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Gulapa & Lim (Gulapa Law)
UNIT 12A, 12TH FLOOR, MARCO POLO ORTIGAS
MANILA SAPPHIRE ROAD, ORTIGAS CENTER
1605 PASIG CITY, METRO MANILA
Philippines

Position

Managing Partner

General Corporate, Infrastructure, Litigation & Arbitration, Intellectual Property

Career

At the age of 30, Charms was promoted to partner in Gulapa Law. To recognize Charms’ contributions to the firm, the name of the firm has been changed to “Gulapa & Lim”. 

  • Next Generation Partner in Projects and Energy, The Legal 500 (2021) 
  • Next Generation Partner in Projects and Energy, The Legal500 (2020)
  • Managing Partner of the Year, Nominee, Asian Legal Business Philippine Law Awards (2020) 
  • Recommended Individual in Corporate/M&A, The Legal500 (2019) 
  • Woman Lawyer of the Year, Nominee, Asian Legal Business Philippine Law Awards (2019) 
  • Woman Lawyer of the Year, Nominee, Asian Legal Business Philippine Law Awards (2018)
  • Woman Lawyer of the Year, Nominee, Asian Legal Business SE Asia Law Awards (2017)

Charms served as consultant to the Asian Development Bank under its Office of General Counsel – Sovereign and Non-sovereign Operations before she became part of Gulapa Law.

Languages

English
Filipino

Memberships

Philippine Bar, 2011

Education

Ateneo de Manila University School of Law, Juris Doctor, 2010 (Second Honors)

Lawyer Rankings

Philippines > Projects and energy

(Next Generation Partners)

Charmaine Rose Haw-LimGulapa & Lim (Gulapa Law)

The highly-regarded team at Gulapa & Lim (Gulapa Law) has a strong track-record for its work on key infrastructure projects. It also excels in the energy sector, particularly in solar and wind projects. Aris Gulapa has considerable expertise in infrastructure projects, especially in transport and energy. Charmaine Rose Haw-Lim has a wealth of experience in the energy sector and in renewable energy projects, and has worked on some major toll road-related projects involving toll roads. Haw-Lim is also adept at advising government-owned and controlled corporations on the procurement of power. The team has been involved in numerous important PPP projects that have been rolled out by the Philippine government, and has represented either the government or private bidders on such projects, which have variously related to rail assets, IT infrastructure and airports. The group has also worked on several healthcare projects.