PLO was recently recognized as among the best law firms in the country in the 2024 edition of Thomson Reuters’ Asian Legal Business (“ALB”) Philippine Law Awards.
In an announcement released by ALB on October 17, 2024, PLO was shortlisted as finalist for the following seven (7) categories:
1. Litigation Law Firm of the Year;
2. Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year;
3. Boutique Law Firm of the Year;
4. Rising Law Firm of the Year;
5. Managing Partner of the Year (Atty. Salvador Paolo A. Panelo, Jr.);
6. Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year (Atty. Salvador Paolo A. Panelo, Jr.); and
7. Young Lawyer of the Year (Atty. Salvador Paolo A. Panelo, Jr.).
(Please click the link to see ALB Philippine Law Awards 2024 Finalists)
The 2024 Philippine Law Awards is the 9th annual installment of ALB’s “…celebration of the outstanding work done by private practitioners and in-house teams across the Philippines and the region.” “ALB is owned by Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligible information for businesses and professionals.” “ALB provides authoritative and unbiased insights… to legal professionals throughout the Asia-Pacific and Middle East regions.”
This year’s awards night will be on November 14, 2024 at Makati Shangri-La, with Guest of Honor, former Chief Justice Diosdado M. Peralta in attendance.
PLO and Atty. Panelo have consistently been recognized by ALB as among the finest practitioners in the Philippines, receiving a total of 21 nominations for Philippine Law Awards since 2020. This year, like every year he has been nominated, Atty. Panelo holds the distinction of being the only lawyer nominated for three (3) prestigious categories: Managing Partner of the Year, Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year, and Young Lawyer of the Year.
PLO was established by Atty. Panelo in 2018 as a one-man operation with just 4 clients and 4 active matters. On the strength of referrals from satisfied clients, Atty. Panelo grew PLO to a team of 20 lawyers and legal support staff, excluding special counsels and consultants in less than a year. Today, PLO now handles over 100 clients and over 500 matters, with capacity to do more.
PLO is a full-service firm, with core competencies in corporate and commercial law, including securities law, corporate governance, and mergers and acquisitions; taxation; banking and finance; litigation and dispute resolution, including civil, commercial, criminal and tax litigation; public-private partnerships; labor law; immigration; intellectual property; data privacy; and anti-money laundering law.