[May 5th Webinar] Recent Trends in Revisions to Foreign Investment Regulations in the Philippines
[Withers KhattarWong LLP / FRONTEO co-sponsored online seminar]
In recent years, the Philippines has undergone a series of important revisions to foreign investment regulations.
In January of last year, the Retail Liberalization Law was revised, greatly easing the requirements for entry of foreign capital into the retail industry, which had long been a high barrier.
In addition, the Public Service Law was revised in March last year, clarifying the scope of public-related projects subject to restrictions on foreign investment in the direction of easing.
Furthermore, at the end of last year, the Enforcement Regulations of the Renewable Energy Law were revised, and the relaxation of restrictions on foreign investment in this field is also attracting attention.
In this webinar, we will provide an overview of foreign investment restrictions in the Philippines and introduce the recent trend of deregulation.
*This seminar will be held in English only for the discussion part.
◆Date: Thursday May 2023th 5 @ 18:10 ～ 00:11 (JST)
◆ Webinar type: Zoom Webinar
Dai Sakashita is a partner in the corporate team based in Singapore.
He advises Japanese and global companies on cross-border M&A, business alliances and joint ventures, real estate development, crisis management and misconduct, and various other corporate legal matters in Southeast Asia.We also continue to advise private equity and venture capital funds on investment deals in Southeast Asia.
He provides legal services to investment funds and corporates in a variety of industries including real estate, retail, telecommunications, media, technology, shipping, finance, food and beverage.
He holds a Foreign Practitioner Certificate in Singapore and also advises on certain areas of Singapore law, including key areas of corporate law.She also leads the Japan Desk in Withers' Singapore office, advising Japanese companies on a wide range of legal issues related to cross-border transactions and post-market operations in Southeast Asia.
Prior to joining Withers, he worked at Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu (Tokyo, Singapore; Partner since 2019), advising Japanese companies on investment projects in Southeast Asian countries and other corporate legal matters.
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