Susan D. Villanueva
•Intellectual Property •Taxation •Trade · Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia
PhilippinesIntellectual Property, Taxation
About
Ms. Villanueva is an experienced litigator who heads the firm's Intellectual Property Department and serves as principal litigator in IP litigation and enforcement. She also leads the Tax Litigation Group and advises major clients, including a petroleum company, on significant tax litigation matters.
Practice areas
Intellectual PropertyTaxationTrade
Office
Expertise
IP Litigation & EnforcementTrademark & Patent ProsecutionTax LitigationBroadcastingConsumer GoodsPharmaceuticalsInformation TechnologyManufacturingBankingPetroleum
Education
- LL.B., University of the Philippines College of Law, 1991 (cum laude; salutatorian)
- LL.M., Yale University, 1995 (specializing in intellectual property and international law)
Admissions
- New York State Bar, 1999
- Ranked fourth in the 1991 Philippine Bar Examinations