Professional Background
Mr. Umali is a Senior Partner in our Corporate & Commercial Law Department and our Mining & Natural Resources Department.
He regularly advises clients on, among others, investment structures and protection, nationality restrictions, compliance and governance, government procurement, tax, conveyancing, property development, citizenship, immigration and mining, environmental and employment. Mr. Umali also routinely assists clients particularly on land and environmental issues, indigenous peoples, social and development management, community relations, security, and local governments.
He holds a degree in Bachelor of Arts major in Philosophy from the University of the Philippines, where he graduated cum laude. In 2001, he obtained his Bachelor of Laws degree from the same university where he graduated as a member of the UP Law Honors’ Society, the Order of the Purple Feather. Mr. Umali was admitted to the Philippine Bar the succeeding year.
RECENT CITATIONS
2020: Chambers and Partners Asia Pacific: Band 3 for Corporate/M&A, Recognised Practitioner for Corporate/M&A; International Financial Law Review (IFLR1000): Notable Practitioner in M&A.
2021: Legal 500 Asia- Pacific 2021: Leading Individual in Projects & Energy; Chambers and Partners Global: Recognized Practitioner, Corporate & Finance; Asia Business Law Journal: Named Among the Philippines’ Top 100 Lawyers (2021 A-List).
2022: Asia Business Law Journal: Named Among the Philippines’ Top 100 Lawyers (2022 A-List); Chambers and Partners Asia Pacific: Ranked, Projects, Infrastructure and Energy; Chambers and Partners Global: Recognized Practitioner, Corporate & Finance; Asia-Pacific Legal 500: Recommended Lawyer, Projects and Energy, and Corporate and M&A.
2023: Chambers and Partners Asia Pacific: Ranked, Projects, Infrastructure and Energy; Asia-Pacific Legal 500: Recommended Lawyer Corporate and M&A; Asia-Pacific Legal 500: Leading Lawyer, Projects and Energy; Asia Business Law Journal: Named Among the Philippines’ Top 100 Lawyers (2023 A-List).
2024: Chambers and Partners Asia Pacific: Band 3 Lawyer for Projects, Infrastructure & Energy.