Elmar B. Galacio
Senior Partner · Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia
PhilippinesLitigation, Arbitration & Alternative Dispute ResolutionJapanese
About
Senior Partner at Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia in the Philippines, leading the firm's Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice and handling banking fraud, labor and employment, telecommunications and construction arbitration matters. Admitted to the Philippine Bar in 1998, he is an accredited arbitrator with the Philippine Dispute Resolution, Inc. and has been admitted to membership in the ICC Institute of World Business Law.
Practice areas
LitigationArbitration & Alternative Dispute ResolutionLabor & EmploymentBanking & FinanceTelecommunications & ICTConstruction
Office
Expertise
Bank FraudConstruction ArbitrationCivil & Commercial LitigationCriminal LitigationLabor Standards & Labor RelationsElection LawTelecommunications
Education
- University of the Philippines College of Law, Class of 1997 (ranked 8th)
- Masters in Public Policy, Saitama University (Graduate Research Institute for Policy Studies), Japan, 2000 (Monbusho Scholar)
- Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Holy Name University (Bohol), summa cum laude, 1992
Admissions
- Philippine Bar, 1998
- Accredited Arbitrator, Philippine Dispute Resolution, Inc. (PDRCI)
- Member, ICC Institute of World Business Law
Languages
Japanese