We are the leading firm in the highly specialized field of education law. We have counselled not only schools, but legislators, policy makers, and implementers in this area of law. So if you have any concern, be it a labor case filed by a faculty; or being a defendant in a civil case for damages; or if you find your school at the end of an unreasonable government regulation, we are the best in this field.
The propensity of filing cases for the nullity of marriage, particularly on the ground of Psychological Incapacity, has been steadily growing in recent years due to a number of hasty marriages and marital woes. That is why the “mortality rate” of these cases is also very high. Contrary to popular notion, there are no shortcuts to a real nullity of marriage case and there is no such thing as “non-appearance”. For us, it is primary that we make sure that you have the legal merits to stand to warrant an Order declaring the marriage void from the beginning even on appeals, if necessary. We also counsel on collateral issues in nullity cases such as child custody, support pendente lite, and rights to conjugal or individual properties of the spouses.
Are you an unmarried woman who wants to claim support for your child who is not acknowledged by his or her father? If you have been advised to file a case of economic abuse under Republic Act 9262, then you are probably ill-advised. We have counselled several women like you in order to correct this predicament. An action for compulsory recognition and support is the proper remedy. In order to save time in establishing the paternity of your child with the father in denial, mandatory DNA testing is allowed if properly asked from the courts. Our expertise in this field will save you time and resources. And by the way, support covers recovery of arrears and advances made by the mother in support of the child alone, including costs and expenses of delivery of the child.
We represent both management and labor on many occasions. As for the management, there is always no “victory” even in winning a labor case. Even if the labor case is dismissed by the Arbiter or the NLRC, there is no monetary award for the company who, more often than not, was constrained to spend for lawyers in a costly and protracted legal battle all the way to the Supreme Court. Preventive lawyering is the key. We provide our retained companies timely and expert advice to deter labor cases in the work place. While it may not be totally avoided, at least, we are confident a harassment complaint will not stand in the labor tribunals. As to representing aggrieved employees, we make sure that they are properly represented in a legitimate case against multi-national companies that pay labor cheap and with abusive practices. Our extensive experience and expertise on this field, both labor and management, is objective and unparalleled.
Are you falsely and maliciously accused of a crime? Or are you a victim of an unlawful act? We handle crimes ranging from petty crimes to crimes punishable by life imprisonment. But as criminal lawyers, we are guided by our ethical and moral principles. We choose who we represent as justice is for the oppressed and not as a tool to aid oppression. We rely on the strength and merits of the case, whether it be for defense or prosecution.
License to practice medicine is a privilege. As such, medical practitioners are mandated by law to exercise extraordinary diligence in treating their patients. If you sustain an injury by reason of an act committed either through fault or negligence amounting to a breach of duty on the part of the medical practitioner, then you are probably a victim of poor medical treatment, thus making the hospital civilly liable and the medical practitioner both civilly and criminally liable.
Corporate, Agency, Partnership Laws, Commercial Laws, Intra-Corporate Disputes, Trademark Registration, Copyright, Patent, Dispute Resolution, Real Estate, Securities and Exchange, Mergers and Acquisition, Business transaction and organization.
Under the Philippine Constitution, the State is mandated to regulate or prohibit monopolies when the public interest so requires. Likewise, it prohibits combinations in restraint of trade or unfair competition. Recently, Republic Act 10667 or the Philippine Competition Act has been signed into law providing for a comprehensive regulation that defines, prohibits and penalizes these so-called anticompetitive conducts and agreements. In order to escape liability under this fairly new law, business entities must be informed of the rules and regulation and compliance under the law.
Organizations processing personal information are required to comply with the Data Privacy Act of 2012. Our Data Privacy Compliance includes privacy risk assessment, developing framework, analyzing legal requirements, renegotiation of contracts, developing privacy policies, processes, and internal controls, and dealing with data breach. The expected outputs from these services are (1) Data Privacy Manual, which includes the data processing system, policies, security measures, and data breach; (2) Privacy Notice; (3) Amendments or revisions to existing contracts; and (4) Forms for implementation of data privacy policy.
Deportation, Sec. 9g Visa and Alien Employment Permit, Special Work Permit (SWP) and Special Study Permit (SSP), Permanent Residency, Administrative and Judicial Naturalization Proceedings.
Cancellation of encumbrance, adverse claim, Registration of land, Quieting of Title, Cancellation of Title.
