Areas of Specialization

Special Projects

Construction, Infrastructure, and Energy

Asian Insights generally represents developers and provides a comprehensive range of services, including assistance in the negotiation and drafting of power purchase, energy conversion, EPC, and other project agreements, the evaluation of bidding procedures, the preparation and negotiation of joint-venture, shareholder, option, and other agreements, the securing of licenses and permits, reporting and compliance with regulatory requirements, registration of foreign investments and foreign-currency loans with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, the availment of foreign incentives with the Board of Investments, and compliance with governmental registration and reporting requirements. The firm assists in organizing and obtaining condition precedent requirements for the effectiveness of project agreements and the closing of related credit facilities. The firm also assists in the review of all land acquisition documents for transmission line projects.

General Corporate Practice

Asian Insights assists local and foreign individuals and companies doing business or planning to invest in the Philippines, providing advice in coordination with counsel on applicable laws and regulations, including investment incentives, and on the appropriate holding structure for a business, project, or investment. The firm also provides due-diligence support, corporate compliance, as well as accounting and auditing work in coordination with its affiliated accounting firm.

Taxation and Tax Litigation

Asian Insights assists its clients in all aspects of the taxation process, from the processing of Bureau of Internal Revenue registrations as taxpayer, monthly and quarterly tax filings with the BIR, audit investigations, and the securing of tax clearances following the dissolution, liquidation or retirement of the business. The firm also assists in obtaining tax clearances, tax-free and other rulings, certificates authorizing registration of share transfers, tax refunds, cash conversions, and other tax relief.

Property and Development Related Services

Asian Insights provides real estate and property-development related services, such as assistance in the acquisition of land, the review and verification of titles, rights of way, easements, and water rights, the securing of national and local governmental permits for infrastructure and other projects, land registration, land use conversion, zoning, titling, compliance with regulations of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the Department of Agrarian Reform, and other governmental agencies.