Mining & Natural Resources/Energy

Mining and Energy BW

“We follow a multi-disciplinary approach, often involving collaboration with the firm’s other departments, allows the team to effectively service all its clients’ business needs.”

The firm is recognized for its conscientious, proactive, and highly skilled mining and energy team.

In our mining practice, we provide counsel to leading mining and exploration companies on a broad range of matters, including compliance with nationality and capitalization requirements, obtaining government approvals, licenses and registrations required for the commencement of mining activities, preparing and reviewing applications for mineral agreements and exploration permits, and drafting, negotiating and reviewing contracts pertinent to the mining industry, such as joint ventures, operating agreements and other suitable business arrangements. We also have experience in rendering title opinions, advice on land tenure and ancestral domain issues, and mining litigation, among others.

In our energy practice, we advise investors, private equity funds, lenders, contractors and suppliers on the appropriate transaction and governance structures of mergers and acquisitions, including development, financing, operation, sale and distribution projects in the power and energy sector. Our lawyers have represented various clients in successfully obtaining required government accreditation and permits and also routinely negotiate, draft and review agreements and contracts necessary to implement complex transactions in this field.

With a sustainable environment in mind, our lawyers have rendered advice on investments and laws governing renewable sources of energy, including hydro, wind, geothermal, solar and biofuels.

A multi-disciplinary approach, often involving collaboration with the firm’s other departments, allows the team to effectively service all its clients’ business needs.

The team has been consistently commended for offering concise, relevant and insightful advice born from a precise understanding of the needs of foreign companies doing business in the Philippines. The group also possesses distinct competencies and resources that give it the ability to forge strategic partnerships with relevant agencies and organizations.

Recent Publications

Chambers Practice Guide: Mining – Law and Practice (2022)

Lexology: Mining in the Philippines (2021)

A client is "impressed with the team's ability to meet deadlines" and appreciates that it is "very responsive in communication."
The team provides excellent service, especially in that the lawyers have been offering workable solutions rather than just plain legal advice."

Chambers Asia Pacific

Cruz Marcelo

2020-04-20T07:09:09+00:00

Chambers Asia Pacific

A client is "impressed with the team's ability to meet deadlines" and appreciates that it is "very responsive in communication." The team provides excellent service, especially in that the lawyers have been offering workable solutions rather than just plain legal advice."

https://cruzmarcelo.com/testimonials/corporate-ma-department/

Versatile practice with core expertise in merger transactions and share-based acquisitions and dispositions. Areas of strength include public bidding and project structuring. Notable expertise in the formation of joint ventures. Regularly advises on ventures relating to infrastructure and property. Caters to an impressive roster of clients in the energy, natural resources and media industries, with experience representing clients in both the private and public sectors.

Chambers Global

Cruz Marcelo

2020-04-20T07:09:39+00:00

Chambers Global

https://cruzmarcelo.com/testimonials/corporate-ma-department-2/

Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia 'delivers in a timely manner and with reasonable rates'. The corporate team handles a varied mix of corporate, energy and infrastructure projects for its foreign and local clients, which include transport, agriculture, real estate, construction and energy companies. Among its recent highlights was the team's advice to Asian Terminals on the establishment of a PEZA Integrated Port Facility backed with service level agreements for provision of port terminal services; the firm assisted with the drafting of transaction documents and establishing the project company and its post-registration requirements. Aida Roxas-Rivera heads the corporate practice; Rosa Michelle Bagtas and associate Fernand Joseph Miranda are recommended.

Mining & Natural Resources/Energy

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