CONSULAR SECTION British Embassy Manila 120 Upper McKinley Road, McKinley Hill, City 1634 Tel: +63 2 858 2200 / Fax: +63 2 858 2342 Email: [email protected] / Website: www.gov.uk/world/philippines

LEGAL PRACTITIONERS IN THE July 2014 (All correspond in English)

This list of Lawyers is provided by the British Embassy Manila for the convenience of enquirers. Neither the British Government nor any official of the Embassy take responsibility for competence or probity of any firm/advocate on this list or for the consequence of any legal action initiated or advice given.

LAW FIRM CONTACT DETAILS SPECIALISATION

ORTEGA, DEL CASTILLO, 5th & 6th Floors, Alpap I Building (Honorary Legal Advisers to the British BACORRO, ODULIO, 140 L.P. Leviste Street (Alfaro) Salcedo Vill., Embassy) CALMA & CARBONELL City 1227 General Practise, Foreign Investments, Tel: 00632.818 2321-25 Corporations, Patents, Trademarks, Fax: 00632.810.3153 / 750 2606 Copyrights and Technology, Transfers, Email: [email protected] Litigation, Taxation, Insurance, Securities, Website: www.ocbocc.com Labour Law, Admiralty Estates, and Trusts, Aviation, Immigration, Banking and Finance, Oil and Mining, Media Law.

QUASHA, ANCHETA, 6th Floor, Don Pablo Building Corporate, Taxation, Commercial PENA & NOLASCO 114 , Transactions, Investments, Insurance, Banking Legaspi Village, Makati City 1229 and Financial Services, Family Law, Contracts, Tel: 00632.892.3011 Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment, Fax: 00632.817.6423 Immigration, Natural Resources, Litigation and Email: [email protected] Appellate.

SYQUIA LAW OFFICES Suite 607-608 Cattleya Condominium Bldg International Law, Succession & Probate Will, 235 Salcedo St., Legaspi Village Makati City Civil & Criminal Law, Commercial Law Tel: 00632.817.1095-96 / 00632.817.1098 (Corporation Law &B Securities) Fax: 00632.817.1089 / 817.1724

SYCIP, SALAZAR, SyCipLaw Center Labour, Commercial, Estate and Taxation HERNANDEZ & 105 , Makati City 1226 GATMAITAN Tel: 00632.982.3500 / 982.3600 Fax: +632 817 3896 / 817 3567 / 818 7562 Email: [email protected]

INTEGRATED BAR OF THE IBP Building PHILIPPINES 15 J. Vargas Avenue, Ortigas Centre, Pasig City 1600 Telefax: 00632.631.3014 / 00632.634.4697 Email: [email protected] Website: www.ibp.ph

CARAG, CABALLAES, 2nd Floor, The Plaza Royale General Practise, Civil & Commercial Law, JAMORA & SOMERA 120 LP Leviste St Salcedo Village Litigation, Corporation, Banking, Finance, Makati City 1200 Insurance, Taxation, Patents, Trademarks, Tel: 00632.812 5246 - 48 Copyrights, Technology Transfer, Oil & Mining, Fax: 00632.893.9718/21 Foreign Investments, Probate, Estate Planning & Administration, Computer Law, Telecommunications, Labour, Immigration, Admiralty, Criminal & Election Law.

The following list of English speaking lawyers and translators/interpreters has been prepared by the British Embassy Manila for the convenience of British Nationals who require legal advice in the Philippines.

While every care has been taken in the preparation of this list, neither Her Majesty’s Government nor any officer of the British Embassy/High Commission can act as a guarantor of the competence or probity of any particular lawyer or translator, nor take any responsibility in regard to the consequences of accepting legal advice or initiating legal action.

JIMENEZ, GONZALES, 6th Floor, SOL Building General Practise, Civil & Commercial BELLO, VALDEZ, CALUYA 112 Amorsolo Street, Legaspi Village Litigation, Corporations, Banking & Finance, & FERNANDEZ (JGLAW) Makati City 1229 Foreign Investments, Construction & Tel: 00632.815.9071-78 Telecommunications Labour & Industrial Fax: 00632.817.3251 Relations, Taxation & Estate Planning, Real Email: [email protected] Property Law, Patents, Trademarks & www.jglawph.com Copyrights, Immigration & Foreigner Employment, Public Utility & Mining, Election

SALUDO, FERNANDEZ, SAFA Building Commercial Law, Foreign Investments, AQUINO & TALEON 5858 Alfonso cor Fermina Sts., Poblacion, Intellectual Property (Patents, Trademark, (SAFA Law Offices) Makati City 1210 Copyright), Franchising & Technology Tel. : 00632.897.0527 - 30 Transfer, Family Relations, Estate Planning, Fax : 00632.890-5203 / 00632.890-5079 Labour, Immigration, Special Projects & Email: [email protected] Litigation. [email protected]

ANGARA, ABELLO, ACCRA Building Agrarian Reform, Agribusiness, Alternative CONCEPCION, REGALA, 22/F ACCRALAW Tower 2nd Ave cor 30th St Dispute Resolution, Antitrust Appeals, Asean CRUZ Crescent Park West BGC Taguig Legal Systems, Aviation, Banking and Tel: 00632.830.8000 Finance, Build-Operate-Transfer Contracts, Telefax: 00632.403.7007 Capital Markets/Securities, Construction and Email : [email protected] Infrastructure, Corporate Rehabilitation and Website: www.accralaw.com Restructuring, Criminal Law, Employment and Labor Standards, Energy/Oil and Gas, CEBU CITY BRANCH OFFICE Environmental Law, Estate Planning, Estate 6/F Cebu Holdings Centre Building Proceedings, Family Relations, Foreign Cebu Business Park (Ayala) Investments and Joint Ventures, Immigration, 6000 Cebu City Insurance and Admiralty, Intellectual Property, Tel: 0063.32.231.1449 / 231.4223 / 231.1032 Audit and Due Diligence and Intellectual Fax: 0063.32.231.3614 Property Inter-Pares Cases, Intra-Corporate Email: [email protected] Disputes/Proxy Fights/Corporate Take-overs, Labor Relations, Land Disputes, Licensing, DAVAO CITY BRANCH OFFICE Franchising and Technology Transfer 11/F Pryce Tower, Pryce Business Park Arrangements, Management of Intellectual J.P. Laurel Avenue Property Assets, Mergers and Acquisitions, 8000 Davao City Mining and Natural Resources, Negligence, Tel: 0063.82.224.0996 / 224.0998 / 224.0984 Patents/Trademarks/Copyrights, Privatization Fax: 0063.82.224.0983 Projects, Product Liability, Project Finance, Email: [email protected] Public Utilities, Real Estate, Tax Liitgation, Tax Planning, Telecommunications.

ROMULO, MABANTA, 21st floor Admiralty, Alternative Dispute Resolution, BUENAVENTURA, SAYOC 8767 Paseo De Roxas Banking & Finance, Corporate & Commercial & Makati City 1226 Laws, Energy & Infrastructure, Immigration, DE LOS ANGELES Tel: 00632.555.9555 / 848 0114 Environmental Laws, Foreign Investments, Fax: 00632.815.3172 / 810.310 / 813.0906 Insurance, Intellectual Property, Labour Laws, Email: [email protected] Litigation, Securities, Taxation. Website: www.romulo.com

FAJARDO LAW OFFICES 7th Floor, Cityland Condominium 10 Maritime, Insurance Corporate, Immigration, Tower 2, , Makati City 1226 Commercial, Labour, Family Law, Tel: 00632.810 9595 / 810.1490 / 403.5403 Construction, Arbitration Fax: 00632.810.2490 Email: [email protected]

RIGUERA & RIGUERA 2nd Floor, Azucena Arcade Civil, Corporate & Criminal Litigation, Banking LAW OFFICE 255 Alabang – Zapote Road & Credit Transactions, Immigration, Securities Las Piñas City 1740 & Investments Law, Real Estate & Property, Tel: 00632.871.5749 / 872.6216 Family & Marriage Law, Adoption, Debt & Fax: 00632.871.5749 Asset, Recovery, Bankruptcy Law, Labour Email: [email protected] Law, Intellectual Property Law, Taxation, Corporate & Business Consultancy.

The following list of English speaking lawyers and translators/interpreters has been prepared by the British Embassy Manila for the convenience of British Nationals who require legal advice in the Philippines.

While every care has been taken in the preparation of this list, neither Her Majesty’s Government nor any officer of the British Embassy/High Commission can act as a guarantor of the competence or probity of any particular lawyer or translator, nor take any responsibility in regard to the consequences of accepting legal advice or initiating legal action.

ABS LAW FIRM formerly 4/F The West Wing Bldg., 107 West Ave Commercial lawe, Litigation, Corporate Law, known as UGALINGAN Quezon City 1105 Business Transaction, Contract Negotiations, LAW OFFICE Telefax: 00632.448 5188 / 474 1000 / 351 Labour Relations, Collective Bargaining, 5804 Estate Planning, Succession, Family Law and Atty. Jay Rashid B. Mobile: 0063918.901.8252 / Adoption Ugalingan E-mail: [email protected]

NICOLAS & DE VEGA 16th Floor Suite 1607 AIC Burgundy Empire Intellectual property law, Local and LAW OFFICES Tower ADB Ave cor Sapphire & Garnets Rds International taxation, Election Law and ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW Ortigas Center Pasig City 1605 Entertainment Law, Litigation, Tax Law, Family Tel: 00632.470.6126 / 470.6130 / 401.6392 Law and Immigration Law. Email: [email protected] Website: www.ndvlaw.com

ESTELLA AND 6/F Electra House Building VIRTUDAZO LAW FIRM 115 Esteban St cor VA Rufino St Legaspi Village, Makati City 1200 Atty. Ismael M. Estella Tel: 00632.812.7608 / 241.6355 Fax: 00632.812.7608 Email: [email protected]

Suite 1218 Herrera Tower, V.A. Rufino cor Civil and Criminal Litigation, Estate Atty. Aileen L. Duremdes Valero Streets, Salcedo Village Proceedings and Probate of Wills, Family Law, Makati City 1227 property Law, Contract Law, Corporate Law, Tel: 0063.2.753.3595 Immigration Law, Election Law, Intellectual Fax: 0063.2.887.2936 Property Law Mobile: 0063.917.8431071 Email: [email protected]

CORONEL & CASTRO 24-F Malingap Street Criminal, Civil and Administrative Litigation LAW OFFICE Teachers Village (including family law –adoption, etc) Quezon City Atty. Carlo Florendo C. Tel: 00632.434.5905/ Castro Mobile: 0063.918.9423708 Website: www.coronelcastrolaw.com

RIGOROSO AND 901-9th Floor, 140 Fil-Gracia Tower, Kalayaan Litigation GALINDEZ LAW OFFICES Ave., Diliman, Quezon City Tel: 0063.2.924.8552/9242396 Atty Teddy Esteban F. Fax: 0063.9291609 Rigoroso E-mail: [email protected]

VIOVICENTE PEREZ- Unit 810, One Corporate Centre Arbitration, Annulment of Foreclosures by VIOVICENTE LAW Julia Vargas corner banks, Adoption, Annulment of Marriages, OFFICES Ortigas Center, Pasig City 1605 Labor cases, Corporate Disputes, assistance Tel: 0063.2.477 4655 / 986 2576 / 986 2621 for incorporation, corporate governance or Atty Ernesto L. Viovicente Fax: 0063.2.477 4655 housekeeping for local and foreign companies. IBP 41111 Mobile No.: +63920.9319147 Atty Ma Evita Lorelei Perez-Viovicente IBP 42132

A. A. AMADOR Unit 1612 Tower One, Ayala Triangle Corporate Law, Tax and Estate Planning, ASSOCIATES Ayala Avenue, Makati City 1226 Intellectual Property Rights Law, Laws on ATTORNEYS AND Tel: 0063.2.8486241-2 International Trade, Immigration Law COUNSELLORS AT LAW Fax: 0063.2.8486243 E-mail: [email protected]

TANCINCO LAW OFFICES 5 Annapolis Street Suite 136 Goldhill Towers Visas North Greenhills Atty Lourdes Santos Tancino Tel: 0063.2.887 7177 Atty Rommel Santiago Toll: 8009999096 / 888 930 0808 E-mail: www.tancinco.com

The following list of English speaking lawyers and translators/interpreters has been prepared by the British Embassy Manila for the convenience of British Nationals who require legal advice in the Philippines.

While every care has been taken in the preparation of this list, neither Her Majesty’s Government nor any officer of the British Embassy/High Commission can act as a guarantor of the competence or probity of any particular lawyer or translator, nor take any responsibility in regard to the consequences of accepting legal advice or initiating legal action.

ANGELES CITY

ANGELES & CANLAS 256 Sto. Rosario Street cor St. Catherine St. Taxation, Commercial Law, Conveyancing, LAW OFFICES Angeles City, Pampanga 2009 Investments and Trade, Securities and Tel: 0063.45.323.4051 / 888.4132 Derivatives Law, Immigration, Banking and Tel/Fax: 0063.45.888.1685 Finance, Government Contracts, Email: [email protected] Transportation and Communications Law, Website: www.angcanlaw.com Labor and Litigation.

BUAN DAVID-PANGILINAN 1241-B Miranda Street General Practise; Litigation; Criminal & Civil & ASSOCIATE LAW Angeles City, Pampanga 2009 Cases; Family Court Cases; Annulment OFFICE Tel: 0063.45.322.6225 Cases.

EFREN J GALANG Galang-Wong Bldg General Practise LAW OFFICE 114-C MacArthur Highway, Balibago, Angeles City, Pampanga 2009 Tel: 0063.45.322.5361 / 322.5128 Fax: 0063.45.625.8207

FLORES LAW OFFICE Delmont Bank Bldg Apalit, Pampanga 2009 Tel: 0063.45.302.8968

W.C. MANGILIMAN LAW Unit 5 Calsa Arcade II, Gapan-Olongapo General Practise, Litigation, banking, OFFICE Road, corner Lazatin Avenue Financing, Criminal and Civil Cases, Family City Of San Fernando Cases and Corporate Law. Pampanga 2009 Tel/Fax: 0063.45.961.6028 Website: [email protected]

PANLILIO PARAS TIMBOL #7 Lachita Bldg Marlim Ave Diamond Sub & PANLILIO LAW OFFICE Angeles City, Pampanga 2009 Tel: 0063.45.322.5013

PINEDA PINEDA & Rm 110 2/F Teresa Bldg McArthur Hway ASSOCIATES LAW Balibago Angeles City, Pampanga 2009 OFFICE Tel/Fax: 0063.45.322.2668

OLONGAPO

ATTY PORIFIRIO AGUILA 2348 East Bajac-Bajac Olongapo City 2209 Tel: 0063.47.222.2334

SYCIP, SALAZAR, Rms 130-136 Alpha Building HERNANDEZ & Subic International Hotel Central Business GATMAITAN LAW OFFICE District SBFZ Olongapo City Tel: 0063.47.252.3983 / 252.3985 Fax: 0063.47.252.3986 Email: [email protected]

ATTY JOMAR GAZA P.O. Box 105 Subic Bay Freeport Zone 2222 Olongapo City 2209 Tel: 0063.47.252.3783 Celno: 0063.917.887.5353 Email: [email protected] [email protected]

The following list of English speaking lawyers and translators/interpreters has been prepared by the British Embassy Manila for the convenience of British Nationals who require legal advice in the Philippines.

While every care has been taken in the preparation of this list, neither Her Majesty’s Government nor any officer of the British Embassy/High Commission can act as a guarantor of the competence or probity of any particular lawyer or translator, nor take any responsibility in regard to the consequences of accepting legal advice or initiating legal action.

VISAYAS

SYCIP, SALAZAR, 406 Floor, Keppel Centre Labour & Industial Relations, Litigation and HERNANDEZ & Cardinal Rosales Avenue cor Samar Loop, Arbitration, Maritime Estate, Planning, Family GATMAITAN Cebu Business Park, Cebu City 6000 Relations, Immigration, Intellectual Property, Tel: 0063.32.233 1211-13 / 233.1861 / Corporate Taxation, Legal due Diligence, 233.1950 Special Projects Fax: 0063.32.233.1682 Email: [email protected]

J. NERI & ASSOCIATES 7th Floor, Ayala Life-FGU Centre General Practise, Trial, Contracts, LAW FIRM , cor Biliran Road Investments, Banking, Corporate, Labour Law, Cebu Business Park, Cebu City 6000 Civil Law Telefax Numbers: 0063.32.232.2375 232.2359 Email: [email protected]

E. B. RAMOS & 5/F Ayala Life FCU Centre ASSOCIATES LAW corner Mindanao Avenue and Biliran Road, OFFICES Cebu Business Park, Cebu City 6000 Tel: 0063.32.234.0527 / 0525 Fax: 0063.32.234 4323

ANGARA ABELLO, 6/F Cebu Holding Centre Building General Practise CONCEPCION, REGALA & Cebu Business Park, Cebu City 6000 CRUZ Tel: 0063.32.231.1449 / 231.4223 Fax: 0063.32.231.3614 Email: [email protected]

PALMA, PALMA & 2/F JD Palma Building, General Practise ASSOCIATES Archbishop Reyes Avenue cor Apito St., Lahug, Cebu City 6000 Tel: 0063.32.231.5901 / 231.5892 Fax: 0063.32.231.3607

LIM, ESPINA, MONTEJO, Room 202, Daraque Building, Colon St., General Practise LEGASPI LAW OFFICE Cebu City 6000 Tel: 0063.32.253.5335

MONTUERTO, Suite 706, Ayala Life, FGU Centre General Practise ALMENDRAS, MIEL & Cebu Business Park CAVADA Cebu City 6000 LAW OFFICES Tel: +63 32 233 7997 – 99 Fax: 0063.32.2337996

THE LAW OFFICE Conchita Building, 13th corner Aguinaldo Family law, civil law, criminal law, labor & MURANO, MIRANO, Streets, Bacolod City employment, intellectual property law, MIRANO & MIRANO Tel: 0063.34.494 5828 immigration, tax and corporate law. Fax: 0063.34.435 2960

The following list of English speaking lawyers and translators/interpreters has been prepared by the British Embassy Manila for the convenience of British Nationals who require legal advice in the Philippines.

While every care has been taken in the preparation of this list, neither Her Majesty’s Government nor any officer of the British Embassy/High Commission can act as a guarantor of the competence or probity of any particular lawyer or translator, nor take any responsibility in regard to the consequences of accepting legal advice or initiating legal action.

MINDANAO

CARTOJANO PERIA Magsaysay Avenue Corporate, Business, Real Estate, Family and AND ASSOCIATES General Santos City 9500 General Law Practice Tel: 0063.83.5533519 Atty Rey Cartojano Links: http://www.hg.org/attorney/44876

SYCIP, SALAZAR, The Penthouse 17/F Landco Corporate Center HERNANDEZ & JP Laurel Ave Bajada GATMAITAN LAW OFFICE Davao City 8000 Tel: 0063.82.221.3917 / 224.2742 Fax: 0063.82.224.2743 Email: [email protected]

ANGARA ABELLO, 11/F Pryce Tower Pryce Business Park General Practise CONCEPCION, REGALA & JP Laurel Davao City 8000 CRUZ Tel: 0063.82.224.0996 / 082.224.0997 Fax: 0063.82.224.0983 Email: [email protected]

Atty Fernando Teodulo T Ortigoza Compound, Zone1-B, Crossing General Law Practice Ortigoza III Iponan, Brgy Iponan, Cagayan De Oro City Mobile: 0063.917.7133006

LOCAL TRANSLATORS IN THE PHILIPPINES (All correspond in English)

ADDRESS CONTACT NUMBERS

LANGUAGES INTERNATIONALE 926 A. Arnaiz (formerly Tel: +632 810 7765 / +632 810 7971 Road) Makati City +632 816 8461

ALLIANCE FRANCAIS DE MANILE 209 Nicanor Garcia St Bel Air II Tel: +632 895 7757 / 895 7585 Makati City

4/F DCL House 2598 Manchas Street Tel: +63 2 898 3718 CENTER FOR MULTICULTURAL Makati City STUDIES INC.

PROFESSOR ZHANG (Contact from Chinese Embassy) Tel: +632 848 2409 / +632 810 8597 Fax: +632 848 2460/ +632 810 8774

OPTIMUM SOURCE INC. Suite 2501, The Orient Square, F. Tel: +632 914 9999 Ortigas Jr. Road, Pasig City Fax: +632 914 1122

The following list of English speaking lawyers and translators/interpreters has been prepared by the British Embassy Manila for the convenience of British Nationals who require legal advice in the Philippines.

While every care has been taken in the preparation of this list, neither Her Majesty’s Government nor any officer of the British Embassy/High Commission can act as a guarantor of the competence or probity of any particular lawyer or translator, nor take any responsibility in regard to the consequences of accepting legal advice or initiating legal action.