Practice Areas
Comprehensive legal services in litigation and transactional practice
Paras & Manlapaz Lawyers has two major practice areas: Litigation and Transactional Practice. Its litigation practice ranges from civil, criminal, labor and administrative law, and litigation covering trial to appellate court level.
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Specializations
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Major Areas
Litigation
Trial & Appellate Practice
Civil Litigation
Representation in civil disputes, contract enforcement, property cases, demands for sums of money, damages, and possession of real property before trial and appellate courts.
Criminal Litigation
Defense and prosecution in criminal proceedings including crimes against persons, property, public interest, and special laws such as kidnapping and dangerous drugs.
Labor Litigation
Prosecution or defense of labor practices, collective bargaining agreements, strikes and lock-outs, termination disputes, and cases before the NLRC.
Administrative Litigation
Proceedings before government agencies, regulatory bodies, quasi-judicial tribunals, and appellate courts on administrative matters.
Transactional
Corporate & Advisory Services
Corporate & Commercial
Setting up of corporations, joint ventures, local acquisitions, regional headquarters, branch offices, corporate housekeeping, and commercial transactions.
Labor Consultancy
Labor consultancy and negotiations, employee code of conduct, retrenchment, redundancy, closure management, and grievance machinery.
Contract Practice
Contract preparations and negotiations for commercial agreements, syndicated facility agreements, and multi-party transactions.
Real Estate
Real estate transactions, foreclosure, expropriation, partition, ejectment cases, reconstitution of titles, and appearances before HLURB and Register of Deeds.
Immigration
Visa and permit applications and extensions, legal assistance to foreign investors, and immigration compliance for French, Taiwanese, Korean and other nationals.
Estate Planning
Estate planning and settlement, probate of wills, appointment of administrators, distribution, partition, and settlement of estates.
Tax Advisory
Tax opinions, compliance assistance, and appearances before the Bureau of Internal Revenue and Court of Tax Appeals.
Dispute Resolution
Alternative modes of dispute resolution including arbitration and settlement of claims, and government dealings.