Kerwin K Tan

Tan Hassani & Counsels · Philippines

Tan Hassani & Counsels

Aviation · Philippines

Tan Hassani & Counsels (TH Counsels) was founded by Kerwin K Tan, who, together with his partners, has a combined experience in advising clients for more than 30 years.

TH Counsels possesses substantial experience and knowledge of the Philippines’ aviation industry, and has represented foreign aircraft owners and lessors in the country, including aircraft financing transactions for both fixed-wing and rotorcraft. Moreover, it represents various air charter operators, and has structured its own cross-border leasing-charter linkage, providing the utmost regulatory compliance for aircraft operations while maximising tax incentives for clients.

Kerwin K Tan

Kerwin K Tan graduated from one of the top-ranked law schools in the Philippines and was also awarded a Diploma in Law by the Legal Profession Admission Board of New South Wales, Australia, through its joint programme with The University of Sydney (NSW, Australia).

He has been in the practice of law for more than 15 years, and for most of his professional career, he worked at one of the largest, most prestigious law offices in the Philippines, handling all types of corporate and commercial transactions, as well as dealing with the related tax requirements.

Kerwin is in the process of completing his studies as a foreign-qualified lawyer to practise law in New South Wales, Australia, through a programme administered by the Legal Profession Admissions Board of New South Wales.

Currently, he manages TH Counsels, wherein he primarily focuses on corporate and commercial transactions, as well as tax law. His experience includes handling corporate and commercial transactions in aviation, banking, outsourcing and offshoring to the Philippines, combined with construction, energy, IT, manufacturing, real estate and telecoms.

His notable projects include assisting a national railway government bid project worth US$2.8 billion, a renewal energy joint venture worth US$8.75 billion, supply of combat helicopters to the Philippine Government (National Police & Air Force) worth US$240 million, a telecoms company for its nationwide upgrade worth US$700 million, a business jet aircraft financing and other aircraft acquisitions of more than US$100 million, as well as the merger of Philip Morris with a leading Philippine tobacco company. To date, the total transaction value he has assisted with surpasses US$10 billion.

As one of only a handful of aviation law practitioners in the Philippines, he further acts as legal counsel to several licensed air operators, appears before the civil aviation authority and has assisted with the application to operate scheduled and nonscheduled air transport services. He is Philippine counsel to one of the largest aircraft original equipment manufacturers in the world, and was the winning bidder to supply helicopters to both the Philippine Air Force and the Philippine National Police – with a combined value of more than US$250 million.

In a personal capacity – as pro bono work – he currently sits invited and elected as a member of the National Advisory Council, Forensics Group (National Headquarters) of the Philippine National Police.

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