Our Practice Areas
Appeals to Court of Appeals, Court of Tax Appeals & Supreme Court
The Firm specializes in handling appeals to the Court of Appeals and Supreme Court, as well as administrative bodies. Among the many achievements of the Firm consists of reversal of decisions by the trial courts before the Supreme Court.
Labor & Employment
The Firm acknowledges the importance of this field in any corporation or business. Thus, the Firm gives advice to its clients on their hiring of employees and formulation of employment policies as well as compliance with the requirements of the Department of Labor and Employment and other relevant government agencies. The Firm likewise assists clients in drafting contracts & forms, resolving issues with employees, as well as termination of disputes and money claims.
Corporate & Tax
On corporate matters, the Firm provides assistance on a variety of commercial concerns such as incorporation and registration of businesses with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Bureau of Internal Revenue and other government agencies. This also includes concerns post-incorporation such as compliance with the regulatory requirements imposed by local and national government. The Firm also renders advice to its clients on the business structure and transactions they intend partake in such as mergers and acquisitions, possession and development of real property as well as liquidation and rehabilitation. In other cases, the Firm provides assistance and advice in arbitration proceedings involving its clients.
The Firm maintains a team of lawyers to comprise of its tax team. The Team handles compliance with the Bureau of Internal Revenue as well as litigation and non-litigation tax concerns. Among the many achievements of the Firm include successful advice to a major bank in an over five billion peso tax case before the Supreme Court and a quashal of a billion peso tax case involving a conglomerate engaged in the food and beverage industry.
General Criminal & Civil Litigation
The Firm is comprised of experienced litigators in criminal and civil law. On criminal law, the Firm handles cases as private prosecutor and in some cases, as counsel for the defense. On civil law, the Firm handles a wide range of cases such as those involving recovery of possession and/or ownership of real property, actions for damages, collection of money claims and etc. The Firm prides itself in meticulously studying each defense and remedy available to its clients.