DivinaLaw is a leading full-service law firm based in Makati City, Metro Manila. Established in 2006, the firm is one of the fastest growing law offices in the Philippines with more than 60 legal practitioners in its roster and counting. Led by managing partner Nilo T. Divina, the firm has made its mark in the corporate legal practice and counts as its clients the top companies in banking and finance, manufacturing, retail, healthcare, and real estate.
THE LAWYERS
The firm’s lawyers are some of the most qualified in their respective practice areas, and are relentless in the pursuit of all legal means to protect our clients’ interests. We are young and enterprising, hard-working and intellectually active. We continually aim to improve our craft and perfect our skills, always seeking to test the limits of our talents, believing that each one of us is a spokesperson and an embodiment of one dynamic legal team.
PRACTICE AREAS
A. LITIGATION
The Firm understands the impact of a major litigation. Often costly and inconvenient, the Firm is committed to helping clients avoid them... Read More
CRIMINAL PROSECUTION
AND DEFENSE
The Firm also maintains an active criminal prosecution and defense practice. It counsels clients undergoing preliminary investigation or facing... Read More
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE
RESOLUTION AND ARBITRATION
The Firm prefers to advocate early settlement of disputes over a prolonged legal war of attrition. Where appropriate and to reduce the costs and... Read More
LABOR
The Firm’s lawyers have cutting edge experience in dealing with various labor issues including matters relative to human resources development... Read More
View AllB. CORPORATE AND SPECIAL PROJECTS
BANKING AND FINANCE
The Firm has extensive experience in banking and financial transactions and has worked on various securitizations, structured and project financing... Read More
GENERAL CORPORATE SERVICES
Formation of business entities, contract drafting, review and negotiations as well as the provision of corporate secretarial and director-nominee services... Read More
SPECIAL PROJECTS
The Firm’s expertise includes advising on and negotiating the documentation of complex corporate business ventures, leveraged and management... Read More
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OUR PROFILE
DivinaLaw is a leading full-service law firm in the Philippines. We take pride in advocating and practicing dynamic lawyering - prompt, proactive and result-oriented. We offer depth and range in experience and resources and a professional, collaborative work ethic - qualities that clients appreciate in an emerging and challenging market like the Philippines.
At DivinaLaw, we endeavor to understand our clients’ needs so we can give them the best legal service possible. We aim to exceed their expectations at every turn.
Our practice includes the entire spectrum of Philippine law. Our litigation practice covers corporate, criminal and civil litigation, alternative dispute resolution, estates and trusts, immigration, labor and employment, elections, administrative regulation, and maritime law. Our corporate practice includes banking, finance and construction, mergers and acquisition, foreign investments, securities, corporate rehabilitation, insurance, public-private partnerships, mining and natural resources, energy, utilities regulation, intellectual property, sports and entertainment, and taxation.
Our clients include leading companies in banking and finance, manufacturing, retail, power, oil and gas, education, health care and insurance, realty and property development, and technology. Our lawyers are some of the most qualified and experienced in their respective fields, and we recruit only the top graduates from the leading law schools.
DivinaLaw is the sole Philippine member of Lawyers Associated Worldwide, a top-rated international association of over 100 independent law firms from more than 50 countries.
We are also the only Philippine member of LEGALINK, also a top-ranked global network of 68 independent law firms from a majority of the world’s commercial centers.