Michael Marlowe Uy ("Mr. Uy") is an arbitrator and mediator from the Philippines. He is a partner at SKY Law, with a specialization in civil and criminal litigation, commercial and construction arbitration, and commercial law.
Mr. Uy is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, a Fellow of the Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution, and a Council Member of the Society of Construction Law Philippines.
He is in the panel of arbitrators of Philippine and foreign arbitral institutions. Mr. Uy is an accredited arbitrator and the Deputy Secretary General for Operations of the Philippine International Center for Conflict Resolution (PICCR). He is also an accredited arbitrator of the Office for Alternative Dispute Resolution of the Department of Justice of the Philippines (OADR). He is likewise an arbitrator of The Private Arbitration Court in the United Kingdom, AALCO Hong Kong Regional Arbitration Centre (HKRAC), Hainan International Arbitration Court (HIAC), Chinese Arbitration Association, Taipei (CAA, Taipei), Maldives International Arbitration Centre (MIAC), and Thailand Arbitration Center (THAC).
Mr. Uy is an accredited mediator of the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL).
Ranked as a Next Generation Partner (2024 and 2025) and cited as a Recommended Lawyer (2023, 2024, and 2025) in Dispute Resolution by The Legal 500, Mr. Uy is described by clients as "an excellent counsel" who offers "legal advice that is grounded on realities and practical application and “has the directness to truly guide a client to weigh their options”. He was also shortlisted for Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year (2023 and 2022).
He holds a Master in International Law, Foreign Trade and International Relations from the Instituto Superior de Derecho y Economía (ISDE) in Madrid and a Juris Doctor from the University of the Philippines College of Law. He also has a Master of Arts in Humanities with specialization in History and a Bachelor of Arts Major in Humanities (both with honors) from the University of Asia and the Pacific. He has completed and passed the Pre-Judicature Program of the Philippine Judicial Academy, and has pursued studies at the Basel Winter Arbitration School, and the Winter Courses of the Hague Academy of International Law.
