News & Updates

ACCRALAW’s lawyers reaped the top awards in the field of Labor and Employment given by the Global Law Experts Annual Awards.

ACCRALAW was a Platinum Sponsor at the recent conference of the Philippine Institute of Construction Arbitrators and Mediators (PICAM), “Earth, Wind and Fire: Deconstructing Construction Through the Elements of Climate, Law, Technology and Finance” held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Bonifacio Global City last 10 March 2025.

Citicore Renewable Energy Corporation’s (“CREC”) Php5.3 billion initial public offering (“IPO”) was given the Best IPO Award in Southeast Asia at The Asset Triple A Sustainable Finance Awards, hosted by The Asset last 19 March 2025 in Hong Kong. The award recognizes the IPO’s success and the confidence of investors in CREC as a leader in the renewable energy industry in the region.

The PHP 5.3 billion initial public offering (“IPO”) of Citicore Renewable Energy Corporation (“CREC”) was recognized as 2024’s Best Mid-Cap Equity Deal of the Year at the 18th Annual Deal & Solution, ESG & Transaction Banking Awards, hosted by Alpha Southeast Asia on 12 February 2025, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

In recognition of their hard work and dedication, ACCRALAW promoted fifteen (15) Associates to the rank of Senior Associate, effective 1 January 2025.

ACCRALAW acted as legal counsel to the Joint Lead Underwriters and Bookrunners, BDO Capital & Investment Corporation, China Bank Capital Corporation, BPI Capital Corporation, First Metro Investment Corporation, Land Bank of the Philippines, PNB Capital and Investment Corporation, and Security Bank Capital Investment Corporation, in connection with SM Prime Holdings, Inc.’s (“SM Prime”) issuance of Twenty Five Billion-Peso (Php25,000,000,000.00) Series Y, Z, and AA Fixed Rate Bonds

ACCRALAW Senior Partner Jose Martin R. Tensuan was elected as Director of the Makati City Chapter of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP Makati) for 2025-2027.

ACCRALAW contributed the Philippine chapter of Chambers and Partners’ Global Practice Guide on HR Internal Investigations for 2025. The guide is structured into two sections: Law and Practice, and Trends and Developments.

Asia Business Law Journal (ABLJ) has once again named ACCRALAW as Law Firm of the Year in its Philippines Law Firm Awards 2024.