
INTRODUCING
INTEGRAL
We integrated everything we learned about business. With one simple monthly fee, we set up your business, open your bank account, do your accounting and taxes, give you legal advice, and do everything you need to comply with all the laws. The result? You will never have to worry about anything but your business.
Practice areas
Business
Corporate Law
“From corporate formation to corporate housekeeping, to mergers and acquisitions. We are with you from inception to expansion.
COMPANY SET UP
We advise clients on types of business organisations, capital structures, registration requirements, and special licenses. We register the company and apply for licenses.
CORPORATE PRACTICE
We counsel on a wide range of corporate matters, including:
Local, Cross-Border, and International Mergers and Acquisitions
Spin-offs and Split-ups
Corporate Governance
Venture Capital and Startups
CORPORATE HOUSEKEEPING
We prepare minutes of meetings of shareholder and board meetings, issue stock certificates, and maintain the stock and transfer book. We handle renewals, periodic filing, payment, reportorial obligations to various government agencies, deadlines, and other legal and regulatory compliance responsibilities. Special or incidental, we take care of it.
Criminal Defense
Criminal Cases & Investigations
“We handle all matters of criminal nature. We settle, litigate, rescue, and pursue.
SETTLEMENTS
If you are after compensation, we negotiate with the counterparty. We endeavour to collect your rightful compensation.
LITIGATION
We defend you in court. We strive to get you out of jail rightfully, including during the pendency of the case.
If you are the victim, we work with the prosecutor to keep the accused accountable.
RESCUE FROM ARREST
We rescue you from arrests and get you out of detention in the right situations.
INVESTIGATIONS AND PURSUITS
We coordinate with criminal investigation agencies to chase and prosecute a perpetrator.
Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property Law
“We assist with the registration of trademarks, patents, and other intellectual assets. We enforce intellectual property rights and prosecute infringements. We represent local and international clients.
APPLICATION
We apply for the registration of patents, trademarks, copyrights, and other intellectual assets.
ENFORCEMENT AND PROSECUTION
We pursue counterfeiting, misappropriation, piracy, unfair competition, and other infringements of intellectual property rights.
LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL
We represent local and foreign clients that own internationally recognised trademarks, inventions, designs, utility models, literary and artistic works, and other proprietary intangibles.
Lawsuits & Disputes
Litigation
“We participate in in- and out-of-court proceedings. We also appear in government inquiries.
GENERAL
In any case of whatever nature, we represent you.
OUT-OF-COURT REMEDIES
We appear for you in arbitrations, mediations, and other out-of-court remedies.
GOVERNMENTAL INQUIRIES
We represent whistleblowers and persons appearing before government-inquiry bodies.
Employment & Labor
Labor Law
“We carry out the whole range of labor law concerns. We represent employees in demanding and prosecuting claims and in defence against termination and the employer in the management of labor procedures, of employee expectations, and of labor suits. We also handle seaman and OFW claims.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS
We lodge claims against employers for violations of labor laws, including illegal dismissals. We appear before the National Labor Relations Commission and other courts.
EMPLOYER-SIDE NEGOTIATIONS
We protect you from ruinous compensation to employees. Our talented lawyers negotiate with workers with the objective of striking a minimal settlement.
EMPLOYER DEFENCE
When the case goes to court, we save you. We aim to end the proceedings fast and with the least damage.
ADVISORY
We advise on labor standards and practices. We draft and review employment contracts and other employment-management processes.
DISMISSING EMPLOYEES
Avoid the crippling cost of illegal dismissals. When you terminate employees, we manage the process and keep you from future cases.
SEAMEN AND OFW'S
We enforce seaman and OFW claims against employers, agencies, and insurance companies.
Immigration
Immigration Law
“We help you secure visas for entry to the Philippines and to other countries. We also provide assistance for immigration to the Philippines and to other nations. And when you find yourself in trouble with the authorities, we intervene on your behalf.
RETIREMENT VISAS
When you wish to retire in the Philippines, we help you apply for the visa. We assist all applicants from all countries.
TOURIST VISAS
We apply for and renew tourist visas.
WORK VISAS
When you intend to work in the Philippines, your options for a visa are many. Some are expensive, and some are slow to issue. We advise you on the visa that is most economical and the easiest to procure but still is as effective.
SPECIAL VISAS
Whatever your circumstances, we help you find the right visa.
US FIANCÉ VISA AND OTHER US VISAS
We help you, your family, and your friends get to the United States. Thanks to the relationships we've developed through years of dealing with the embassy, we've assisted many US citizens and residents bring their relatives, visitors, and girlfriends to America.
VISA AND IMMIGRATION PROCESSES
We work at any stage of any visa or immigration application, in the Philippines or in another country.
FOREIGN VISA AND IMMIGRATION APPEALS
When you are denied a visa or immigration, we take over the appeals process and write an appeal.
OTHER FOREIGN VISAS
Wherever you need to go, we help you go there.
BLACKLIST
We apply for the removal of your name from the blacklist. We help you pass the immigration freely and keep you out of trouble.
IMMIGRATION NIGHTMARES
In the Philippines, you just do not know what can happen to you. You can be arrested, denied travel into and out of the country, or have your passport confiscated. In the right situations, we rescue you and ensure your safety.
Family
Family Law & Marriage
“We represent clients in cases of annulment and nullification of marriage and recognition of divorce.
CUSTODY
We represent you in getting custody of your child.
ANNULMENT AND DIVORCE
We represent clients in annulment and nullification of marriage cases. When your foreign spouse got a divorce abroad, we help you apply for the recognition of the divorce decree in the Philippines so that you can marry again.
WILLS AND SUCCESSION
We distribute the estate of the deceased. We file cases and chase holders to get you your rightful inheritance.
We write wills and other wealth-planning documents. We plan the estate with the aim of minimising taxes.
SUPPORT
We help you get the support you or your child deserves.
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