Mark Xavier D. Oyales

Mark Xavier D. Oyales is a member of the Firm’s Special Projects, Banking, Finance and Securities, and Tax departments. He is a commercial lawyer and a tax specialist. Mark’s significant transactional work covers mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, investments, project and corporate finance, and public-private partnership (PPP) transactions.

Mark has deep expertise in the retail and real estate sectors, being involved in various acquisitions and joint ventures in these areas. He complements his M&A and investments work with considerable financing experience, having advised both borrowers and lenders on bilateral facilities, loan syndications, aviation finance, and project financing. He also collaborates with the firm’s litigation team in various arbitration proceedings and Supreme Court cases involving PPP contracts.

He also teaches corporate law at the University of the Philippines.