Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia is equipped to handle high-value energy and infrastructure projects, often advising clients on regulatory compliance and governance issues. The team primarily operates within the infrastructure, energy, transportation and mining sectors, often working on transactional and procurement matters. Co-leading the team, Manuel L. Manaligod, Jr. is highly experienced in infrastructure and public-private partnership transactions, while practice co-head Patricia A. O. Bunye specialises in compliance, nationality restrictions and governance issues. Pancho G. Umali brings transactional expertise, while Eric T. Dykimching is adept at advising on PPP and infrastructure transactions. Francis Fragante advises on joint venture issues and drafts agreements for transactional matters. Other notable practitioners include Christianne Grace F. Salonga and Jennifer Marie G. Castro.

Primarily engaged in high-value energy and infrastructure projects, the team at Gatmaytan Yap Patacsil Gutierrez & Protacio (C&G Law) handles transactional and regulatory advisory work. The team’s client roster predominantly comprises renewable energy clients, such as solar and wind companies. The team is jointly led by Jaime Renato B. Gatmaytan and Ben Dominic R. Yap, who bring expertise in joint venture and acquisition finance matters for large-scale renewable energy projects. Leading high-value projects, Andrea E. Katipunan-Leido is experienced in advising clients on regulatory compliance, financing and transactional issues.

Regarded for its ‘extensive experience in PPP projects in the Philippines’, Gulapa & Lim (Gulapa Law) has a broad offering spanning renewable energy, construction, finance and infrastructure development projects. Operating within the private and public sector, the team’s client base consists of governmental bodies, banks and energy companies. Splitting his time between the Philippines and New York, practice co-head Aris Gulapa has particular expertise in infrastructure and energy projects, often advising clients on PPP, compliance and financing issues. With a particular focus on transportation and renewable energy projects, practice co-head Charmaine Rose Haw-Lim is adept at handling due diligence, transactional and regulatory compliance matters. Maria Isabelle Poblete specialises in wind and solar power energy projects, while Joshua Felix Ouano frequently provides assistance in these matters.

Quisumbing Torres has a broad client base spanning the renewable energy, power, infrastructure, and mining and metals sectors. The team advises on cross-border matters relating to PPP schemes, joint ventures, financing facilities, and regulatory advisory work. Leading the team, Dennis Quintero is an energy, mining and infrastructure specialist, offering his expertise in complex, cross-border financing and supply agreement issues. Often leading high-value renewable energy projects, Ina Alexandra Dominguez is experienced in handling due diligence, transactional, and joint venture matters. Other key practitioners include Alexandra Castro-Samson who provides assistance on M&A matters, and Gaston Franco Perez de Tagle who is skilled at advising on cross-border transactions.

SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan has a broad client roster spanning the oil and gas, renewable energy, construction and infrastructure industries. The team is well-equipped to handle high-value projects, often concerning M&A and construction contracts, financing agreements and PPP issues. Rose Marie M. King-Dominguez heads up the team, bringing expertise in M&A and investments, while Hector M. de Leon, Jr. specialises in equity investments and project development and finance matters. Arlene M. Maneja‘s broad caseload encompasses investments and acquisitions, PPP and infrastructure matters. Other key contacts within the team include Rocky Alejandro L. Reyes who is a project finance and taxation specialist, and Mark Xavier Oyales, who is particularly skilled at handling construction and infrastructure projects.

The team at Villaraza & Angangco (V&A Law) is regarded for its expertise in energy, infrastructure and cross-border transactions. The practice’s broad offering straddles the mining, renewable energy, water, telecommunications and real estate industries. Lauded for her ‘sharp legal insight,’ Kristin Charisse Siao heads up the energy team, offering her experience in joint ventures, contractual and regulatory issues. Ma. Carla Mapalo co-leads the energy team alongside Siao, with recent involvement in high-value transactions and project financing deals. Juanito L. Sañosa, Jr. leads the special projects practice alongside Mark Benjamin Yam, who is knowledgeable of PPP projects and real estate transactions. Sylvette Y. Tankiang oversees energy matters, while Fritz Julius Casama and Ira Mari Sembrano frequently provide assistance on a range of projects and energy mandates.

Martinez Vergara & Gonzalez Sociedad‘s clientele ranges from energy companies to banking and financial services institutions. The team specialises in project finance matters, and has capabilities in transactional, contractual and regulatory matters, often working on projects with cross-border elements. Practice co-head Manuel Gonzalez brings expertise in advising energy companies on high-value transactional matters. Co-leading the team, Erika Paulino primarily advises renewable energy companies and banks on high-value project finance, due diligence and regulatory matters.

The team at Poblador Bautista & Reyes specialises in high-value, energy and power-related arbitration, often acting before the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. Alexander Poblador, Dino Vivencio A.A. Tamayo and Anzen P. Dy jointly lead the practice. The team is adept at handling government and regulatory issues, often engaged in cases for electricity, mining, infrastructure and real estate development companies.

Subido Pagente Certeza Mendoza & Binay (SPCMB Law Offices) regularly advises clients on infrastructure development projects on issues relating to regulatory compliance, joint venture agreements and PPPs. With a focus on the information technology industry, the practice is equipped to advise clients within the construction and healthcare sectors. The team is jointly led by Martin Subido, Jennifer T. Ong, Paula Katrina L. Nora and Princesita Pasana-Turgano. Subido and Ong frequently lead matters involving finance and compliance issues.

Commended by clients for its ‘deep industry knowledge, strategic foresight, and hands-on leadership from its partners,’ the team at Tolosa Javier Lim & Chua Law Firm advises electricity and electric power distribution companies. Regarded for its work ‘navigating complex regulatory frameworks and high-stakes energy transactions’, the team is adept at handling compliance, contractual and supply agreement issues as well as acting before the Court of Appeal. The practice is headed up by Dyan Danika G. Lim-Ong, and is bolstered by Antoniella Luisa Maria Trias.

With a focus on critical infrastructure projects, Mosveldtt Law primarily advises clients on right of way, regulatory, risk allocation and due diligence issues. The team counts rail companies, banks and power development corporations among its client roster. The team is jointly led by Rodolfo G. Tuazon, Jr., Jerry S. Coloma III and Ephyro Luis B. Amatong. Tuazon, Jr. is well regarded for his work in renewable energy projects, while Coloma is a transactions specialist, and Amatong focuses on banking projects. Other notable team members include Atty. Cherith Montero.