Founded in 1994, Poblador Bautista & Reyes is a top-tier firm in dispute resolution and its partners are recognised as star litigators in the country. The firm has extensive experience in the fields of commercial litigation and arbitration, government and regulatory, insolvency and intellectual property. It is a go-to firm for big-ticket litigation as well as international arbitration, notably active in the energy and infrastructure sectors.
Alexander Poblador, Gilbert Raymund Reyes, Mario Luza Bautista and Dino Vivencio Tamayo are recommended for their commercial and regulatory disputes expertise, while Bautista and Tamayo are also noted for their respective experience in insolvency and intellectual property.
In the realm of government and regulatory affairs, the firm undertook the representation of South Premier Power and San Miguel Energy Corporation, successfully securing price adjustments in two crucial power supply agreements that directly impact electricity supply in the greater Metro Manila area. This case holds immense significance, as it affects approximately 7.5 million consumers of electricity in Metro Manila and beyond, while also addressing the repercussions of elevated coal prices resulting from the coal export ban and the Russian invasion of Ukraine on electricity production. The widely reported nature of this case garnered substantial attention from the Philippine press and media.
The firm’s recent client roster also includes San Miguel Aerocity, Shopee Philippines and SMC MRT-7.
