Corporate & Commercial Law Lawyer in Davao City
We act as Philippine corporate counsel for Davao businesses — agribusiness, logistics, energy, and family enterprises — on incorporation and restructuring, joint ventures with local and foreign partners, supply and offtake agreements, land-linked arrangements, and national agency filings.
Davao corporate work is unusually tied to land and to national regulators. An agribusiness joint venture depends on how the land is held and whether agrarian beneficiaries have rights over it; an energy or processing project depends on permits and approvals from Manila-based agencies. We handle the national filings directly — SEC, and the energy regulators where relevant — and build the corporate structure around the land position rather than treating the two separately.
Services
- SEC registration of corporations and partnerships
- Foreign investment structuring and compliance with the Foreign Investments Act
- Drafting and review of shareholders', joint venture, and stockholders' agreements
- Mergers, acquisitions, and corporate restructuring
- Corporate housekeeping, by-laws, and board governance
- Commercial contracts: supply, distribution, services, licensing
- Due diligence for transactions and financing
- Management of contract negotiation, review, and drafting of specialized contracts on energy, construction, and general corporate contracts
Frequently asked questions
How should a foreign investor structure a Davao agribusiness?
Land ownership is closed to foreign nationals, so the structure normally combines a Philippine landholding arrangement or long-term lease with an operating company in which foreign participation is permitted for the activity. The two must be genuinely separate, not a nominee arrangement.
Do you handle SEC and national agency filings from Manila?
Yes. That is often the reason Mindanao clients engage us — the national filings and proceedings are handled from our end without a trip to Manila.
Can you draft offtake and supply agreements for agricultural produce?
Yes — volume and quality specifications, pricing mechanisms, force majeure and crop failure allocation, delivery and title passing, and dispute resolution that works for both parties.
See also: Corporate & Commercial Law · Davao City
Contact Eleazar Bangi & Associates Law Firm
Office: 511 Bell Mansion, Bagong Pag-asa, Quezon City, Metro Manila 1105, Philippines. Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Email: rjbangi@reblegal.com. WhatsApp and Viber available. Contact us.