Golez, Christiana Andrea D.

Christiana Andrea D. Golez is a partner who is a member of the Corporate Banking & Finance and Project Development & Finance departments. Her practice focuses on banking and finance, project development and finance, and securities.

China assists corporations in dealing and complying with the requirements of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, Securities and Exchange Commission, and Philippine Stock Exchange. She renders corporate housekeeping services to various corporations. She participates in commercial international arbitration before the International Chamber of Commerce and International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes. She also participates in corporate rehabilitation and restructuring cases. She conducts due diligence exercises, and prepares and reviews due diligence reports in relation to different financial transactions and mergers and acquisitions of companies in different industries such as mining, energy, banking, manufacturing, and retail.

China has rendered legal advice to domestic and foreign clients on a wide range of legal issues including commercial transactions, mergers and acquisitions, financing and refinancing arrangements, securities transactions, property development, mining, and energy. She has handled the negotiation, drafting, review, and implementation of joint venture agreements, shareholders’ agreements, share purchase agreements, and facility agreements.

China is experienced in trial and appellate practice, having litigated on various civil, criminal and administrative cases before the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, trial courts, Department of Justice, Office of the City Prosecutor, Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board, Department of Labor, National Labor Relations Commission, and Civil Aeronautics Board.

China received her bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of the Philippines and her bachelor of laws degree from the same university. She was admitted to the Philippine bar in 2006 and joined the firm in 2012.