Mr Arturo Del Rosario Jr. > Del Rosario & Del Rosario > Manila, Philippines > Lawyer Profile

Del Rosario & Del Rosario
14TH FLOOR, DELROSARIOLAW CENTRE, 21ST DRIVE CORNER 20TH DRIVE
BONIFACIO GLOBAL CITY
1630 TAGUIG, METRO MANILA
Philippines

Work Department

Legal Department

Position

Managing Partner

Languages

English

Memberships

  • He wrote for the University of San Francisco Maritime Law Journal in 1992 on “Arrests of Vessels in the Philippines.”
  • President of the Maritime Law Association of the Philippines
  • Trustee of the Intellectual Property Association of the Philippines
  • President for the year 2008-2009 of the Philippine Bar Association, the largest and longest running voluntary association of lawyers in the Philippines.
  • Member of the International Bar Association
  • Member of the International Trademark Association
  • Member of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property

Education

  • 1974 law graduate from the University of the Philippines, Diliman Quezon City
  • 1987 Maritime Law Course at the University of Southampton, United Kingdom

Lawyer Rankings

Philippines > Corporate and M&A

The cohort at Del Rosario & Del Rosario is experienced in handling cross-jurisdictional M&A, particularly the due diligence aspects; it also advises on corporate establishment and reorganisation. The team’s clients are in the shipping sector and it is co-headed by Ruben Del Rosario and Arturo Del Rosario Jr.

Philippines > Labour and employment (including immigration)

The team at Del Rosario & Del Rosario primarily acts for shipping clients in a range of complex matters, including alleged drug trafficking by employees, to those regarding the obligations of employees when circumstances fall outside the remit of employment contracts. Ruben Del Rosario leads the practice alongside Arturo Del Rosario Jr.. Joseph Rebano is noted for providing ‘outstanding assistance’ to clients.

Philippines > Transport

Del Rosario & Del Rosario‘s group specialises in maritime and shipping work, and assists its portfolio of clients with complex and high-value matters therein, namely maritime disputes. Examples of cases the team works on include investigations into ships capsizing resulting in fatalities in international waters, and into matters involving terrorist attacks on merchant vessels resulting in fatalities. Such matters are complex and sensitive in nature. The team is co-led by Ruben Del Rosario and Arturo Del Rosario Jr., both of whom are vastly experienced handling dry and wet litigious matters. Joseph Rebano is a maritime casualty expert.