Gruba Caganda Advincula Melo & de la Fuente's practice is co-led by litigation specialist Jorge Alfonso Melo and Steven Michael De Guzman. The team is well equipped to handle a variety of cases of significant value, examples being its Supreme Court matters regarding tax, and capabilities handling disputes involving banking, insolvency and contractual issues, amongst others.
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Key clients
- NERA Telecommunications Group
- Philippine Airlines
- Mt. Labo Exploration and Development Corp.
- Asia United Bank
Work highlights
- Strategised for Philippines Airlines in the Supreme Court concerning a ruling of the lower courts nullifying a Department of Energy certification which was not favourable to the client.
- Secured a favourable decision awarding the proceeds to Asia United Bank after a contentious trial where we had to thoroughly debunk several factual allegations of the opposing party.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Jorge Alfonso Melo, Steven Michael De Guzman