The COVID-19 pandemic impelled local companies, such as those in the Information Technology-Business Process Management (IT-BPM) sector, to transition from onsite work to work-from-home (WFH) arrangements.
ACCRALAW will be holding its internship program for qualified law students held over a period of 120 or 240 working hours, from July to August 2023.
On December 22, 2022, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled in the case of Christian Louboutin vs. Amazon. Mr. Louboutin is a designer of luxury goods known for his trademark over the color red (Pantone 18-1663TP) applied to the sole of high-heeled shoes, which has been registered since 2005 under the Benelux Convention and in the European Union (EU) since May 10, 2016.
ACCRALAW proudly announces that Joseph Anthony I. Malaya has been admitted to the Partnership effective 1 January 2023.
ACCRALAW recently announced the promotion of Roslyn Bianca R. Mangaser, Erika Joy B. Murcia, and Kris Sarah M. Jeruta to the position of Senior Associate.
The Partners of ACCRALAW re-elected Patricia-Ann T. Prodigalidad and Leland R. Villadolid, Jr. as Managing Partner and Co-Managing Partner, respectively. They are expected to steer ACCRALAW to its 51st year of providing quality and cost-effective legal services to domestic and foreign clients.
On 6 February 2023, the Province of Cavite signed a Joint Venture Development Agreement for the development of the Sangley Point International Airport (SPIA) with the SPIA Development Consortium.
ACCRALAW has been recently awarded Philippines Trademark Firm at the Asia IP 2022 Awards. The Firm’s Intellectual Property practice was recognized for the breadth of its trademark law practice. As noted by Asia IP, for 2021, ACCRALAW filed more than 200 trademark applications for domestic companies and 660 for overseas companies.
ACCRALAW co-sponsored The Legal 500 GC Summit Philippines held last 23 February 2023 at the New World Makati Hotel. The forum was attended by close to 200 in-house counsel of companies representing various industries.
Just before the close of 2022, the Monetary Board approved the amendments to the provisions of the Manual of Regulations for Banks (“MORB”) on credit exposure limits to a single borrower as well as the definition of capital for purposes of determining compliance with prudential limits and requirements.
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