Amanda’s practice focuses on corporate law, securities and capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, and banking and finance. She is admitted to the Philippine Bar.
- Columbia Law School, Master of Laws (Parker School Recognition in Foreign and Comparative Law)
- University of the Philippines, Bachelor of Laws (Dean’s Medal for Academic Excellence, Esteban Bautista Award for Best Paper)
- University of the Philippines, B.S. Business Administration
Amanda has advised foreign and Philippine companies on debt and equity finance transactions, bank issuances under Basel III, and cross-border finance transactions. She also assists in setting up corporate entities with the Securities and Exchange Commission and Philippine Economic Zone Authority as well as in listings/ initial public offerings with the Philippine Stock Exchange. Amanda negotiated for domestic and foreign clients, mainly large financial institutions, local and foreign banks, private equity firms, and privately and publicly-held Philippine companies on various corporate deals and transactions involving acquisitions, initial public offerings, equity and debt issuances, corporate structuring, labor issues, taxation, and regulatory matters.
Amanda has been named by AsiaLaw as one of the Leading Lawyers in the Philippines (Corporate Law/ Mergers and Acquisitions) for consecutive years since 2011. Prior to joining the firm, Amanda interned in the Office of Legal Affairs department of the United Nations Headquarters in New York where she worked on the U.N. Repertory of Practice on amendments and interpretations to the U.N. Charter, specifically on the non-use of force. She also volunteered for various alternative law groups dealing with women’s rights and environmental law.