A few years ago, Indonesia’s former Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2009 to 2014, Marty Natalegawa, wrote a book titled “Does ASEAN Matter?”. In this book, he reflected on the role of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in...
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On September 13th, the House of Representatives of the Congress of the Philippines approved, on its second reading, a bill for the development of Creative Industries in the Philippines (Creative Industries Development Act). The proposal is part of a set of...
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In recent years, the economic performance of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as a whole, and of the individual countries that compose it in particular, has exceeded the global average. So much so that we can assert, without fear of being...
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A few days ago, I had the opportunity to attend an event organized by the Embassy of the Philippines in Madrid. The event, presided over by the active Ambassador Lhuillier, focused on why investing in the Philippines and how to do business in the country....
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The Filipino Congress has just approved a new law on foreign investments in the Philippines (Republic Act No. 11647), amending partially the previous law (Republic Act No. 7042). The new law includes a general statement in its Article 1 about the principles...
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Law Firm
AVCO Legal has consistently grown over the years since its inception in 1986 when the founder and director started his individual practice.
By 1991 a partnership was in place in order to better fulfil our client’s needs in terms of practice areas and location. While retaining the Firm’s original focus on corporate, litigation and transportation law, more areas were added to the mix. IP, IT, labour and employment, tax, international trade and banking departments were created while a significant expertise developed in industries such as fashion, construction, wine, tourism, energy and franchising.
Greater availability means being closer to clients, which is why location is important to us. Based in Madrid (Spain) the Firm expanded its presence, setting up offices firstly in Vigo (Spain), then Lisbon (Portugal) and Milan (Italy). Through AVCO Corporate Services we are also present in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) where we assist clients who do business in South-East Asia.