Overview
Kerwin Tan is one of the leading foreign investment lawyer in the Philippines, advising multinational clients on market entry, company formation, and corporate compliance, as well as related tax advisory and employment law. As Managing Partner of Tan Hassani & Counsels, he combines broad cross-border transactional experience with deep regulatory insight, helping investors navigate the Philippines’ evolving legal and investment framework. His practice is distinguished by its commercial focus and ability to deliver practical, compliant solutions across regulated and open sectors.
Experience & Sector Expertise
With nearly two decades of experience and admission to practice in both the Philippines and New South Wales, Australia, Kerwin has built a strong reputation in foreign investment in the Philippines. Early on in his career, he also trained at one the biggest law firms in the Philippines. He advises on corporate structuring, joint ventures, regulatory approvals, and compliance with the Foreign Investment Negative List and other special regulatory framework.
His sector expertise includes aviation, energy, infrastructure, and technology, where he has acted for investors, financiers, and operators on high-value cross-border transactions. His work spans aircraft leasing and financing, renewable energy projects, outsourcing structures, and government procurement, providing clients with integrated advice on legal, tax, and regulatory considerations.
Approach & Value
Kerwin delivers clear, risk-calibrated advice that aligns commercial objectives with Philippine regulatory requirements. He supports clients through every stage of investment—from company formation and structuring to ongoing corporate compliance—ensuring efficient market entry and long-term operational stability.
For businesses seeking a trusted foreign investment lawyer in the Philippines, Kerwin offers the experience, sector depth, and regulatory fluency required to execute complex transactions and navigate legal constraints with confidence.
Kerwin K. Tan is the managing partner of Tan Hassani & Counsels, recognised as a leading foreign investment lawyer in the Philippines who advises multinationals, sponsors and financiers on market entry, corporate structuring and project implementation.
His practice combines foreign investment and regulatory compliance with sector expertise in aviation, energy, infrastructure and technology, supported by corporate and tax law experience.
They advise on market entry and ownership structures, compliance with the Foreign Investment Negative List, licensing and regulatory clearances, joint ventures, project finance, shared-service/back-office set-ups, company registration, employment, data privacy and cross-border contracting.
He is admitted to practice in the Philippines and New South Wales (Australia), has practised for nearly two decades, trained in top-tier Philippine firms and co‑founded Tan Hassani & Counsels; he has also contributed to leading practice guides on technology, outsourcing and transactional law.
He begins with a compliance-focused assessment of ownership limits, licensing, capitalisation, anti‑dummy exposure and tax implications, then drafts bespoke transactional documentation and integrated operational guidance to minimise regulatory and enforcement risks.
He has acted for aircraft lessors, OEMs, operators and lenders on acquisitions, leasing, registration and financings, advised on multi‑billion renewable energy and large infrastructure investments, and represented clients in government tenders and high‑value cross‑border transactions.
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