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Of Counsel
RICARDO
P. GALVEZ, (1933-2005);
admitted to the Bar, 1957, Philippines. Education: University of the
Philippines (LL.B., 1956); Former Solicitor General (1998-Feb. 2001);
Associate Justice, Court of Appeals (1992-1998); Regional Trial Judge
(1983-1992); City Prosecutor, Iloilo City (1971-1983); Assistant City
Prosecutor, Iloilo City (1960-1963; 1967-1971); Chosen as one of the three
outstanding RTC Judges in the Philippines in 1991 by the Foundation for
Judicial Excellence; Chosen as one of the ten most outstanding City
Prosecutors in the Philippines in 1973; Lecturer, Philippine Judicial
Academy and UP Law Center; Law Professor on Remedial Law, 1967-1998.
Member: Integrated Bar of the Philippines and Philippine Bar Association,
Committee on the Revision of the Rules of Court which drafted the 2000
Rules on Criminal Procedure; Committee on the drafting of the E-Commerce
Rules of Court. LANGUAGES: English and Filipino.
Senior partners
EDMUNDO
L. TAN,
born 1945; admitted to the Bar, 1974, Philippines. Education:
De La Salle College, Bacolod (A.B., magna cum laude); University of the
Philippines (LL.B.). Former Associate, Cruz Villarin
Ongkiko Academia & Durian Law Offices. Former
Partner, Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz Law Offices. Former Senior Partner,
Ponce Enrile Cayetano
Reyes & Manalastas Law Offices. Member:
Integrated Bar of the Philippines; International Law Association
(Philippine Branch). Former Trustee, Philippine Dispute Resolution Center,
Inc. (PDRCI). Director: Sinophil, Inc., Director
and Corporate Secretary: APC Group, Inc.; Philippine Global Communications,
Inc.; Philcom Corporation; Director: Equitable
PCI Bank; Director: PCI Leasing & Finance, Inc.; Director: PCI Capital
Corp.; Director: EBC Investments, Inc.. LANGUAGES:
English, Filipino, and Chinese. e-mail: elt@talfirm.com
SABINO
E. ACUT, JR., born 1950; admitted to the Bar, 1975,
Philippines. Education: Mindanao State University (A.B., magna cum laude);
University of the East (LL.B., cum laude); University of Pennsylvania
(LL.M.). Journal Editor, 1971 Philippine Constitutional Convention. Special
Assistant to the Director, Bureau of National & Foreign Information,
1973-1974. Former Confidential Attorney to Justice Cecilia Muñoz-Palma, Supreme Court of the Philippines. Special
Lecturer, University of the Philippines Law Center, Institute on Criminal
Procedure, 1984. Former Partner, Angara Abello
Concepcion Regala & Cruz Law Offices. Former
Senior Partner and Head of the Litigation Department, Ponce Enrile Cayetano Reyes & Manalastas Law Offices. Former Corporate Secretary,
Eastern General Reinsurance Corporation. Former Legal Counsel, Alabang Country Club, Inc. Former Trustee, Makati Law
Foundation. Former Legal Counsel, Philippine Hospital Association. Former
President, Legal Management Council of the Philippines. Former Corporate
Secretary, Boulevard Holdings, Inc. Member, Wharton-Penn Club of the
Philippines. Director: Philippine Global Communications, Inc.; Corporate
Secretary, Equitable-PCI Bank. Member: Integrated Bar of the Philippines;
Philippine Bar Association. LANGUAGES: English and Filipino. e-mail: sea@talfirm.com
BERNARD
B. LOPEZ,
born 1965; admitted to the Bar, 1990, Philippines. Education:
University of the Philippines (A.B., cum laude; LL.B.). Former Associate,
Ponce Enrile Cayetano
Reyes & Manalastas Law Offices; Corporate
Secretary, Philippine Bank of Communication. Member: Integrated Bar of the
Philippines. LANGUAGES: English and Filipino. e-mail: bbl@talfirm.com
MARTIN
ISRAEL L. PISON, born 1967, admitted to
the Bar, 1994; Philippines. Education: University of the Philippines (B.A.;
LL.B.). Former Undersecretary/Chief of Staff, Office of the Chief
Presidential Legal Counsel (1998). Director, Avecs
Asia Philippines Corporation. Director, Executive International Movers,
Inc. Member: Integrated Bar of the Philippines. LANGUAGES: English and
Filipino. e-mail: mlp@talfirm.com
Partners
MARITONI
Z. LIWANAG,
born 1966; admitted to the Bar, 1993, Philippines.
Education: University of the Philippines (B.S. Psychology; LL.B.). Former
Associate, Roco Buñag Kapunan Migallos & Jardeleza Law Offices. Member: Personnel Management
Association of the Philippines. Member: University of the Philippines Women
Lawyers’ Circle; Federacion International de Abogadas. Member: Integrated Bar of the Philippines.
LANGUAGES: English and Filipino. LANGUAGES: English and Filipino. e-mail: mzl@talfirm.com
RICHARD ANTHONY D. ALCAZAR, born 1970; admitted to
the Bar, 1995, Philippines. Education: University of the Philippines (B.S.
Business Economics; LL.B.). International University of Japan (M.A.).
Former Tax Director, SyCip Gorres
Velayo & Co. (a member practice of Ernst
& Young Global). Member: Integrated Bar of the Philippines. LANGUAGES:
English and Filipino. e-mail: rda@talfirm.com
PAUL
MAR C. ARIAS,
born 1970; admitted to the Bar, 1997, Philippines. Education:
University of the Philippines (B.A.; LL.B.). Former Councilor, University
Student Council, University of the Philippines (1989-1990). Member:
Integrated Bar of the Philippines. LANGUAGES: English and Filipino. e-mail:
pma@talfirm.com
Senior Associate
JEFFREY
P. PUNZALAN,
born 1977, admitted to the Bar, 2004, Philippines. Education:
University of the Philippines (B.A.; LL.B.). Member: Integrated Bar of the
Philippines. LANGUAGES: English and Filipino. e-mail: jpp@talfirm.com
Associates
ELIUM
L. BANDA, JR., born 1972, admitted to the Bar, 2007, Philippines.
Education: University
of Santo Tomas (B.S.
Hotel and Restaurant Management); Far Eastern University Institute of Law (LL.B.).
Member: Integrated Bar of the Philippines. LANGUAGES: English
and Filipino. e-mail: elb@talfirm.com
CHERISH
S. CALO, born 1975, admitted to the Bar, 2007, Philippines.
Education: University of the Philippines (B.A. Sociology); San Beda College
of Law (LL.B.) Member: Integrated Bar of the Philippines. LANGUAGES:
English and Filipino. e-mail: csc@talfirm.com
CHRISTINE MICHELLE A.
HALCON, born 1979, admitted to the Bar, 2007, Philippines.
Education: University of the Philippines (B.A., LL.B.).
Member: Integrated Bar of the Philippines. LANGUAGES: English
and Filipino. e-mail: cah@talfirm.com
ANNE
PAULA V. ORIBELLO,
born 1980, admitted to the Bar, 2006, Philippines. Education: Ateneo de Manila University (B.S. Legal Management);
University of the Philippines (LL.B.). Former Associate, Ocampo and Ocampo Law
Offices. Former Corporate Secretary, Asalus
Corporation. Member: Integrated Bar of the Philippines. LANGUAGES: English
and Filipino. e-mail: pvo@talfirm.com
MINA
LEAH A. VERGARA,
born 1976, admitted to the Bar, 2005, Philippines. Education: Ateneo de Manila University (A.B. Communication);
University of the Philippines (LL.B.). Member: Integrated Bar of the
Philippines. LANGUAGES: English and Filipino. e-mail: mav@talfirm.com
IRIS CIELA T. VILLALUZ, born 1980, admitted
to the Bar, 2007, Philippines. Education: Ateneo
de Manila University (B.S. Management Engineering); University of the
Philippines (LL.B.). Member: Integrated Bar of the Philippines. LANGUAGES:
English and Filipino. e-mail: itv@talfirm.com
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