Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia (“CMT”) has been recommended as a top-tier firm in 2 practice areas: Dispute Resolution and Intellectual Property. CMT’s Corporate and M&A, immigration, Projects & Energy, and Real Estate and Construction practice areas were also recommended.   Meanwhile, 7 lawyers from CMT are listed as leading lawyers in the Legal 500 Asia

The University of the Philippines Geology Alumni Association (“UPGAA”), in partnership with Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia, held its 7th annual Baguio City Geotour on 22 November 2019 in conjunction with the Philippine Mine Safety and Environment Association’s 66th Annual National Mine Safety and Environment Conference (ANMSEC). Through the efforts of Mr. Joey Nelson R. Ayson,

The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has issued Memorandum Circular No. 25, Series of 2019, or the “2019 Guidelines for the Protection of SEC Registered Non-Profit Organizations from Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Abuse (“2019 NPO Guidelines”). The 2019 NPO Guidelines took effect on 28 December 2019 regarding the following matters: Internal Audit System (Chapter

The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued Memorandum Circular No. (“SEC MC No.”) 23, Series of 2019, providing for the Guidelines on the Revival of Expired Corporations (“Guidelines”). The Guidelines were issued to provide for the clear and proper implementation of Section 11 of the Revised Corporation Code of the Philippines (“RCC”) which took effect on

Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia contributed the Philippines chapter of Chambers Environmental Law 2019, the multi-jurisdictional practice guide on environmental law edited and published by Chambers & Partners. Chambers & Partners identifies and ranks the most outstanding law firms and lawyers in over 180 jurisdictions throughout the world.  In 2019, Chambers & Partners included CMT’s Projects, Infrastructure,

The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued Memorandum Circular (“MC”) No. 24, Series of 2019, advising the public of the adoption of the Code of Corporate Governance for Public Companies and Registered Issuers (the “CG Code”), which takes effect on 12 January 2020.  Pursuant to SEC MC No. 24, a Public Company and a Registered

Jerome D. Canlas, a Senior Associate of Cruz Marcelo and Tenefrancia, participated as panelist on the topic “Algorithms and Creativity” at the Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Algorithms Regulation, Governance, and Markets Conference last 21-23 November 2019 in Fukuoka, Japan. Mr. Canlas talked about the attribution of copyright for creative works made by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and