Consultant
cbstreegan@godeguzmanlaw.com

Atty. Streegan is a Consultant to the Firm, with a practice focused on corporate, commercial, and regulatory law. He honed his legal foundation at a leading law firm based in Taguig City, where he was part of the Corporate and M&A Department. There, he assisted in corporate transactions, mergers and acquisitions, asset transfers, due diligence reviews, transaction documentation, capital restructuring, legal opinions, and advisory work involving regulatory compliance, foreign equity restrictions, and public-private partnership frameworks.

He later served as an Associate at known Makati law firm, where he gained extensive client-facing experience and regularly dealt with regulatory bodies in connection with corporate, commercial, regulatory, and customs matters.

In that role, Atty. Streegan advised clients in construction, biotechnology, real estate, retail, gaming, banking, logistics, and regulated consumer products. He regularly assisted clients with corporate structuring, post-incorporation compliance, corporate housekeeping, regulatory filings, licensing requirements, and operational legal matters. He also coordinated with various government agencies and regulatory bodies in connection with client requirements and compliance matters.

Significant Engagements:

• Advised a top-tier company in a highly regulated consumer products sector which, at one point, was the only fully compliant operator in the country under the applicable statutory framework, including on licensing, labeling, marketing compliance, submissions, and legal strategy.

• Advised Philippine and Chinese companies in connection with a proposed joint venture on Chinese variety and lifestyle retailer and the establishment of multiple retail companies in the Philippines, including on capital structuring, foreign equity considerations, and related regulatory compliance matters.

• Advised a Singapore-based fintech company utilizing artificial intelligence on Philippine regulatory frameworks, licensing considerations, data governance, and labor and employment compliance.

• Advised multinational corporations on customs compliance, enforcement, and post-clearance audit matters, including successful representations that resulted in the release of seized vehicles and goods, the lifting of related enforcement actions, and the reduction of assessed penalties.

• Assisted in the legal compliance turnaround of a rural bank undergoing regulator-directed restructuring, including the review of governance documents, share structuring, board-level documentation, and compliance filings.

Education:

Ateneo de Manila University School of Law, Juris Doctor
Ateneo de Manila University, BS Legal Management