Luis A. Sena

Associate | Singapore


Secretary Lynn Ker

Operating as Withers KhattarWong LLP in Singapore.

 

Luis is an associate in the corporate team. His practice focuses on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, strategic alliances, and joint ventures.


Luis is particularly consulted by corporate clients on structuring, nationality compliance, and regulatory matters in relation to their investments in the Philippines. He also advises on Philippine labor law and competition law.

Luis earned his Master of Laws degree from Columbia Law School and Juris Doctor degree from Ateneo Law School. He is qualified in New York and the Philippines. He is also a registered foreign lawyer in Singapore.

Prior to joining the firm, Luis was a senior associate at Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & de los Angeles, one of the Philippines' leading law firms.

Me in a minute

As a corporate lawyer, I have had the opportunity to work on transactions that have benefited society. One of the most fulfilling projects I got to work on was the establishment of the Philippines' third telecommunications player. As a legal consultant to one of the primary investors, I was able to see the business grow, from the moment the operating entity was formed to the time when the entity started rolling out its services to the public. My belief that having another telecommunications operator would foster healthy competition resulting to the improvement of the quality of telecommunications services in the Philippines as well as create additional jobs for Filipinos inspired me to work diligently on the project. At present, the telecommunications operator has millions of subscribers and has created thousands of jobs. I look forward to working on similar projects and to working with clients who aim to be game changers in their respective industries.