Energy is a permitted, regulated, negotiated industry — nothing generates, transmits, or sells power in the Philippines without passing through the Department of Energy, the Energy Regulatory Commission, and a stack of contracts. We work that stack for developers, investors, and utilities. Our lawyers know the policy side first-hand, having helped draft priority national energy legislation in the Senate.
The regulatory stack
Permitting, licensing, and regulatory compliance before the DOE and ERC, from siting through commercial operation — including renewable energy projects and the structures for the 100% foreign ownership now open in the sector.
Deals and projects
Power purchase agreements and offtake arrangements, project development and financing, and mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures in energy assets — including due diligence for cross-border investors weighing an entry into the Philippine market.
The sector's disputes
Power is capital-intensive, which makes its disputes expensive. We represent energy-sector companies — including clients we serve on retainer — in the fights the industry actually produces: commercial and offtake disputes, administrative proceedings before regulators, and criminal and asset-recovery cases when company funds or assets are misappropriated, pursued through the prosecutors' offices, the DOJ, and the courts.
Who we act for
Energy companies, utilities, investors entering the Philippine market, and stakeholders navigating ESG expectations alongside regulatory ones.
Foreign investors should start with our guide to foreign investment in Philippine renewable energy.
Who you’d work with
The whole team
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