Gulapa & Lim (Gulapa Law) is well-positioned to handle commercial arbitration, infrastructure litigation, and construction arbitration, advising clients in the transport, shipping, infrastructure, and health care sectors. The team is led by Oscar Carlo Cajucom, a seasoned litigator and arbitration lawyer with experience in construction disputes before the Court of Appeals, financial rehabilitation, and cyberlibel cases. Other notable practitioners include Christine Joy A. Abu-Bangcola and Hazelmer Fernandez .
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‘What makes the Gulapa Law's team unique is the way they handle our company’s legal concerns, with focus, consistency, and a clear grasp of the issues at hand. Their advice is always well-researched, reliable, and tailored to our corporate realities and what we, as a client, are comfortable with. Aris Gulapa, Phil Recentes, and Juli Sibi are hands-on, diligent and thorough.'
Key clients
- JBROS Construction Corporation
- Hyundai Cebu, Inc.
- Island Air Products Corporation
- Philippine Phosphate Fertilizer Corporation
- Filinvest Land Incorporated
- Day1 Tech Inc.
- Maricon Pearly Jacob Mannerfelt
- Ma. Eunice Kristine S. Ilaya
- Cong. Richelle Singson-Michael
- Leanne Jardine and Jeffrey Jardine
Work highlights
Successfully secured a sizable arbitral award in the amount of PHP299m in favour of JBROS Construction Corporation before the Construction Industry Arbitration Commission (CIAC) for breach of contract against the government involving the construction of hundreds of barangay health stations across the Philippines.
Acted as counsel for the Rehabilitation Receiver of the leading producer of phosphatic fertiliser in the Philippines to secure an ad hoc arbitral award in its favour in the amount of approximately PHP2.8bn.
Successfully reduced the claim against a private hospital in Pampanga by almost 1/4 in an arbitration.
Practice head
Oscar Carlo Cajucom
Other key lawyers
Christine Joy A. Abu-Bangcola; Hazelmer Fernandez