Chua, Yvette C.

Yvette C. Chua is a partner who is a member of the Project Development & Finance department. Her practice focuses on project development and finance, and securities.

Yvette advises domestic and foreign clients on various corporate deals and transactions involving mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, initial public offerings, equity and debt issuances, project financing, corporate restructuring, government contracts, taxation, and regulatory matters. She represents domestic and foreign clients before various regulatory agencies such as the Securities and Exchange Commission, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, Philippine Economic Zone Authority, and The Philippine Stock Exchange.

Prior to joining Romulo, Yvette was with another law office where she handled various civil, criminal, and administrative litigation cases. She was also involved in international commercial arbitration cases and appellate proceedings before the Court of Appeals and Supreme Court.

Yvette has taught Business Law in the College of Business Administration of the University of the Philippines. She also speaks Fookien.

Yvette received her bachelor’s degree in Accountancy, cum laude, from De La Salle University in 2000 and was awarded the Joaquin Cunanan Medal of Excellence. She thereafter received her bachelor of laws degree, cum laude, from the University of the Philippines in 2005, where she graduated Salutatorian and was awarded the Dean’s Medal for Academic Excellence. She obtained her master of laws degree from Harvard Law School in 2009. She was admitted to the Philippine bar in 2006 and joined the firm in 2009.