VICTOR P. LAZATIN

Position: Senior Partner
Department: Litigation and Dispute Resolution
PracticeAreas:
Agribusiness
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Antitrust
Appeals
Construction and Infrastructure
Environmental Law
Estate Planning
Estate Proceedings
Family Relations
Intra-Corporate Disputes / Proxy Fights / Corporate Take-overs
Mining and Natural Resources
Real Estate
Telecommunications

Email: vplazatin@accralaw.com

Expertise in types of transaction

He is heavily involved in civil and commercial litigation, construction and arbitration law.  He is also active in joint ventures.

Education/Academic Attainments:
    
Mr. Lazatin earned his Bachelor of Arts in Economics degree from the University of the Philippines. Thereafter, he graduated cum laude from the University of the Philippines, College of Law. As a Clyde Dewitt Fellow Scholar, he attained his Masters of Law from the University of Michigan in 1974.

Law Teaching and Legal Publication:

He has authored: “Handbook on Commercial Arbitration”  and “Private Construction Disputes and Arbitration” published by CIAC; “International Commercial Arbitration in Asia” – Philip J. McConnaughay & Thomas B. Ginsberg (ed) Co-author (Philippine Section) Arbitration in the Philippines – Juris Publishing, Inc. (2002), “Dispute Resolution in Asia” – Co-Author (Philippine Section) - Michael Pryles (ed), Kluwer Law International Second Edition (2002) and articles on private construction disputes, arbitration and mediation.”

He is an active speaker in international and local seminars and conferences:  Symposium on Construction Arbitration – Arbitral Awards and their Enforcement Sponsored by the Construction Industry Arbitration Commission; Seminar on the Enforcement of National Law on Competition and Restrictive Business Practices – Enforcement of Competition Laws in the Philippines, sponsored by the German Foundation for International Development (DSE) and the Secretariat of the United National Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD); 6th Annual Meeting and Conference of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association, Manila, Philippines sponsored by the Dispute Resolution and Arbitration Committee: International Commercial Litigation in the Philippines.

Memberships in Professional Organizations:

He was elected President of the Philippine Dispute Resolution Center, Inc. (PDRCI) in 2009 and also served as the President of the Philippine Institute of Construction Arbitrators and Mediators (PICAM) from 2005-2006. In addition, he was a member of the faculty and a Construction Arbitrator of the Construction Industry Arbitrator Commission (CIAC).  He is also an accredited arbitrator with CIAC, PDRCI, and the Singapore International Arbitration Centre. He has assisted numerous domestic and foreign entities in arbitration, either as an advocate or arbitrator.

Mr. Lazatin was President of the Philippine Bar Association (PBA) in 2006-2007 and holds positions in several professional organizations such as: the Inter-Pacific Bar Association, the PBA, the ASEAN Law Association, the Integrated Bar of the Philippines and Philippine Council of the International Chamber of Commerce.