Overview
Torc’s practice focuses on corporate reorganization and compliance, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, taxation, real property transactions, foreign investments, retail trade, anti-trust, and data privacy. His practice focus also extends to administrative intellectual property and tax litigation. He represents clients across a range of industries and companies including food and beverage, retail, manufacturing, energy, information technology, entertainment, foundations, as well as publicly listed companies. He has significant experience, and regularly advises and assists clients on intellectual property protection, corporate reorganization and compliance, tax compliance and litigation, real estate transactions, and a wide array of commercial transactions.
Representative Work
- Assisted in the study, planning, and implementation of a complex multi-Billion Peso restructuring plan and corporate reorganization of a Philippine conglomerate’s energy companies
- Assisted in securing the approval of the Philippine Competition Commission for a multi-Billion Peso transaction involving the transfer and restructuring of energy assets between three of the biggest conglomerates in the Philippines
- Assisted in the successful defense of valuable intellectual property assets of a multinational media company against suit by one of the country’s largest and leading broadcasting companies
Assisted in and handled regular SEC and corporate regulatory compliances of a publicly listed company - Assisted in and handled the negotiations, acquisition, and transfers of several multi-million properties, used by one of the country’s largest conglomerates in a major national transportation infrastructure project
- Regularly advises fast-rising startups in the retail clothing and food and beverage industries in day-to-day commercial transactions
Educational Attainment
Ateneo de Manila University Law School, 2017
Juris Doctor (Second Honors)
Evelio Javier Leadership Award
Ateneo de Manila University, 2013
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
Admitted to the Philippine Bar in 2018
