Experience

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  Gana atienza avisado law offices

  Feb 2012 - Aug 2015

  Associate lawyer

  • Appear and file pleadings before the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Lower Courts, Department of Justice, and other administrative bodies; • Handle prosecution of patent, trademark and copyright applications and maintenance and assignment of registrations obtained; File complaints for infringement of intellectual property rights and unfair competition; Appear before the Intellectual Property Office;• Appear and file pleadings before the National Labor Relations Commission, Department of Labor and Employment and Bureau of Immigration; Assist clients in human resources due diligence, the legal aspects of hiring such as the preparation of employment contracts, manuals and programs for employee benefits, compliance, drafting and negotiating collective bargaining agreements, and transition issues including early retirement, dismissal and retrenchment;• Prepare documents in relation to board and stockholders’ meetings, reportorial requirements and other registrations with the Securities and Exchange Commission and Philippine Stock Exchange; Advise foreign investors in connection with acquisition of assets and shares in the Philippines; Draft and review contracts; Involvement in due diligence projects. Show less

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  Senate of the philippines

  Jun 2012 - Dec 2015

  • Conduct legal research, prepare documents in relation to senate hearings and investigations;• Provide legal advice and identifying, preventing and solving legal issues. • Conduct legal research, prepare documents in relation to senate hearings and investigations;• Provide legal advice and identifying, preventing and solving legal issues.

  • Consultant, Blue Ribbon Oversight Committee

    Jan 2013 - Dec 2015

  • Consultant, Select Oversight Committee on Suffrage

    Jun 2012 - Jan 2013
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  Commission on elections, office of the chairman

  Aug 2015 - Feb 2016

  Attorney vi

  • Performs consultative and legal services to the Commission in quasi-judicial cases; prepares pleadings and briefs in cases involving the Commission; • Assists in planning and coordinates with the administration and enforcement of all laws relative to the conduct of elections; Investigates complaints relative to the conduct of election and prepares rulings and opinions on legal questions involving other departments or offices of the Commission;• Digests, compiles and analyzes election and constitutional cases decided by courts, conducts researches on legal queries propounded by the Commission and performs other related functions. Show less

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  Matas and matienzo law offices

  Feb 2016 - now

  • Appear and file pleadings before the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Lower Courts, Department of Justice, and other administrative bodies; • Handle prosecution of patent, trademark and copyright applications and maintenance and assignment of registrations obtained; File complaints for infringement of intellectual property rights and unfair competition; Appear before the Intellectual Property Office;• Appear and file pleadings before the National Labor Relations Commission, Department of Labor and Employment and Bureau of Immigration; Assist clients in human resources due diligence, the legal aspects of hiring such as the preparation of employment contracts, manuals and programs for employee benefits, compliance, drafting and negotiating collective bargaining agreements, and transition issues including early retirement, dismissal and retrenchment;• Prepare documents in relation to board and stockholders’ meetings, reportorial requirements and other registrations with the Securities and Exchange Commission and Philippine Stock Exchange; Advise foreign investors in connection with acquisition of assets and shares in the Philippines; Draft and review contracts; Involvement in due diligence projects. Show less

  • Partner

    Aug 2023 - now

  • Lawyer

    Feb 2016 - now
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  Philippine contractors accreditation board

  Sept 2017 - now

  Executive director

  • Plans, develops and implements programs leading to the achievement of the construction industry’s goals;• Collaborates and coordinates with the private sector and other government agencies in executing plans and activities in CIAP;• Represents the Board in inter-agency, international meetings and seminars and conferences and other ad hoc committee assignments where the Department of Trade and Industry is invited to participate;• Investigates complaints relative to the conduct of construction activities by licensed contractors;• Performs consultative and legal services to the Board in quasi-judicial cases; prepares pleadings and briefs in cases involving the Board. Show less