LEGAL SERVICES

• Representation in disputes filed with the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC), Bureau of Labor Relations (BLR), and Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)
• Assistance in assessments/inspections conducted by the DOLE Regional Offices
• Representation in disputes filed with the Philippine Overseas Employment Agency (POEA)
• Negotiations regarding Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA)
• General employment law advice
• Employment contract review and development
• Preparation of Employee Handbook / Guidelines
• Workmen’s and Seafarer's compensation
• Employee benefits
• Executive compensation and transfer
• Trade union recognition procedures, including Petitions for Certification Elections
• Strikes and lockouts
• Social Security
• Assistance in the design and/or implementation of rightsizing or manpower reduction programs.
• Labor-related civil and criminal cases
• Tax advice on employee benefits (pension, retirement, stock option plans)

• Representation in cases filed with the Department of Justice (DOJ)Real estate – foreclosures of mortgages, ejectment or unlawful detainer cases, disputes involving land ownership
• Negligence – actions for damages due to negligence (commonly known as "torts")
• Product liability – representation in cases for damages involving defective or adulterated goods and such other customer complaints
• Maritime and admiralty – actions involving claims for death or injury of passengers/crew and loss or damage to cargo and property, collisions and other maritime accidentsCommercial arbitration – arbitration of construction and commercial disputes before the Construction Industry Arbitration Commission and other domestic and international arbitration tribunals

• Advise on the possibility of the registration of the client's trademarks, inventions (patents), utility models, industrial designs, including trademark and patent search opinions
• Registration of trademarks, inventions (patents), utility models, industrial designs, and deposit of copyrighted work
• Preparation and registration with the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPhil) of assignment agreements, licensing agreements, franchise agreements, technology transfer arrangements, and distributorship agreements
• Handling of trademark and patent opposition and cancellation proceedings before the IPOPhil
• Prosecution of infringement and unfair competition suits before the Prosecutor's Office,Department of Justice, Regular Courts, and IPOPhil
• Assistance in Search and Seizure Operations and Enforcement of IP RightsCoordination and registration with the Bureau of Customs (BOC) regarding the illegal importation of counterfeit goods or parallel importations
• Registration of business names
• Registration of products/brands with the Bureau of Foods and Drugs (BFAD)
• Registration of domain names and representation in Domain Name Disputes filed with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) - ICANN
• Legal opinions on internet law or cyberlaw matters
• Registration of plant varieties
  

The services covered by the Law Office's General Retainer Agreement include the following:

• Consultation and advice
• Rendering of opinions
• Preparation of contracts and legal documents
• Preparation of demand letters
• Other legal activities required in the ordinary course of the client’s business.