ESTABLISHED IN 2000

Total number of professionals: 26 (5 partners)
Principal office: Quezon

Key practice areas

TMT; data privacy; litigation, fintech; corporate and M&A; banking and finance; employment and immigration; tax; entertainment; real estate; and IP.

Our services

Disini & Disini (Disini Law) is the Philippines’ leading firm focusing on the practice of law as it intersects with technology. Established in 2000, the firm’s practice is known in the field of technology, media and telecommunications, e-commerce, cyberspace law and financial technology. It is a full-service firm offering corporate, dispute resolution, IP and tax services, among others.

Our firm offers exceptional legal service by combining our expertise in the law with our in-depth knowledge of the internet, convergence, new media, telecommunications, as well as other emerging trends and technologies. We represent various local and international clients that operate on different platforms. We are engaged in projects that implement cutting-edge technologies, innovative online business models and disruptive ideas. We see ourselves as a champion for and partners of our clients as they forge ahead into uncharted territories.

Unique solutions

We believe that excellent legal service comes from creative solutions delivered by a team sensitive to the demands of its client but faithful to the rule of law. This is especially true in cases when our client’s dealings involve emerging technology and/or business models.

We pride ourselves on formulating non-intuitive and unique answers to the challenges faced by our clients. Our lawyers are up-to-date with current events, business shifts, policy changes and global trends, enabling them to provide sound legal advice in anticipation of future business conditions.

Public interest advocacy and development work

Our firm has been at the forefront of big changes to the Philippines’ legal framework relating to technology, media, telecommunications and electronic commerce.

We lobbied for the passage of the E-Commerce Act and drafted the implementing rules on behalf of the government. We were also instrumental in drafting the Supreme Court’s rules on electronic evidence and the first rules on data privacy in the country. In 2014, we made history when the Supreme Court promulgated its landmark case entitled Disini v Secretary of Justice, where the petition filed by the members of the firm was selected by the court as the most meritorious among 15 others that sought to question the constitutionality of the Cybercrime Prevention Act.

More recently, members of the firm have advised government agencies on data privacy, digital TV, satellite internet, open finance, cybercrime, e-commerce, digital taxation as well as the ratification of the Electronic Communications Convention. We conduct seminars on emerging technology and legal issues. Lawyers in the firm have taught in the most prestigious law schools and e-learning institutions in the country.