The Lawyers

 

 

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