Picazo Buyco Tan Fider & Santos

Name

Picazo Buyco Tan Fider & Santos

Legal name

Picazo Buyco Tan Fider Santos & Dee

Website

https://picazolaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Makati

HQ country

Philippines

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Fees: Picazo Law generates revenue through professional legal services fees, serving as retained counsel to major corporations, handling corporate transactions, litigation, and regulatory compliance matters. Revenue is derived from ongoing client relationships and specific transaction engagements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Picazo Buyco Tan Fider Santos & Dee is a full-service Philippine law firm providing legal counsel across 16 practice areas including banking and finance, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, telecommunications, gaming, real estate, taxation, labor, litigation, intellectual property, immigration, and privatization. The firm acts as retained counsel to publicly listed companies, Top 1000 Philippine corporations, banks, and multinational companies, handling transactions, regulatory compliance, corporate secretarial services, and dispute resolution.

Product overview

Picazo Buyco Tan Fider Santos & Dee is a full-service law firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of 16 legal practice areas. The firm provides legal services through its core practice areas including Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, and Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), supplemented by specialized services in sectors such as Energy and Natural Resources, Gaming/Entertainment/Hospitality, Telecommunications/ICT/BPO, Real Estate/Construction, and Ports/Tollways/Utilities. The firm also provides support services including Business Services (corporate secretarial, regulatory compliance), Estate Planning, Immigration, Intellectual Property, Labor, Litigation/Dispute Resolution, Privatization, and Tax advisory. The firm serves publicly listed and private companies among the Philippines' Top 1000 Corporations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Banking & Finance Legal counsel for banks and leading financial institutions in syndicated loans, project finance, corporate notes and bonds, with expertise in negotiations and documentation. For Philippine and foreign banks, multilateral lending institutions, and export credit agencies.
• Capital Markets Participation in IPOs, rights offerings, follow-on offerings, top-up offerings, bond offerings, and hybrid securities issuances; retained counsel for listed companies on Philippine Stock Exchange compliance and disclosure. For publicly listed companies and issuers.
• Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Expertise in corporate acquisitions, mergers, joint ventures, capital restructuring, and landmark investments involving major Philippine players and foreign investors. For Top 1000 Philippine corporations and multinational companies.
• Business Services Legal services for establishing and doing business in the Philippines, including SEC incorporation, BSP foreign investment registration, BI visa processing, DOLE work permits, LGU business permits, and BIR tax registration. For foreign and domestic companies entering or operating in the Philippines.
• Energy and Natural Resources Legal counsel for power (traditional and renewable) and oil companies, mining companies, and exploration projects domestically and internationally. For power, oil, mining, and exploration companies.
• Estate Planning Estate planning advisory for individual clients and corporate officers, including trust establishment. For high-net-worth individuals and corporate officers.
• Gaming, Entertainment and Hospitality Counsel for gaming and hospitality companies from license application through construction and operation of integrated entertainment facilities. For PAGCOR-licensed gaming operators and hospitality groups.
• Immigration Assistance with Bureau of Immigration visas, DOLE work permits, and DOJ and DOLE clearances. For foreign employees, executives, and their Philippine employers.
• Intellectual Property (IP) Intellectual property registration, assignment, licensing, protection, and enforcement services before the Intellectual Property Office. For brand owners, inventors, and content creators.
• Labor Labor concern advisory, labor cases before Labor Arbiters and NLRC, employment policy establishment, CBA negotiations, and labor relations conflict handling (including strikes and lockouts). For employers and management.
• Litigation, Dispute Resolution and Remedial Management Handling of civil, commercial, rehabilitation, insolvency, administrative, criminal, arbitration, mediation, and special proceedings across all Philippine courts and agencies. For corporate and individual litigants.
• Ports, Tollways and Other Utilities and Services Counsel for port development and terminal operations, toll road projects, BOT and PPP projects in energy, power, utilities and services. For infrastructure operators, port operators, and concessionaires.
• Privatization Counsel for participants and bidders in privatization projects involving government securities and assets. For bidders, investors, and government-linked counterparties.
• Real Estate and Construction Counseling for real estate projects including commercial buildings, residential condominiums, housing developments, and airport privatization. For real estate developers, construction firms, and property investors.
• Tax Tax planning and counseling covering estate planning and tax litigation, with landmark resolutions involving the Bureau of Internal Revenue. For corporate taxpayers and high-net-worth individuals.
• Telecommunications, Mass Media, ICT and BPO Legal counsel for telecommunications companies, ICT companies, software developers, value-added service providers, BPOs, and internet service providers. For telecom operators, ICT/BPO firms, and digital service providers.

Named customers33 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Quisumbing Torres (Baker McKenzie member firm): Philippine member of global firm Baker McKenzie, offering full-service corporate, banking, M&A, and capital markets work with international reach. Comparable in serving multinational clients and top Philippine corporates, but with global network advantage.
• Puno & Puno: Established Philippine corporate and commercial law firm serving similar Top 1000 corporate and banking clients. Comparable in scale and transactional practice depth.
• ACCRALAW (Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz): Top-tier Philippine full-service law firm with a comparable headcount, similarly serving listed companies, banks, and conglomerates across corporate, M&A, capital markets, and litigation practices. Direct competitor for the same Top 1000 corporate clients.
• Villaraza & Angangco (V&A Law): Top Philippine law firm with comparable capital markets, M&A, and corporate practices serving listed companies and large corporates. Direct competitor for transactional mandates and retained counsel relationships.
• Morales & Justiniano: Philippine law firm focused on corporate, banking, and capital markets work, competing with Picazo for retained mandates from listed companies and financial institutions. Comparable client base and practice focus.
• SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan: The largest and most established full-service law firm in the Philippines, with a similar 100+ lawyer bench, comparable blue-chip corporate and banking client roster, and direct overlap in capital markets, banking & finance, and M&A practice areas.
• Castillo Laman Tan Pantaleon & San Jose: Long-established Philippine full-service law firm with a comparable blue-chip corporate client roster and overlapping practice areas in banking, M&A, and litigation. Direct competitor in the tier-1 legal market.
• Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & de los Angeles: Major Philippine full-service law firm comparable in scale and client caliber, competing for the same corporate, banking, and capital markets mandates among listed companies and conglomerates.

Emerging players

• Reyes Tacandong & Co. Growing Philippine law firm competing in corporate, M&A, and tax practices with strong credentials. A more recent competitor gaining share in similar practice areas though smaller in scale.
• Gatmaytan Yap Patacsil & Gutierrez (C&G Law): Philippine law firm with strong corporate, M&A, and capital markets practices serving major corporates and banks. A more recently established competitor building presence in similar practice areas.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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