The practice at Gatmaytan Yap Patacsil Gutierrez & Protacio (C&G Law) has experience advising multinational corporations and Philippines-based conglomerates in a broad range of matters, including internal tax assessments and handling governmental impositions. Further, the group has expertise assisting in tax refund claims brought before various tax authorities, as well as the Court of Tax Appeals and the Supreme Court. Advising on tax aspects of various high-value transactions such as sales and joint ventures in projects, energy and infrastructure contexts is also an area of specialism. Disputes, tax and customs expert Anthony Mark Gutierrez leads the team, a key practitioner in which is Roxanne Tadique who has a focus on high-stakes tax litigation matters in particular, as does Sophia Inoturan.

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  • ‘The team is competent, helpful and accessible to its clients.’

  • ‘I have worked with Anthony Mark Guttierez and Sophie Inoturan, and I have been happy and satisfied with their legal assistance.’

Key clients

  • The Coca-Cola Company
  • FGen LNG Holdings Corporation (a member of the Lopez group)
  • Metro Rail Transit Corporation
  • Sanofi-Aventis Philippines, Inc.
  • Sanofi Pasteur, Inc.
  • Edward Keller (Philippines), Inc.
  • SN Aboitiz Power-Magat, Inc.
  • A. Menarini Philippines Inc.
  • Opella Healthcare Philippines Inc
  • Webb Fontaine Asia, Inc
  • SN Aboitiz Power-Benguet, Inc.
  • Arcadis Consulting Middle East Limited
  • TeaM Energy Corporation

Work highlights

  • Advising the clients on the tax aspects of the sale of their shareholdings in Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc. to the joint venture of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners and Aboitiz Equity Ventures, one of the leading conglomerates in the Philippines.
  • Representing the client in proceedings before the Philippines’ Court of Tax Appeals, advocating for the cancellation of the assessment of alleged deficiency taxes.
  • Representing Sanofi-Aventis Philippines, Inc. (SAPI), before the BIR to dispute deficiency tax assessments issued against the client for taxable year 2020 equivalent to around $100m.

Lawyers

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Anthony Mark Gutierrez

Other key lawyers

Roxanne Tadique, Sophie Inoturan, Vladi Miguel Lazaro