
Lim & Apelario Ong Law
Who We Are
JAVLA LAW is a modern, full-service Philippine law firm built for businesses that need more than traditional legal advice. The Firm brings together a new generation of lawyers trained in established legal practice and grounded in strong technical discipline, but shaped by a progressive, responsive, and business-oriented approach to legal service.
We understand that today’s clients operate in a fast-moving commercial environment where legal issues are rarely isolated from business realities. For this reason, we do not approach engagements as distant legal advisers. We work as strategic partners in the growth, protection, and long-term success of our clients’ businesses.
Our lawyers bring experience across litigation and dispute resolution, labor and employment, corporate and special projects, banking and finance, immigration, regulatory work, and energy. Whether assisting in day-to-day compliance, complex commercial transactions, sensitive labor issues, regulatory concerns, or high-stakes disputes, we provide counsel that is responsive, commercially sound, and aligned with our clients’ goals.
Our Approach
We believe that effective lawyering requires more than mastery of the law. It requires understanding the client’s business, anticipating risk before it escalates, and crafting solutions that are both legally defensible and commercially workable.
As a modern and entrepreneurial firm, we are accessible, collaborative, and hands-on. Our partners remain closely involved in client matters, ensuring that every engagement benefits from senior-level judgment, strategic thinking, and practical execution.
We take pride in being lawyers who can move with the pace of business. Our work is guided by responsiveness, clarity, and a strong appreciation of the client’s operational realities. We do not merely identify problems; we help clients make decisions, manage risks, and move forward.
Partners in Business Growth
Our firm is built on the belief that lawyers should be partners in business growth. We help clients establish, expand, restructure, defend, and strengthen their businesses through legal strategies that are grounded in both law and commercial reality.
We advise clients not only on what the law requires, but also on how legal decisions affect operations, reputation, costs, relationships, and long-term strategy. This business-oriented approach allows us to support companies in navigating both opportunities and challenges with confidence.
Why Clients Work With Us
Clients work with us because we are practical, responsive, and deeply invested in their success. We combine the discipline of seasoned legal practice with the energy and adaptability of a young firm.
We understand that businesses need lawyers who can explain risks clearly, propose workable solutions, and act with urgency when needed. Our partners are directly engaged, our advice is commercially grounded, and our work is driven by the client’s objectives.
At JAVLA LAW, we do not simply provide legal services. We bring the experience and discipline of an established practice, the continuity of a trusted team, and the energy of a new firm built for the future. We help businesses grow, protect what they have built, and move forward with confidence.
Lawyers
Senior Partners
Dyan Danika G. Lim
Germaine L. Chua
Partners
Sopfia Gay R. Guira
Antoniella Luisa Maria L. Trias
Senior Associates
Rowena Yang
Bea Angela Cruz
Charles Daniel Fernandez
Dean Alan Recaña
Associates
Renz Erwin Gozum
Janel Nathalie Co
Ma. Teresa Beatrice Jose
Daniel Josh Gatus
Maria Hyacinth Margaret Famarin
Alexandré Jane Ong
Aubrey Nathalie Oabel
Alexis Ruth Ty
Jacob Miguel Deomano
Robert Alexander Malig, Jr.
Lawrence Valenzuela
Consultants
Filemon Ray Javier (on leave)
Eileen Rosario Cordero-Batac
Ignatius Michael Ingles
Practice Areas
Agricultural Law and Agrarian Reform
Appellate Practice
Arbitration and Mediation
Banking and Finance
Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Corporate Rehabilitation
Construction
Contracts
Corporate
Criminal Law
Cybersecurity and Data Protection
E-Commerce
Elections
Energy
Environment and Natural Resources
Family and Matrimonial Relations
Government and Legislative Advocacy
Government Contracts, Public-Private Partnerships and Procurement
Immigration
Intellectual Property
Internet and Information Technology
Investment, Mergers and Acquisitions
Labor and Employment
Licensing and Franchising
Litigation
Product Liability and Consumer Protection
Project Finance
Real Estate
Special Projects
Tariff and Customs
Taxation
Telecommunications
Torts and Damages
Trusts and Estates
Transportation