Poon, Peterson U.

Peterson U. Poon is a senior associate whose practice focuses on banking and finance, litigation and arbitration, and general corporate law.

Peter has advised clients on a wide range of issues including corporate reorganization, debt and equity financing, doing business in the Philippines, data privacy, and compliance with anti-money laundering laws. He represents clients, both domestic and foreign, from the banking, insurance, gaming, and real estate industries, among others. He assists clients on licensing and regulatory matters with government regulators such as the Securities and Exchange Commission, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, and the Bureau of Internal Revenue. Peter also has experience representing clients before various judicial and quasi-judicial agencies in civil and criminal cases.

Peter received his bachelor’s degree in Management Honors, magna cum laude, from the Ateneo de Manila University in 2012. He obtained his Juris Doctor degree from the University of the Philippines in 2017. In law school, he competed in the Jessup International Moot Court Competition, where he was a National Champion, Best Oralist of the preliminary and final rounds, and recipient of the Dillard and Baxter Awards for excellence in memorial writing. He was admitted to the bar in 2018 and joined the firm in the same year.