C. Acusar Dara

Litigation

• Intra-Corporate Disputes
• Family Law
• Testate and Intestate Proceedings
• Local Government, Election, and Administrative Litigation
• Corporate and Special Projects

Corporate and Special Projects

• Banking and Finance
• Corporate Services, Housekeeping, and Directorship
• Environment and Natural Resources
• Foreign Investments
• Public-Private Partnership and Joint Ventures
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Public Bidding and Procurement
• Real Estate and Development

Tax and Estate Planning

• Estate Planning

Intellectual Property

• Patent and Trademark Registration

Risk and Crisis Management

• Crisis Communication

Professional Background

• Former Consultant, Office of the Vice Governor of the Province of Cebu
• Former Undersecretary for Internal Management, Department of Budget and Management
• Former Finance Associate, Haynes and Boone, LLP, New York City, United States of America
• Former Assistant Secretary, Office of the Chief Presidential Legal Counsel of the President of the Philippines
• Former Alternate Director, Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority
• Former Legislative Staff Officer IV, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives
• Former Consultant on Systems Management, Office of the Mayor of Cebu City
• Former Associate, Quisumbing Torres Law Offices (an affiliate of Baker & McKenzie)
• Former Staff Auditor, Sycip Gorres Velayo & Co. (an affiliate of Ernst & Young)

Educational Background

• Master of Laws, General Studies, with concentration in Corporate and International Economic Law (Global Hauser Scholar), New York University School of Law, United States of America
• Juris Doctor (Class Valedictorian), Ateneo de Manila University School of Law
• Bachelor of Science in Accountancy (Class Valedictorian and Magna Cum Laude), University of San Carlos

Awards & Recognition

• 2019 Outstanding Individual of Cebu City
• 2nd Place, Philippine Bar Examinations (1999)
• 6th Place, Certified Public Accountant Licensure Examination (1994)

Bar Admissions / Professional Associations

• New York State Bar
• Integrated Bar of the Philippines
• Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants