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Philippine Chapter of the International Comparative Legal Guide to: Litigation & Dispute Resolution
The International Comparative Legal Guide (ICLG) to: Litigation & Dispute Resolution 2018 has been published. The Philippine chapter of the guide was contributed by SyCipLaw partners Ramon G. Songco and Anthony W. Dee.
The guide provides key information on litigation preliminaries, commencing proceedings, defending a claim, joinder & consolidation, duties & powers of the courts, disclosure, evidence, judgments & orders, settlement, and alternative dispute resolution. Aside from the Philippines, other jurisdictions covered include Angola, Australia, Austria, Belarus, British Virgin Islands, Canada, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, England & Wales, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Mozambique, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, and the USA (Delaware, Florida, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Washington, D.C.).
Ramon G. Songco has established a career primarily as a litigator. He handles civil and commercial litigation and arbitration cases and is currently involved in handling the defense in several mass tort cases and in an environmental action before the Supreme Court.
Anthony W. Dee has represented numerous clients at all court levels and has extensive litigation and arbitration experience. He also has considerable experience in corporate rehabilitation and rescues. He is currently the President of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines - Makati Chapter.