Registered Foreign Lawyer, New York
He has represented issuers, underwriters and credit enhancers in connection with public and private offerings of securities (including sovereign offerings) and several asset-backed commercial paper conduit transactions.
Gian co-leads our Philippines focused group and speaks fluent Tagalog. He was previously resident in our New York office.
Expertise
Experience
Representative matters
ECM
Monde Nissin Corporation on its USD1bn initial public offering of shares listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange. This transaction is to date the largest IPO on the PSE and one of the largest food and beverage IPOs in Southeast Asia.
Emperador, Inc. on its secondary listing by way of introduction on the Mainboard of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (SGX-ST). Emperador is the first PSE-primary listed company to conduct a secondary listing on the SGX-ST Mainboard.
AREIT, Inc. (AREIT) as issuer, and Ayala Land, Inc., as selling shareholder, on AREIT's USD253m initial public offering of shares listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange. This is the Philippines's first real estate investment trust (REIT) and first REIT IPO.
Pro bono
Published Work
Speaking Engagements
Leadership Positions And Professional Affiliations
Qualifications
Admissions
Hong Kong, Registered Foreign Lawyer (New York), 2014
State of New York, USA, 2008
Philippines, 2001
Academic
LL.M., Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, Columbia University School of Law
LL.B., University of the Philippines College of Law
A.B., Political Science, Ateneo de Manila University