obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of the Philippines in 1985. He received his Bachelor of Laws degree from the Ateneo de Manila University in 1989, graduating with second honors. His fields of legal practice are Industrial and Intellectual Property Law, Civil, Commercial and Criminal Litigation, Commercial Arbitration, Real Property Law, Corporate Law, Family Law, Banking, Securities and Finance, and Telecommunications. In 2007, he was cited as a Key Practitioner for Construction and Real Estate, IT, Telecoms and Media and Intellectual Property Law by Asialaw Profiles. More recently, in 2009, he was cited as one of the Recommended Individuals for Construction and Real Estate by Legal 500 (Asia Pacific).



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, Insurance, 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.



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 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 Philippine Team which competed in the 1991 Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, held in Washington D.C. 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.



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.