Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz Law Offices (ACCRALaw) > Manila, Philippines > Firm Profile

Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz Law Offices (ACCRALaw) > Firm Profile

The firm: Founded in 1972 by Senator Edgardo J Angara, Attys. Manuel G Abello, Teodoro D Regala, Jose C Concepcion and Avelino V Cruz, ACCRALAW is a cohesive multi-disciplinary team of legal professionals with in-depth knowledge of specialized legal fields.  Backed by almost fifty (50) years of experience in Philippine law, the firm has grown to a prestigious service organization of 170 lawyers and 178 non-legal personnel.

A top-tier institutional firm, ACCRALAW is based at the ACCRALAW Tower in the Bonifacio Global City, Metro Manila, and has full-service branches in Cebu City and Davao City – thriving commercial and business centers in the southern islands of the Philippines. The firm is linked to a global network of correspondent lawyers, law firms and Bar associations.

To enhance the delivery of services to clients, the firm has computerized its operations since the early 1980s. It was the first law firm in the Philippines to utilize a widely used, comprehensive and integrated computer system for law offices.

Areas of practice: The firm has a track record in handling diverse, significant and complex business projects and joint ventures involving multinational clients, and has handled a great number of landmark litigation cases.

ACCRALAW’s clientele represents the full spectrum of business and industry, as well as professional organizations and individuals. Serving the firm’s clients are seven practice departments and its two branches that offer timely, creative and strategic legal solutions alongside cost-effective administration and expert handling of clients’ requirements.

The retainer department provides legal services required by the firm’s general retainer clients in the ordinary course of business, such as consultation and advice on simple operational issues, preparation of ordinary contracts and legal documents and their rendition of ordinary legal opinions.

The intellectual property department represents clients in all aspects of IP protection, including registration and post-registration, enforcement of IP rights and in prosecuting or defending any litigation matter involving IP issues.

The corporate and special projects department performs legal services in connection with the establishment of business enterprises, mergers and acquisitions, banking and finance (including project finance), securities issues, public/private partnership projects, and energy/utilities projects, among others.

The labour and employment department renders assistance in the formulation of employment policies, and in the handling of administrative cases including employees, the litigation of cases involving their dismissal and suspension, money claims and damages arising from employer-employee relations, petitions for certification elections, intra- and inter-union disputes, negotiations for collective bargaining agreements, unfair labour practice, preventive mediation/conciliation of labour disputes, strikes and walkouts, grievance handling and labour arbitration, labour-related cases and other related matters.

The litigation and dispute resolution department supervises and monitors all litigation matters before regular courts of law, administrative agencies, quasi-judicial tribunals and arbitral bodies (both international and domestic).

The tax department offers services covering the entire field of national and local taxation, customs and anti-dumping laws.

The immigration department represents clients before government agencies involved in defining the terms and conditions of a non-resident’s authorized stay in the Philippines.

The firm’s managing partner is Emerico O De Guzman, and the co-managing partner is Salvador L. Peña.

Lawyer Profiles

Photo	Name	Position	Profile
	Ms Ana Lourdes Teresa Arnaldo-Oracion	Senior Partner Admiralty & Maritime | Anti-Bribery, Corruption and Anti- Money Laundering…	View Profile
	Ms Creselda G. Baldonado	Partner Criminal Law | Environment and Natural Resources | Family and Matrimonial…	View Profile
	Ms Josephine Alessandra G. Cochico	Senior Partner Contracts | Corporate | Insurance | Investment, Mergers and Acquisitions…	View Profile
	Mr Reynaldo J. Concepcion	Partner Environment and Natural Resources | Investment, Mergers and Acquisitions | Real…	View Profile
	Mr Arnold M. Corporal	Partner Advertising and Mass Media | Antitrust & Trade Regulation | Arbitration…	View Profile
	Mr Avelino V. Cruz	Founding Partner Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice | Appellate Practice | Corporate…	View Profile
	Mr Emerico O. De Guzman	Senior Partner Appellate Practice | Business Process Outsourcing | Labor and Employment…	View Profile
	Mr Alex Ferdinand S. Fider	Senior Partner Copyright and Related Rights | Internet, Technology and Science |…	View Profile
	Mr Gilberto D. Gallos	Senior Partner Arbitration and Mediation | Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Corporate Rehabilitation |…	View Profile
	Ms Rowena L. Garcia-Flores	Senior Partner Anti-Bribery, Corruption and Anti- Money Laundering | Contracts | Criminal…	View Profile
	Ms Judy Hao	Senior Partner Banking and Finance | Construction | Investment, Mergers and Acquisitions…	View Profile
	Mr Francisco Ed. Lim	Senior Partner Antitrust & Trade Regulation | Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Corporate Rehabilitation…	View Profile
	Mr Andre B. Navato, Jr.	Partner Banking and Finance | Energy | Investment, Mergers and Acquisitions |…	View Profile
	Mr Oliver L. Pantaleon	Senior Partner Contracts | Energy | Environment and Natural Resources | Litigation…	View Profile
	Mr Salvador L. Peña	Senior Partner Appellate Practice | Arbitration and Mediation | Construction | Litigation…	View Profile
	Ms Patricia-Ann T. Prodigalidad	Senior Partner Antitrust & Trade Regulation | Arbitration and Mediation | Bankruptcy,…	View Profile
	Mr Teodoro L. Regala, Jr.	Senior Partner Agricultural Law and Agrarian Reform | Arbitration and Mediation |…	View Profile
	Ms Elaine Patricia S. Reyes-Rodolfo	Partner	View Profile
	Mr Eduardo V. Soleng, Jr.	Partner	View Profile
	Ms Melissa Angela G. Velarde	Partner	View Profile
	Mr Leland R. Villadolid, Jr.	Senior Partner Arbitration and Mediation | Environment and Natural Resources | Internet,…	View Profile
	Ms Ruby Rose J. Yusi	Senior Partner Investment, Mergers and Acquisitions | Public Bidding and Procurement |…	View Profile

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