ACCRALAW Marks 44th Year

One late afternoon, I braved the traffic from San Juan to Fort Bonifacio to attend the 44th anniversary of the law firm of Angara Abello Concepcion Regala and Cruz Law Offices (ACCRALAW). The law firm was celebrating its 44th anniversary with the milestone launching of its Nick Joaquin book, “ACCRA and the Post-Bellum Bar”.

Several decades ago, when the ACCRA office was “young” and was still situated in Legaspi Village in Makati, I was asked to judge their Christmas decoration contest. I was very much impressed when I moved from floor to floor to view how the lawyers from the different departments of the law firm created the Christmas mood. That was memorable. At that time, I found out that lawyers were also artistically innovative; and contrary to my initial impression of what lawyers were like, I learned that people who belong to this profession also know how to have fun.

When I received the invitation to the cocktail reception and book launch, I immediately made my intention to attend the affair known, as I knew, this was going to be different from the ordinary. The ACCRALAW event, which was held at the new Shangri-La Hotel Grand Ballroom at the Bonifacio Global City with the elite corporate crowd in attendance, was e-l-e-g-a-n-t. Everyone that evening received a copy of the book written by National Artist and writer par excellence, Nick Joaquin. Its contents chronicle the evolution of the legal profession in the Philippines and the birth of ACCRALAW in 1972, now one of the country’s leading institutional law firms.

Going through the pages of the book is exciting as its readers may get inspired as they view the growth of this law firm that has served the Filipino extremely well. This law firm has “produced” a large number of lawmakers that have created laws that are relevant to the Filipino of today.

I am glad I braved the traffic of EDSA and truly appreciate having been invited to the ACCRALAW event. Best wishes and congratulations to all the ACCRALAW Partners and to my friend, Laling Tambunting Ordoñez, who had a hand in organizing the anniversary festivities and in the production of the ACCRALAW book