Led by Ruben Del Rosario and Arturo Del Rosario, the practice at Del Rosario & Del Rosario acts for multinational shipping clients on a broad range of mandates, from personal injury claims and damage/loss of cargoes cases to bunker claims and ship financing matters. It also advises on charter party/bill of lading disputes, in addition to oil pollution, salvage issues and crewing concerns. The labour practice handles matters concerning Filipino seafarers’ claims and industrial relations disputes, while receiving a regular flow of instructions from leading international law firms. Joseph Rebano is another key member of the team.

SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan handles a myriad of maritime casualty cases, with demonstrable experience advising on marine insurance and fraud cases, in addition to cargo claims and other issues surrounding the arrest of ships to enforce a maritime lien or a security interest. The team receives plaudits for its expertise in transactions involving the financing, sale, chartering, crewing and registration of vessels, for both local and international companies. Rocky Alejandro Reyes, Vicente Gerochi and Russel Rodriguez head the practice and often collaborate with leading foreign law firms across Europe, Asia and the US on cross-border deals.