About
Of counsel in the Labor and Employment Department at Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz Law Offices (ACCRALaw) in the Philippines, Emerico O. De Guzman specializes in labor and employment law, advising on the labor impact of M&A, outsourcing agreements, employee pension plans, and dispute resolution. He handled the labor transition in the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) privatization, has litigated cases affirming management prerogatives, authored Philippine chapters of international labor publications, and frequently lectures on labor and employment law.
Practice area
Labor & Employment
Office
Expertise
Labor aspects of Mergers & AcquisitionsOutsourcing agreements and auditsEmployee pension plans and rulesConciliation, mediation & arbitration of labor disputesPrivatization and large-scale employee transitionsEmployment litigation (management prerogatives)Authorship of Philippine chapters for international labor publicationsTraining and lecturing on labor law
Education
- Course on American and International Law, Center for American and International Law, USA, 2005
- Bachelor of Laws, University of the Philippines, 1982
- Bachelor of Science in Psychology, University of the Philippines, 1977
Admissions
- Philippine Bar (admitted 1983)
- Member, Makati City Chapter of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines
Languages
EnglishPilipino