Practice Area

Banking and Finance is a core and steady area of expertise of the Firm. The Firm acts as retained counsel for many leading local and foreign banks and financial institutions in the country. Special interest areas in banking operations, particularly regulatory compliance, are the Firm’s strong suit. The Firm and its individual partners have participated in numerous loan syndications, project finance transactions and debt restructuring and legal advisory on related debt relief strategies across the spectrum of industries, acting for financial institutions, borrowers and project proponents.

With the growth of the Firm’s Projects & Energy practice complementing this area, the Firm have had significant participation in the growing Philippine economy, specifically in the areas of public and private infrastructure projects.

MVGS is ranked as a top-tier law firm in Banking and Finance by the Legal500 Asia Pacific and is recommended by the International Financial Law Review in its IFLR1000 rankings.