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Manaligod Manuel

Manuel L. Manaligod, Jr.

Senior Partner

Chairman

Practice areas

  • Infrastructure, Transport and Public Utilities
  • Banking & Finance
  • Corporate and Commercial Law
  • Strategic & Developmental Projects
  • Property Development

Professional Background

Mr. Manaligod heads our Corporate & Commercial Law Department, overseeing various practice groups under this broad field of law.

He is an authority on transactions involving infrastructure projects, including those that make use of build-operate-and-transfer (BOT) schemes and its variants. He has a broad experience dealing with contracts between the private sector and the government, and is an expert in project finance, commercial law, and administrative law. His fields of practice also include information & communications technology, water, and power & energy. Mr. Manaligod previously held a senior position in the Office of the Chief Presidential Legal Counsel during the Ramos Administration. He earned his Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of the Philippines College of Law in 1991 and Master of Laws degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science in 1997, where he graduated with merit.

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Aldwill T. Go

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Criselda S. Santiago

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Carlo B. Valerio

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Paolo Emmanuel S. Tamase

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Erica Christel S. Patiño

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Avril R. Bries

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Senior Partners

Avelino J. Cruz, Jr.

Senior Partner

Simeon V. Marcelo

Senior Partner

Joe Nathan P. Tenefrancia

Managing Partner

Manuel L. Manaligod, Jr.

Senior Partner | Chairman

Susan D. Villanueva

Senior Partner | Deputy Managing Partner, Finance

Patricia A. O. Bunye

Senior Partner | Deputy Managing Partner, Administration

Rodel A. Cruz

Senior Partner

Miguel U. Silos

Senior Partner

Elmar B. Galacio, CFE, FCIArb

Senior Partner | Deputy Managing Partner, Personnel

Rosa Michele C. Bagtas

Senior Partner

Divina Gracia E. Pedron

Senior Partner

Pancho G. Umali

Senior Partner