Andrea E. Katipunan became a partner of C&G Law in October 2020. She is a key member of the firm’s General Corporate, Energy, Construction & Infrastructure, Fintech and TMT practices.
Andrea’s practice areas include competition and antitrust, construction, corporate services, energy, fintech, foreign investments, infrastructure, and mergers & acquisitions.
Andrea also has experience working abroad. In 2017, Andrea was seconded to the Competition and Trade department of Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP. In 2019, as part of a team of post-graduate students from the Master of Business Administration program of Instituto de Empresa, Andrea worked in South Africa for a socially oriented enterprise.
She was named as an Up and Coming Lawyer by Chambers Asia-Pacific (2023-2024).
EXPERIENCE
Construction, Energy and Infrastructure
- Advising a leading Philippine energy group on various aspects of a major LNG infrastructure development project with onshore and offshore components.
- Advising and assisting potential investors with proposed acquisition of various companies that will develop renewable energy projects, including conducting legal due diligence and advising on the laws, regulations, and permit and license requirements which apply to the development, construction, operation and maintenance of such RE projects.
- Advising clients on, and reviewing contracts for, the lease, installation and operation of solar rooftop panels.
- Advising on the regulatory framework for energy storage systems, competitive selection, green energy auction, and the renewable energy market, in relation to a generation project.
- Advising the Philippine Electric Market Corporation in relation to establishing an electricity derivatives market in the Philippines. Work entailed preparing a legal paper on establishing the market and presented our findings to stakeholders, including the Department of Energy, Energy Regulatory Commission, Securities and Exchange Commission, Philippine Competition Commission, and other energy sector participants
- Advising the Philippine government and private bidders on, and drafting bidding documents and concession agreements for, the bidding and procurement of public-private partnership projects, including the computerization of the civil registry operations of the Philippine Statistics Authority; the construction and operation of the Cavite-Laguna Expressway; and the construction of the Laguna Lakeshore Expressway Dike.
- Managing teams in the preparation and drafting of engineering, procurement and construction contracts for power plants, manufacturing plants and other buildings, and the provision of related legal advice.
General Corporate Practice
- Advising and assisting with proposed acquisitions of various businesses including advertising, telecommunications, logistics, financing, and retail companies. Assistance has included the conduct of due diligence and the preparation of contracts and agreements for the acquisition. Advice has covered various legal issues related to the acquisition.
- Advised and assisted with a five-way merger.
- Preparing mandatory merger notifications to the Philippine Competition Commission and advising clients on competition law concerns.
- Managing a team in the conduct of a competition law compliance audit of a multinational company and preparing merger filings of foreign and local acquisitions with the Philippine Competition Commission.
TMT & Fintech
- Advising various entities in the fintech space such as payment systems, acquirers, and online retailers on regulations relating to operators of payment system, virtual asset service provider, e-money issuers, money service business, currency conversion and the like.
MEMBERSHIPS/DIRECTORSHIPS
- Member, Integrated Bar of the Philippines (2013 to present)
PUBLICATIONS
- Contributor, Corporate Tax 2016: Philippines, Law and Practice, published by Chambers and Partners (2016)
- Contributor, Country Guide – Philippines, published by Asialaw (2016)
