CONSULAR SECTION British Embassy Manila 120 Upper McKinley Road, McKinley Hill, Taguig 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 PHILIPPINES 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 METRO MANILA 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 Makati 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 Amorsolo Street, 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 Paseo de Roxas, 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 Philamlife Tower 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, Ayala Avenue, 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