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Maria Zenaida Ongkiko-Acorda

Adjunct Faculty

EXPERTISE

Dispute Resolution (Negotiation, Mediation, Litigation and Arbitration)

Maria Zenaida Ongkiko-Acorda

Adjunct Faculty

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND 

  • Master in Public Administration, Harvard University
  • Executive Master in Business Administration, Asian Institute of Management
  • Bachelor of Laws, University of the Philippines
  • Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Magna Cum Laude, University of the Philippines

PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

  • Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) of Business Administration, Higher Colleges of Technology, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
  • Lawyer, Arbitrator, Supreme-Court Accredited Mediator

AFFILIATIONS, AWARDS, AND HONORS

  • Partner, Custodio Acorda Sicam De Castro Brillantes & Hizon Law Offices
  • President, Para Kay Juan, Inc.
  • Trustee, Philippine Institute of Arbitrators
  • Trustee, Justice Reform Initiative
  • Member, Pi Gamma Mu Honor Society

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

  • PRC and IBP-Licensed Lawyer
  • Supreme Court Accredited Mediator
  • Construction Industry Arbitration Commission Accredited Arbitrator and Mediator
  • Philippine Dispute Resolution Center, Inc. Accredited Arbitrator and Mediator
  • Intellectual Property Office, Accredited Arbitrator
  • Wholesale Electricity Spot Market, Accredited Arbitrator