Commercial effectiveness. Specialized expertise. Practical advice.

Philippine law has undergone tremendous changes since the 1980's. A number of significant developments, particularly evident in the field of Business Law, have taken place. 

The Firm,* established in 1993, believes that these major changes will continue to take place in the areas of investments, trade liberalization and deregulation, but hopefully not in progressive tendencies towards litigation. Consequently, it is expected that there shall be greater demand for legal services by clients who will correspondingly have higher expectations in the competence and business acumen of their advisers. 

To cope with the changing demands in today’s business environment, the Firm offers a wide range of legal services geared towards the business needs of both companies and private individuals. The Firm’s philosophy revolves around the concept of commercial effectiveness, and adheres to the application of specialized expertise to provide the most practical advice to each client’s peculiar needs.

This profile serves as a brief introduction to the Firm’s range of experience in corporate law, banking, litigation, government procurement projects, and infrastructure.

Among its other practice areas, the Firm takes great pride in being led in its estate planning and settlement practice by Founding Partner, Atty. Avelino M. Sebastian, Jr., Professorial Lecturer in Civil Law, whose teaching experience on the Law on Succession, among others, spans over three decades.

*Formerly Sebastian Liganor Olaño & Acejo