The Corporate and Commercial Practice of PJS Law provides the foundation of the Firm’s collective transaction experience.  The work ranges from standard corporate housekeeping requirements to extensive due diligence in relation to mergers and acquisitions, from simple contract drafting to structuring of foreign investments, from registration of local businesses to obtaining governmental permits and qualifying clients for government incentives and economic zone accreditations.

In the last few years, the Group has gained considerable ground in establishing a solid position in the Philippine legal industry through its involvement in significant mergers and acquisitions.  The Group has acted from both the buyer and seller sides of various transactions. The Firm prides itself with consistent quality work with focus on delivering thorough documentation and comprehensive analysis of issues regardless of the simplicity or complexity of the transaction at hand.

In keeping with its commitment to global standards, the Group co-sponsored the 2007 Asia Pacific In House Counsel Summit held in Hong Kong and participated in various local and international forum establishing best corporate practice.  Some members of the Group are fellows of the Institute of Corporate Directors.

• Acted as lead transaction and corporate counsel for the Fort Bonifacio Development Corporation, a leading real estate development firm in the Philippines, in the development of Bonifacio Global City out of 25.7 sq.km. property formerly owned by the Philippine Government.

• Acts as resource members to the Philippine Government CalPERS Task Force supervised by the Department of Finance in the maintenance of the Philippines in the California pension fund’s Permissible Investments List.

• Provides corporate secretarial work for a number of companies including affiliates of Fortune 500 multi-national companies, members of the Top 1000 corporations in the Philippines.

• Currently representing companies earmarked for acquisition (seller-side) and intending to acquire strategic Philippine assets and/or corporation (buyer-side), assisting in the preparation of and conduct of due diligence, negotiations and drafting of transaction documents.

• Currently acts as local counsel to Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) companies established by multi-national firms. Work includes registration with Philippine agencies, including the Securities and Exchange Commission, Philippine Economic Zone Authority and/or Board of Investments, to obtain incentives and commence business activities in the Philippines.

• Provides assistance in client transaction involving re-capitalization, restructuring, and spinning-off corporations, representing foreign and local investors in acquiring or making investments in operating companies; work includes structuring advice in preparation for registration of securities and public listing, application for government incentives and registration of qualified companies in export processing zones.

• Provide full legal assistance in processes with the Securities and Exchange Commission from registration of securities to representation in filing of pleadings and appearance before the administrative officers.