obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of the Philippines in 1984 and his Bachelor of Laws (second honors) from the Ateneo de Manila University in 1989. He passed the bar in 1990, and first worked as a litigation associate at another major firm prior to joining PBR when it was established in 1994.
He has garnered multiple citations over the years, including being named as a recommended lawyer by Asia Law Profiles for construction litigation, and by Legal 500 (Asia Pacific) for dispute resolution, real estate and construction, intellectual property and TMT. He is cited by Asia IP Experts for trademarks, media and entertainment, and IT and telecoms. He is rated by Benchmark Litigation for commercial and transactions litigation, and was named Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year for the Philippines by Asian Legal Business (Thompson Reuters) in 2021. He is on the 2024 and 2025 A-List (Top 100 Lawyers) of Asia Business Law Journal.
He is the current president, and a director since 2011, of the Intellectual Property Association of the Philippines. He is also a director of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines, which runs the national electrical grid.
obtained his Bachelor of Science degree, cum laude from the University of the Philippines in 1986. He received his Bachelor of Laws degree from the same university in 1990. He is a member of the Phi Kappa Phi and Pi Gamma Mu international honor societies. His fields of legal practice are Corporate Law, Banking, Securities and Finance, Commercial Law and Taxation. In 2007, he was cited as a Key Practitioner for Banking and Finance, Corporate/Mergers and Acquisitions, Securitization and Structured Finance and Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy by Asialaw Profiles. He is also recognized as a Leading Lawyer for the Financial and Corporate field by the IFLR1000. In 2024 and 2025, he was included in the A-List: Top Philippine Lawyers of the Asia Business Law Journal.
received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of the Philippines in 1986 and was awarded the Dean’s Medal for Academic Excellence. He obtained his Bachelor of Laws degree from the Ateneo de Manila University, graduating sixth in his class in 1990, with second honors. He placed sixth in the 1990 Bar Examinations. His fields of legal practice are Civil, Commercial and Criminal Litigation, Commercial Arbitration, Labor Law, Real Property Law, and Industrial and Intellectual Property Law. In 2007, he was cited as a Key Practitioner for Labour and Employment and Intellectual Property Law by Asialaw Profiles.
received his Bachelor of Science in Economics degree from the University of the Philippines in 1988 and was awarded the Dean’s Medal for Academic Excellence. He obtained his Bachelor of Laws degree from the same university in 1992, also with the Dean’s Medal for Academic Excellence. He has a Master of Laws degree in International Economic Law from the University of Michigan. He was a member of the 1990 Editorial Board of the Philippine Law Journal, and of the Order of the Purple Feather. He was a member of the 1991 Philippine Team which competed in the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition. His fields of legal practice are Civil, Commercial and Criminal Litigation, Real Property Law, Industrial and Intellectual Property Law, Commercial Arbitration, and Telecommunications. In 2007, he was cited as a Key Practitioner for IT, Telecoms and Media and Intellectual Property by Asialaw Profiles. In 2019, Legal 500 Asia Pacific cited him as a Key Practitioner in Dispute Resolution and in Technology, Media and Telecommunications. Asia Business Law Journal has included him in the Philippines' A-List of Lawyers for 2024.
received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of the Philippines in 1986, graduating cum laude. He obtained Bachelor of Laws degree from the Ateneo de Manila University in 1990, graduating with second honors. He placed eighteenth in the 1990 Bar Examinations. He is a member of the Phi Kappa Phi and Pi Gamma Mu international honor societies. His fields of legal practice are Labor Law, Civil, Commercial and Criminal Litigation, Family Law, Real Property Law, and Industrial and Intellectual Property Law. In 2007, he was cited as a Key Practitioner for Labour and Employment and Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy by Asialaw Profiles.
obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in 1986 from the University of the Philippines and was awarded the Dean’s Medal for Academic Excellence. He received his Bachelor of Laws degree from the same university in 1993, likewise with the Dean’s Medal for Academic Excellence award. He has a Master of Laws degree from the University of Michigan, and is a member of New York State Bar. He was a member of the Order of the Purple Feather of the U.P. College of Law. He is a registered Intellectual Property Office Trademark Agent. His fields of legal practice are Civil, Commercial and Criminal Litigation, Real Property Law, Industrial and Intellectual Property Law and Commercial Arbitration.
received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science (cum laude) from the University of the Philippines in 2000. He obtained his Bachelor of Laws degree (cum laude) from the University of the Philippines in 2004. He is a member of the Phi Kappa Phi and Pi Gamma Mu International Honor Societies. He teaches at the Colleges of the Law of the University of the Philippines (Diliman) and Lyceum of the Philippines University. His fields of legal practice include: Civil, Commercial and Criminal Litigation; Commercial Arbitration; Labor Law; Corporate Law; Banking, Securities and Finance; Real Property Law; Industrial and Intellectual Property Law; Taxation.
received her Bachelor of Science in Commerce degree (cum laude) from the University of Santo Tomas in 1992. She obtained her Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of the Philippines in 2000. Her fields of legal practice include: Intellectual Property, Tax, Corporate Law, Real Property, and Commercial and Construction Arbitration.
received his Bachelor of Arts degree (cum laude) from the University of the Philippines (Baguio) in 2004. In 2008, he obtained his Juris Doctor degree (Dean’s Medal, 6th Place) from the University of the Philippines – College of Law. He was also awarded Gonzalo Gonzales - Most Outstanding Law Intern - Office of Legal Aid (O.L.A.) Co-awardee (2008); Vicente V. Mendoza Prize for Best Review of Supreme Court Decisions Awardee (2008); and Esteban Bautista Prize for Best Paper in Intellectual Property Law Co-awardee (2008).
His fields of legal practice include: civil, commercial, construction, consumer, corporate, criminal, energy, intellectual property, labor & employment, regulatory, and tax litigation, and international and domestic arbitration.
During the annual Philippine Law Awards organized by Asian Legal Business/ Thomson Reuters, he was awarded “Young Lawyer of the Year” for 2022, and “Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year” for 2025. Asialaw ranked him “Rising Star” in Dispute Resolution for the years 2023, 2024 and 2025. In 2025, Benchmark Litigation ranked him “Future Star” in the field of Commercial & Transactions.
received her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Accountancy (magna cum laude) from the University of the Philippines in 2003, and placed second in the Certified Public Accountants Licensure Examination in the same year. She obtained her Juris Doctor degree (cum laude) from the same university and placed fifth in the Bar Examinations in 2008. In 2013, she was recognized by AsiaLaw as one of Asia-Pacific’s Leading Lawyers in the field of Intellectual Property. She is a member of the Phi Kappa Phi and Pi Gamma Mu International Honor Societies. Her fields of legal practice include: Civil, Commercial and Criminal Litigation; Commercial Arbitration; Intellectual Property Law; Corporate Law; Banking, Securities and Finance; Taxation; and Real Property Law. She is currently the Managing Partner of the firm.