Full Service Law Firm in Makati City, Philippines

Jimenez Gonzales Bello Valdez Caluya & Fernandez

Main Office
6th Floor, SOL Building
112 Amorsolo Street, Legaspi Village
Makati City 1229
Philippines

+63 2 8159071

+63 2 8173251

www.jglawph.com

Contact Mr. Jose Vicente Jimenez

Law Firm Overview

Jimenez Gonzales Bello Valdez Caluya & Fernandez is committed to providing efficient and personalized service, observing the highest ethical and professional standards at all times, and delivering results that exceed client expectations. Our team of legal experts from the top ranks of leading law schools in the country constantly endeavor to achieve excellence in the practice of law, keeping in mind that more than for individual gain, the honorable practice of law is in service to the people and society in general.

Throughout the firm's history, several of its partners and alumni have held prominent positions both in the private and in the government sector. Our firm finds its roots in the law office founded in 1951 by Jose P. Bengzon, former Secretary of Justice and Commissioner of the Bureau of Immigration of the Republic of the Philippines. Potenciano Villegas Jr. and Isidro C. Zarraga were his first associates and Jose F.S. Bengzon, Jr. joined the legal staff six years later.

In 1961, Jose P. Bengzon was recalled to government service and the partnership of Bengzon Villegas & Zarraga was formed. Jose P. Bengzon was later appointed Presiding Justice of the Philippine Court of Appeals, and subsequently, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, where he served until his retirement in 1968. After which, he returned to private law practice as Of Counsel of the law firm he founded (which eventually became known as Bengzon Narciso Cudala Jimenez Gonzales & Liwanag). Today, Jimenez Gonzales Bello Valdez Caluya & Fernandez (JGLaw) continues to grow steadily as more legal minds with expertise in various fields join the firm and enrich the partnership. Our lawyers continuously maintain and expand their legal network via foreign counterparts and affiliates throughout the globe.

Our firm represents clients from diverse fields: Banking; Finance; Insurance; Manufacturing; Business Process Outsourcing (BPO); Property Management; Manpower Recruitment; Agri-fuels and Bio-technology; Healthcare; Food; Beverage; Cosmetics; Pharmaceutical; Chemical; Mining; Electronics; Travel; Entertainment; Shipping; Land Transportation; Construction; Telecommunications; Power and Energy; Religious Congregations and Schools.

Year this Office was Established: 1951

Areas of Law

Additional Areas of Law: Industrial Relations; Profit Sharing; Employment Contracts; Collective Bargaining.

Areas of Law Description

Jimenez Gonzales Bello Valdez Caluya & Fernandez or JGLaw provides legal services in the following areas of practice:

- Corporate Law and Taxation

Corporate Law and Taxation constitutes one of the firm's strongest practice areas covering the field's every aspect, such as contracts, corporate rehabilitation, real property, infrastructure, energy, foreign investments, securities, telecommunications, banking and finance, insurance, immigration and governmental relations and regulatory affairs. Our firm provides legal consultancy, business and documentation services, and administrative assistance in complying with the requirements of government agencies such as the Securities and Exchange Commission, Board of Investments, Philippine Economic Zone Authority, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, Bureau of Immigration, Department of Labor and Employment, the Philippine Retirement Authority, and the Bureau of Internal Revenue.

- Employment Standards and Industrial Relations

Our firm handles a wide array of legal services pertaining to employment standards and industrial relations, ranging from the preparation of labor contracts; company manuals, rules and regulations; and consultancy agreements, to representation before collective bargaining negotiations and hearings before labor courts and agencies. Our firm also conducts seminars on employment-related topics as part of the training and information dissemination program of corporate clients. Our lawyers are experienced in providing legal advice on complicated labor-related issues such as retrenchment, outsourcing, mergers and acquisitions, and in assisting in the conduct of administrative proceedings for erring employees. Our knowledge of current labor laws and jurisprudence, as well as updated practices and policies of labor courts and agencies, puts us in a premier position as a law firm engaged in the effective and efficient resolution of labor-related issues.

- Intellectual Property Law

Our firm provides counsel and representation in the prosecution of trademark, patent (i.e. inventions, industrial designs, and utility models), and copyright applications and registrations, including drafting Search or Non-Infringement Opinions, Freedom to Operate Reports, and Third Party Observations. Clients in the telecommunications, automotive, retail, food and beverage, chemical, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, and entertainment industries have afforded us opportunities to excel in this practice area. In addition, we have extensive experience in reviewing, drafting, and negotiating contracts and agreement involving intellectual property rights, such as: license agreement; technology transfer agreements; clinical trial agreements; and compliance certification for licensing agreements and other IP-related matters.

- Litigation

Our firm prides itself with a team of competent, dedicated and reliable lawyers who can handle all aspects of civil, criminal, commercial and specialized litigation both at trial and at the appellate level. Our firm's solid reputation in litigation is founded on its decades of experience in handling cases involving aviation, banking, insurance and securities regulation, bankruptcy and insolvency, commercial arbitration, commercial debt collection, contract or warranty breach, election controversies, family law, insurance claims, intellectual property, land, air, and maritime transportation, private international law, product liability, personal injury, professional negligence, telecommunications law, probate of wills and settlement of estates, and stockholder's derivative and class suits.

Partners

	Mr. Eloy E. Bello IV Attorney Arbitration, Construction Law, Copyright, Food and Beverages Law, Intellectual Property		Mr. Ernesto T. Caluya, Jr. Attorney Employment, Litigation
	Mr. Winston P.L. Esguerra Attorney Employment, Litigation		Mr. Gregorio Gerry F. Fernandez Attorney Litigation
	Mr. Ponciano C. Gonzales, Jr. Attorney Arbitration, Aviation Law, Litigation		Mr. Jose V. E. Jimenez Attorney Corporate Law, Corporate Litigation, Immigration, International Law
	Ms. Victoria T. Limkico Attorney Business Law, Immigration, Tax		Ms. Lory Anne M. McMullin Attorney Business Formation, Business Law, Corporate Law, Immigration, Visa
	Mr. Benigno G. Par, Jr. Attorney Litigation		Ms. Ma. Melva E. Valdez Attorney Business Law, Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Immigration, International Investments

Associates

	Ms. Myla Gloria A. Amboy Attorney Business Law, Securities		Ms. Richelle Mae G. Atos Attorney Business Law, Intellectual Property
	Ms. Marie Irahlyn C. Burog Attorney Business and Industry, Business Law, Civil Litigation, Commercial Law, Corporate Law		Ms. Maureen B. De Castro Attorney Business and Industry, Business Law, Corporate Law, Immigration, Visa
	Mr. Clodualdo A. R. De Jesus, Jr. Attorney Immigration, Litigation		Mr. Teodoro Lorenzo A. Fernandez Attorney Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property, Litigation
	Ms. Maria Cecilia A. Fuentes Attorney Aviation Law, Family Law, Litigation, Probate		Mr. Hiroshi R. Kotake Attorney Business Law, Civil Litigation, Corporate Law, Immigration, Intellectual Property
	Ms. Katherine May N. Rances Attorney Copyright, Intellectual Property, Patents, Trademark		Ms. Rosario T. P. Rodriguez-Ganitano Attorney Litigation
	Mr. Anthony B. Uson Attorney Business and Industry, Business Law, Civil Litigation, Corporate Law, Immigration