FNS Managing Partner Dicky Salazar has been recently recognized as a leading practitioner in the field of mining law and included in The International Who’s Who of Mining Lawyers 2008, a publication of the International Bar Association. Atty. Salazar is acknowledged in the Philippines and internationally for his mining law and natural resources law practice. He acted as counsel to the developer of the first foreign funded mining project in the country since the enactment of the Philippine Mining Act of 1995, from its exploration, project financing to its development and operating stages. He assisted the Firm’s litigation senior partner, Atty. Sigfrid Fortun, in acting as counsel for the holder of the Financial and Technical Assistance Agreement (FTAA) in the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in 2005 upholding the right of foreign mining companies to wholly own large-scale mining projects in the country through FTAA’s. The Firm through Atty. Salazar represents foreign and Filipino mining companies involved in all aspects of mining from exploration, project financing, construction, development and processing. He is likewise active in the Philippine mining industry, lectures to lawyers and writes articles on mining law. Atty. Salazar also heads the Firm’s corporate and commercial law practice fields.