Family Law, Special Proceedings and other Civil Law Cases

Representations on petition for declaration of nullity of marriage, annulment of marriage, legal separation (relative divorce), declaration of presumptive death, preparation of prenuptial agreement and donations propter nuptias,  support, child custody and petition for habeas corpus, judicial separation of property, cancellation of parental authority, ancillary and independent civil action for protection order of women and their children, settlement of estate, guardianship, domestic adoption, administrative change of name, cancellation or correction of entries, probate of will and petition for guardianship, letters of administration and other civil cases for damages, collection, annulment of title etc.

Labor and Employment Law

Representations on conciliation and arbitration proceedings, money claims, termination disputes or illegal dismissal cases, unfair labor practice, certification election disputes and preventive mediation before the National Labor Relations Commission, Department of Labor and Employment and/or National Conciliation and Mediation Board, representation in labor-management grievance meetings and collective bargaining negotiations, voluntary arbitration, labor management and consultancy, migrant worker's representation and other administrative cases before the Philippine Overseas Employment Agency (POEA) involving manning agency and overseas workers.

Criminal Law

Representations as prosecution and defense counsel in various felonies and crimes punishable under the Revised Penal Code and other special laws. These includes the crimes of murder, homicide, estafa, violation of bouncing checks law, theft, qualified theft, malversation, anti-graft and corrupt practices act, human trafficking, drug trafficking, child abuse law, violence against women and their children, sexual harassment and others.

Administrative Cases

Representations before the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board, Disciplining Authority of Government Employees for violation of the Local Government Code, Civil Service Law and other administrative laws,rules and regulations, Construction Industry Arbitration  Commission, Department of Trade and Industry, Bureau of Food and Drugs, National Telecommunication Commission, Civil Aeronautics Board, Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board, Board of Investments, Land Registration Authority, Professional Regulation Commission and other quasi-judicial administrative bodies.

Immigration Law

Includes visa and documentation assistance for continued stay of foreign nationals and their dependents in the Philippines, work permits, immigration litigation, deportation defense, blacklist lifting and embassy assistance, naturalization and application for dual citizenship of former Filipino citizens.

Intellectual Property Rights Law

Intellectual property litigation, trademark licensing/assignments, copy right, trademark service mark and patent  applications and maintenance of registration, monitoring of applications for the registration of trademarks and patents infringing the duly registered trademarks and patents, assistance on voluntary licensing agreement involving technology transfer and use of intellectual property, domain name registration, preparation of software license agreements, technology joint venture agreements, license and technology sales agreements, formulation of employee and company technology use policies, licensing of company software, damages for violation of trademark law, injunction, civil  and criminal prosecutions for infringement and unfair competition.

Corporate and Business Laws

General corporate work, including formation of corporations, amendments of articles of incorporation, increase of capital stock, and corporate secretaryship such as preparation of materials for stockholders’, board meetings, and drafting of corporate resolutions and minutes, joint venture, management, technical consultancy and shareholders agreements, mergers, acquisitions and dispositions of businesses and its due diligence, corporate house keeping and legal audit. Litigation involving intra-corporate dispute, derivative suit.  Business permit, licensing, registration and securing incentives with various government agencies, Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA), Board of Investments (BOI), Philippine Tourism Authority and registration of branches, representative offices or regional headquarters and foreign corporations before the Securities and Exchange Commission, assistance to foreign investors, specifically multinational corporations, in transactions with various government regulatory agencies, advising foreign investors on requirements for doing business in the Philippines, documentation and procedure in the conduct of business, incentives for investment and the laws governing foreign investments.

Other Legal Services

Real estate laws such as representations on financial institutions, property owners, lessors, lessees, promoters of commercial and residential projects needing legal assistance in purchasing, renting, planning and using real estate, preparation of documentation and negotiating the terms of sale. 

Legal liaison in various government agencies such as the Securities and Exchange Commission, Bureau of Internal Revenue, Board of Investments and  Intellectual Property Office, Treasurer’s Office of various local governments, appellate practice before the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court. Registration and licensing applications before National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) for wired and wireless, Wifi, WIMAX, VoiP,  software, multimedia licensing and protection and other general practice of law