We are pleased to announce that Villaraza & Angangco (“V&A Law”) Partners and Associates have been recognized under the following categories in The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2023 Rankings:
Hall of Fame
- Sylvette Y. Tankiang – Capital Markets
Leading Individuals
- Sylvette Y. Tankiang – Tax
- Bienvenido I. Somera, Jr. – Intellectual Property
- Alejandro Alfonso E. Navarro – Dispute Resolution
- Augusto A. San Pedro, Jr. – Dispute Resolution
- Thea T. Daep – Dispute Resolution
- Franchette M. Acosta – Capital Markets
Next Generation Partners
- Joseph Anthony P. Lopez – Dispute Resolution
- Kristin Charisse C. Siao – Corporate and M&A
- Katrina V. Doble – Intellectual Property
Recommended Lawyers
- Raoul Angangco – Corporate and M&A; Projects and Energy; Real Estate and Construction; Tax; Antitrust and Competition; Banking and Finance; Capital Markets; Immigration; Technology, Media, and Telecommunications
- Sylvette Tankiang – Corporate and M&A; Projects and Energy; Real Estate and Construction; Tax; Antitrust and Competition; Banking and Finance; Capital Markets; Technology, Media, and Telecommunications
- Franchette M. Acosta – Corporate and M&A; Projects and Energy; Real Estate and Construction; Tax; Antitrust and Competition; Banking and Finance; Capital Markets; Technology, Media, and Telecommunications
- Kristin Charisse C. Siao – Corporate and M&A; Projects and Energy; Real Estate and Construction; Antitrust and Competition; Technology, Media, and Telecommunications
- Augusto A. San Pedro, Jr.; Thea T. Daep; Joseph Anthony P. Lopez – Dispute Resolution
- Alejandro Alfonso E. Navarro – Dispute Resolution; Labour and Employment
- Rachel Ann Pomoy – Labour and Employment
- Bienvenido I. Somera, Jr.; Katrina V. Doble; Antonio Miguel C. Lu – Intellectual Property
- Mark Benjamin C. Yam – Immigration
Key Lawyers
- Richard Henrick I. Beltran – Projects and Energy; Technology, Media, and Telecommunications
- Carlo Augustine A. Roman – Projects and Energy
- Raymond John S. Cheng – Technology, Media, and Telecommunications
Published annually, the Legal 500 Asia-Pacific provides unbiased commentary and insight into the legal marketplaces of 25 Asia Pacific jurisdictions by ranking firms and listing leading individuals by jurisdiction and practice area.

