News & Updates

In the latest issue of Lawyer Monthly magazine, ACCRALAW Partner Jose Eduardo T. Genilo wrote about the findings of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in its recent Technology Trends 2021 report. The WIPO found significant growth in assistive technology and patent filing activity in Asia.

Teodoro D. Regala, Sr., one of the five founders of ACCRALAW, was known to bring that high-octane energy to meetings or to just about any gathering. He is passionate about law and trivia, which speaks volumes of his many interests.

Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific has recently released its rankings for 2021. The legal publication described ACCRALAW as a “market leader with capability in handling a vast range of complex and high-value disputes”, with a “strong track record acting on high-profile commercial litigation, employment and regulatory disputes.”

We pay tribute to Senator Edgardo J. Angara, one of the founders of our Firm, Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz Law Offices (ACCRALAW). He died on 13 May 2018.

ACCRALAW contributed the Philippine chapter of The Legal 500’s Comparative Guide on Public Procurement. The team, composed of Partner Melissa G. Velarde, Senior Associate Maria Angeline L. Tayag, and Associates Michael Ryan Natividad and Zyra Frances P. Aquilizan, provided an overview of the procedures on public procurement in the Philippines.

ACCRALAW was recognized as a leading law firm by the In-House Community. In the recently concluded In-House Community Firms of the Year Awards for 2021, the Firm was recognized as a leading law firm in the following eight (8) practice areas.

The Asian Legal Business (ALB) recognized ACCRALAW Partner and Head of the Labor and Employment Department, Clarence Darrow C. Valdecantos, as one of Asia’s Super 50 Disputes Lawyers. ALB selected based on client recommendations.

The Asian Legal Business (ALB) recognized ACCRALAW as Asia’s Employer of Choice for 2021. The ALB recognized several firms in Asia who “ensure the safety of their employees” while “maintaining topnotch standards of client service”.

ACCRALAW Of Counsel Aleli Angela G. Quirino and Senior Partner Alex Ferdinand S. Fider were recognized by Asia IP as IP Experts for 2021.

ACCRALAW topped the World Trademark Review (WTR) 1000’s rankings of trademark lawyers in the Philippines. WTR 1000 observed that the Firm “boasts some of the most experienced practitioners in jurisdiction”.