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V&A Partners and Associates Recognized in The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2023 Rankings

January 27, 2023

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.

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