Elyrhey VASIG

Introduction

Ely Vasig is one of the Philippines’ most respected litigators and legal strategists. As a founding partner and the head of the litigation and dispute resolution, and labour and employment practice groups at VAL Law, he leads a highly capable team handling complex commercial disputes, corporate and criminal litigation, regulatory enforcement, and critical labour matters. He has been consistently recognised among Asian Legal Business Asia’s Top 30 Litigators and Southeast Asia’s Top 15 Litigators.

Vasig has built a distinguished reputation managing high-stakes cases across criminal, commercial, corporate, labour, environmental and regulatory issues. His strategic approach was shaped by years of experience representing clients before trial and appellate courts, arbitral tribunals and regulatory bodies, most notably through high-level advocacy before the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court. He has prosecuted sophisticated financial fraud, defended clients against regulatory enforcement actions, data privacy disputes, and enterprise-threatening prosecutions, and led multi-jurisdictional investigations, parallel proceedings, and complex cross-border disputes, often involving novel or unprecedented legal challenges requiring strategic jurisdictional coordination. His clients include prominent Philippine enterprises and multinational corporations across varied sectors.

Vasig is also widely respected for his expertise in labour and employment matters, including organisational restructuring, labour realignment, and strategic mediation. Under his leadership, VAL Law was twice named Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year. He has also contributed academically as a bar review lecturer in labour and employment law.

At age 32, Vasig co-founded VAL Law, subsequently earning recognition as APAC’s Most Instrumental Legal Services CEO and Asia’s Modern Hero of Legal Excellence and Entrepreneurial Vision. Under his leadership, the firm quadrupled in size, expanded its office footprint, and earned consistent industry acclaim. VAL Law has been named among Asia’s 30 Fastest Growing Firms, recognised as the Philippines’ Rising Law Firm of the Year, and awarded in specialised areas such as Fintech, Insurance and Real Estate Law.

Beyond private practice, Vasig serves as a trusted legal consultant to key Philippine government agencies and actively promotes legal technology through advocacy for policies that encourage innovation and modernisation across the profession.