Over the years, the Firm's Litigation Group has gained considerable experience involving disputes in the fields of contract law, torts and damages, criminal law, real property law, commercial law and family law. The Firm has represented its clients before civil/criminal courts and government administrative bodies such as the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board, Securities and Exchange Commission, Court of Tax Appeals, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Energy Regulatory Commission, Bureau of Immigration and Deportation, Office of the President, and other quasi-judicial agencies. The Litigation Group also has a diverse appellate practice involving complex questions of law before the appellate courts, including the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court.

• Representing a project company established pursuant to the new Special Purpose Asset Vehicle (SPV) Law in pursuing at least 500 collection cases in different areas in the country; total collection amount is estimated at US$156-million in loans and monetary obligations.

• Currently representing a Philippine private banking institution in cases involving land titling, ejectment proceedings, foreclosure of mortgages, annulment of sale, recovery of property, and other banking related disputes, with representations before the Supreme Court.

• Acting as external counsel to two of the largest multi-national cement manufacturer in the Philippines, pursuing collection cases and related proceedings.

•Instituted and assisted in the prosecution of one of the first criminal complaints for "hacking" under the new Philippine E-commerce Law on behalf of local and international ISPs.

•Acted as counsel to a multi-national petroleum company regarding potential litigation and insolvency issues in relation to the winding up of a Philippine joint-venture project.

• Handles petitions for annulment of marriage under the Family Code, with issues involving custody of children and separation of marital property pending resolute of the cases.

• Acting as counsel pro bono in case pending before the Supreme Court, involving questions on due process and significant issues of law such as the death penalty and violation of rights of the accused.

• With the Taxation Practice Group, provided legal advice and training on alternative dispute resolution (ADR) to lawyers in the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Head Office.