Energy & Infrastructure

The Energy and Infrastructure Department of the Firm is a pioneer in providing all legal services necessary for the establishment, rehabilitation, operation and maintenance of power generation projects, whether fueled by traditional sources, such as coal or diesel, or renewable energy sources, such as geothermal and natural gas.

Aside from power generation projects, the Department has branched out to energy-related facilities, i.e., oil refineries, pipelines, and oil and gas exploration, and to infrastructure project, i.e., the construction, operation and maintenance of industrial estates, freeport zones, highways, railways, airports and telecommunication facilities, manufacturing plants, i.e., naphta cracker and petrochemicals, mining exploration and development, and cement manufacturing, among others. It has also been involved in the privatization of Government infrastructure projects such as airports, economic/industrial zones and waterworks facilities.
The Department has handled projects for both local and foreign clients and continues to act as counsel for major companies in the energy, oil, mining and infrastructure fields. The Department has been engaged not only as project counsel but has also acted as counsel to the equity investors, turnkey contractors, or project lenders, including multilateral lending and export credit agencies. On other occasions, the Department has acted as consultant to the National Government in major projects, such as the commercialization of the Subic Bay Freeport Zone.

Aside from its role as legal advisor, the Department has been active in the furtherance of legislation necessary for the improvement of the investor climate in the country. As an example, the Department assisted in the formulation and amendment of the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Build-Operate and Transfer Law, which set up the framework for all Government infrastructure projects in the country.