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Gulapa & Lim (Gulapa Law)

Gulapa & Lim (Gulapa Law) is a law firm in Philippines, with 346 professionals and 30 lawyers listed on its own site. It stands No. 6 of 10 in Philippines, recognised by 2 independent publishers.

Jurisdiction
Philippines
Standing
No. 6 of 10 in Philippines
Founded
Not stated
Professionals
346
Offices
6
Recognitions
13
Lawyers on file
30
gulapalaw.com
Philippines
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Standing in Philippines

No. 6of the top 10, recognised by 2 independent publishers

In Philippines, 10 of 25 verified firms are placed: 10 placed by recognitions the firm announced from at least two independent publishers, reconciled to one figure per publisher. Firms on file without either are listed in the directory below and are not ranked. No composite score is published for Philippines. The full list for Philippines

Organization

11 practice areas and sectors · 30 lawyers on the firm’s site

How Gulapa & Lim (Gulapa Law) is organised, read from the titles and practice areas it publishes for each lawyer. A head is named only where the firm states one; otherwise the partner admitted earliest on record stands first and is labelled so.

Leadership

Corporate and M&A

15

Lawyers

Charmaine Rose K. Haw-Lim, Angel P. Machuca, Dan Kevin C. Mandocdoc, Katrina Elaine C. Aguila, Marguerite Therese Lucila, Angela Joy T. Go, Earl Guen Q. Padayao, Joshua Felix Ouano, Juli Ann Rosette M. Sibi, Kathleen Kate L. Suarezand 4 more

Litigation and Dispute Resolution

15

Lawyers

Charmaine Rose K. Haw-Lim, Oscar Carlo F. Cajucom, Katrina Elaine C. Aguila, Oliver P. Baclay, Marguerite Therese Lucila, Angela Joy T. Go, Earl Guen Q. Padayao, Juli Ann Rosette M. Sibi, Kathleen Kate L. Suarez, Samantha Rae M. Reyesand 4 more

Projects and Infrastructure

8

Lawyers

Charmaine Rose K. Haw-Lim, Angel P. Machuca, Dan Kevin C. Mandocdoc, Joshua Felix Ouano, Juli Ann Rosette M. Sibi, Kathleen Kate L. Suarez, Samantha Rae M. Reyes

Energy

6

Lawyers

Charmaine Rose K. Haw-Lim, Katrina Elaine C. Aguila, Joshua Felix Ouano, Juli Ann Rosette M. Sibi, Kathleen Kate L. Suarez

Real Estate and Construction

6

Lawyers

Angel P. Machuca, Oscar Carlo F. Cajucom, Dan Kevin C. Mandocdoc, Joshua Felix Ouano, Hazelmer S. Fernandez

Technology, Media, and Telecommunications

6

Lawyers

Charmaine Rose K. Haw-Lim, Angel P. Machuca, Dan Kevin C. Mandocdoc, Oliver P. Baclay, Hazelmer S. Fernandez

Government Contracts

5

Lawyers

Oscar Carlo F. Cajucom, Kathleen Kate L. Suarez, Samantha Rae M. Reyes, Marie Yasmin M. Sanchez

Intellectual Property

5

Lawyers

Oliver P. Baclay, Marie Yasmin M. Sanchez, Maureen Z. Macaraeg-Dayrit, Nguyen Giao Thuy

Aviation

4

Lawyers

Charmaine Rose K. Haw-Lim, Dan Kevin C. Mandocdoc, Joshua Felix Ouano

Banking and Finance

4

Lawyers

Charmaine Rose K. Haw-Lim, Catherine May Co, Maureen Z. Macaraeg-Dayrit

Labour and Employment

3

Lawyers

Oscar Carlo F. Cajucom, Earl Guen Q. Padayao

8 of Gulapa & Lim (Gulapa Law)’s profiles print the firm’s whole practice list rather than the person’s own, so they are left out of the groups above.

Lawyers

30 on the firm’s own site

Names, titles and practice areas as Gulapa & Lim (Gulapa Law) publishes them, senior titles first. Each name opens the firm’s own page for that person.

  • Aris L. Gulapafounding partner · admitted 2014ASEAN Trade · Aviation · Banking and Finance · Competition and Anti-trust
  • Charmaine Rose K. Haw-Limmanaging partner · admitted 2011Aviation · Banking and Finance · Corporate and M&A · Energy
  • Katrina Elaine C. Aguilamanaging partner · admitted 2015Corporate and M&A · Energy · Litigation and Dispute Resolution
  • Angel P. Machucapartner · admitted 2013Aviation · Banking and Finance · Corporate and M&A · Projects and Infrastructure
  • Christine Joy A. Abu-BangcolaPartner · admitted 2012Intellectual Property · Labour and Employment · Litigation and Dispute Resolution · Real Estate and Construction
  • Dan Kevin C. Mandocdocpartner · admitted 2014Aviation · Corporate and M&A · Energy · Projects and Infrastructure
  • Marcley Augustus D. Natu-elPartner · admitted 2019Banking and Finance · Competition and Anti-trust · Corporate and M&A · Data Privacy
  • Melissa Ester E. Chavez-Deepartner · admitted 2012Competition and Anti-trust · Corporate and M&A · Government Contracts · Projects and Infrastructure
  • Oliver P. BaclayPartner · admitted 2015Doing Business in New York · Intellectual Property · Litigation and Dispute Resolution · Technology, Media, and Telecommunications
  • Oscar Carlo F. Cajucompartner · admitted 2013Government Contracts · International Arbitration · Labour and Employment · Litigation and Dispute Resolution
  • Catherine May CoOf CounselBanking and Finance · Immigration · Litigation and Dispute Resolution
  • John Philip A. BaltazarOf Counsel · admitted 2014Corporate and M&A
  • Licelle R. CobradorOf Counsel · admitted 2010Doing Business in New York · Immigration
  • Marie Yasmin M. SanchezOf counsel · admitted 2019Data Privacy · Government Contracts · Intellectual Property
  • Maureen Z. Macaraeg-DayritOf CounselBanking and Finance · Intellectual Property · Litigation and Dispute Resolution
  • Angela Joy T. Goassociate · admitted 2025Corporate and M&A · Litigation and Dispute Resolution · Tax
  • Anthony A. Pulhinassociate · admitted 2023Banking and Finance · Corporate and M&A · Doing Business in New York · Energy
  • Brian Jay Vincent D. Goassociate · admitted 2023Aviation · Banking and Finance · Corporate and M&A · Energy
  • Earl Guen Q. Padayaoassociate · admitted 2023Corporate and M&A · Data Privacy · Labour and Employment · Litigation and Dispute Resolution
  • Gayle Ruth D. Palermoassociate · admitted 2023Competition and Anti-trust · Corporate and M&A · Doing Business in New York · Energy
  • Hazelmer S. Fernandezsenior associate · admitted 2018Corporate and M&A · Litigation and Dispute Resolution · Real Estate and Construction · Tax
  • Joshua Felix Ouanoassociate · admitted 2022Aviation · Competition and Anti-trust · Corporate and M&A · Energy
  • Juli Ann Rosette M. Sibiassociate · admitted 2022Corporate and M&A · Energy · International Arbitration · Litigation and Dispute Resolution
  • Kathleen Kate L. Suarezassociate · admitted 2025Corporate and M&A · Energy · Government Contracts · Litigation and Dispute Resolution

Directory placements

11 practice areas · read from the publishers’ tables

Where the directories place Gulapa & Lim (Gulapa Law), practice area by practice area, as each table stands on the publisher’s own site. Each cell links to that table. The columns are the same on every page of this site.

Practice areaChambersThe Legal 500
Energy, Resources and InfrastructureBand 1Tier 1
Competition and Antitrust—Tier 2
Corporate and M&ABand 3Tier 2
Intellectual Property—Tier 2
Real Estate and Construction—Tier 2
Shipping, Aviation and Transport—Tier 2
Technology, Media and Telecoms—Tier 2
Banking and Finance—Tier 3
Employment and Labour—Tier 3
Litigation and Disputes—Tier 3
Tax—Tier 3

Recognition

13 announcements

What other publishers have said, as Gulapa & Lim (Gulapa Law) reports it on its own site, with the lawyers each announcement names. Each entry links to the page where it was read.

From the Firm

What Gulapa & Lim (Gulapa Law) has published on its own site lately: news, deals, recognitions and publications. Each links to the firm.

Record

Jurisdiction
Philippines
Founded
Not stated
Entity source
The firm's own website
Firm’s site read
10 Nov 2026

Read from: headcount

On its size, the firm says: “…346 lawyers, as stated on the firm's The Legal 500 profile…”

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