Annual Awards 2024

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 D. 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.