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James Patrick O. Alojado

Education

Juris Doctor
Ateneo de Manila University, 2015
With Honors

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Accountancy
University of the Philippines, 2007
cum laude

Contact
(632) 8-830-8112
Location
Manila

Mr. Alojado specializes in antitrust & trade regulation, banking and finance, investments, M&A, real estate, and telecommunications. 

He has handled significant transactions where he:

  • assisted various clients on the sale and acquisition of equity and/or assets or joint ventures of companies involved in the banking, data center, landholding, armored vehicle transportation, and media production businesses;
  • assisted on anti-trust / merger notification filings and obtaining clearance from the Philippine Competition Commission involving acquisitions and joint ventures in agribusiness, business process outsourcing, logistics, semiconductor devices, aircraft leasing, truck & bus businesses, and by investment funds;
  • assisted a listed company in its joint venture with a local government unit for a public-private partnership project; 
  • assisted issuers and underwriters on initial public offerings and various listing applications for companies engaged in the manufacturing, telecommunications and real estate investment trusts (REITs); 
  • acted as underwriter’s counsel for the public offer of warrants by a publicly-listed company; and
  • assisted on the merger of a listed entity and 29 of its subsidiaries.

He also advises on:

  • the establishment of corporate vehicles and registration of branch offices, including amendment of registration with various government agencies; 
  • the conduct of legal due diligence examinations on various target companies prior to acquisition, including companies engaged in renewable energy, semiconductor devices, bioethanol production, cold storage, information technology-related products, airlines, banking, and real estate development;
  • the implementation of property-for-share and share-for-share swaps involving real estate companies and REIT companies; 
  • value added service provider registration with the National Telecommunications Commission;
  • registration of new projects, amendments of registered activities, applications for letters of authority, and cancellation of registration with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority; and
  • dissolution, withdrawal of Securities and Exchange Commission license, and liquidation of companies.

In 2025 and 2026, Mr. Alojado was recognized as a Leading Associate for Corporate and M&A by The Legal 500 for Asia Pacific. 

Mr. Alojado ranked tenth among the students of his graduating class. He was admitted to the Philippine Bar in 2016 and is a member of the Pasay-Parañaque-Las Piñas-Muntinlupa Chapter of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines.

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