Master Lawyer Nilo T. Divina

Corporate, criminal, and civil litigationAlternative dispute resolutionArbitrationMediationMediation-ArbitrationNegotiationEstates and trustsImmigrationLabor and employmentElectionsAdministrative regulationTransportation and maritime lawFamily lawBanking, finance, and constructionMergers and acquisitionForeign investmentsSecuritiesCorporate rehabilitationInsurancePublic-private partnershipsMining and natural resourcesEnergyUtilities regulationIntellectual propertySports and entertainmentTaxationProfessional BackgroundFounder and Managing Partner, DivinaLaw [formerly Divina & Uy Law Office]Dean, University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Civil LawProfessor, University of the Philippines College of LawChairman, New Horizon Financial Consultants Inc.Bar Reviewer in Commercial LawFormer Member of the Board of Directors, United Coconut Planters BankFormer Chairman, Philippine Association of Law SchoolsFormer Co-General Counsel and Chairman on Legal Education and Bar Admission, Integrated Bar of the PhilippinesFormer President, Philippine Association of Law SchoolsFormer Executive Vice-President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary of Equitable PCI BankFormer General Manager/Executive Adviser to the Board and Corporate Secretary, Philippine Charity Sweepstakes OfficeEducational BackgroundInternational Tax Law Post Graduate Diploma, Robert Kennedy College, SwitzerlandJuris Doctor (Magna Cum Laude and Class Valedictorian), University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Civil LawBachelor of Arts in Behavioral Science (Cum Laude), University of Santo TomasAwards & RecognitionGold Award - Achievement in Web Writing/Content for “A Dose of Law," Stevie 2024 International Business AwardsSilver Award - Thought Leader of the Year, Stevie 2024 International Business AwardsGolden Wheel Award for Legal Practice, Rotary International District 3780 (2024)Top 100 Lawyers in the Philippines, Asia Business Law Journal (2018 - 2023)Commended External Counsel of the Year 2022-2023, In-House CommunityGold Award – Executive of the Year (Legal), 19th Annual International Business AwardsPhilippines Client Choice Lawyer, Asian Legal Business (2021, 2022)Super 50 Disputes Lawyer, Asian Legal Business (2022)Outstanding Thomasian Alumni Awardee for Law and Justice, University of Santo Tomas' The Outstanding Thomasian Alumni (TOTAL) Award (2022)Managing Partner of the Year, Asian Legal Business Philippine Law Awards (2021)500 Leading Lawyers, InterContinental Finance & Law Magazine (2017)Managing Partner of the Year, ACQ Global Awards (2015, 2017)Published WorksDivina Compendious Bar Review Series - Civil Law, Criminal Law, Commercial Law, Labor Law, Political Law, Taxation Law, Remedial Law, Legal and Judicial Ethics (2023-2024 Edition; CentralBooks)Divina on Commercial Law (2021 Edition, 2023 Edition; Rex Bookstore)Bar Q&A - Commercial Law (2022; CentralBooks)Questions & Answers on the Revised Corporation Code (2020 Edition, 2024 Edition; CentralBooks)Bar Questions & Answers For the Past 10 years: Commercial Law (2019; CentralBooks)Guidebook on Commercial Law (2016 Edition; Rex Bookstore)Handbook on Commercial Law (2005 Edition, 2010 Revised Edition; Rex Book Store)