Address:
22/F-26F, ACCRALAW Tower, 2nd Avenue corner 30th Street
Crescent Park West, Bonifacio Global City
1635 Taguig, Metro Manila
Philippines
Managing Partner: Emerico O. de Guzman
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Co-Managing Partner: Ana Lourdes Teresa Arnaldo-Oracion
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Number of lawyers: 165
Network memberships: 67
Languages: English, Pilipino, Spanish
ACCRALAW, premier Philippine institutional law firm is reputed worldwide for its sterling track record in the practice of law, its responsiveness to client and industry needs, and its excellent handling of diverse, complex business projects and transactions for local and multinational clients, and for landmark litigation cases. Its leadership position, enhanced by its global networks, experience and expertise, makes ACCRALAW truly distinct.
Banking and Finance:
Judy Hao – Senior Partner
Eusebio V. Tan – Of Counsel
Andre B. Navato, Jr. – Partner
Joselito M. Bautista – Partner
Elaine Patricia S. Reyes-Rodolfo – Partner
Everlene O. Lee – Partner
Project Finance
Andre B. Navato, Jr. – Partner
Elaine Patricia S. Reyes-Rodolfo – Partner
Public Private Partnership
Eusebio V. Tan – Of Counsel
Melissa Angela G. Velarde
– Partner
Immigration
Maria Khristina Z. Garcia Angel – Partner
Napoleon L. Gonzales III – Associate
Labor and Employment:
Emerico O. De Guzman – Managing Partner
Clarence Darrow C. Valdecantos - Partner
Neptali B. Salvanera – Partner
Recent transactional highlights:
Immigration:
ACCRALAW represented two Korean nationals in their Petitions for Judicial Naturalization before the trial court and a Spanish national in her Petition for Administrative Naturalization with the Office of the Solicitor General. All Petitioners were successfully naturalized as Filipino citizens.
Labor and Employment:
ACCRA Labor and Employment Department is currently assisting Melco Resorts Leisure (PHP) Corporation (City of Dreams) in CBA negotiations with its Union.
The Union of rank-and-file employees of C-Joy filed a petition for certification election seeking to be certified as the sole and exclusive bargaining agent of 1,000 regular company rank-and-file employees. This is crucial and important to the company as, for the first time in its history, this would mean that majority of its employees would be under a bargaining unit and be covered by a collective bargaining agreement.
ACCRA Labor and Employment Department assisted the company in ensuring that the certification election be clean, honest, orderly, reflective of the true will of the employees, even as the company ensured that the rights of the union are not violated. There were 2 choices in the election, supervised by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) – “Union” and “No Union.” The choice “No Union” won overwhelmingly. The Union conceded defeat and committed to cooperate with the company.
CEBU CITY BRANCH OFFICE
6/F Cebu Holdings Center Building
Cebu Business Park (Ayala)
6000 Cebu City, PHILIPPINES
Tel: (6332) 231-4223
(6332) 231-1449
Fax No.: (6332) 231-3614
E-mail: accralawcebu@accralaw.com
DAVAO CITY BRANCH OFFICE
11/F Pryce Tower,
Pryce Business Park,
J.P. Laurel Avenue
8000 Davao City, PHILIPPINES
Tel: (6382) 224-0996
(6382) 224-0998
Fax No.: (6382) 224-0983
E-mail: accradavao@accralaw.com