Mr Oliver L. Pantaleon > Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz Law Offices (ACCRALaw) > Manila, Philippines > Lawyer Profile
Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz Law Offices (ACCRALaw) Offices

22/F-26/F ACCRALAW TOWER, 2ND AVENUE, CORNER 30TH STREET
CRESCENT PARK WEST, BONIFACIO GLOBAL CITY
1635 TAGUIG, METRO MANILA
Philippines
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Mr Oliver L. Pantaleon

Work Department
Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department
Position
Senior Partner
Career
Mr. Pantaleon specializes in arbitration, adjudication proceedings, and commercial litigation.
He has handled a number of significant cases where he:
- represented power, water, and telecommunications companies in disputes involving their regulation, rates, and contracts;
- represented clients in defense of mass tort and negligence actions and claims arising from alleged violations of environmental laws and penal laws;
- represented local and foreign banks and financial institutions in actions relating to deposits, trust accounts, foreclosure of mortgages and complex rehabilitation and insolvency cases;
- handled cases involving the recovery of fraudulently-acquired commercial and residential properties; and,
- represented corporate clients in challenging tax assessments issued by the Bureau of Internal Revenue and Local Government Units.
Mr. Pantaleon taught Remedial Law in the Lyceum of the Philippines University.In 2015, the Asia Pacific Legal 500 Editorial considered Mr. Pantaleon as one of the Leading Lawyers for the Practice Area of Dispute Resolution.
He was also a recommended lawyer for the practice area of Tax in the Asia Pacific Legal 500 for 2020.
Languages
English
Pilipino
Memberships
Mr. Pantaleon was admitted to the Philippine Bar in 1997 and is a member of the Makati City Chapter of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines, the ASEAN Law Association, and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
Education
Bachelor of Laws
San Beda College, 1996
Bachelor of Arts in Economics
San Beda College, 1992
cum laude
Lawyer Rankings
Philippines > Dispute resolution
Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz Law Offices (ACCRALaw)’s group is well regarded for its ‘excellent handling of dispute resolution cases’. The practice has extensive expertise handling the variety of high-value litigious cases, including defending companies in multi-claimant disputes against consumers, recovery of property cases and matters concerning banking and finance, the outcome of which could impact banking practices in the Philippines. Oliver L. Pantaleon ‘obtains outstanding results’ and leads the team alongside Patricia Tysmans-Clemente and Jose Martin R. Tensuan. Other key contacts in the group include Victor P. Lazatin, Arnold Corporal and George S.D. Aquino.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Labour and employment (including immigration)
- Tax