Quisumbing Torres

Quisumbing Torres is a full-service firm, advising many of the most dynamic and successful business organizations in the Philippines and overseas for more than 50 years.  

Our lawyers specialize not only from the standpoint of practice areas but also from the perspective of industries, including:

Consumer Goods & Retail Industry Group: Bienvenido Marquez III (Bienvenido.Marquez@quisumbingtorres.com); Luisa Fernandez-Guina (Luisa.Fernandez-Guina@quisumbingtorres.com)
Our services include advising and assisting with the establishment of corporate vehicles, government approvals, permits, licenses, and registrations for clients’ operations, preparing and negotiating and reviewing contracts for various commercial transactions, such as licensing agreements, distribution agreements, lease agreements, and other arrangements, brand protection, and compliance with international trade and customs regulations. We also advise clients on e-commerce, advertising, data privacy, competition and anti-trust, consumer protection, employment, transfer pricing, product regulations and recall, and disputes.

Energy, Mining & Infrastructure: Dennis Quintero (Dennis.Quintero@quisumbingtorres.com)
Building on our wealth of experience in this sector, we understand the needs of both investors and financiers. Our transactional capability, coupled with our broad-ranging skills in project development, finance, corporate, tax, and environmental and competition law, means we can deliver commercially effective solutions at every stage of the process.

Financial Institutions: Dennis Quintero (Dennis.Quintero@quisumbingtorres.com)
We provide financial institutions with sector-specific, pragmatic advice on tax structuring, M&A and joint ventures, intellectual property protection, IT, outsourcing, real estate portfolio management, employment, compensation schemes and pensions, data privacy compliance, regulatory compliance, investigations, financial crimes and dispute resolution.

Healthcare & Life Sciences: Christina Macasaet-Acaban (Christina.Macasaet-Acaban@quisumbingtorres.com)
As trusted advisors to the world's largest pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device and healthcare services companies, our team works across jurisdictions, and practice areas to help industry players in various areas such as mergers and acquisitions, market entry, patents and brands protection, transfer pricing and tax planning strategies, product liability cases and complex disputes, regulatory compliance, clinical trials, competition and trade, commercial agreements, data privacy, and employment. 

Industrials, Manufacturing & Transportation: Donemark Calimon (Donemark.Calimon@quisumbingtorres.com)
We provide support in a number of sub-sectors, including agribusiness, aviation, aerospace and defense, automotive, chemicals, construction and building materials, industrial conglomerates, and transportation and logistics. We have valuable insights on current trends affecting clients in light of digital technology (Internet of Things, advanced analytics, e-commerce, blockchain trading, artificial intelligence), physical technology (autonomous vehicles, advanced robotics, new materials) and environmental challenges (environmental threats, trade uncertainty).

Technology, Media & Telecommunications: Gil Zerrudo (Gil.Zerrudo@quisumbingtorres.com); Divina Ilas-Panganiban (Divina.Ilas-Panganiban@quisumbingtorres.com)
We focus on three key areas – (1) Communications and Mobility (including licensing and regulatory matters, internet issues, and privacy / data protection), (2) Digital Media (including interactive entertainment, content and content delivery, broadcasting and transmission, and crisis and reputation management), and (3) Technology (including issues on artificial intelligence, big data, cloud computing and e-commerce).