At the Pre-Bid Conference for Public-Private Partnership for School Infrastructure Project Phase III. Our firm is acting as local external counsel to ADB, the transaction advisor of the DepEd, in this important project. Partners Aris Gulapa, Katrina Aguila, and Marcley Natu-el are handling this matter with senior associate Sandra Soon Dionaldo and junior associates Angela Go and Samantha Reyes. #ppp #education #philippines #lawfirms #lawyers https://lnkd.in/grVuqmVE
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A Philippine boutique law firm based in Manila with offices in New York City and San Francisco, focusing on innovative areas including infrastructure, government procurement, i-technology and digital research, antitrust/competition, ASEAN trade, FEM (fashion, entertainment and media), and other non-traditional sectors. Gulapa Law Office was established by Aris L. Gulapa in September 2015 after he left a Makati-based firm where he was a partner for four years. Before this, Aris was an associate in Anderson Mori & Tomotsune (Tokyo, 2008-2010); Kelvin Chia Partnership (Singapore/Vietnam, 2006-2008); and SyCip Law (2003-2006). Aris was joined by Charmaine Haw-Lim (who was promoted to partner in 2017), Melissa Chavez, Angel Machuca, Yasmin Sanchez, Aileen Sanguir, Dake Mandocdoc, and Janine Mesina, who all worked closely with Aris in their former firm. Subsequently, New York-based Oliver Baclay joined the firm to establish its intellectual property practice. In less than a year, the firm was recognized as a leading Philippine law firm by international legal publications. In February 2017, the firm became the first Philippine-based law firm to establish an office in New York City through its affiliate, Gulapa & Baclay LLP. In 2017 as well, the firm sought to develop its litigation practice. The firm desired a legal practitioner who had its own litigation practice and found this in Rico Paolo R. Quicho. Rico has been managing his own boutique litigation law firm, Quicho & Angeles, for more than twelve years. Thus, beginning November 2017, the firm changed its name to “Gulapa & Quicho (Gulapa Law)”. In June 2018, Gulapa Law became the first Philippine-based law firm to establish a representative office in San Francisco. To date, Gulapa Law has more than doubled its size from eight to eighteen lawyers. It continues to expand globally, transcending borders and servicing more international clients, in line with its vision to innovate, achieve and excel.
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Our firm acted as borrower’s counsel in this PF deal. Partners Aris Gulapa and Dan Kevin Mandocdoc, senior associate Sandra Jane Soon Dionaldo, and junior associate Carlo Gulapa handled this important matter. https://lnkd.in/gmf_jsAf
Major Milestone achieved for our Philippines portfolio! ib vogt's first solar-plus-storage development in the Visayas. We've signed the Omnibus Loan and Security Agreement (OLSA) for our 99 MWp solar + 4 MW / 16 MWh BESS project in Iloilo, with a PHP 4.5 billion (~USD 75M) senior debt facility provided by Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) as sole lender. A few highlights: ▸ 160+ GWh of clean power annually ▸ 85,000+ Filipino households served ▸ 70,000+ tonnes of CO₂ avoided per year ▸ Commissioning targeted Q2 2027 Works on site have already started in Q1 2026 and we are excited to now kick off the main works. The integrated BESS will strengthen grid stability and dispatchability across the Visayas — a replicable model for hybrid renewable development under the Green Energy Auction framework. This milestone adds to ib vogt's active pipeline of over 1,000 MWp across the Philippines, our priority market in Southeast Asia. Thank you to RCBC and RCBC Capital Corporation (RCAP) for your partnership and commitment to sustainable finance. Also a big thank you to DNV, SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan and Gulapa Law . Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gh5FyMxF ib vogt GmbH #Philippines #SolarEnergy #BESS #RenewableEnergy #ProjectFinance #EnergyTransition #Visayas #GreenEnergy
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Pre-bid conference for the North-South Commuter Railway O&M PPP Project. Our firm is the legal advisor of the ADB, the transaction advisor of the Department of Transportation and Philippine National Railways, for this project. #philippines #infrastructure #ppp #transport #rail
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On 12 March 2026, the Manila Construction Dispute Resolution Forum gathered local and international experts together with close to 140 stakeholders in the construction industry, including the government, project owners, contractors, and consultants for a productive discussion on construction dispute avoidance and resolution. The morning sessions explored the history and evolving use of Dispute Boards while the afternoon sessions focused on trends in construction arbitration, avoidance and resolution of PPP construction disputes, and practical techniques for managing complex issues in expert evidence and quantum analysis. DFA Undersecretary for Privatization and Corporate Affairs Catherine Fong delivered the Keynote Address of the conference, highlighting the importance of effective dispute avoidance and resolution in PPP construction projects and the government’s commitment to deliver world-class public infrastructure. Founding partner Aris Gulapa moderated the session on “PPP Construction Projects and Arbitration” while head of dispute resolution Caloy Cajucom shared insights as part of the panels on “Growing Trends in Construction Arbitration” and “Quantum in Construction Arbitration: Science or Art?”. The Firm thanks its co-organizers, Pinsent Masons, the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation, and Secretariat, as well as the various supporting organizations, for putting together the event, whose success has paved the possibility of a recurrent conference on the topic.
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Our founding partner, Aris Gulapa, is in London receiving his Lexology Client Choice award for 2026 based on feedback from in-house counsels and clients. Aris holds the distinction of being the first Filipino to be recognized by Lexology as a Client Choice awardee in 2024. In 2026, three Filipinos are included in the list. #lexology #clientchoice #philippines #lawyers #lawfirms
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Our firm is shortlisted for Philippine Law Firm of the Year and our managing partner Charmaine Haw-Lim for Projects & Energy Lawyer of the Year at Legal 500 Southeast Asia Awards. #southeastasia #philippines #lawfirms #lawyers https://lnkd.in/gNMrZTDt
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On 28 January 2026, our firm, in partnership with the Philippine Trade and Investment Center Ho Chi Minh City, the Philippine Franchise Association, and the Vietnam Franchising and Licensing Networks, will be hosting a business forum for investors in the retail, F&B and services sectors to bring their brands to the Philippines. Our Vietnam office Resident Managing Partner, Katrina Aguila will be speaking on the legal and practical considerations for investing in the Philippines through franchising. #distribution #retail #franchise #philippines #vietnam
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Our dispute resolution practice head, Caloy Cajucom, spoke as one of the panelists on the topic “Introduction to Alternative Dispute Resolution” in an event organized by the Philippine Institute of Arbitrators together with the Ateneo Law School. Caloy shared insights on how ADR mechanisms, particularly arbitration, complement judicial dispute settlement in the Philippines. The panel discussion, which was well-attended by practitioners and students, was part of a series of events for Philippine ADR Week 2025.
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From Notable last year, our firm is now recognized as a Tier 3 firm by the ITR World Tax Rankings for the Philippines in General Tax and Tax Controversy. We attribute our rise in the rankings to our involvement in multi-million tax assessments and complex tax structuring advice for M&A and PPP projects. https://lnkd.in/gD5AmyzU Our Tax Practice Head Marcley Natu-el, founding partner Aris Gulapa, and senior associates Phil Recentes and Hazel Fernandez are also recognized as leading tax practitioners. #philippines #lawfirms #lawyers #tax
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Notice to the public: We have received information that a third party not associated with our firm is impersonating as Aris Gulapa or one of our partners using an email that is not ours (e.g., [email protected]), threatening to sue or extorting money from the recipient. Please be informed that these emails are not coming from us and that this email address is not in anyway connected to our firm or any of our lawyers.