Castillo Laman Tan Pantaleon & San Jose

The firm's legal services cater to the unique, complex, and changing needs of both local and international clients. The firm’s practice groups are as follows:

1. Corporate Law & Special Projects - The firm provides straightforward, proactive and practical advice in commercial transactions spanning most industries, guiding its clients to successful closing and implementation of their projects and transactions. The firm provides legal assistance, ranging from basic corporate housekeeping and retainer work to complex transactions such as project financing, corporate financing, mergers and acquisitions, debt restructuring, public-private partnerships, data privacy management, government procurement, and e-commerce.

2. Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution – The firm has a strong litigation group, handling civil, commercial, criminal, tax and specialized litigations before judicial and quasi-judicial bodies. The firm also provides advice and representation to clients in commercial and specialized arbitration, mediation, conciliation and other alternative modes of dispute resolution.

3. Intellectual Property - The IP group is composed of lawyers, paralegals, and IP specialists who are ready to provide a seamless chain of services from application and registration, portfolio maintenance, enforcement and litigation. The firm has a considerable experience in advising clients on IP rights licensing issues, review of licensing agreements to ensure they are compliant with local laws and therefore enforceable in a court of law, and in registrations of license agreements.

4. Taxation – The Tax Group’s practice includes general tax advisory and assistance in administrative protests, tax refunds, tax litigation, tax treaty relief matters, tax-free rulings, estate and family wealth and succession planning, and obtaining various certifications from the Bureau of Internal Revenue. The firm's tax practice covers not just tax planning and review, but also the implementation of corrective measures to achieve the clients’ objectives and to promote tax compliance.

5. Labor & Immigration - The practice group’s expertise encompasses counseling services resolving personnel problems and managing pre-litigation issues, undertaking labor audits of company policies, reviewing employment-based contracts and agreements, and handling labor cases in all stages. The firm has a robust success record in employment litigation, and is skilled at addressing contentious, union-related, and job security issues arising from mergers, consolidations, and restructuring of operations in multi-union and multi-bargaining enterprises.

Castillo Laman Tan Pantaleon & San Jose counsels both local and international clients in all aspects of Philippine law. The firm excels in both advisory and implementation work, provides efficient, value-added legal service and assists multi-sectoral clients in understanding Philippine law and implementing their objectives. Through the years, the firm has structured itself to meet the complex needs of clients in a constantly changing legal and business landscape.