GC Summit 2024 - Philippines | The Legal 500 | 21 February 2024 | Grand Hyatt Manila, 8th Avenue, Corner 35th St, Taguig, 1634 Metro Manila, Philippines

The role of general counsel and senior in-house legal advisors is constantly evolving to meet the rapidly changing demands of organisations in today’s business world. In addition to overseeing the day-to-day legal challenges affecting the business and managing legal staff, in-house lawyers are expected to diversify their service offering in order to overcome a growing list of commercial challenges. Whether it is managing internal investigations, defending their company in cross-border disputes, handling complex data or adapting to the shifting trends in M&A, the required skillset of the profession is developing at an exponential rate.

This summit invites the most esteemed in-house counsel from the country’s most prolific companies, and leading practitioners to discuss their changing roles as in-house leaders and the challenges, issues and opportunities they are set to face in 2024 and beyond.

Between comprehensive panel discussions, presentations and the opportunity to meet and engage with fellow in-house counsel, this summit promises to be a practical, forward-looking event bringing together the region’s top legal minds.

2024 Speakers

Oliver L. Pantaleon
Senior Partner, Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz (ACCRALAW)

Roel Refran
COO, The Philippine Stock Exchange

Michael P. Garcia
Tax Partner, Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & de los Angeles

Ricardo M. Pilares III
Vice-President for Legal and Corporate Governance Officer, Metro Pacific Investments Corporation

Carina Sumilong Bayon
Chief Legal and Government Affairs Officer, Pepsi Cola Products Philippines Inc.

Claudia Squillantini
Senior Associate, Capital Markets, Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & de los Angeles

Rashel Ann C. Pomoy
Partner, Villaraza & Angangco

Kristine Torres
Partner, Gorriceta Africa Cauton & Saavedra

Mark S. Gorriceta
Managing Partner, Gorriceta Africa Cauton & Saavedra

Miscen Desiderio-Dime
Director for Legal and Compliance, Philippines, Accenture

Geossiel A. Cotoco
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, UnionDigital

Elmar B. Galacio
Senior Partner, Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia

Carla S. Pingul
Partner, Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia

Jacques S. Lynn
Partner, Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia

Cynthia Nuval
Corporate Legal Counsel, Green Energy & Alternative Technologies, Inc.

Hannah Francisco
Corporate Legal Counsel, Makati Development Corporation

James Grandolfo
Partner, Milbank LLP

Paul Pery
Partner, Milbank LLP

Jill Genio
Head of Legal, 917Ventures

Arvin Lee
Partner, Wee Swee Teow LLP

Mona Katigbak
General Counsel, GE Vernova

Amabelle Asuncion
Chief Legal Officer and Chief Compliance Officer, Manila Water

Alain Charles J. Veloso
Partner, Quisumbing Torres

Michael Macapagal
Partner, Quisumbing Torres

Ferdinand M. Negre
Commissioner, The Philippine Competition Commission

Claro F. Certeza
City Administrator, The City of Makati

Francisco Castro
Senior Research Analyst, The Legal 500

Kristian Nico Calugay Acosta
General Counsel and Head of Legal Department, GUESS Group

2024 Sponsors

• Romulo
• Gorriceta
• Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia
• Milbank
• Accra
• Amicus
• Villaraza & Angangco
• SPCMBLaw
• WST
• Quisumbing Torres