Senior Associates

Dwight Garvy B. Tan
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(632) 8894-0377 to 79(632) 8894-4931 to 32(632) 8552-1977

Dwight’s practice areas include TMT, fintech, banking & finance, real estate, and mergers and acquisitions.

Dwight’s work experience pre-dates his joining the firm in 2019.  From 2015 to 2018, his work included serving as a research assistant in the UP Institute for Maritime Affairs and the Sea.

While in law school, Dwight was a finalist in Season 14 of ANC’s Square Off: The Firm Debates. On the other hand, while in college, Dwight received the Program Awardee for Development Studies and served as President of the Ateneo Debate Society.

Qualifications

  • University of the Philippines, Juris Doctor (Class of 2018)
  • Ateneo de Manila University, Bachelor of Arts in Development Studies 2014, Honorable Mention and Program Awardee
  • Admitted to the Philippine Bar in 2019

Experience

Dwight has participated in several matters. His experience has included:

  • Advising the infrastructure arm of a technology conglomerate on setting up and operating its proposed fiber optic submarine telecommunications cable system in the Philippines.
  • Acting for the potential acquirer in a planned share acquisition of a data center operator in the Philippines.
  • Providing legal advice for value added service providers, social media platforms, streaming services, software-as-a-service (SAAS) providers, and other members of the TMT sector on issues with regulations and doing business.
  • Reviewing data privacy-related documentation and provided legal advice on Philippine privacy laws for e-commerce, q-commerce sites, social media platforms, and other members of the technology financial services, and business process outsourcing sectors.
  • Preparing a data transfer assessment for a social media platform in connection with the Philippines’ compliance with the GDPR.
  • Representing and assisting clients in compliance checks and data breach notifications with the National Privacy Commission (NPC).
  • Acting for an international payables software provider in the acquisition of a licensed e-money issuer and virtual asset service provider.
  • Acting for the lender in a financing agreement with a licensed financing company and Operator of Payment System (OPS).
  • Advising credit card companies, payment service providers, remittance platform providers, OPS, and other members of the fintech sector on issues with regulations and doing business.
  • Negotiating term loan and financing agreements for clients in the banking, real estate, infrastructure, energy, and finance sectors.
  • Advising lending, financing and investment companies on issues with regulations and doing business.
  • Advising leading real estate developers on their proposed township projects.
  • Conducting due diligence for key members of the energy sector in connection with their real property leases and acquisitions.

Awards and Recognitions

  • Named as a Rising Star in TMT by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2023)
  • Shortlisted as Rising Star of the Year (TMT), Legal 500 Southeast Asia Awards 2023

Memberships

  • Member, Integrated Bar of the Philippines (2019–present)

Publications

  • Co-contributor, DataGuidance: Global Privacy Compliance
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