We are pleased to announce that the lawyers of Villaraza and Angangco have been ranked as leading lawyers in The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2024 Rankings. Managing Partner, Sylvette Y. Tankiang has been recognized in the Hall of Fame for the Capital Markets Practice Area. She is also listed in the elite "Leading Individuals" group for the Tax practice area and a recommended lawyer for practice areas Antitrust and Competition, Corporate and M&A, Projects and Energy, Real Estate & Construction, Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, and TMT alongside Senior Partner, Raoul Angangco. Also included in the roster of "Leading Individuals" are partners, Bienvenido I. Somera, Jr. for Intellectual Property, and Alejandro Alfonso E. Navarro, Augusto A. San Pedro, Jr., and Joseph Anthony P. Lopez for Dispute Resolution. Partners Kristin Charisse C. Siao and Katrina V. Doble have both been recognized as Next Generation Partners for the Corporate and M&A and Intellectual Property Practice Areas, respectively. Senior Partner Raoul R. Angangco is also a recommended lawyer for Tax and Immigration. Other recommended lawyers include, Partners Raquel Wealth A. Taguian for Dispute Resolution, Kristin Charisse C. Siao for Projects and Energy, Real Estate and Construction, and TMT, Rashel Ann C. Pomoy for Labour and Employment, Antonio Miguel C. Lu for Intellectual Property, Richard Henrick I. Beltran for Projects and Energy and TMT, Mark Leo P. Bejemino for Intellectual Property, Mark Benjamin C. Yam for Immigration, and Senior Associate Carlo Augustine A. Roman for Projects and Energy.
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Recent Insights
Supreme Court Clarifies Requirements for Reduced-Workday Arrangements
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Employee Conduct Beyond the Workplace: When Employers May Take Disciplinary Action
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Philippines Chapter of the Chambers Global Practice Guide on Employment 2026
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Legal Updates
BIR Streamlines Business Registration Cancellation | RMC No. 47-2026
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No Safe Harbor Behind the Corporate Veil: SEC Tightens Rules on Beneficial Ownership Disclosure | SEC MC No. 15-2025
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Revised Rules and Regulations on Copyright Registration and Copyright Related Services | IPOPHL MC No. 2026-007
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Firm News
V&A Law Celebrates Senior Partners Named in ABLJ’s A-List 2026: Philippines Top Lawyers
October 21, 2026
V&A Law’s Mark Benjamin C. Yam Featured in ALB’s Asia 40 Under 40
October 20, 2026
V&A Law is Named a Finalist for National Firm of the Year at IFLR Asia-Pacific Awards 2026
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