Ms. Agus advises clients on corporate and commercial matters, with a focus on capital markets transactions, regulatory compliance, and corporate structuring. She has handled a broad range of transactions, including acquisitions and joint ventures, and provides end-to-end support from due diligence and documentation to engagement with key regulatory agencies such as the Securities and Exchange Commission, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, Bureau of Internal Revenue, Philippine Economic Zone Authority, and local government units.
She has acted as legal counsel for dealers and underwriters in several capital markets transactions, including a medium term note program of a multinational bank, bond and preferred shares issuances of Megawide Construction Corporation, and a warrants offer of Alliance Global Group, Inc. She has also conducted legal due diligence and provided transactional support for investments and acquisitions, including acquisitions of local companies by both Philippine and foreign investors, as well as joint ventures and securities offerings involving both debt and equity capital markets.
Her experience likewise includes advising clients in real estate projects involving both vertical and horizontal developments, including work on engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracts, deeds of restrictions, and the sale and acquisition of land, as well as matters involving annotation and transfer of titles.
She also advises clients on regulatory compliance and renders legal opinions on matters such as doing business in the Philippines, corporate structuring and restructuring, investment restrictions, land acquisition, and nationality limitations. She has represented clients in regulatory proceedings and enforcement matters, including those involving show cause orders, penalties, and registration issues, and has prepared position papers and submissions before regulatory agencies. She likewise regularly coordinates with government agencies in connection with regulatory filings, tax assessments, business registrations, and compliance matters, including applications for regulatory amnesty, and has represented bidders in government procurement projects.