A boutique alternative to mega-firms.
By design.
Founded in Makati City in 2009 by former senior partners from leading Philippine commercial institutions, Vanguard & Reyes was established to provide corporate clients with direct partner involvement in high-stakes transactions and contentious proceedings. The firm emphasizes concise legal counsel, efficient matter management, adherence to the Supreme Court's Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability (CPRA), and transparent commercial advisory before judicial and administrative bodies.
The firm maintains rigorous editorial and legal review standards across all transactional documents, arbitral submissions, and court pleadings, with direct partner governance on every docket.
Four Operating Principles
How we govern time, allocate partner attention, and eliminate institutional inefficiencies from corporate legal execution.
Early Assessment & Risk Analysis
We provide clients with unambiguous viability assessments and objective litigation risk analyses early in the matter lifecycle, before costs accumulate.
Actionable Legal Deliverables
Our work product is designed specifically for boardroom decision-makers: legally unimpeachable, commercially sound, and free of unnecessary ambiguity.
Direct Partner Engagement
Named partners lead all contract negotiations, author key pleadings, and appear personally before courtrooms, arbitration panels, and appellate divisions.
Commercial Corridor Focus
We structure agreements and resolve disputes with complete alignment to client operations, transactional timelines, and the evolving Philippine statutory landscape.
Historical Selected Matters Log
Certified statutory docket matters spanning 2009 through 2026.
| Year | Matter Description & Legal Forum | Statutory Authority & Docket | Value / Certified Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sell-side advisory, 70% equity stake in cold-chain logistics conglomerateComprehensive antitrust review and Philippine Competition Commission cross-border merger clearance under RA 10667. | Philippine Competition CommissionPCC-MERGER-2026-004 | ₱ 4,200,000,000 |
| 2025 | PIAC arbitration over 12-year mall anchor lease: settled at 91% of original claimCommercial lease enforcement and accelerated contractual damages assessment under Philippine International Arbitration Center rules. | PDRCI / PIAC TribunalPIAC-ARB-2025-019 | ₱ 680,000,000 |
| 2025 | DOLE-registered restructuring of 2,400-person BPO enterpriseStrict redundancy qualification protocol under Department Order No. 147-15: zero illegal dismissal claims sustained. | DOLE NCR / NLRCDOLE-NCR-RST-2025-88 | ₱0 AwardedComplete / Compliant |
| 2024 | BIR deficiency assessment cancelled on protest: documentary-stamp theory rejectedFormal administrative protest before the Bureau of Internal Revenue and petition for review before the Court of Tax Appeals En Banc. | Court of Tax AppealsCTA EB Case No. 2481 | ₱ 143,000,000Assessment Cancelled |
| 2024 | Cross-border SaaS rollout: data-processing stack papered across 6 ASEAN jurisdictionsNational Privacy Commission compliance under RA 10173 and ASEAN cross-border data transfer framework certification. | National Privacy CommissionNPC-REG-2024-0311 | Complete / CompliantMulti-Territory Cleared |
| 2023 | Title recovery of 9.4 hectares in Tagaytay after fraudulent extrajudicial settlementRTC quieting of title, cancellation of spurious Torrens annotations, and writ of possession execution with the Land Registration Authority. | RTC / Land Registration Auth.RTC-TG-CIV-2023-412 | ₱ 940,000,000Title Reinstated |
| 2022 | Consortium acquisition of regional electric power distribution assetsEnergy Regulatory Commission structuring, municipal concession agreements, and anti-monopoly clearances. | Energy Regulatory CommissionERC-CASE-2022-094 | ₱ 2,850,000,000 |
| 2021 | Defense of cross-border trademark cancellation petition before IPOPHL Bureau of Legal AffairsFull commercial continuous-use defense: multinational brand registration secured across four ASEAN territories. | IPOPHL Bureau of Legal AffairsIPC No. 14-2021-00219 | Petition DismissedComplete / Compliant |
| 2020 | Emergency industrial workforce adjustment across four Philippine manufacturing complexesStatutory compliance protocol under DOLE Labor Advisory No. 17 during the national health emergency: supply logistics secured. | DOLE Bureau of Working ConditionsDOLE-BWC-COMP-2020-04 | Certified CompliantZero Citations |
| 2018 | Share-swap merger between regional food and beverage logistics distributorsSecurities and Exchange Commission equity structuring and inventory valuation covenant design under the Revised Corporation Code. | Securities & Exchange CommissionSEC-CRMD-MRG-2018-09 | ₱ 1,150,000,000 |
| 2015 | Injunction against hostile board takeover of publicly listed logistics enterpriseEmergency preliminary injunction secured within 48 hours before the Regional Trial Court Commercial Courts. | RTC Commercial Court Branch 149RTC-MKT-COMM-15-772 | Injunction GrantedComplete / Compliant |
| 2009 | FoundationFounding matter: structuring of the first domestic cold storage PE fundInaugural mandate forming the structural blueprint of the firm’s private equity practice group. | SEC Markets & Securities Reg.SEC-MSRD-FD-2009-001 | Foundation |
Regulatory Notice: entries are anonymized in accordance with Supreme Court CPRA Canon II and III attestations. Past results do not guarantee identical outcomes.
Supreme Court CPRA Attestation · Canon II/III