Our Practice Areas

Diverse services ranging from legal advisement, retainer services, contract drafting, conflicts-prevention, prosecution and defense covering civil, criminal, commercial, political, labor, special proceedings, tax, and international law.

Business set-up, government compliance, incorporation and corporate governance, formation of branches/representative offices/regional headquarters and subsidiaries, joint venture agreements, shareholders agreements, mergers and acquisitions, corporate secretary assistance, corporate rehabilitation, arbitration and insolvency.

Intensive litigation practice handling administrative, civil, special civil, criminal, and special proceeding cases before administrative agencies, quasi-judicial bodies, regular courts from NCR to all Provincial regions, Metropolitan Trial Courts, Regional Trial Courts, Special Courts, Court of Appeals, and Supreme Court.

Work for management and workforce alike, drafting employment contracts, company policies and manuals, prevention and prosecution of labor disputes, assisting in collective bargaining for small to large entities.

Registration and maintenance of IP rights, protection strategies for trademarks, copyrights and patents, inter-partes proceedings before IPO, IP litigation for infringement and unfair competition. Member of IPAP.

Representation before Bureau of Immigration, DOJ, DFA and other agencies. Handling petitions for acquisition, recognition and reacquisition of Philippine citizenship.

Legal assistance on transportation laws and regulations from LTO, Air Transportation Office, CAAP, and MARINA. Representing clients in passenger death/injury claims, cargo loss/damage claims, and property damage claims.

Legal advice on Philippine national and local taxation, tax implications for commercial transactions, international tax treaty matters. Representation before BIR for protests, refund claims, tax credit disputes. Bureau of Customs representation for customs law, tariffs, duties. Estate planning assistance.

Representing clients in life and non-life insurance claims, legal advice on insurance laws and Insurance Commission regulations.

Legal advice on BSP regulations, syndicated loans, cross-border loans and project finance agreements.

Determining suited corporate vehicles for investments, compliance with Foreign Investments Act, Retail Trade Liberalization Law, registration with BOI, PEZA, Special Economic Zones, registering foreign loans with BSP.

Due diligence reports, government compliance, negotiations, and actual merger and acquisition processes.

Legal advice on real estate and construction including condominiums, subdivisions and developments. Representation before Register of Deeds, HLURB, and BIR.

Estate planning and administration for local and foreign clients, advice on estate distribution and management with tax implications.

Expertise in effect and application of laws, human relations, persons and family relations, obligations and contracts, sales, property, ownership, wills and succession.

Appeals before administrative, quasi-judicial and judicial bodies including RTCs, DOJ, Court of Appeals, Supreme Court, MTCs, Court of Tax Appeals, CSC, SEC, CBAA, and LRA. Strategic and radical approach to appeals.

Extensive practice as rehabilitation counsel, rehabilitation receiver, or creditor representation. Successfully rehabilitated various corporations into profitable going concerns.

Legal advisory to tech, media, and telecom companies including startups, covering general corporate matters and regulatory compliance.

Robust practice for SEC compliance, securities registration, annual submissions, and business guidance for securities and public offerings.