Banking & Finance Law Firm of the Year Contact

Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & de los Angeles 21st Floor, Philamlife Tower 8767 Paseo de Roxas, Makati City 1226, Philippines

P.O. Box 2089 Makati Central Post Office, 1260 Makati City, Philippines

Tel 632.555.9555 Fax 632.815.3172 www.romulo.com

Firm Profile

Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & de los Angeles is one of the largest and oldest law firms in the Philippines, tracing its roots to the law firm of Gibbs, McDonough and Ozaeta which practiced law in the Philippines in 1902.

A full-service law office composed of more than 90 lawyers, Romulo offers legal services covering a comprehensive range of practice areas including banking and finance; corporate and foreign investments; dispute resolution; energy, infrastructure and natural resources; immigration; intellectual property; labour; maritime and aviation; mergers and acquisitions; real estate; securities; taxation; and technology, media and telecommunications.

The firm is the sole Philippine member of Lex Mundi, a worldwide network of more than 160 independent law firms across all commercially significant jurisdictions throughout the world. Members of the firm are also active members and officers of business and civic associations and professional organizations, such as the American Chamber of Commerce, APEC Business Forum, Asian Neighbors’ Forum, International Business Association, Inter-Pacific Bar Association, Pacific Basin Economic Council, Philippine-Thailand Business Council, Philippine-Japan Business Council, Philippine-Korea Business Council, Philippine-Singapore Business Council, Philippine-U.K. Business Council, Philippine-U.S. Business Council, International Association for the

Protection of Intellectual Property, U.S. Trademark Association, Makati Business Club, Management Association of the Philippines, and the Tax Management Association of the Philippines.

Consistently recognized internationally by various award-giving bodies for its law practice and major deal participations, the firm maintains a constant presence in cross-border transactions and is the only Philippine law firm with a foreign office (Hong Kong). It recently moved from its offices at the Citibank Tower to the 21st and 22nd Floors of Philamlife Tower in Makati City. It also recently opened an extension office at the InsularLife Cebu Business Centre, Cebu Business Park in Cebu City.

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