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Litigation Law Firm of the Year – Philippines
Ligan & Uy is a full-service law firm positioned to provide legal services observing the most exacting standards.
The Firm represents the integration of vast experiences and practices of two professional lawyers. James Russel
D. Ligan and Jessamyn H. Uy possess professional qualifications in the practice of law. They achieved experience
and expertise in their respective practice areas by having worked with top-tier and established law firms
of international stature.
Ligan & Uy has a diverse clientele, which includes, multinational corporations, BPOs, emerging and
medium enterprises, start-ups, real estate developers, manufacturing companies, health care professionals
and hospitals, distribution and logistics companies, professional services firms, financial sectors, retailers and
wholesalers, and those engaged in telecommunication, media and technology, and restaurant and food
industries.
They have a thorough understanding of the industries in which their clients operate. The Firm is well
placed to service the requirements of its clients across the Philippines in all fields of law and also adequately
equipped to handle cross-border transactions. Particularly, the Firm has extensive experience in the areas
of corporate law and specializes in representing major foreign and domestic corporations. They handle
labor law, wills and estate, immigration, insurance, real estate, family law, and intellectual property
issues.
They also offer their proven capabilities in litigation and dispute resolution, representing their clients in high
courts and various quasi-judicial tribunals, including the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, National
Labor and Relations Commission, National Privacy Commission, Intellectual Property Office, Securities
and Exchange Commission, and other adjudicatory bodies.
The Team:
James Russel Ligan
Jessamyn H. Uy-Ligan
Ligan & Uy have a very strict policy regarding the confidentiality of their clients.
Due to the pandemic, most of the clients had to lay off their employees. Consequently, there were so
many illegal dismissal cases filed against their clients. Nevertheless, all of these cases were decided in favour
of their client notwithstanding the fact that their labor laws tilt in favour of the employees.
There were also a lot of immigration cases involving the deportation of their foreign clients for failure to
extend their visas due to the COVID-19 situation. Ligan & Uy are glad that they were able to assist our
clients and cleared their records with the Bureau of Immigration without being deported.