The Philippine Branch Introduction
LEXIANCE PARTNERS （ WUXI ）relied on the close cooperation between and JUDAN Law Office to establish the Philippine Branch in Philippines. JUDAN Law Office is located in Makati City. The key responsibility of the Philippine Branch is to provide legal consulting services to Chinese companies who want to invest in Philippines and overseas Chinese who work in Philippines.
The professional legal services include company formation, business registration, corporation and investment law, labor law, immigration law, real estate law and commercial litigation. This part of services are mainly provided in Philippines.
The Philippine Branch has a combination of Chinese and Philippine staff, including five lawyers, two special counsels, two special advisers and seven paralegal staff.
Ms. WANG Rui is the managing director（China side）and Mr.Dennis Joseph D. Judan is the managing director（Philippine side）. Mr.Judan is not only a professional lawyer practices in the fields of labor law, immigration law, litigation (civil, criminal and administrative) and maritime law, but also a writer of the book Philippine Visa and Work Permits (A Quick Guide to Philippine Immigration). He is considered a top Philippine immigration law expert and has conducted lectures for numerous government agencies.
Atty. Ma. Michelle P. Tibon-Judan works in the Philippine Branch as a consultant of tax, finance, and corporate governance. She has very strong expertise in business, taxation law, accounting, and management.
Mr. Jorge M. Judan is a senior adviser of the Philippine Branch. He is fluent in multiple languages like English, Chinese (Mandarin), Japanese, Indonesian and Spanish, aside from native language. He provides commercial advises to foreign clients who wish to invest in the Philippines as well as Philippine clients who wish to invest abroad.
JUDAN Law Office has cooperated with many famous Chinese companies and aims to provide legal services to more Chinese companies and people in Philippines.
Representative cases:
1. Assistance to a leading Chinese company in bidding for an iron mining concession in Philippines, including an ocular inspection of the mining concession area conducted by senior official of such company.
2. Assistance to a large Chinese manufacturer company to establish a manufacturing facility located in Philippines.
3. Handling the Philippine visa and work permit processing requirements of a famous Chinese company for it to bring numerous technical personnel to the Philippines for projects in the country.
4. Assistance rendered to a Philippine company and group of investors in negotiating a possible joint venture with a Chinese company.
5. Acting as the in-house legal team of a large Philippine company, including representing such company and its Chinese stakeholders before various government regulatory and law enforcement agencies.
Address of The Philippine Branch: Units 401 and 402, 4th Floor, Dusit Thani Manila Hotel Ayala Center, EDSA corner Arnaiz Street, Makati City 1223 Philippines
Tel: +63 27238 8888 loc.8333,8961 to 8962
+86 510 88880007
Contact（Philippine）：Dennis Joseph D. Judan, ddjudan@judanlaw.com
Contact（China）：Wang Rui，rui.wang@lexiance.com