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Asia-Pacific Philippines Dispute Resolution

Dispute Resolution chapters focus on litigation and alternative dispute resolution proceedings. The work covers the full course of a dispute, such as pre-trial negotiations, documentation and preparation for trial, summary judgment applications, trial, appeals and enforcement proceedings. This section also covers white-collar crime, including government investigations. Expertise in alternative dispute resolution, involving non-court mediation and arbitration, may be ranked in separate tables where the market is sufficiently developed. Practice areas such as Insurance, Construction, IP and Media may also contain litigators who are experts in their field in markets that are sufficiently specialised. In some jurisdictions in the region, where the legal profession is not fused, we feature separate ranking tables for barristers and solicitors. In jurisdictions where the legal profession is fused, but there is sufficient distinction between lawyers practising in the style of barristers, and lawyers practising in the style of solicitors, we have sought to make this distinction clear by again having separate ranking tables.

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Band 1
  1. Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz (ACCRALAW)
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    Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz (ACCRALAW)
    Dispute Resolution
    2023 | Band 1 | 16 Years Ranked
    Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz (ACCRALAW) has a standout disputes legal team in the Philippines with deep experience acting on matters litigated at a high level in the national courts, including Supreme Court appeals. The firm is also well regarded for its accomplished arbitration practice, offering experience in both the domestic and international arenas. Well versed in matters involving regulatory proceedings, its sectors of focus include banking, energy and TMT. The firm also advises on cases with competition and criminal law elements, including defending investment disputes and corruption charges. Examples of clients are Meta Platforms, Sanofi Pasteur and Metropolitan Bank & Trust.
  2. Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia
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    Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia
    Dispute Resolution
    2023 | Band 1 | 8 Years Ranked
    Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia's highly regarded team of lawyers in Manila possesses experience in commercial, tax and banking litigation. The firm is noted for its impressive history of involvement in high-profile public interest cases and significant commercial disputes. The practice is also well equipped to handle appellate work, as well as complex alternative dispute resolution and cross-border arbitration. In addition, the firm boasts experience handling criminal mandates, and has a proven track record acting for a number of local and international energy and consumer goods companies, among others.
  3. Poblador Bautista & Reyes
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    Poblador Bautista & Reyes
    Dispute Resolution
    2023 | Band 1 | 16 Years Ranked
    Poblador Bautista & Reyes has a dedicated team of lawyers with a market-recognised emphasis on dispute resolution in the Philippines. The firm is noted for its work on contentious contractual, debt collection, product liability and real estate issues. Other areas of particular strength include criminal and intellectual property litigation, as well as insolvency and enforcement-related mandates. In addition, the practice has experience in international arbitration mandates, including SIAC and UNCITRAL proceedings.
  4. SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
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    SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
    Dispute Resolution
    2023 | Band 1 | 16 Years Ranked
    SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan is a leading full-service law firm in the Philippines, with an accomplished litigation and arbitration practice. The team works in close coordination with its commercial counterparts at all levels and has significant experience handling appeals in the Supreme Court. The firm also has experience with litigation proceedings before the Philippine Competition Commission and the Philippine Energy Regulatory Commission. The practice also houses strong expertise in construction arbitration. Its impressive client roster includes international banks, infrastructure and mining corporations and energy companies. Clients include Mitsubishi, Platinum Group Metals and Del Monte Fresh Produce.
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Band 2
  1. Gatmaytan Yap Patacsil Gutierrez & Protacio
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    Gatmaytan Yap Patacsil Gutierrez & Protacio
    Dispute Resolution
    2023 | Band 2 | 13 Years Ranked
    Gatmaytan Yap Patacsil Gutierrez & Protacio (C&G Law) has a robust team of lawyers in the Philippines able to advise on the full life-cycle of a dispute. The firm is particularly active in international arbitration and is known for representing leading conglomerates. The team is further equipped to handle the full range of litigation matters, including contractual, taxation and environmental disputes before local courts and the Supreme Court. Particularly active on energy and infrastructure disputes, the firm counts Metro Rail Transit, TeaM Energy and STEAG State Power among its clientele.
  2. Villaraza & Angangco
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    Villaraza & Angangco
    Dispute Resolution
    2023 | Band 2 | 16 Years Ranked
    Villaraza & Angangco is a respected law firm in the Philippines with experience across the full spectrum of disputes, including mediation, commercial litigation and appellate work. The firm handles disputes regarding competition, fraud, shareholder and insolvency, among others, and regularly represents a range of high-profile clients from the real estate, banking, energy and telecoms sectors. Such clients include Rizal Commercial Banking, Manila Water and BDO Unibank.
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Band 3
  1. Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & De Los Angeles
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    Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & De Los Angeles
    Dispute Resolution
    2023 | Band 3 | 16 Years Ranked
    Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & De Los Angeles has a strong dispute resolution practice in the Philippines, demonstrating wide-ranging legal expertise across civil, commercial and criminal litigation. The firm is especially noted for its extensive corporate client base and also garners significant praise for its excellent arbitration offering. The practice is also able to advise on disputes relating to family law and regulatory compliance matters.
  2. Esguerra & Blanco Law Offices
    Dispute Resolution
    2023 | Band 3
  3. Quisumbing Torres
    Dispute Resolution
    2023 | Band 3