International Referral, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Nilo T Divina of DivinaLaw. Nilo has joined IR as our exclusive Maritime Law member in Philippines.
Nilo T. Divina is a leading counsellor and authority in Philippine corporate law and litigation. He founded the firm in 2006, and has been the firm’s managing partner since. He grew the firm from a crew of nine lawyers to the present complement of 35 attorneys and counsels. He is also the dean of the Faculty of Civil Law of the University of Santo Tomas, one the Philippines’ leading law schools.
Mr. Divina’s experience spans some 25 years of appearing before courts of all levels and various quasi-judicial agencies. He led the firm in winning several landmark cases before the Philippine Supreme Court, including cases that clarified important issues in credit transactions, the National Internal Revenue Code, and the Family Code, and helped strengthen parts of the Rules of Corporate Rehabilitation.
He is a regular speaker in the Philippine lecture circuit, on such topics as debt restructuring, debtor-creditor relationship reforms, procedural reforms, public interest cases involving elected officials, presidential impeachments, anti-graft and corrupt practices issues, realty law, finance and investment and special court proceedings. He has appeared as an expert guest in several highly acclaimed television public information shows and continues to do so whenever his schedule permits.
Mr. Divina advises leading Philippine banks, educational institutions, insurance and health companies, realty companies, and several high net worth individuals, and is on the board of a number of top Philippine corporations. He is an active member of several Supreme Court committees on reforms in legal education and court procedures, and for the term 2013-2014, is the president of the Philippine Association of Law Schools.
If you have a requirement in this area, please get in touch with Nilo directly or with the International Referral head office for an introduction.