The A-List: Top Philippines Lawyers 2024

Based on research conducted by Asia Business Law Journal, the following are Philippines top lawyers, plus our legal icons.

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Biographies and contact details, where provided, were written by the lawyers themselves and have not been independently verified.

Cornelio B ABUDA
Abuda Asis & Associates
Banking & finance; corporate & commercial; loans & other credit facilities; power, infra development & other special projects; real estate
Dara ACUSAR
DivinaLaw
Joint ventures; project finance; corporate & commercial; real estate; private client
+63 32 238 0117
dara.acusar@divinalaw.com
Jose Louis AGCAOILI
Agcaoili & Associates
Aircraft finance & leasing; aviation; banking & finance; corporate & commercial; litigation & dispute resolution
Raoul R ANGANGCO
Villaraza & Angangco
Corporate & commercial; insurance & reinsurance; M&A; real estate; immigration
Enrico ASTUDILLO
E B Astudillo & Associates
General commercial litigation; patent & trademark prosecution; copyright protection; enforcement of IP rights; licence negotiation
John Maynard G ATOTUBO
PunoLaw
Real estate; M&A; privatisation & public-private partnership; corporate & commercial; construction & infrastructure
+63 2 8631 1261
jgatotubo@punolaw.com
Carlos BANIQUED
Baniqued & Bello
Corporate & commercial; taxation
Mario Luza BAUTISTA
Poblador Bautista & Reyes
Civil, commercial & criminal litigation; labour; telecommunications; corporate; family
Jose F BUENAVENTURA
Romulo
Corporate
Ramil BUGAYONG
PJS Law
Banking, finance & capital markets; infrastructure; M&A; project finance; PPP projects
Patricia BUNYE
Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia
Corporate & commercial; IP; licensing & franchising; mining & natural resources; power & energy
+63 2 8810 5858
po.bunye@cruzmarcelo.com
Danny E BUNYI
DivinaLaw
Banking & finance; corporate & commercial; M&A; project finance; restructuring & reorganisation
+63 2 8822 0808
danny.bunyi@divinalaw.com
Lucas Niccolo M CAUTON III
Gorriceta Africa Cauton & Saavedra
IP; corporate; mining; transportation; labour & employment
Ramon Andre CEDRO
Gorriceta Africa Cauton & Saavedra
Labour & employment; litigation; arbitration; corporate governance; IP
Maria Raquel CHAVEZ
PJS Law
Banking, finance & capital markets; corporate &commercial; power & energy; M&A; private equity, venture capital & funds
Kenneth CHUA
Quisumbing Torres
Employment & compensation; financial institutions; TMT; corporate governance; managing business change & disruption
Arnold M CORPORAL
ACCRALAW
Arbitration & ADR; litigation; TMT; construction; public utilities
Avelino V CRUZ
ACCRALAW
Corporate & commercial; administrative law & regulatory practice; investment; M&A; energy
Avelino J CRUZ JR
Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia
Corporate & commercial; infrastructure; commercial litigation; administrative law
+63 2 8810 5858
aj.cruz@cruzmarcelo.com
Emerico O DE GUZMAN
ACCRALAW
Compliance; labour & employment; litigation; outsourcing; white-collar crime
Hector DE LEON
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Corporate/M&A; projects, infrastructure & energy; finance; tax
Gabriel DEE
Picazo Buyco Tan Fider & Santos
Capital markets; M&A; banking; corporate & commercial; taxation
Ruben T DEL ROSARIO
Del Rosario & Del Rosario
Shipping & maritime; labour & employment; insurance & reinsurance; dispute resolution & arbitration; transportation & logistics
+63 2 8 810 1791; 5317 7888
ruben.delrosario@delrosariolaw.com
Arturo T DEL ROSARIO JR
Del Rosario & Del Rosario
IP; shipping & admiralty; labour & employment
+63 920 9471901
arturo.delrosario@delrosariolaw.com
Cynthia Roxas DEL-CASTILLO
Romulo
Capital markets; inbound investment; joint ventures; M&A; restructuring & reorganisation
Charles Jay D DELA CRUZ
Del Rosario & Del Rosario
Corporate & commercial; labour & employment; litigation; Shipping; personal injury disputes
+63 920 9384624
charles.delacruz@delrosariolaw.com
Enrique V DELA CRUZ JR
DivinaLaw
Arbitration & ADR; data protection; e-commerce, fintech, blockchain & cryptos;IP; litigation
+63 2 8822 0808
enrique.delacruz@divinalaw.com
JJ DISINI
Disini Law Offices
Data protection; e-commerce, fintech, blockchain & cryptos; inbound investment; M&A; TMT
Nilo T DIVINA
DivinaLaw
Banking & finance; bankruptcy & insolvency; capital markets; corporate & commercial
+63 2 8822 0808
nilo.divina@divinalaw.com
Franklin M DRILON
ACCRALAW
Labour & employment
Benedicta DU-BALADAD
Du-Baladad and Associates (BDB Law)
Taxation; corporate & commercial; inbound investment; international trade & bilateral investment treaties; transfer pricing
Leslie DY
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Employment & labour; arbitration; litigation; collective bargaining negotiations; real estate
Yolanda M ELEAZAR
Castillo Laman Tan Pantaleon & San Jose
Banking finance & securities; M&A; foreign investments; corporate law; business counselling
Ramon ESGUERRA
Esguerra & Blanco
Anti-corruption & anti-bribery; corporate & commercial; IP; litigation; criminal law
Mila FEDERIS
Federis
IP litigation; IP enforcement; trademark prosecution; trademark portfolio management; licensing & franchising
Alex Erlito FIDER
Picazo Buyco Tan Fider & Santos
M&A; banking & finance; privatisations; infrastructure & utilities; telecommunications & mass media
Alex Ferdinand S FIDER
ACCRALAW
IP; trademark, service mark & tradename; passing-off & unfair competition; licensing & franchising; internet, technology & science
+63 2 8308000
asfider@accralaw.com
Estrelita GACUTAN
Picazo Buyco Tan Fider & Santos
Banking & finance; corporate & commercial; M&A; power & energy; TMT
Miguel Antonio H GALVEZ
Quisumbing Torres
Global immigration & mobility; dispute resolution & litigation; investigations, compliance & ethics; TMT; healthcare & life sciences
+63 2 8819 4950; +63 2 8217 5641
miguel.galvez@quisumbingtorres.com
Kristjan Vicente T GARGANTIEL
Gargantiel Ilagan Atanante (GIA) Law
Corporate & commercial; defence; labour & employment; litigation; real estate
+63 917 8210816
kvtgargantiel@gialawfirm.com
Jaime GATMAYTAN
Gatmaytan Yap Patacsil Gutierrez & Protacio
Corporate & commercial; energy; real estate & construction; banking & finance; M&A
Alden Francis C GONZALES
DivinaLaw
IP; labour & employment; litigation; succession planning (family office); taxation
+63 2 8822 0808
alden.gonzales@divinalaw.com
Mark S GORRICETA
Gorriceta Africa Cauton & Saavedra
Banking & finance; corporate & commercial; e-commerce; fintech, blockchain & cryptos; M&A; TMT
+63 2 8696 0687/0988
msgorriceta@gorricetalaw.com
Gwen GRECIA-DE VERA
PJS Law
Infrastructure; regulatory & compliance; arbitration
Lily GRUBA
GRUBA Law
Taxation; banking & finance; corporate & commercial; M&A
Aris GULAPA
Gulapa Law
Data privacy; government contracts; IP; litigation & dispute resolution; tax
+63 2 9602845
aris.gulapa@gulapalaw.com
Judy HAO
ACCRALAW
Corporate & special projects; financial technology & digital banking; securities & capital markets; real estate & construction; M&A
Charmaine Rose K HAW-LIM
Gulapa Law
Aviation; corporate/M&A; energy; litigation & dispute resolution; projects & infrastructure
+63 2 8658 7835
charms.haw@gulapalaw.com
Editha HECHANOVA
Hechanova Group
IP; IP litigation; licensing; border control & corporate; labour & employment
+63 2 8812 6561; +63 2 8888 4293
editharh@hechanova.com.ph; mail@hechanova.com.ph
Rowell ILAGAN
Gargantiel Ilagan Atanante (GIA) Law
Arbitration & ADR; corporate & commercial; IP; labour & employment; litigation
+63 2 8355 9623
rdilagan@gialawfirm.com
Regina JACINTO-BARRIENTOS
PJS Law
Corporate & commercial; corporate governance; joint ventures; M&A; power & energy
Rose Marie KING-DOMINGUEZ
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
TMT; investments; M&A; data privacy; general corporate & business law
Jose M LAYUG JR
DivinaLaw
Corporate & commercial; joint ventures; M&A; power & energy; project finance
+63 2 8822 0808
jay.layug@divinalaw.com
Victor LAZATIN
ACCRALAW
Civil & commercial litigation; construction; arbitration & mediation; telecommunications; mining
Francisco Ed LIM
ACCRALAW
Corporate & commercial; litigation; securities & capital markets; bankruptcy, insolvency & corporate rehabilitation; antitrust & trade regulation
Emmanuel LOMBOS
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Litigation; dispute resolution; product liability
Carlos Roberto LOPEZ
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Dispute resolution; commercial arbitration; mining; patent infringement; competition
Joseph Anthony LOPEZ
Villaraza & Angangco
Banking & finance; bankruptcy & insolvency; competition & antitrust; corporate & commercial; litigation
Mel A MACARAIG
Castillo Laman Tan Pantaleon & San Jose
Corporate; project finance; foreign investments; M&A; banking & finance
Maria Christina MACASAET-ACABAN
Quisumbing Torres
Antitrust & competition; corporate governance; healthcare & life sciences; corporate & commercial/M&A; international commercial & trade
+ 63 2 8819 4947
christina.macasaet-acaban@quisumbingtorres.com
Cesar P MANALAYSAY
Siguion Reyna Montecillo & Ongsiako
Arbitration & ADR; litigation; labour; corporate & commercial; restructuring & insolvency
+63 2 810 0281
cpm@srmo-law.com
Manuel MANALIGOD
Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia
Corporate & commercial; government contracts & procurement; infrastructure; joint ventures and M&A; property development
+63 2 8810 5858
ml.manaligod@cruzmarcelo.com
Manolito MANALO
Ocampo & Manalo
Labour; litigation; aviation; corporate & commercial; infrastructure
+63 2 7751 8889
mannix@omlawphil.com
Imelda A MANGUIAT
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Corporate services; foreign investments; M&A; power & infrastructure
Simeon MARCELO
Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia
Arbitration & ADR; banking & finance; corporate & commercial; litigation; taxation
+63 2 8105858
sv.marcelo@cruzmarcelo.com
Bienvenido A MARQUEZ III
Quisumbing Torres
Data protection; e-commerce; licensing & franchising; IP; TMT
+63 2 8819 4936
bienvenido.marquez@quisumbingtorres.com
Eduardo MARTINEZ
Martinez Vergara & Gonzalez Sociedad
Dispute resolution; litigation; family & succession; arbitration & ADR; banking & finance
63 2 8687 1195
eduardo.martinez@mvgslaw.com
Hector MARTINEZ
Platon Martinez Flores San Pedro & Leano
Corporate; taxation; transactional M&A
Euney Marie MATA-PEREZ
Mata-Perez Tamayo & Francisco
Corporate & commercial; inbound investment; M&; project finance; taxation
Rommel MERCADO
Khan Mercado Pena & Sena
Compliance; corporate & commercial; inbound investment; M&A; power & energy
Kristine Anne V MERCADO-TAMAYO
Quisumbing Torres
Tax; M&A; customs & international trade; wealth management; high-net-worth individuals & families
+63 2 8819 4955
kristine.mercado-tamayo@quisumbingtorres.com
Jose Salvador MIRASOL
Romulo
Banking & finance; corporate; real estate
Agustin MONTILLA
Romulo
Securities; corporate
Rafael MORALES
Morales & Justiniano
Corporate & commercial; banking/finance/securities; trade/investments/M&A; Islamic finance; tax
Alejandro Alfonso E. NAVARRO
Villaraza & Angangco
Litigation; labour & employment; corporate & commercial; trial & appellate practice
Carlos T OCAMPO
Ocampo & Manalo
Corporate & commercial; litigation; projects & infrastructure; public-private partnerships; energy/transportation
+63 91 8941 6858
cto@omlawphil.com
Jude OCAMPO
Ocampo & Suralvo
Corporate & commercial; infrastructure; M&A; power & energy; taxation
+63 2 625 0765
jocampo@ocamposuralvo.com
Oliver PANTALEON
ACCRALAW
Arbitration & ADR; litigation; power & energy; real estate; white-collar crime
Polo PANTALEON
Castillo Laman Tan Pantaleon & San Jose
Corporate; banking & finance; foreign investments; business counselling; real property
Norma Margarita B PATACSIL
Gatmaytan Yap Patacsil Gutierrez & Protacio
Competition & antitrust; corporate & commercial; inbound investment; joint ventures; M&A
Perry L PE
Romulo
M&A; project development & finance; capital markets
Maria Elizabeth PERALTA-LORIEGA
Sarmiento Loriega Law Offices
M&A; energy; project finance & acquisition finance; taxation; construction & infrastructure
+63 2 7 798 8115
meploriega@sl-lawoffice.com
Antonio PICAZO
Picazo Buyco Tan Fider & Santos
Corporate; securities; banking; M&A
Alexander POBLADOR
Poblador Bautista & Reyes
Arbitration; real estate finance & project development; bankruptcy & corporate reorganisation
+63 2 8 893 7623
ajpoblador@pbrlaw.com.ph
Rashel Ann POMOY
Villaraza & Angangco
Arbitration & ADR; defence; labour & employment; ;litigation; white-collar crime
Patricia-Ann PRODIGALIDAD
ACCRALAW
Antitrust & trade regulation; arbitration & mediation; bankruptcy; insolvency & corporate rehabilitation; construction
Roderico V PUNO
PunoLaw
General corporate matters; project finance; energy regulation & infrastructure; M&A; debt restructuring
+63 2 8 284 6701
rvpuno@punolaw.com
Grace QUEVEDO-PANAGSAGAN
Platon Martinez Flores San Pedro & Leano
Labour & employment; civil, property & family laws; data privacy; energy, mining & environment
Enrique QUIASON
Quiason Makalintal Barot Torres & Ibarra
Corporate; M&A; securities; banking & finance
Dennis A QUINTERO
Quisumbing Torres
E-commerce; fintech, blockchain & cryptos; M&A; power & energy; project finance; mining & natural resource
+63 2 8819 4962
dennis.quintero@quisumbingtorres.com
Ramon J QUISUMBING
Quisumbing Torres
Commercial litigation; dispute resolution; industrials, manufacturing & transportation; international arbitration; investigations & white-collar crime
+63 2 8819 4700
ramon.quisumbing@quisumbingtorres.com
Joseph Manolo REBANO
Del Rosario & Del Rosario
Wet & dry shipping; marine casualty & environmental claims; ship finance & commercial transactions; corporate & foreign investment; insurance & reinsurance
+63 920 9384634
joseph.rebano@delrosariolaw.com
Gilbert Raymund T REYES
Poblador Bautista & Reyes
Civil, commercial & criminal litigation; industrial & IP; construction & real estate; labour & employment; corporate & commercial
+63 2 817 4640; +63 917895 6789
central@pbrlaw.com.ph
Rocky REYES
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Taxation; project finance; construction; leveraged leases; projects, infrastructure & energy
Frances Joanne M RITURBAN
Picazo Buyco Tan Fider & Santos
M&A; corporate & commercial; competition & antitrust; infrastructure
Raymund Martin C RODRIGUEZ
Poblador Bautista & Reyes
Corporate & commercial; banking, securities & finance; insurance; taxation
Ricardo ROMULO
Romulo
Corporate
Helena ROSALES-CALO
PunoLaw
Arbitration & ADR; aviation; bankruptcy & insolvency; litigation
+63 2 8631 1261
hrcalo@punolaw.com
Vincent Paul L SAAVEDRA
Gorriceta Africa Cauton & Saavedra
Taxation; general corporate law; real estate; litigation; international & domestic trade
Roderick SALAZAR
Fortun Narvasa & Salazar
Projects, mining & energy; corporate & commercial; M&A; real estate; arbitration
Tranquil SALVADOR
Romulo
Arbitration & ADR; aviation; insurance & reinsurance; litigation; mining
Bryan A SAN JUAN
Sarmiento Loriega Law Offices
Antitrust & competition; energy & power utilities; M&A; fintech; ESG
+63 2 7 798 8115
basanjuan@sl-lawoffice.com
Augusto SAN PEDRO
Platon Martinez Flores San Pedro & Leano
IP; IP prosecution; IP litigation; IP enforcement
Augusto A SAN PEDRO
Villaraza & Angangco
Arbitration & ADR; litigation; corporate & commercial; insurance & reinsurance; bankruptcy & insolvency
Gemma SANTOS
Picazo Buyco Tan Fider & Santos
Capital markets (equity & debt): M&A; general corporate law
Minerva SANTOS
PunoLaw
Banking & finance; capital markets; corporate & commercial; M&A; power & energy
+63 2 8284 6707
masantos@punolaw.com
Roy SANTOS
PJS Law
Arbitration & ADR; labour & employment; litigation; power & energy; succession planning (family office)
Julito R SARMIENTO
Sarmiento Loriega Law Offices
Corporate & commercial; project finance; joint ventures; M&A; international business
+63 2 7 798 8115
jrsarmientoa@sl-lawoffice.
Jonathan P SERRANO
PunoLaw
Project finance; M&A; real estate project structuring & development; public-private partnerships; banking & financial institutions regulation
+63 917 5625727; +63 2 86311261
jpserrano@punolaw.com
John Philip SIAO
Tiongco Siao Bello & Associates
Banking & finance; compliance; corporate & commercial; litigation; TMT
+63 2 8 634 6469 to 71
jcs@tiongcosiaobellolaw.com
Bienvenido SOMERA
Villaraza & Angangco
IP; litigation; arbitration & ADR; corporate & commercial; licensing & franchising
Ruelito Q SORIANO
Quiason Makalintal Barot Torres & Ibarra
Banking & finance; capital markets; corporate & commercial; M&A; taxation
Felix SY
Sy & Partners
Banking & finance; corporate & commercial; infrastructure; M&A; power & energy
+63 917 122 5322
f.sy@syp-law.com
Dino Vivencio A TAMAYO
Poblador Bautista & Reyes
Arbitration & ADR; corporate & commercial; IP; litigation; power/energy/public utilities
+63 2 8893 7623; +63 91 7819 7001
datamayo@pbrlaw.com.ph
Eusebio TAN
ACCRALAW
Corporate & commercial; banking & finance; investment/M&A; government contacts & public-private partnerships
Roberto L TAN
DivinaLaw
Inbound investment; joint ventures; M&A; restructuring & reorganisation; taxation
+63 2 8822 0808
roberto.tan@divinalaw.com
Sylvette TANKIANG
Villaraza & Angangco
Capital markets; corporate & commercial; M&A; taxation; TMT
Joe Nathan TENEFRANCIA
Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia
Environment; litigation; power & energy; taxation; TMT
+63 2 8810 5858
jp.tenefrancia@cruzmarcelo.com
Daep THEA
Villaraza & Angangco
Litigation; family; anti-corruption & anti-bribery; banking & finance; corporate & commercial
Greg Joseph SJ TIONGCO
Tiongco Siao Bello & Associates
Corporate; M&A; dispute & litigation; labour & management relations law; data privacy & compliance
+63 9178124529
gst@tiongcosiaobellolaw.com
Kristine T TORRES
Gorriceta Africa Cauton & Saavedra
Banking & finance; M&A; private equity; venture capital & funds
+63 917 8993587
kttorres@gorricetalaw.com
Edsel F TUPAZ
Gorriceta Africa Cauton & Saavedra
Data privacy, cybersecurity & artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives; special projects; TMT; general corporate services; banking & finance
+63 2 8696 0687; +63 2 8696 0988
aeftupaz@gorricetalaw.com
Pancho G UMALI
Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia
Capital markets; corporate & commercial; power & energy; securitisation & structured finance; property development
+63 2 8810 5858
pg.umali@cruzmarcelo.com
Edwin C UY
DivinaLaw
Taxation; project finance; infrastructure; litigation; corporate & commercial
+63 2 8822 0808
edwin.uy@divinalaw.com
Cybill B UYTIEPO
DivinaLaw
E-commerce, fintech, blockchain & cryptos; inbound investment; joint ventures; M&A; TMT
+63 2 8822 0808
cybill.uytiepo@divinalaw.com
Wilma VALDEMORO CUA
Romulo
Corporate; IP
Alfonso B VERZOSA
DivinaLaw
Banking & finance; corporate & commercial; labour & employment; litigation; real estate
+63 2 8822 0808
alfonso.verzosa@divinalaw.com
Leland R VILLADOLID JR
ACCRALAW
Telecommunications; cybersecurity & data privacy; internet & technology; litigation; arbitration & ADR
Nick Emmanuel VILLALUZ
Poblador Bautista & Reyes
IP; litigation; power & energy; real estate; TMT
+63 2 8893 7623
ncvillaluz@pbrlaw.com.ph
Susan VILLANUEVA
Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia
IP; taxation; trade
+63 2 8810 5858
sd.villanueva@cruzmarcelo.com
F Arthur L VILLARAZA
Villaraza & Angangco

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Corporate & commercial; banking & finance; litigation; TMT
Rolando Mario G VILLONCO
Siguion Reyna Montecillo & Ongsiako
Labour & employment; corporate law; corporate & civil litigation
+63 2 8810 0282 up to 90
rgv@srmo-law.com
Virginia B VIRAY
PJS Law
Banking, finance & capital markets; corporate & commercial; M&A; real estate; tax
Ben Dominic YAP
Gatmaytan Yap Patacsil Gutierrez & Protacio
Arbitration & ADR; corporate & commercial; infrastructure; litigation; power & energy
Gil Roberto ZERRUDO
Quisumbing Torres
Employment & compensation; employment litigation; managing business change & disruption; TMT; consumer goods & retail
+63 2 8819 4916
gil.zerrudo@quisumbingtorres.com

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