Nilo Divina

In this Philippine name, the family name is Divina.

Nilo Divina
Dean of the UST Faculty of Civil Law
Incumbent
Assumed office
2009[1]
Personal details
Born
Nilo T. Divina

(1965-02-20) February 20, 1965 (age 59)
Roxas, Isabela, Philippines
Political partyUnited Citizens of Caloocan Party
Parent(s)Lando Divina
Aurora Divina
Alma materUniversity of Santo Tomas
Robert Kennedy College
OccupationLawyer, Professor
WebsiteDivinaLaw Official website

Nilo Divina (born February 20, 1965) is a Filipino lawyer, professor, author, and educational administrator. He is the founding and managing partner of Divina Law, a law firm in the Philippines based in Makati.[2] He is a former President of the Philippine Association of Law Schools.[3]

In October 2023, Divina was named one of the top 100 lawyers in the Philippines by the Asia Business Law Journal for six (6) consecutive years, from 2018 to 2023.[4][5] He was also named Managing Partner of the Year in the 2021 Asian Legal Business (ALB) Philippine Law Awards held in November 2021.[6]

In 2022, Divina was named Outstanding Thomasian Alumni for Law and Justice in the University of Santo Tomas' The Outstanding Thomasian Alumni (TOTAL) Awards.[7][8] He was also named Executive of the Year for the Legal Industries in the 19th Annual International Business Awards.[9][10][11]

  1. ^ Santos, Tomas. "Youngest Civil Law dean appointed". The Varsitarian. University of Santo Tomas. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  2. ^ Inquirer (July 29, 2016). "Biz Buzz: From enemies to friends". Inquirer Business. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  3. ^ Public Affairs Office. "Dean Divina of Civil Law heads Philippine Association of Law Schools; Atty. Festin heads IBP – Manila 1 Chapter". University of Santo Tomas. University of Santo Tomas. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  4. ^ "DivinaLaw's 6th year at Top 100 Lawyers list". DivinaLaw. October 11, 2023.
  5. ^ "Nilo Divina - DivinaLaw - A-List: Philippines 2023". Asia Business Law Journal. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  6. ^ "Divina named Managing Partner of the Year | BMPlus". BusinessMirror. November 23, 2021.
  7. ^ "Divina 'humbled' by UST's top award". Daily Tribune.
  8. ^ "Atty. Divina receives UST's highest recognition". The Manila Times. May 23, 2022.
  9. ^ "Management Awards Category Winners | Stevie Awards".
  10. ^ "DivinaLaw Brings Home 2 Gold Stevies". Manila Standard. October 20, 2022.
  11. ^ "Soaring! DivinaLaw sole winner from PH after winning two Stevies". October 20, 2022.