We are a full-service law firm consisting of a competent team of well-respected and versatile lawyers having extensive experience in a variety of legal practice areas.
The Firm’s expertise covers the fields of Corporate Services, General Counseling and Retainer, Banking and Finance, Real Estate and Property Management, Litigation and Arbitration (Commercial, Civil, Criminal and Administrative), Family Relations, Estate Planning, Labor and Employment, Taxation, and Education Law.
We handle disputes involving all areas and stages of judicial (civil, criminal, commercial) and/or administrative cases whether through litigation, settlement, or mediation.
For civil cases, our attorneys have successfully negotiated, mediated or litigated through sensitive persons and family law issues such as domestic relations, annulment, legal separation, adoption, and custody law matters. In addition, we provide quality representation in the litigation of cases involving contracts, real estate transactions, probate of wills, succession, torts and damages, ejectment cases, special proceedings, land registration, and other similar cases.
In the field of criminal law, we represent our clients in the prosecution or defense of criminal cases. In particular, we handle cases involving estafa, qualified theft, falsification of documents, libel, traffic violations, juvenile offences, violence against women and children, BP22 cases (bouncing checks), among others.
We litigate in all types of commercial and contract disputes including breach of contracts, unfair competition, trade secrets, breach of warranty, partnership and joint venture controversies, real estate disputes, claims arising out of fraudulent and deceptive practices, and similar matters.
We provide quality representation for our clients in the regular courts of justice, the appellate courts, and the Supreme Court of the Philippines. We also handle administrative proceedings in the Office of the Ombudsman, the Sandiganbayan, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board, the Professional Regulation Commission, and other administrative tribunals.
For Arbitration and Dispute Resolution, we provide legal representation to our clients before the Philippine Mediation Center, Philippine Dispute Resolution Center, Inc., National Conciliation and Mediation Board, Construction Industry Arbitration Commission, and other arbitration, mediation and conciliatory centers.
We advise and assist our clients in the formation, maintenance and governance of business organizations including corporations, partnerships, and joint ventures. Our Firm’s services range from the simplest setting up of business entities to providing counsel on the legal aspects of the business. Furthermore, we facilitate the structuring and incorporation of business, securing all the necessary permits and licenses, assisting on the actual and transactional operations of the business, corporate housekeeping, due diligence and compliance with regulatory requirements of various government agencies, up to dissolution and winding up of business affairs.
Our commercial law practice includes corporate advice in business transactions, stock acquisitions, business asset transfers and exchanges, and reorganization. Similarly, we provide counsel regarding commercial transactions and special projects such as sales, leases, letters of credit and secured transactions, loans and the collateral arrangements in connection therewith—including the tax implications of these transactions. Furthermore, we assist in preparing and reviewing contracts, including but not limited to purchase, service, finance, distributor, dealer, franchise and license agreements.
We counsel our clients in various aspects of real estate law including property acquisitions and sales of commercial, industrial, and residential properties, leasing and subleasing, mortgage financing, construction agreements, condominium contracts, foreclosures, private partnership projects, zoning and other land use matters.
We help our clients to facilitate transactions with Land Registration Authority (LRA) and Register of Deeds (RD) relative to land titles including trail of properties, transfers, registration, reconstitution of land title and other related concerns. We likewise appear in courts of justice and quasi-judicial agencies such as the Housing and Land Use and Regulatory Board (HLURB) for the litigation of our client’s claims and defenses against suits involving real properties.
We handle persons and family relations cases and find effective solutions, having in mind the best interests of our clients and their families. This area includes domestic relations, annulment, legal separation, paternity, custody, visitation, child support, spousal support, prenuptial agreements and adoption. In other civil law areas, we offer representation in cases involving contractual relations, ejectment suits, expropriation proceedings, change of name, reconstitution of lost title, and other similar cases.
We provide legal services in the area of estate planning and wealth preservation to achieve an orderly and efficient means of transferring wealth from generation to generation, while minimizing the impact of donor and estate taxes. At RJB Law Firm, we compassionately assist our clients in the administration and probate of estates of both incompetent and deceased persons through guardianship and probate proceedings and trust administration. We help our clients settle their loved one’s estate and inheritance as speedily and economically as possible.
We assist our clients in cases involving quasi-delicts, torts, damages and personal injury suits related to wrongful death and accidents. Likewise, a substantial portion of our practice includes insurance coverage and bad faith litigation. Moreover, we also handle product liability cases to protect consumers from dangerous products and erroneous and/or misleading claims.
We represent employers and employees in all types of Labor Standards and Labor Relations concerns. We also provide assistance in drafting of company rules and regulations, employee handbooks, policy manuals, employment and independent contractor agreements, non-competition and non-disclosure covenants, trade secret audits, among others. In addition, we advise our clients on employment matters such as collective bargaining, benefits plan, contractual and wage disputes, personnel discipline and dismissal. To represent our clients, we appear in adversarial and other labor proceedings before the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC), the Bureau of Labor Relations (BLR), the Philippine Overseas Employment Agency (POEA), and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).
