Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia Recognized as Philippine Law Firm of the Year at the 2024 Asian Legal Business Philippine Law Awards
Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia [CMT] bagged five awards at the 2024 Asian Legal Business (ALB) Philippine Law Awards, including the coveted Philippine Law Firm of the Year award, affirming its…
Read MoreSUPREME COURT ISSUES RULES ON UNIFIED LEGAL AID SERVICE (ULAS)
The Supreme Court issued A.M. No. 22-11-01-SC or the Rules on Unified Legal Aid Service (ULAS), effective January 1, 2025. The ULAS requires covered lawyers to render sixty (60) hours…
Read MorePhilippine IPO Issues Injunction vs. DALI Hard Discount Grocery
Divina Gracia E. Pedron | Carlo B. Valerio | Mathew B. Utan | Joanna Marie E. Egam | John Patrick M. Santos Nutri-Asia, Inc., represented by Cruz Marcelo and Tenefrancia, filed…
Read MoreCruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia attends Regional Arbitration Institutes Forum (RAIF) 2024
Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia (CMT) Partner Jacques S. Lynn, MCIArb represented the Philippines and the Philippine Institute of Arbitrators (PIArb) at the 2024 Regional Arbitral Institutes Forum (RAIF) held last…
Read MoreSupreme Court Bars Incorporator from Registering a Corporation’s Mark in Bad Faith
Gloria Maris Shark’s Fin Restaurant, Inc. Reclaims Trademark from Pacifico Q. LimCarlo B. Valerio | Alexander James B. Tan The Supreme Court recently ruled in favor of Gloria Maris Shark’s Fin…
Read More6th Asian Mediation Association Conference
Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia (CMT) Senior Partner Elmar B. Galacio, CFE, FCIArb, and Partner Maria Theresa M. Domingo once again represented the firm and the Philippine legal industry as a…
Read MoreForeign Investment Regulation (Philippines)
Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia has contributed a comprehensive article on Foreign Investment Regulation in the Philippines to Lexology In-Depth, highlighting changes to foreign ownership restrictions in several investment sectors in the country. RA 11659, for instance,…
Read MoreLegal 500: Franchise & Licensing Comparative Guide
Legal 500: Franchise & Licensing Comparative Guide
Read MoreSeven Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia Senior Partners Named Among the Philippines’ Top Lawyers
Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia congratulates the seven senior partners of the firm who made the Asia Business Law Journal's (ABLJ) A-List of the Philippines' Top 100 Lawyers. Listed below are…
Read MoreBIR IMPOSES VAT ON FOREIGN-BASED DIGITAL SERVICE PROVIDERS
Eric T. Dykimching | Christianne Grace F. Salonga On 2 October 2024, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. signed into law Republic Act No. 12023, otherwise known as the “Value-Added Tax on Digital Services…
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