Ma. Kimberly T. Magtoto (Kim) established KM Law in September 2025.
Prior to founding KM Law, Kim worked for more than eight years in reputable law firms in the business districts of Ortigas and Makati, and in the legal department of the oldest bank in the Philippines.
Her past work experience allowed her to hone her skills in the areas of Corporate/Commercial Law, Project Finance, Corporate Finance, Banking, Construction, Project Development, Mergers and Acquisitions, Data Privacy, Technology, Real Estate, Joint Ventures, Energy, Taxation, Securities, and Contracts.
Her past work experience included, among others:
- Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating master services agreements for various services, including the operation and management of IT operations and infrastructure, portfolio management, and other digital services;
- Reviewing and negotiating syndicated loan and security agreements, notes facility agreements, term loan agreements, and related financing documentation, having acted for both lenders and borrowers;
- Reviewing, negotiating, and advising on the implementation of FIDIC contracts, as well as drafting, negotiating, and advising on the implementation of bespoke EPC/turnkey, design-and-build, design only, build only, construction and installation, and O&M contracts for both small and large-scale projects (e.g., LNG facility, power plants, major commercial developments), having represented both owners and contractors/service providers;
- Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a broad range of agreements covering various business processes, including remittance, correspondent banking, data sharing, data processing, marketing, brand partnerships, talent services/endorsements, assignment of receivables and/or contract to sell financing, licensing, leasing, property management, talent acquisition / employment / termination, and advising on the implementation of such agreements, with due consideration to applicable laws, regulations, and industry standards;
- Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating the terms and conditions for various innovative products, services, and promotion programs, with due consideration to applicable laws, regulations, and industry standards;
- Conducting due diligence checks prior to the financing or acquisition of companies in a wide array of industries, including renewable energy, common towers construction, condominium project development, food concession, general construction, delivery of medical services, and manufacturing of coconut products;
- Assisting in the preparation of investments agreements, joint venture agreements, shareholders’ agreements, convertible loan agreements, share purchase agreements, and ancillary documents;
- Securing acknowledgment from the PCC that a joint venture transaction is not subject to compulsory notification;
- Preparing the notification to PCC and supporting documents in relation to a notifiable joint venture transaction;
- Preparing and reviewing the master deed and declaration of restrictions for a major commercial development;
- Assisting clients in their data privacy compliance, including registering with the NPC, conducting privacy impact assessments, drafting and reviewing data privacy manuals, privacy policies, related company policies, and data sharing and data processing agreements;
- Assisting publicly-listed companies in complying with the periodic requirements of the SEC, PSE, and BSP;
- Assisting clients in implementing debt-to-equity conversion, including requesting for confirmation of valuation of shares and exemption from registration, and applying with the PSE for additional listing of shares;
- Assisting in the incorporation and dissolution of companies;
- Contesting tax deficiency assessments;
- Assisting in the extrajudicial settlement of estate, and preparing the necessary documents;
- Assisting clients in their intellectual property registration, and drafting responses to registrability reports;
- Providing corporate housekeeping services; and
- Advising clients on the regulatory requirements applicable to various transactions, including foreign equity infusion in companies operating in highly regulated industries, availment of foreign currency-denominated loans, availment of local tax incentives, sale of securities, conduct of mandatory tender offer vis-à-vis private sale, sale and management of condominium/hotel projects, retail trade, operating a data management platform, sale of pharmaceutical products, entering into special use agreements in protected areas and forest land use agreements.
Kim obtained her Juris Doctor degree from Ateneo de Manila University School of Law. During her time in Ateneo Law, she served as an editor of the Ateneo Law Journal from 2012 to 2015. She was the Lead Editor for the first issue of the Ateneo Law Journal’s 59th volume, which was published in June 2014.
The abridged version of her law school thesis entitled, “Female Genital Mutilation’s Blurred Lines: Where the Right to Cultural Integrity Ends and Where the Right to Health Begins,” was published in the fourth issue of the 60th volume of the Ateneo Law Journal (See 60 Ateneo L.J. 1122 (2016)).
Kim was admitted to the Philippine Bar in May 2017, and is a member of the Pampanga Chapter of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines.
