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Bio

Atty. Thea T. Daep is a Senior Partner of the Firm.

Known for her attention to detail, accessibility to clients, and practical solutions to cases, she is the favored counsel of one of the leading universal banks in the country, and is a sought after counsel of high net worth individuals for marriage, property dissolution, and child custody cases. She is highly regarded due to her unique ability to come up with novel solutions which test and challenge existing jurisprudence.

More recently, given her background in anti-graft and corrupt practices and the government procurement law, and her expertise in anti-money laundering laws and investigation, Atty. Daep is a sought after lawyer for administrative, criminal and civil cases filed against high ranking local and national officials, both in the investigation-level before the Ombudsman and the trial-level before the Sandiganbayan. She is credited with several acquittals of her public official clients, and the dismissal of their cases. She also handles appeals to the Commission on Audit for disallowances of government expenditures in amounts of over Php500Million.

Credentials
  • Education
    • Juris Doctor- University of the Philippine College of Law (1996)
    • B.A. Philosophy- University of the Philippines (1992), Cum Laude
Organizations
  • Local
    • UP Women Lawyers Circle, Inc.
    • Philippine Bar Association
  • Foreign
    • World Jurist Association
Awards
  • Asia Business Law Journal

    • The A-List: The Philippines Top 100 Lawyers (2024-2025)

      • Litigation the Asia Pacific

  • Asialaw Profiles

    • Notable Practitioner (2024-2025)

      • Dispute Resolution

  • Chambers Asia-Pacific

    • Band 3 (2025-2026)

      • Dispute Resolution

    • Band 4 (2022-2024)

      • Dispute Resolution

  • Legal 500 Asia-Pacific

    • Leading Partner (2020-2026)

      • Dispute Resolution

  • Legal 500

    • Private Practice Powerlist – Southeast Asia (2022-2023)

      • Arbitration

  • Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific

    • Top 100 Women in Litigation (2021-2022)

    • Litigation Star

      • Commercial and Transactions, Government and Regulatory (2025)

      • Dispute Resolution (2020)

Client Testimony

โ€œThea Daep is an exceptional worker. She is able to grasp and understand the information being given to her quickly. She is likewise able to provide a reasonable resolution to issues presented before her.โ€

Dispute Resolution Respondent โ€” Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2026

โ€œThea Daep is knowledgeable on Philippine litigation and is very hands-on, although very busy at times.โ€

Dispute Resolution Respondent โ€” Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2025

โ€œThea Daep delivers results where it matters.โ€

Dispute Resolution Respondent โ€” Chambers Asia-Pacific Guide 2026

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