ESTABLISHED IN 2006

Total number of professionals: 104 (34 partners)
Principal office: Makati
Other office: Cebu

Key practice areas

Arbitration & ADR; aviation; banking & finance; capital markets; competition & antitrust; compliance; corporate & commercial; corporate governance; customs law; data protection; environment; healthcare & pharmaceuticals; inbound investment; infrastructure; insurance & reinsurance; IP; joint ventures; labour & employment; litigation; M&A; policy & regulatory; power & energy; private client; project finance; real estate; risk management; shipping; and taxation.

Our services

For 19 years, DivinaLaw has championed dynamic lawyering—becoming an institution recognised by its peers, respected by its competition and cherished and relied on by its clients. It is a full-service law firm in the Philippines that provides prompt, proactive and results-oriented service to ensure client satisfaction.

The firm offers depth and range in experience and resources while fostering a professional and collaborative work ethic.

As a testament to its unparalleled commitment to legal excellence, the firm has consistently been recognised as a leading law firm in the Philippines. Asia Business Law Journal has named DivinaLaw as an award-winning firm in the categories of banking and finance (2019, 2020, 2021); corporate and commercial (2019, 2020, 2023); litigation (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024); private equity and venture capital (2019, 2020); restructuring and insolvency (2019, 2021, 2022); data compliance and cybersecurity (2022, 2023, 2024); insurance and reinsurance (2022); and energy (2024).

DivinaLaw has won as Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year (2024); Technology Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year (2024); Banking and Financial Services Law Firm of the Year (2023); Fintech Law Firm of the Year (2023); Arbitration Law Firm of the Year (2022); Data Privacy and Protection Law Firm of the Year (2022); Immigration Law Firm of the Year (2018); and Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year (2016) in the Asian Legal Business (ALB) Philippine Law Awards.

Nilo T Divina was conferred the Silver Stevie Award for Thought Leader of the Year (2024 & 2025), the Golden Stevie Award for (Legal) Executive of the Year (2022), and the Managing Partner of the Year (2021) award in the ALB Philippine Law Awards for his visionary leadership and indubitable contribution to the legal profession.

Likewise, the firm is ranked among the best in the region, having been honoured as finalist for the SE Asia Law Firm of the Year category of ALB Southeast Asia Law Awards (2018, 2019). The firm was also a finalist for Matrimonial and Family Law Firm of the Year (2023); Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year (2019); and Regional Litigation Law Firm of the Year (2017, 2018, 2019).

To further strengthen the firm’s corporate, commercial and arbitration-related services, the firm has maintained a strong partnership with 13 local law firms in key locations throughout the Philippines.

DivinaLaw is the sole Philippine member of Lawyers Associated Worldwide (LAW), a top-rated international association of over 100 independent law firms from more than 50 countries. It is also the sole Philippine member of Legalink, a leading international association of independent law firms.