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### The firm For 19 years, DivinaLaw has championed dynamic lawyering—becoming an institution recognized by its peers, respected by its competition, and cherished and relied upon by its clients. It is a full-service law firm in the Philippines that provides prompt, proactive, and results-oriented service to ensure client satisfaction. The Firm offers depth and range in experience and resources while fostering a professional and collaborative work ethic. Litigation, Corporate & Special Projects, Labor, Arbitration & Alternative Dispute Resolution, Energy, Tax & Estate Planning, Intellectual Property, Immigration & Naturalization, E-Commerce & Technology, Risk & Crisis Management, and Legal Education, Legislative Advocacy & Policy Reform are the Firm’s 11 major practice areas. As a testament to its unparalleled commitment to legal excellence, the Firm has consistently been recognized as a leading law firm in the Philippines. The Asia Business Law Journal has named DivinaLaw as an award-winning firm in the categories of Banking and Finance (2019, 2020, 2021), Corporate and Commercial (2019, 2020, 2023), Litigation (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023), Private Equity and Venture Capital (2019, 2020), Restructuring and Insolvency (2019, 2021, 2022), Data Compliance and Cybersecurity (2022, 2023) and Insurance and Reinsurance (2022). DivinaLaw has won as Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year (2024), Technology, Media, and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year (2024), Banking and Financial Services Law Firm of the Year (2023), Fintech Law Firm of the Year (2023), Arbitration Law Firm of the Year (2022), Data Privacy and Protection Law Firm of the Year (2022), Immigration Law Firm of the Year (2018), and Labor and Employment Law Firm of the Year (2016) in the Asian Legal Business (ALB) Philippine Law Awards. Atty. Nilo T. Divina was conferred the Silver Stevie Award for Thought Leader of the Year (2024) and Gold Stevie Award for (Legal) Executive of the Year (2022) at the International Business Awards and the Managing Partner of the Year (2021) award in the ALB Philippine Law Awards for his visionary leadership and indubitable contribution to the legal profession. Likewise, the Firm is ranked among the best in the region, having been honored as finalist for the SE Asia Law Firm of the Year category of ALB Southeast Asia Law Awards (2018, 2019). The Firm was also a finalist for Matrimonial and Family Law Firm of the Year (2023), Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year (2019), and Regional Litigation Law Firm of the Year (2017, 2018, 2019). To further strengthen the Firm’s corporate, commercial, and arbitration-related services, the Firm has maintained a strong partnership with 13 local law firms in key locations throughout the Philippines. DivinaLaw is the sole Philippine member of Lawyers Associated Worldwide (LAW), a top-rated international association of over 100 independent law firms from more than 50 countries. It is also the sole Philippine member of Legalink, a leading international association of independent law firms. ### Languages - English - Filipino - Chinese ### Memberships - LegaLink - Lawyers' Associated Worldwide (LAW) ### Staffing Figures - 104 Number of lawyers

Office locations

Manila

Manila

Divina Law 8th Floor. Pacific Star Bldg Sen Gil Puyat Ave. Cor Makati Ave. Makati City Manila Philippines

Practice areas

LitigationCorporate and Special ProjectsLabor and EmploymentArbitration and Alternative Dispute ResolutionEnergyTax and Estate PlanningIntellectual PropertyImmigration and NaturalizationE-Commerce and TechnologyRisk and Crisis ManagementLegal Education, Legislative Advocacy and Policy Reform

Lawyers in this office

AF

Alden Francis Gonzales

Senior Partner | Head of Labor | Head of Litigation · Labor & Employment

AV

Alfonso Verzosa

Senior Partner · Litigation

CM

Ciselie Marie Gamo-Sisayan

Partner · Corporate / M&A

CU

Cybill Uytiepo

Senior Partner · Corporate / M&A

DB

Danny Bunyi

Senior Partner | Head - Corporate and Special Projects · Corporate / M&A

DA

Dara Acusar

Senior Partner | Resident Counsel - DivinaLaw Cebu · Corporate / M&A

EU

Edwin Uy

Senior Partner · Litigation

ES

Eloisa Sy

Partner · Litigation

ED

Enrique Dela Cruz Jr.

Senior Partner | Head - Arbitration, Data Privacy, Fintech, Intellectual Property · Arbitration

FB

Floro Balato Jr.

Partner | Head - Immigration and Naturalization · Immigration & Naturalization

HJ

Harly Jayson Reyes

Partner · Litigation

IJ

Ian Jerny De Leon

Senior Partner | Deputy Head - Labor · Labor & Employment

IA

Isaiah Asuncion III

Senior Partner · Litigation

JL

Jacqueline Lopez-Kaw

Partner · Labor

JM

Janna Mae Tecson

Partner · Corporate / M&A

JI

Jay-r Ipac

Partner · Litigation

JM

John Michael Galauran

Senior Partner · Litigation

JL

Jose Layug Jr.

Senior Partner | Head - Energy · Energy

JC

Jowel Cloma

Partner · Litigation

KC

Krisyl Cancino

Partner · Litigation

LJ

Lean Jeff Magsombol

Partner · Tax

LL

Lorenzo Luigi Gayya

Partner · Litigation

ME

Mae Elaine Bathan

Partner | Resident Counsel · Litigation

MJ

Mary Jude Cantorias-Marvel

Partner · Litigation

MA

Mikko Angela Axalan-Posio

Partner · Litigation

NJ

Nasha Jemimah Reyes-Ferrer

Partner · Corporate / M&A

ND

Nilo Divina

Managing Partner · Litigation

RP

Rhegine Peralta

Partner · Litigation

RA

Richie Avigale Ramos-Pilares

Senior Partner | Deputy Head - Energy · Energy

RT

Roberto Tan

Senior Partner | Head - Tax and Estate Planning · Tax

WM

William Merginio

Partner · Litigation