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Key contacts
Managing Partner: Patricia-Ann T. Prodigalidad
Co-Managing Partner: Leland R. Villadolid, Jr.
Quick facts
Number of partners

46

Number of lawyers

195

Languages

English, Filipino

Network memberships

Meritas Legal Network and Terralex

Key practice areas
Capital markets (asialaw)
Banking and finance (asialaw)
Construction (asialaw)
Corporate and M&A (asialaw)
Intellectual property (asialaw)
Tax (asialaw)
Labour and employment (asialaw)
Dispute resolution (asialaw)
Firm overview

Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz Law Offices (ACCRALAW) is the country’s premier law firm with a cohesive multi-disciplinary team of legal professionals who possess in-depth knowledge in specialized fields of law, backed by extensive experience of over fifty years in the practice of law in the Philippines. From a core group of seven lawyers at its inception in 1972, the Firm has grown to a prestigious service organization of over 190 lawyers and over 180 non-legal personnel. Its principal offices are in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, Metro Manila. The firm has full service branches in thriving business commercial centers in the Visayas and Mindanao - Cebu City and Davao City.

The Firm has an excellent track record in litigation and dispute resolution, labor and employment law, intellectual property, tax, and in handling diverse, significant and complex business projects and transactions for both local and multinational clients. It has been involved in landmark litigation cases and significant business transactions.

ACCRALAW’s clientele represents the full spectrum of business and industry, and includes professional organizations and individuals. Servicing the Firm’s clients are seven practice departments and two branches, which offer timely, creative and strategic legal solutions matched with cost-efficient administration and expert handling of clients’ requirements.

The Managing Partner of the Firm is Patricia-Ann T. Prodigalidad and its Co-Managing Partner is Leland R. Villadolid, Jr. .

Key practice areas
  • Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice
  • Admiralty and Maritime
  • Advertising and Mass Media
  • Agricultural Law and Agrarian Reform
  • Anti-Bribery, Corruption and Anti-Money Laundering
  • Anti-Counterfeiting
  • Antitrust and Trade Regulation
  • Appellate Practice
  • Arbitration and Mediation
  • Aviation
  • Banking and Finance
  • Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Corporate Rehabilitation
  • Business Process Outsourcing
  • Constitutional Law
  • Construction
  • Contracts
  • Copyright and Related Rights
  • Corporate
  • Criminal Law
  • Elections
  • Eminent Domain
  • Energy
  • Entertainment and Sports
  • Environment and Natural Resources
  • Family and Matrimonial Relations
  • Fintech
  • Government and Legislative Advocacy
  • Government Contracts and Public Private Partnerships
  • Immigration and Naturalization
  • Insurance
  • International Law
  • Internet, Technology and Science
  • Investment, Mergers and Acquisition
  • Labor and Employment
  • Licensing and Franchising
  • Litigation
  • Mining
  • Passing-Off and Unfair Competition
  • Patent, Utility Model and Design
  • Privacy, Cybersecurity and Data Protection
  • Product Liability and Consumer Protection
  • Professional Liability and Malpractice
  • Project Finance
  • Public Bidding and Procurement
  • Real Estate
  • Securities and Capital Markets
  • Tariff and Customs
  • Taxation
  • Telecommunications
  • Trademark, Service Mark and Tradename
  • Transportation
  • Torts and Damages
  • Trusts and Estates
  • White Collar Crime
  • Wills and Probate
  • Zoning, Planning and Land Use
Sector expertise
  • Banking and financial services
  • Consumer goods and services
  • Energy
  • Industrials and manufacturing
  • Infrastructure
  • Insurance
  • Materials
  • Media and entertainment
  • Mining
  • Oil and gas
  • Pharmaceuticals and life sciences
  • Real estate
  • Technology and telecommunications
  • Aviation and shipping
Other offices

Cebu City Office:
6/F Cebu Holdings Center Building,
Cebu Business Park (Ayala),
6000 Cebu City, Philippines
Email: accralawcebu@accralaw.com
Resident Partner: Maria Iolanda B. Abella

Davao City Office:
11/F Pryce Tower, Pryce Business Park,
J.P. Laurel Avenue, 8000 Davao City, Philippines
Email: accradavao@accralaw.com
Resident Partner: Myra S. Montecalvo-Quilatan

Address:
ACCRALAW Tower, 2nd Avenue corner 30th Street
Manila Crescent Park West, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig
Philippines, 1634
Tel:+63 88 308 000 Email:Contact Us Web Address:https://www.accralaw.com/
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Overview

Founded in 1972 and now the largest law firm in the Philippines by size, ACCRALAW is particularly strong in capital markets, dispute resolution, intellectual property, labour and employment law, and tax. The firm has a stellar track record of handling complex cases both domestically and internationally, and especially in dispute resolution, where the firm has handled a great number of landmark litigation cases. With full-service branches in Cebu and Davao City and a team of approximately 170 legal experts, the firm capably services the clientele that run the full spectrum of business and industry. Senior partners Judy Hao and Andre Navato Jr and partner Melissa Angela Velarde are key contacts. 

Linked Reviews
Capital markets (asialaw)

Work highlights 

Advised UBS AG as domestic counsel in a $92 million IPO by Citicore Renewable Energy Corp, representing the only IPO in the Philippines for 2024. The transaction involved complex regulatory requirements and documentation for listing on the Philippine Stock Exchange, with the deal marking a significant development in the country's renewable energy sector capital markets. 

Key clients 

Land Bank of the Philippines, RCBC Capital Corporation, Unicapital 

Dispute resolution (asialaw)

Work highlights 

Representing three major Philippine banking associations in an ongoing constitutional challenge against Section 23 of the Philippine Innovation Act, which mandates a 4% credit allocation of banks' total loanable funds for innovation development. The petition questions the constitutionality of the mandatory allocation requirement, arguing it imposes unreasonable burdens on banking institutions and violates fundamental constitutional principles of property rights and equal protection. The case's resolution will significantly impact banking practices and credit allocation policies across the Philippine financial sector. 

Successfully defended GMR Airports Infrastructure officials in multiple criminal proceedings concerning their right to operate Mactan-Cebu International Airport, the Philippines' second busiest airport. The Supreme Court's landmark ruling confirmed that airports are not classified as public utilities under Philippine law, dismissing charges under the Anti-Dummy Law and Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act. This precedent-setting decision validates foreign investment in Philippine airport operations and strengthens the country's public-private partnership framework. 

Representing Manila Electric Company and Vantage Energy Solutions Management in an ongoing P1.3 billion ($23.8 million) dispute regarding fuel cost recovery adjustments imposed on contestable customers. The case, involving multiple arbitration proceedings and regulatory challenges before the Energy Regulatory Commission, centres on the interpretation of retail electricity supply agreements and will establish key precedents on regulatory jurisdiction and force majeure principles in the Philippine power sector. 

Key clients 

ACI, Sanofi Philippines, Titan Dragon Properties Corporation 

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