LIST OF LAWYERS SERVICE OF PROCESS

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1 LIST OF LAWYERS The U.S. Embassy in Manila, Philippines assumes no responsibility or liability for the professional ability or reputation of, or the quality of services provided by, the following persons or firms. Inclusion on this list is in no way an endorsement by the Department of State or the U.S. Embassy/Consulate. Names are listed alphabetically, and the order in which they appear has no other significance. The information in the list on professional credentials, areas of expertise and language ability are provided directly by the lawyers. You may receive additional information about the individuals by contacting the local bar association (or its equivalent) or the local licensing authorities. SERVICE OF PROCESS American consular officers are prohibited by regulations from serving legal process emanating from any court, whether in the United States or abroad, and are prohibited from appointing others to do so, except in certain cases in the United States Federal courts involving service of process on United States citizens abroad (28USC 1783 and 1784,) Service of process in the Philippines may be accomplished by various methods (depending on the circumstances of the case, such as by registered mail at last known address, by publications, and personal service which may also be made by other officers of the court, including attorneys. Most American law firms have found it helpful, and in many cases necessary, to engage the service of Philippine attorneys to advise and assist them in effecting service of process in the Philippines. * Updated as of February 19,

2 Metro Manila Arreza & Associates Atty Augusto Jose Y. Arreza Address: Unit O, 10/F, Burgundy Corporate Tower 252 Sen. Gil J. Puyat Ave., Makati City 1200 Telephone: ( , Fax number: [email protected] General practice, Civil, criminal & administrative litigation. Family relations, Corporations, Intellectual property, Industrial arbitration,immigration Bernas Law Offices Atty. Jose A. Bernas Address: 8/F, Raha Sulayman Bldg., 108 Benavides Street Legaspi Village, Makati City Telephone: (63 2) or or Fax number: (63 2) address: [email protected] General Law Practice in civil, commercial, property, securities, corporation, investment, finance, estate, planning, tax & private international law LANGUAGES: English, Pilipino, French & Mandarin Conrado R. Ayuyao & Associates Atty. Nestor Mejia Atty. Elpidio G. Navarro Atty. Jose J. Ferrer, Jr. Atty. Ernesto O. Pua Address: 899 Pres. Quirino Avenue, Malate Manila Telephone: (63 2) , , , Telefax: (63 2) [email protected] General practice; insurance & negligence cases, drug dependency & related cases, labor, business & trade disputes, settlement of estate, a corporation law, large collection cases, & immigration matters. Notary public. Ricardo T. Diaz Atty. Ricardo T. Diaz Address: 9th Floor, Fedman Bldg., Salcedo St., Legaspi Village, Makati City Telephone: (63 2) / Fax number: (63 2) [email protected] Provincial address: #117 Lealtad St., Balayan, Batangas 4213 Telephone: (63 43) / Fax number: (63 43) Cell Phone: General practice. Criminal law. LANGUAGES: Pilipino & English 2

3 Fajardo Law Offices Atty. Beda Fajardo Atty. Rafaelita Fajardo Atty. Jacinto Fajardo, Jr. Atty. Diana Franco Atty. Angelito R. Villarin Atty. Anthony Escobar Address: 7/F Cityland Condominium 10, Tower 2 Ayala Avenue, Makati City Telephone: (63 2) or Telefax number: (63 2) or [email protected] Maritime, corporate, commercial, insurance, family law, construction, arbitration & immigration law. LANGUAGES: Pilipino & English Formoso, Navaro & Formoso Law Offices Atty. Benjamin Formoso Atty. Manuel Quimbo Atty. Patricia V. Formoso Address: 32 J. Abad Santos Street, corner Ibañez Street Little Baguio, San Juan 1500, Metro Manila Telephone: (63 2) , , Fax number: (63 2) & [email protected] General practice, Annulment of marriage & family relations, probate and settlement of estate, real estate transactions, taxation, admiralty, mining, adoption, banking, immigration, insurance, negligence cases, business and trade disputes, collection cases, labor, intellectual property rights, patents, copyrights and trademarks. LANGUAGES: English and Philippine dialects (Tagalog, Ilocano and Waray. Gonzalez, Sinense, Jimenez & Associates Law Offices Atty. Miguel V. Gonzalez Atty. Eduardo Sinense Atty. Diosdado B. Jimenez Atty. Aristeo San Agustin Atty. Augustus C. Azura Atty. Melvyn S. Jusrisprudencia Address: Room 203 Samii Bldg., Annex 2, Aduana Street Intramuros 1002, Manila Telephone: (63 2) Fax number: (63 2) General practice; banking; corporation; civil; criminal; administrative; labor; mining patents; copyrights & trademarks; taxation; estates. Notary Public PRO BONO SERVICES: Subject to the availability of service time, thru referrals from the courts & the public service programs of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines & the Philippine Bar Association Oben Ventura Ablola Law Office Atty. Reginaldo A. Oben Atty. Eulalio A. Ventura Address: 12 th /Flr. Strata 2000 Emerald Avenue Atty. Allan S. Jao Ortigas Center, Pasig City Atty. Hindenburg Barrios Telephone: (63 2) up to 89 Atty. Pablo Antonio Ventura Fax number: (63 2) local [email protected] Corporate & Litigation, Special assistance to Foreign investors, Immigration Law practice and criminal defense. 3

4 Ortega, Del Castillo, Bacorro, Odulio, Calma & Carbonell Atty. Gregorio F. Ortega Atty. Tomas Del Castillo, Jr. Atty. Benjamin T. Bacorro Atty. Elizer A. Odulio Atty. Renato Calma Atty. Pedro M. Carbonell II Address: 5/F Alpap Building, 140 Leviste Street Salcedo Village, Makati City 1227 Telephone: (63 2) to 25, Fax number: (63 2) or Website: General Practice, Foreign Investments, Corporation, Taxation, Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and Technology Transfers, Civil and Criminal Litigation, Insurance, Securities, Labor Laws, Admiralty, Estates and Trusts, Aviation, Immigration, Banking and Finance, Oil and Mining, Media Law, Family Law, Notary Public. Chato Eleazar Lagmay & Arreza Law Office Atty. Wilfredo M. Chato Atty. Liwayway Vinzons-Chato Atty. Victor Y. Eleazar Atty. Esther R. Ibañez Atty. Romeo Raymond C. Santos Atty. Peter Paul S. Romero Atty. Rubi L. Mayor Address: 8/F Strata 2000, Emerald Avenue, Ortigas Center, 1605 Pasig City Telephone: (63 2) to 64 Fax number: (63 2) Corporate and commercial practice, counseling on and/or documentation of commercial transactions, in particular: corporate acquisitions & divestments; foreign investments & joint ventures; loan syndications & underwriting of securities; real estate acquisitions; conveyance & land-use conversions; build-operatetransfer arrangements, banking investments; corporate secretaryship; organizations & restructuring of business organizations; tax planning & consultancy; specialized practice information technology; intellectual property; civil aviation; administrative practice-representation & filings before regulatory wuasi-judicial agencies; litigation & arbitration practice-cases involving family civil commercial & labor laws. Quasha, Ancheta, Pena & Nolasco Atty. Alonzo Q. Ancheta Atty. Nilo B. Pena Atty. Pompeyo Nolasco Atty. Felisa Baguilat Address: 6/F Don Pablo Building, 114 Amorsolo Street Legaspi Village, Makati City Telephone: (63 2) / Fax number: (63 2) / General practice; corporate investments; taxation; labor & employment; immigration; civil law, particularly property; succession; persons & family relations; contracts & intellectual property Quiason, Makalintal, Barot, Torres & Ibarra Atty. Pociano G.A. Mathay Atty. Wilfredo E. Sanchez Address: 21/F Robinson-Equitable PCI Bank Tower ADB Avenue corner Poveda Street Ortigas Center, Pasig City Telephone: (63 2) up to 85 Fax number: (63 2) Corporate (inclusive of banking & finance, investments & trade, securities regulation; energy & public utilities; immigration; intellectual property; labor; litigation & taxation 4

5 Reyes, Santayana, Tayao, Molo & Alegre Atty. Pedro T. Molo Atty. Zosimo G. Alegre Atty. Gene B. Macalauing Atty. Solomon Reyes Atty. Silverio Dayao Address: 3/F Zaragoza Building, 102 Gamboa Street Legaspi Village, Makati City Telephone: (63 2) up to 78 Fax number: (63 2) General practice & litigation, corporation, banking & finance, foreign investment, aviation, labor laws, taxation, patents, trademarks & copyrights, civil & commercial laws. Notary Public. Riguera & Riguera Law Office Atty. Manuel Riguera Atty. Hazel Riguera Address: 2/F Azucena Arcade, 255 Alabang-Zapote Road Pamplona, Las Piñas City Telephone: (63 2) or Fax number: (63 2) or General practice & litigation with fields of expertise in real estate & property law; credit & banking law; marriage & family law; insurance law; corporate; securities & investment law Rodrigo Berenguer & Guno Atty. Raul C. Rabe Address: 4/F, Phil. First Building, 6764 Ayala Avenue Makati City Telephone: (63 2) up to 43 or up to 34 Fax number: (63 2) Website: rbg.com.ph Civil and criminal litigation, corporate practice, international trade and investments. LANGUAGE: English Romulo, Mabanta, Buenaventura, Sayoc & De Los Angeles Atty. Ricardo J. Romulo Atty. Roman Mabanta, Jr. Atty. Jose F. Buenaventura Atty. Jesus S. J. Sayoc Atty. Eduardo de los Angeles Address: 30/F Citibank Tower, 8741 Paseo de Roxas, Makati City P.O. Box 2089, Makati Central Post Office, 1260 Makati City Telephone: (63 2) Fax number: (63 2) or or or or Website: Admiralty, alternative dispute resolution, banking & finance, corporate & commercial laws, energy & infrastructure, environmental laws, foreign investments, immigration, insurance, intellectual property, labor laws, litigation, securities & taxation. Note: change in address after September SyCip, Salazar, Hernandez & Gatmaitan Atty. Andres G. Gatmaitan Address: SSHG Law Centre, 105 Paseo de Roxas General practice, patents, criminal, civil, estate, family laws, 5

6 Atty. Rafael A. Morales Atty. Cirilo T. Tolosa Atty. Llewelyn L. Llanillo Atty. Andres B. Sta. Maria, Jr. Atty. Emmanuel L. Pena, Jr. Makati City 1225 Telephone: (63 2) or or Fax number: (63 2) Website: immigration, adoption, child custody, litigation, maritime & business cases, corporate & commercial law, banking, finance & securities, labor relations, mining, energy & natural resources law, intellectual property, shipping, taxation, real estate. Notary Public. SyquiaPascual-Lopez Santos Law Offices Atty. Enrique P. Syquia Atty. Cicero R. Cua Atty. Felix R. Torralba Atty. Emiliano Espiritu Atty. Ma. Editha A. Go-Binas Address: Unit 1902 Security Bank Center, 6776 Ayala Ave., Legaspi Village, Makati City Telephone: (63 2) or or or Fax number: (63 2) General practice. Security Law, International law, collection cases. Notary Public. Velicaria Egenias Law Offices Atty. Antonio Velicaria Atty. Francis Egenias Atty. Anthony Velicaria Addres: 3/F, Adamson Center, 121 Lefiste Street Salcedo Village, Makati City Telephone: (63 2) or or or Fax number: (63 2) Maritime law, patents & trademarks, corporate practice, immigration, labor laws. PARANAQUE CITY Jeanie S. Pulido Law Office Atty. Jeanie S. Pulido Address: Unit G-07 Antel Seaview Tower A Roxas Blvd, Pasig City, 1300 Telephone: (63 2) Fax number: (63 2) Website: Personal and family law, Immigration, Real Estate transactions, Probate and estate, Corporate and Business law, Labor law, Service of summons and criminal law. Language: English and Filipino 6

7 BAGUIO CITY Agranzamendez, Liceralde Gallardo & Associates (ALGA Law) Atty. Reynaldo Agranzamendez Atty. Miguel Liceralde, Sr. Atty. Rigoberto Gallardo Atty. Miguel L. Liceralde, Jr. Atty. Cres Manuel L. Liceralde Atty. Samuel D. Gallardo Atty. Ray Glenn C. Agranzamendez Address: 3/F Antipolo Annex Bldg, #83 Session Road, Baguio City 2600 Telefax: (63-74) General practice. Criminal cases, corporation, labor cases, tax matters, agrarian cases, special proceedings, foreclosures & collection cases, family law cases, corporate cases, child & women protection cases. CEBU CITY Mercado Cordero Bael Acuna & Sepulveda Law Office Atty. Jose Ray Bael Atty. Vicente Cordero Atty. Cornelio Mercado Atty. Auren Acuña Atty. Rory Jon Sipolvida Atty. Allan Orvien P. Geotina Address: 3/F CAO Mercado Building Osmeña Boulevard, Cebu City Telephone: (63-32) or or Fax number: (63-32) or or General practice. Litigation work in all levels (trial and appellate courts, administrative matters, corporate, insurance, labor, immigration, family and estate matters. J. Neri & Associates Atty. Julius Neri Atty. Jerome Dennis Neri Atty. Thelma Jordan Atty. Evelyn Nuñez Atty. Florante Abad Atty. Renato Galeon Atty. Joven Francis Neri Address: 7/F Ayala Life-FGU Center Mindanao Avenue, cor. Biliran Road, Cebu Business Park, Cebu City 6000 Telephone: (63-32) ; or Telefax number: (63-32) or Labor, civil, corporate, maritime, patent, taxation, criminal, violation of the family code & family code & child & youth welfare code, land registration cases. SyCip, Salazar, Hernandez & Gatmaitan Atty. Danilo Ortiz Atty. Alan Fontanosa Address: 4/F Room 406 Keppel Center, Cebu Business Park Ayala, Cebu City 6000 Corporate & commercial law, banking, finance & securities, litigation, labor relations, mining, energy & natural resources law, 7

8 Atty. Thaddeus Alvizo Atty. Joseph Trillana Gonzales Atty. May Aileen Lizares Atty. Karen B. Caparros-Arquillano Atty. Dennis R. Quiokeles Telephone: (63-32) up to 13 or Fax number: (63-32) or intellectual property, shipping and maritime law, taxation, real estate, immigration law. Notary Public. DAVAO CITY SyCip, Salazar, Hernandez & Gatmaitan Atty. Dominador Carillo Atty. Geraldine Kimosin-Tiu Atty. Aaron Philip Cruz Address: The Penthouse, 17 th Landco Corporate Center J.P. Laurel Avenue Bajada, Davao City 8000 Telephone: (63 82) ; (63 32) Fax number: (63 82) General practice, patents, criminal, civil, estate, family laws, immigration, adoption, child custody, litigation, maritime & business cases, corporate & commercial law, banking, finance & securities, labor relations, mining, energy & natural resources law, intellectual property, shipping, taxation, real estate. Notary Public., Fukien, Cebuano ILOILO CITY Treñas, Treñas & Rubias Law Offices Atty. Raul Rivero Atty. Gregorio Rubias Address: 2/F Golden Commercial Center Atty. Manuel Miraflores Iznart Street, Iloilo City Atty. Aloysius De La Cruz, II Telephone: (63-33) or Atty. Rodolfo Pollentes, Jr. Fax number: (63-33) Atty. Lina Layson Atty. Jose Mari Treñas Giron & Giron Law Office (Will send a fax of additional information) Atty. Joselito V. Giron Atty. Rachel Giron Address: #710 Ermita Center Building 1350 Roxas Boulevard Ermita, Manila 1000 Telephone: (632) Fax number:: (632) Mobile: (63-917) / (63-917) [email protected] / [email protected] Website: General practice, civil, commercial, corporate, labor, collection, trade disputes, criminal cases, estates. Notaries Public. LANGUAGE: English, Spanish, Tagalog & Visayan dialects Also based in Bacolod Province United States Immigration & Nationality Law, U.S. Visa consultation and applications LANGUAGE: English, Tagalog, other dialects of Philippines 8

9 MINDORO PROVINCE Public Defender s Office Atty. Gilbert Matibag Address: Public Attorney s Office, Hall of Justice Provincial Capitol Complex Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro Telefax number: (63-43) General Practice. Criminal & civil cases. OLONGAPO CITY (ZAMBALES) Lacambra Law Office Atty. Leopoldo Lacambra, Jr. Address: 2415 Lincoln Lodge, Arthur Street West Bajac-Bajac, Olongapo City 2200 Fax number: (63-47) [email protected] General practice. Domestic and Inter-country adoption, annulment/declaration of nullity of marriage, correction/cancellation of entries not covered by R.A. 9048,civil cases PAMPANGA PROVINCE Mangiliman, Benoza & Associates Atty. Wilfrido Mangiliman Atty. Aramis Benoza Atty. Federico Tolentino, Jr. Atty. Raul Macalino Atty. Ma. Lowela V. Cezar-Benoza Atty. Josep Jepri M. Miranda Atty. Roseller T. Logronio Address: Unit 5, Calsa Arcade II Gapan, Olongapo Road, corner Lazatin Avenue, San Fernando, Pampanga Telephone: (63-45) or Fax: (63-45) [email protected] General Practice. Willing to handle pro bono cases for indigent but deserving litigants. They are incumbent officers of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines, Pampanga/Angeles City Chapter. 9

10 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES Platon Martinez Flores San Pedro & Leano Offices Atty. Saklolo Leano 6/F Tuscan Building, 114 Herrera Street Legaspi Village, Makati (63 2) or (63 2) Siguion Reyna Montecillo & Ongsiako Law Offices Atty. Romarie Villonco Atty. Ishak V. Mastura 4 and 6/F Citibank Center, 8741 Paseo de Roxas, Makati City (63 2) up to 90 (63 2) [email protected] Website: Sycip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan Law Offices Atty. Emmanuel Pena Sycip Law All Asia Center, 105 Paseo de Roxas, Makati City (63 2) , , (63 2) or Website: Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz Law Offices Atty. Avelino V. Cruz 22/F ACCRA Law Tower, Second Avenue corner 30th Street, Crescent Park West, Bonifacio Global City, 0399 Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines (63 2) (632) ; (632) [email protected] Website: AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Same Firm 10

11 Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz Law Offices Atty. Avelino V. Cruz 22/F ACCRA Law Tower, Second Avenue corner 30th Street, Crescent Park West, Bonifacio Global City, 0399 Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines (63 2) (632) ; (632) Website: Baniqued & Banuqued Atty. Carlos G. Baniqued 8/F, Jollibee Center, San Miguel Avenue, Pasig City (63 2) (63 2) Website: Belo Gozon Parel Asuncion & Lucila Atty. Enrique M. Belo 15/F Saguittarius Condominium, H.V. da la Costa Street, Salcedo Village, Makati City (63 2) up to 19/ up to 09 (63 2) or or Website: Carpio Villaraza & Cruz Law Offices Atty. Arthur L. Villaraza 5/F, LTA Building 118 Perea Street, Legaspi, Metro Manila, Philippines (63 2) /38 (63 2) / or Ortega Del Castillo Bacorro Odullo Calma & Carbonell Atty. Gregorio E. Ortega 5-6/Fs, Alpap Building, 140 Alfaro Street, Salcedo Village, Makati City (63 2) up to 24 (63 2) /

12 Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & De Los Angeles Atty. Aileen Sarah Tolosa-Lerma 30/F Citibank Tower, 8741 Paseo de Roxas, Makati City (63 2) (63 2) / or Siguion Reyna Montecillo & Ongsiako Law Offices Atty. Rolando Mario G. Villonco 4 th and 6 th Floors, Citibank Center, 8741 Paseo de Roxas, Makati City (63 2) / (63 2) [email protected] or [email protected] Website: AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - CEBU Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz Law Offices Atty. Danilo R. Deen 6/F Cebu Holdings Center Building, Cebu Business Park (Ayala), 6000 Cebu City, PHILIPPINES (63 32) ; (63 32) (63 32) [email protected], or [email protected] Website: Sycip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan Law Offices Atty. Thad Alvizo 4/F Room 406 Keppel Center, Cebu Business Park Ayala, Cebu City 6000 (63 32) to 13; (63 32) (63 32) [email protected], or [email protected] (Note: This is the same firm as the first firm, Sycip, listed on page 11) 12