News & Updates

ACCRALAW Partner Aylward M. Consulta and Senior Associate Shiela Vae Hoylar-Gascon participated in this year’s International Chamber of Commerce – FIDIC Conference on International Construction Contracts and Dispute Resolution held on 17-18 October 2024 at JW Marriott Hotel, Seoul, South Korea.

ACCRALAW Partner Joseph Anthony I. Malaya participated as a panelist at the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) Roadshow: “HKIAC in the Philippines” held on 8 October 2024 at Shangri-La at The Fort, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City.

ACCRALAW Partner George S.D. Aquino was recognized as one of the awardees of the 2024 Ateneo Law Distinguished Alumnus Award during the Ateneo Law Homecoming on 18 October 2024. The Ateneo Law Alumni Association, Inc. conferred this award on Mr. Aquino in recognition of “his dedication to dispute resolution and passion for teaching the law.”

Twelve ACCRALAW Lawyers made it to the 2024 A-List: Philippines Top Lawyers by Asia Business Law Journal (“ABLJ”)

ACCRALAW acted as counsel to the Joint Issue Managers, Joint Lead Underwriters and Bookrunners, RCBC Capital Corporation, Unicapital, Inc., and Development Bank of the Philippines, in connection with the Php4 Billion 5-year 8.0080% Bonds (“Bonds”) issued by DoubleDragon Corporation (“DoubleDragon”).

ACCRALAW Senior Partner Jose Martin R. Tensuan, Partner Antonio Eduardo S. Nachura, Jr., and Senior Associate Maria Celia H. Poblador authored an article on arbitration which was featured in Asia Business Law Journal on 2 October 2024.

ACCRALAW Partners Chrysilla Carissa P. Bautista and Melissa Angela G. Velarde, and Senior Associate Juan Miguel C. Dela Cruz authored the Philippine chapter of the Asia Business Law Journal (“ABLJ”) Regional Guide on environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) laws.

ACCRALAW Senior Partner Leland R. Villadolid, Jr., Partner Chrysilla Carissa P. Bautista, and Senior Associate Enrique F. Nitura authored the Philippine chapter on legal updates in the field of Technology, Media and Telecommunications for the Asia Business Law Journal.

ACCRALAW, in cooperation with the ACCRALAW Scholarship Foundation, Inc., ACCRALAW Senior Counsel and Senator Franklin M. Drilon, and the family of the late Violeta Calvo-Drilon, grants scholarships to meritorious and deserving students of the University of the Philippines College of Law.