Maria Christina Macasaet-Acaban is a partner, and the head of the Corporate & Commercial Practice Group, the Healthcare Industry Group, and the Competition Focus Group, in Quisumbing Torres, a member firm of Baker & McKenzie International. She is a member of Baker & McKenzie International’s Asia Pacific Healthcare Steering Committee, and the Asia Pacific Competition Steering Committee. She has 19 years of experience advising and representing multinational corporations on domestic and cross-border transactions. She is cited as a Leading Individual in Corporate and M&A by the Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2019 and Highly Regarded Lawyer in Corporate and M&A by the IFLR1000-Financial and Corporate guide 2019. She was also a Finalist in the Woman Lawyer of the Year 2018 award by the Asia Legal Business Philippines.