Ms. Soria-Prima specializes in general corporate work, M&A, business process outsourcing (BPO), real estate, immigration and taxation.
She assists domestic and foreign investors set up their business in the Philippines, and is involved in corporate compliance, contracting, M&A, and other corporate law issues, as well as cross-jurisdictional legal issues. She also handles labor and employment, immigration, and taxation.
Among her significant projects and legal transactions are:
- advised a private manufacturing company on its $176million expansion project by drafting the Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract with its offshore and onshore contractors as well as leading the transaction’s legal arrangements;
- advised clients in the takeover of the registered activities of a Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) registered company and the consequent transfer of assets and employees;
- advised private entities on compliance requirements under the Strategic Trade Management Act including company registration and individual authorization with the Strategic Trade Management Office;
- advised and assisted a NASDAQ listed company in the acquisition of a BPO company in the Philippines including legal due diligence and drafting of definitive agreement;
- advised a private foreign integrated airport platform entity on competition-related issues in the Philippines for the sale of an aggregate 49% of its shares;
- advised a joint venture between a Philippine conglomerate and foreign group in relation to the structuring of a transaction with the local government unit and Philippine Reclamation Authority on the ownership of reclaimed land, a portion of which is classified as protected area;
- advised a private entity in relation to an acquisition of 53 parcels of land for its mixed residential and commercial development in Cebu and conducted due diligence on the properties involved;
- represented various shipyard owners and operators in connection with their opposition of a proposed reclamation project;
- represented a private mining company in questioning the validity of the amendments to the local government unit’s tax code;
- advised a private entity in relation to an acquisition of a parcel of land for its commercial development in Cebu and conducted due diligence on the properties involved; and
- assisted a publicly listed company in the registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission of its public offering of Fixed Rate Bonds.
Ms. Soria-Prima contributed to the Philippines section of Doing Business 2018: Reforming to Create Jobs, a World Bank Group Flagship Report comparing business regulation for domestic firms in 190 countries.
She also speaks on a variety of topics from corporate compliance and taxation. Among her significant speaking engagements are:
- Business and Regulatory Permits Renewal and Compliance, PMAP Learning Session, 27 February 2026, Maayo Hotel, Cebu City;
- Business Permits under Control, ACCRALAW Cebu Legal Forum, 15 July 2022, City Sports Club Cebu, Cebu City; and
- Tax Implications of TRAIN Law on Employees Compensation and Benefits, PMAP Labor Relations Seminar, 22 February 2018, Cebu Country Club Banilad, Cebu City
Ms. Soria-Prima was cited by the Legal 500 Asia Pacific as a recommended lawyer for Law Firms in Cebu for the year 2021.
She is one of the Firm’s representatives to the People Management Association of the Phils. Cebu, Inc.
She is currently director and corporate secretary of various business organizations. She is a certified public accountant.
Ms. Soria-Prima graduated third among the students of her graduating class. She was admitted to the Philippine Bar in 2015 and is a member of the Cebu City Chapter of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines.