About
Managing and Founding Partner at Cerilles & Fernan Intellectual Property Law (CFIP Law) based in the Philippines, with experience in intellectual property, immigration and dispute resolution. Qualified to practise in the Philippines and in the State of New York (USA), he also has postgraduate degrees from UC Berkeley (LL.M.) and the London School of Economics (MSc, Human Rights).
Practice areas
Intellectual PropertyImmigrationDispute ResolutionCorporate / M&A
Office
Expertise
Patent prosecution (national phase entries)Cross-border IP transactionsIP portfolio management for multinational clientsImmigration mattersHuman rights and international law research and teaching
Education
- Master of Science in Human Rights, London School of Economics and Political Science (December 2019) — Graduated with Merit; Chevening Scholar
- Master of Laws (LL.M.), University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (August 2017) — Certificates in Law and Technology and in Public Law and Regulation; Asia Pacific Scholarship
- Juris Doctor, University of the Philippines, College of Law (April 2014)
Admissions
- Admitted to practise in the Philippines
- Qualified to practise in the State of New York (USA)
Languages
EnglishFilipinoBisaya