Avocats – Philippines

Cybill Uytiepo

Senior Partner

Divina Law

Czesca Angelica Dela Rama

Junior Associate

Subido Pagente Certeza Mendoza & Binay (SPCMB Law Offices)

Dan Bernard S. Sabilala

SENIOR ASSOCIATE

Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz Law Offices (ACCRALaw)

Dan Galman

Junior Associate

Villaraza & Angangco (V&A Law)

Dan Kevin Mandocdoc

Partner General Corporate, Special Projects, Construction and Infrastructure, Health Sciences

Gulapa & Lim (Gulapa Law)

Daniel C. Subido

Subido Pagente Certeza Mendoza & Binay (SPCMB Law Offices)

Danielle Francesca San Pedro

Junior Partner

Villaraza & Angangco (V&A Law)

Danilo R. Deen

OF COUNSEL

Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz Law Offices (ACCRALaw)

Danny Bunyi

Senior Partner | Head - Corporate and Special Projects

Divina Law

Dante Pamintuan

Dante T. Pamintuan heads the Employment and Immigration Department of SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan. He specializes in labor and employment, litigation, and corporate services.

SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan

Dara Acusar

Senior Partner | Resident Counsel - DivinaLaw Cebu

Divina Law

Darel Angelo Pichay

Serrano Law

David Sheldon Pe Benito

Junior Partner

STLAF - Sadsad Tamesis Legal and Accountancy Firm

Deborah Sobrepena-Lacson

Partner

Gatmaytan Yap Patacsil Gutierrez & Protacio (C&G Law)

Dennis Quintero

Partner

Quisumbing Torres

Divina Gracia E. Pedron

•Intellectual Property

Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia

Divina Pastora Ilas-Panganiban

Partner

Quisumbing Torres

Donemark Calimon

Partner

Quisumbing Torres

Dranyl Jared Amoroso

Partner

Quisumbing Torres

Easter Princess Castro

Easter Princess U. Castro is a partner in SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan. Her main practice areas include mergers and acquisitions, foreign investments, land acquisition and development, commercial leases, employment law, and immigration. She also handles general corporate work. She acts as corporate secretary for several corporations, advises clients on regulatory requirements, and works on various corporate transactions. Special Projects - Ms. Castro’s special projects include: Php12.6 Billion sale of five office buildings by a foreign private equity firm to a local conglomerate review of government contracts (e.g. concession agreement of operations and maintenance of a railway) investments in and divestments of businesses in various industries (e.g. cosmetics, insurance, advertising, financing, business process outsourcing, etc.) corporate restructuring and reorganization of businesses in various industries (e.g. mineral processing, mining, business process outsourcing, etc.) negotiation and review of commercial leases including build-to-suit arrangements. Employment & Immigration – She counsels clients on employment-related issues, specifically industrial relations, collective bargaining, notice of strike, voluntary and compulsory arbitration, labor compliance audits, and labor litigation. She has conducted workshops for clients on labor and industrial relations, labor standards, and disciplinary proceedings. She regularly advises clients (e.g. an immigration consulting firm based in Singapore), on work permit and work visa requirements of their employees or clients. She assisted in the preparation of a World Bank report on the immigration restrictions of its employees and their dependents in the Philippines. She has also handled deportation cases. Corporate Services – Ms. Castro acts as Corporate Secretary for companies in various industries (e.g. business process outsourcing, pharmaceutical, animal health, advertising, recruitment, sales, holding companies, etc.) and handles several corporate services work including forming local companies and establishing a business presence in the Philippines.

SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan

Edgardo III Paras

Junior Associate

Villaraza & Angangco (V&A Law)

Edna Africa

Junior Associate

Villaraza & Angangco (V&A Law)

Edrian Apaya

Partner

Gorriceta Africa Cauton & Saavedra

Eduardo Martinez

Senior Partner

Martinez Vergara & Gonzalez Sociedad