. The group also counts the financing aspects of PPP projects amongst its core areas of work.
Testimonials
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‘The team is very responsive and proactive at the same time. They communicate achievements and challenges in a timely manner. Very polite and professional. They are very collaborative as well, taking time to educate and inform us of the whole story.’
‘Jose Maria Angel Machuca is very professional, polite, and responsive. He communicates well and simplifies things for us. He is proactive as well in giving out alternate options.’
- 'Deep research work and broad expertise of the team.'
- 'Dependable and sound legal opinions.'
Key clients
- Altus Capital Corporation
- Vigan Banco Rural Incorporada
- Infracorp Development Inc.
- Asian Development Bank
- Pivot International
- Pivot-Hawks Manila, Inc.
- Asset Growth One, Inc.
- Asset Growth Two, Inc.
- Philippine Phosphate Fertilizer Corporation
- GoTyme Bank Corporation
Work highlights
- Advising Altus Capital Corporation and the Altus group of companies on the property implementation of a corporate and debt restructuring.
- Assisting Vigan Banco Rural Incorporada in its application for a grant of authority with the Banko Sentral ng Pilipinas for Vigan Bank’s offer of advance electronic payment and financial services.
- Advising the Asia Development Bank on the potential overseas development assistance from the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (“JICA”) to finance the availability payments that will fund the operations and maintenance of the winning concessionaire.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Aris Gulapa, Jose Maria Angel Machuca