News & Updates

ACCRALAW Senior Partner Judy Hao was hailed as asialaw’s 2024 Philippines Female Lawyer of the Year.

ACCRALAW was awarded by asialaw as 2024 Philippines Law Firm of the year. The asialaw Awards 2024 was held last 26 September 2024 at the JW Mariott Hotel Kuala Lumpur in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

ACCRALAW lawyers led by Managing Partner Patricia-Ann T. Prodigalidad attended the 132nd Foundation Day and Law Day Celebration of the Philippine Bar Association (“PBA”). The PBA held its celebration on 19 September 2024 at the Kamagong Room, Manila Golf and Country Club in Makati City.

ACCRALAW Partners Joselito M. Bautista and Christopher Louie D. Ocampo, and Senior Associates Dan Bernard S. Sabilala and Enrique F. Nitura authored the Philippine Chapter of the sixth edition of the Global Legal Insights Fintech 2024, published by the Global Legal Group (“GLG”).

IFLR1000 has once again named ACCRALAW among the leading law firms in the Philippines for 2024.

IFLR1000 has recently announced its rankings for 2024. In addition to ACCRALAW’s citations, the following lawyers were also identified as Highly Regarded in their respective practice areas: Senior Legal Counsel Francisco Ed. Lim was named Market Leader in the fields of Banking and M&A and Of Counsel Eusebio V. Tan was identified as Expert Consultant

ACCRALAW has again been recognized as an Outstanding Firm by asialaw in its 2024 rankings. The Firm was ranked Outstanding in the following industry sectors and practice areas, namely: Banking and Financial Services Capital Markets Dispute Resolution Intellectual Property Labour and Employment ACCRALAW was also ranked Highly Recommended for Corporate and M&A, Construction, Real Estate,

ACCRALAW Partner George S.D. Aquino participated in the Supreme Court’s Pilot Caravan Consultations on the Proposed Revisions to the Rules of Civil Procedure held at the Liceo de Cagayan, Cagayan de Oro City, on 4 September 2024. Mr. Aquino reported on the revisions to Provisional Remedies and led one of the breakout sessions. Mr. Aquino

ACCRALAW Partner Christopher Louie D. Ocampo, along with other members of Meritas’ Emerging Leaders of Asia, presented a study on how lawyers in the Asian region carry out business development in their respective jurisdictions. The presentation was delivered at the Asia Regional Meeting of Meritas held in Bali, Indonesia on 24 August 2024. The study

ACCRALAW Partner Christopher Louie D. Ocampo was invited by the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (“IBP”) Iloilo Chapter to lecture at their Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (“MCLE”) Seminar held on 28 – 31 August 2024 at Iloilo City. Mr. Ocampo delivered two lectures. His first lecture was on the Effective Use of Modes of Discovery.