ACCRALAW Senior Partner Judy Hao was recognized as the 2026 Female Lawyer of the Year – Philippines at the recently concluded asialaw Awards, held on 5 November 2026 at The Mandarin Oriental in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Ms. Hao previously received the same honor from asialaw in 2024 and was named Regional Leading Lawyer of the Year by The Legal 500 Southeast Asia Awards in 2023. She is a highly prominent legal expert consistently commended by top international legal publications, including Chambers and Partners, The Legal 500, IFLR1000, Asia Business Law Journal (ABLJ), and asialaw, among others.
Ms. Hao serves as Head of ACCRALAW’s Corporate & Special Projects Department. Her Spanning three decades of distinguished practice has earned her , she is widely recognitionzed as one of the country’s preeminent experts in corporate law, foreign investments, mergers and acquisitions, securities and capital markets, banking and finance, real estate and construction, and fintech and digital banking.
asialaw is one of Asia’s leading legal directories and research platforms, providing comprehensive rankings and analysis of the region’s top law firms and practitioners. With coverage of more than 20 jurisdictions across less than 30 sectors, it provides market intelligence that helps guide corporate executives and in-house counsel in identifying the best and most comprehensive legal expertise across the Asia-Pacific region.
In addition to Ms. Hao’s individual accolade, ACCRALAW and its lawyers were shortlisted across multiple categories at the asialaw Awards 2026:
- ACCRALAW – Philippines Firm of the Year (Jurisdiction Awards)
- Judy Hao (Senior Partner) – Banking and Financial Services Lawyer of the Year (Regional, Industry Expertise)
- Everlene O. Lee (Partner) – Banking and Finance Rising Star of the Year (Regional, Legal Expertise)
These recognitions reflect the Firm’s sustained leadership and commitment to providing excellent and top-tier legal services across key industries in the region.