FRANCES GRACE ALLYANA E. ORBETA-NOLASCO

Practice Areas

  • Corporate and Tax

Education

  • Admitted to the Bar, 2013, Philippines
  • Certified Public Accountant, 2008, Philippines
  • Erasmus University Rotterdam (LL.M. European Master in Law and Economics)
  • Hamburg University (LL.M. European Master in Law and Economics)
  • Aix-Marseille University (Master Droit Economie Gestion, mention Economie du Droit, spécialité Business Law and Economics)
  • University of the Philippines (Juris Doctor)
  • University of San Carlos (B.S. Accountancy)

Professional Activities and Memberships

  • Member, Integrated Bar of the Philippines, RSM Chapter
  • Member, Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • Member, UP Women Lawyers’ Circle
  • Director, Crossfuze Pacific Corporation

Awards and Publications

  • Tax on corporate transactions in Philippines: overview, Thomson Reuters
  • Tax on corporate lending and bond issues in Philippines: overview, Thomson Reuters
  • Philippine Chapter of Getting the Deal Through (Tax Controversy), 2016

Ms. Orbeta-Nolasco is a Partner in the firm’s Corporate and Tax practice. She joined the firm in 2013.

In the Corporate practice, Ms. Orbeta-Nolasco has extensive experience in domestic and cross-border acquisitions, joint ventures, equity investments, and divestments in a broad range of industries. She also regularly advises clients on general corporate matters.

Among her recent transactions, Ms. Orbeta-Nolasco handled the financing deal for a landmark P42 billion (US$771 million) acquisition of telecom towers by an international operator.

As part of the Tax practice, Ms. Orbeta-Nolasco regularly advises clients on taxation of local and cross-border transactions and assists them in achieving tax-efficient international corporate and deal structures. She also handles tax controversies and has successfully represented clients in tax assessment protests, including a judicial protest of a P4.47 billion (US$82.3 million) internal revenue tax assessment.