ACCRALAW
Emerico De Guzman serves as the General Counsel for the Integrated Bar of the Philippines since July 2023, working in close collaboration with the Board of Governors and other national officers. With a distinguished career at ACCRALAW that began in September 1983, Emerico has held various leadership roles, including Managing Partner and Senior Partner, while overseeing a legal team of over 170 professionals. Emerico has also contributed to the legal community by serving as President of the Philippine Bar Association from 2014 to 2015 and the Personnel Management Association of the Philippines from 2006 to 2007. Educational qualifications include a Bachelor of Laws from the University of the Philippines and various executive education programs from prestigious institutions such as Harvard Law School and the National University of Singapore.
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ACCRALAW
ACCRALAW is a cohesive multidisciplinary team of legal professionals who possess in-depth knowledge in specialized fields of law, backed by extensive experience of over forty years in the practice of law in the Philippines. From a core group of seven lawyers at its inception in 1972, the Firm has grown to a prestigious service organization of 160 lawyers and over 160 non-legal personnel. Its principal offices are in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, Metro Manila. The Firm also has full-service branches in thriving business commercial centers in the Visayas and Mindanao - Cebu City and Davao City. Indeed, so phenomenal was the growth of ACCRALAW into the nation's leading law firm that the Philippine Supreme Court, in its decision in Regala et al. vs. Sandiganbayan (G.R. No. 105938, September 20, 1996), referred to the principal lawyers of the Firm as "marquee names in the legal profession." The Firm has an excellent track record in handling diverse, significant and complex cases, business projects and transactions for both local and multinational clients. Geared for growth, the Firm's deep bench of legal experts is ever attuned to industry needs and global legal trends. ACCRALAW is regularly consulted by the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank and other organizations, and invited to assist in legislative and regulatory work. The Firm has the distinct advantage of being in the forefront in the drafting and/or implementation of landmark legislations. ACCRALAW's clientele represents the full spectrum of business and industry, and includes professional organizations and individuals. Servicing the Firm's clients are seven practice departments and two branches, which offer timely, creative, and strategic legal solutions matched with cost-efficient administration and expert handling of clients' requirements.