News & Updates

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.

ACCRALAW’s Oliver L. Pantaleon, Judy Hao, and Victor P. Lazatin are attending this year’s International Bar Association Annual Conference to be held in Mexico City on 15 to 20 September 2024.

ACCRALAW Managing Partner and Senior Partner Patricia-Ann T. Prodigalidad, Partner Aison Benedict C. Velasco, Senior Associate Dan Bernard S. Sabilala, and Associate Antonio Ramon L. Castillo authored the Philippine Q&A chapter of the 2024 edition of the International Comparative Legal Guide (“ICLG”) – Construction & Engineering Law, published by the Global Legal Group (“GLG”) last

ACCRALAW has been recognized by ITR World Tax in its 2025 ITR World Tax Rankings. The Firm was ranked Tier 3 in General Corporate Tax and Tax Controversy.

ACCRALAW recently brought to a successful conclusion a long-running patent dispute of its client, Phillips Seafood Philippines Corporation (“Phillips Seafood”). The Supreme Court (“SC”) decided that Phillips Seafood is not liable for patent infringement. In 2003, the patent holder of a process for the curing of tuna meat by extra-low temperature smoking filed an action

ACCRALAW’s Intellectual Property Department participated in the Philippine Trademark Conference 2024, the first trademark convention in the Philippines. It was held last on 24 to 26 July 2024 at the SMX Convention Center.

ACCRALAW Managing Partner and Senior Partner Patricia-Ann T. Prodigalidad, Senior Associate Antonio Bonifacio C. Reynes, and Associate Paulo Romeo J. Yusi recently authored the Philippine chapter of the seventh edition of the International Comparative Legal Guide (“ICLG”) – Anti-Money Laundering 2024, published by the Global Legal Group (“GLG”).