Business registration
- Company formation or SEC incorporation
- Registration with local government units
- Registration with PEZA, BOI or TIEZA
- Registration with the BSP
Law firm · General Maxilom Avenue, Cebu City
Cebu lawyers for companies, investors and families
Company registration, corporate and tax work, labor, immigration, intellectual property and court representation, from one full-service firm in Cebu City.
Mon–Fri 9:00–5:00 · Sat 10:00–4:00 (Philippine time)
Est. 2010Formerly Elnar Suello Lape & Associates
2010Year the firm was established
6Lawyers, with 4 support staff in legal research and bookkeeping
7Practice areas, from SEC incorporation to Supreme Court appeals
6 daysOffice open Monday to Saturday
For foreign investors
Setting up a company in the Philippines
Philippine registration rules are hard to navigate from abroad, and poor guidance leads to slow, costly start-ups. The firm helps foreign investors set up local corporations or branch offices of existing multinationals, and acts for several BPO companies based in Cebu City.
One firm can take a new business from incorporation to permits, visas for foreign staff, and its first tax filings.
Enquire about a set-up- 01IncorporationCompany formation or SEC incorporation
- 02Local permitsRegistration with local government units
- 03Incentives and bankingRegistration with PEZA, BOI or TIEZA, and with the BSP
- 04Foreign staffAlien Employment Permits, work visas and PEZA visas
- 05Running the businessTax treaty relief, BIR rulings, HR and legal management
What the firm does
Practice areas
Corporate law
- Corporate restructuring
- Joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions
- Due diligence
- Share issuances and transfers
Taxation
- Estate and tax planning
- Tax treaty relief applications
- Claims for tax refund or credit
- Requests for BIR rulings and tax advisory
Litigation
- Civil and criminal cases
- Corporate and tax litigation
- Family law
- Land registration proceedings
Labor
- Drafting and reviewing company policies
- Petitions for certification elections
- Negotiations for collective bargaining
- Representation in labor disputes before the Labor Arbiter, the NLRC, the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court
Immigration
- Tourist visa extension
- Alien Employment Permits and work visas
- PEZA visas and retirement visas
- Quota visa
Intellectual property
- Registration of patents, industrial designs, utility models, trademarks, service marks and copyrights
- Prosecution for intellectual property infringement
- General legal advisory on any intellectual property case
Also handled
- Family law
- Real estate
- Notarial services
- Retainer agreements
- Legal management
The firm
For businesses and individuals in Cebu and across the Philippines
Elnar Lape Lastimoso & Associates was established in 2010 and was formerly known as Elnar Suello Lape & Associates. Six lawyers work with four support staff who handle legal research and bookkeeping.
Clients range from individuals with family, property or immigration matters to multinational companies setting up in Cebu.
About the firmContact the firm
Talk to a lawyer in Cebu City
Call the office during business hours, or send an enquiry and the firm will reply by email.
- Office
- Unit 9, Albulario Building II, General Maxilom Avenue, Cebu City 6000
- Landline
- (032) 340 4998
- Hours
- Mon–Fri 9–5 · Sat 10–4 · Sun closed