Master Lawyer Dara C. Acusar

LitigationIntra-Corporate DisputesFamily LawTestate and Intestate ProceedingsLocal Government, Election, and Administrative LitigationCorporate and Special ProjectsCorporate and Special ProjectsBanking and FinanceCorporate Services, Housekeeping, and DirectorshipEnvironment and Natural ResourcesForeign InvestmentsPublic-Private Partnership and Joint VenturesMergers and AcquisitionsPublic Bidding and ProcurementReal Estate and DevelopmentTax and Estate PlanningEstate PlanningIntellectual PropertyPatent and Trademark RegistrationRisk and Crisis ManagementCrisis Communication  Professional BackgroundFormer Consultant, Office of the Vice Governor of the Province of CebuFormer Undersecretary for Internal Management, Department of Budget and ManagementFormer Finance Associate, Haynes and Boone, LLP, New York City, United States of AmericaFormer Assistant Secretary, Office of the Chief Presidential Legal Counsel of the President of the PhilippinesFormer Alternate Director, Mactan-Cebu International Airport AuthorityFormer Legislative Staff Officer IV, Committee on Appropriations, House of RepresentativesFormer Consultant on Systems Management, Office of the Mayor of Cebu CityFormer Associate, Quisumbing Torres Law Offices (an affiliate of Baker & McKenzie)Former Staff Auditor, Sycip Gorres Velayo & Co. (an affiliate of Ernst & Young)Educational BackgroundMaster of Laws, General Studies, with concentration in Corporate and International Economic Law (Global Hauser Scholar), New York University School of Law, United States of AmericaJuris Doctor (Class Valedictorian), Ateneo de Manila University School of LawBachelor of Science in Accountancy (Class Valedictorian and Magna Cum Laude), University of San CarlosAwards & Recognition2019 Outstanding Individual of Cebu City2nd Place, Philippine Bar Examinations (1999)6th Place, Certified Public Accountant Licensure Examination (1994)Bar Admissions / Professional AssociationsNew York State BarIntegrated Bar of the PhilippinesPhilippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants