Villaraza & Angangco

Villaraza & Angangco specialises in corporate and commercial law and focuses on tax law practice. It provides tax services including strategic tax planning for major cross-border transactions and identifying tax-efficient measures and structure. It also represents clients in tax investigations and litigation before judicial, quasi-judicial and administrative bodies. Senior partners Sylvette Tankiang and Franchette Acosta are the key practitioners in the team.

One case study showed that the team recently assisted Lotte Chilsung Beverage in its corporate restructuring that involved PHP3.5 billion. The work included preparing transaction documents and assisting computation of tax liabilities for the acquisition of shares in the subsidiaries of the clients located in the Philippines.