Senior Partner
Managing Partner
Admitted to Philippine Bar – 1997
PRACTICE AREAS
- Litigation
- Criminal Law
- Intellectual Property Law
- Corporate Rehabilitation
- Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Labor Law
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
- Senior Partner, Esguerra & Blanco Law Offices, July 2018 – Present
- Partner, Esguerra & Blanco Law Offices, January 2007 – June 2018
- Senior Associate, Esguerra & Blanco Law Offices, March 2004 – December 2006
- Senior Associate, Castillo Laman Tan Pantaleon & San Jose Law Offices, January 2004 – February 2004
- Junior Associate, Castillo Laman Tan Pantaleon & San Jose Law Offices, September 1999 – December 2003
- Special Retained Counsel, Philippine Airlines, March 1999 – September 1999
- Junior Associate, Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz (ACCRA) Law Offices, December 1997 – December 1998
- Consultant, Office of Senator Ramon B. Revilla, Jr., January 2019 – Present
EDUCATION, HONORS AND AWARDS
- Juris Doctor, Ateneo de Manila University, 1997
- Bachelor of Science in Legal Management, Ateneo de Manila University, 1993
- Dean’s List, Ateneo de Manila University, 1994 – 1996
- Recognized as Client Choice for Litigation, Client Choice, 2019
- Recognized as Leading Lawyer in Intellectual Property, Chambers and Partners, 2019
- Recognized as Leading Lawyer in Dispute Resolution, Chambers and Partners, 2019
- Commended External Counsel of the Year, In-House Community, Asian-Mena Counsel, 2017
AFFILIATIONS
- Director, Integrated Bar of the Philippines, Makati Chapter, 2015 – Present
- Treasurer, Integrated Bar of the Philippines, Makati Chapter, 2017 – 2019
- Director, Intellectual Property Association of the Philippines, 2015 – 2018
- Asian Patent Attorneys Association