Enrique Dela Cruz heads an excellent team at Divina Law, which represents clients from the banking and finance, manufacturing and retail sectors. It also frequently works with clients in other sectors such as real estate, oil and gas, healthcare and insurance. The firm has successfully represented clients both in securing arbitration awards and in the enforcement of arbitral awards.
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- 'I cannot say enough about the professionalism and service our foundation has received from Divina Law. Our experience has been top notch from day one.'
- 'Atty Rhegine Peralta and a team of four others always came very prepared. Had lots of great suggestions. Briefs were well written. Atty Rheg in particular was a superstar in the way she defended our case orally as well. Calm, cool and always on point. It was truly a pleasure to work with them. I’m happy to say we also won our case!'
- 'They patiently explained things to me. At the same time they were very proactive too.'
Key clients
- Ramon Magsaysay Foundation Inc.
- Vivotel Corporation
Work highlights
- Defended the client in an unjust attempt of its counterparty to enforce a long-expired contract after almost four years from the extended closing date as per the memorandum of agreement and extension agreement and execute a deed of absolute sale on a PhP 750m property.
- Prosecuting the claim of the client based on a design and construction agreement to design and construct a 33-storey building with a contract price of PhP 2,887,771,000 in a commercial district in Metro Manila.
- Regularly leads and conducts trainings and webinars on legal matters, including the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in the Philippines. In 2022, the firm was accredited as an Alternative Dispute Resolution organisation of the Department of Justice-Office of the Alternative Dispute Resolution.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Enrique Dela Cruz