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Villaraza & Angangco (V&A Law)
Villaraza & Angangco (V&A Law) has demonstrable experience advising on corporate and international taxation mandates, in addition to tax planning for cross-border transactions. Counting domestic and multinational corporations among its key roster of clients, the team also assists families and individuals in estate planning, including the establishment of trusts, and preparation of last will and testament. Raoul Angangco, Sylvette Tankiang and Franchette Acosta collectively lead the practice.
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Key clients
- Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co. Ltd.; Lotte Corporation; Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines, Inc; Welcome Capital Worldwide Pte. Ltd.; Welcome Creditline Corporation through PricewaterhouseCoopers Korea
- Fountel Corp. and Felicitas Antoinette, Inc.
- EWP Philippines, Inc.
- Infinitus Health Products (Philippines) Inc.
- UC38, LLC
Work highlights
- Assisted Clients Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co. Ltd., Lotte Corporation, Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines, Inc, Welcome Capital Worldwide Pte. Ltd., Welcome Creditline Corporation through PricewaterhouseCoopers Korea in the preparation of transaction documents for the latter’s corporate restructuring while making sure that the parties can avail of the most tax efficient structures.
- Engaged by DI, the Philippines’ largest liquor company and the world’s largest brandy producer, to provide various legal and tax advice on a wide range of topics tax implications of proposed amendments to agreements.
- Acting as legal counsel for EWP Philippines, Inc. in its dissolution which required securing a tax clearance from the Philippine Bureau of Internal Revenue.
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The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Raoul Angangco, Sylvette Tankiang, Franchette Acosta