October 7, 2023
Villaraza & Angangco’s (V&A Law) Intellectual Property Department has been recognized as a top-tier firm for trademarks in the 2023 edition of IP STARS by Managing IP.
Senior Partner and Department Head Bienvenido Somera, Jr. is recognized as a Trade Mark Star, while Junior Partners Antonio Miguel C. Lu and Mark Leo P. Bejemino are recognized as Rising Stars.
IP STARS is a leading specialist guide for identifying top law firms and practitioners around the world in different IP practice areas.
Recent Insights
Merger Control 2026
July 10, 2026
V&A Law’s Rashel Ann C. Pomoy, Lawrence Ivan Manalo, and Lennor Marie T. Nicolas contribute to L&E Global’s June 2026 Employment Law Tracker with “Employee Monitoring and the Right to Privacy: Key Considerations under the Data Privacy Act of 2012”
June 15, 2026
V&A’s Rashel Ann Pomoy and Lawrence Ivan Manalo contribute to Cross Border Advisory Solutions with “Data Privacy Considerations in Cross-Border Employee Discipline
June 15, 2026
Legal Updates
BIR Streamlines Business Registration Cancellation | RMC No. 47-2026
July 27, 2026
No Safe Harbor Behind the Corporate Veil: SEC Tightens Rules on Beneficial Ownership Disclosure | SEC MC No. 15-2025
June 30, 2026
Revised Rules and Regulations on Copyright Registration and Copyright Related Services | IPOPHL MC No. 2026-007
May 1, 2026
Firm News
V&A Law is a finalist for sixteen categories in the upcoming ALB Philippine Law Awards 2026
August 27, 2026
The Firm Partners Named as among Asia-Pacific’s Top 100 Women in Litigation for 2022
August 24, 2026
V&A Law Partners named Asia IP Experts for 2022
August 24, 2026