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Ben Yap

Managing Partner · Gatmaytan Yap Patacsil Gutierrez & Protacio (C&G Law)

PhilippinesLitigation, ArbitrationEnglish, Filipino

About

Ben Dominic Yap is a founding partner and the Managing Partner of Gatmaytan Yap Patacsil Gutierrez & Protacio (C&G Law), where he co-heads the firm's Disputes Practice Group and its Energy, Construction & Infrastructure Sectors Group. He specialises in litigation, arbitration and corporate/commercial matters in construction, energy and infrastructure, is listed as an arbitrator with HKIAC and SIAC, and is a frequent counsel to major Philippine conglomerates; he has been recognised in these fields by Asialaw, Benchmark Litigation, Chambers Asia-Pacific and The Legal 500.

Practice areas

LitigationArbitrationConstructionEnergyInfrastructureCorporate / M&A

Office

Expertise

Construction projectsEnergy sectorInfrastructure projectsInternational arbitrationCorporate and commercial transactions

Education

  • Ateneo de Manila University School of Law, Juris Doctor (Class of 1997; class salutatorian; recipient of Evelio Javier Leadership Award)
  • Ateneo de Manila University, Bachelor of Science in Management, Major in Legal Management (Class of 1993)

Admissions

  • Philippine Bar (1998)

Languages

EnglishFilipino