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Primary Contact

316 Mile Long Building

Amorsolo Street

Legaspi Village

Makati City

1200 Philippines

Telephone: (632) 8941441

TeleFax: (632) 8124296

e-mail: gtalaw@gtalawphil.com

 

Office Hours

9:30AM to 5:30PM PH Time

Monday - Friday

 

www.gtalawphil.com

 

Partner Contact Details

Alexander Llanes Acain, Jr.

Managing Partner

Guzman Taņedo & Acain

Telephone: (632) 8941441

TeleFax: (632) 8124296

alexacain@gtalawphil.com

 

 

 
       

Managing Partner of the Firm, born Molave, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines 1970. Admitted to the practice of law in 1997. His law practice focuses on Immigration Law, Annulment & Legal Separation, Wills and Probate, Corporate Law, Advertising and Mass Media, Outsourcing, Information and Communications Technology, Telecommunications, Criminal Law, Labor and Industrial Disputes, Patents and Trademarks.

 

Summary

Represented industry leaders as well as startup companies in the United States, Canada, Europe and the Middle East in every facet of the Philippine Outsourcing, Philippine Telecommunications Industry, Philippine Laws on Advertising and Mass Media and Immigration fields. Atty. Acain has also advised Technology leaders on Patents and Trademarks.

 

Hands on experience in handling labor disputes. Successfully represented multi-national companies in resolving labor disputes in the export processing zones such as the Labor Dispute at Maxon Systems Philippines, Cavite Export Processing Zone in 1998, Labor Dispute at Pilipinas Daechang Steel, Inc. LIIP, Laguna in 1999; and Labor Dispute at El Cielito Inn Santa Rosa, Santa Rosa, Laguna in 2000. 

 

Work experience as corporate and immigration lawyer for Taiwanese companies at Subic Bay Free Port Zone, Olongapo City such as Acer Philippines, Kayang Construction, and Taicon Philippines.

 

Represented Korean, Chinese and American Nationals accused of various crimes and offenses and were facing Deportation Proceedings. In December of 2003, Atty. Acain had the opportunity to successfully represent Michael Ray Stubbs, the controversial American national who was mistakenly accused as member of the Al-Qaeda Terrorist Organization.

 

In his student days, Atty. Alexander Acain, Jr. served as two term President of the Supreme Student Government of Southwestern University. He was also a student activist and served as National Vice-President of the National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP). He also actively participated in the campaign against the removal of US Bases in the Philippines and was elected Chairman of the Anti-Bases Advocates Group (ABAG). He was also an Editor of The Quill - school organ of Southwestern University.

 

In 1995 senatorial elections, his services was engaged as Over-all Campaign coordinator for Senator Sergio Osmeņa III in Zamboanga Peninsula where he managed a group of Provincial and Municipal campaign managers.

 

Atty Acain is also an internet lawyer and member editor of Netscape Open Directory Project. His internet presence was first established in 1999 at Findlaw.com. Since then he has been giving legal advice on-line. He is also a weblogger and writes for www.gtalawphil.com weblog entitled All About Philippine Laws. 

 

Atty. Acain is also an accredited Notary of the United States Embassy. He is also a member of the External Committee of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines, Makati City Chapter for 2005 - 2007.

 

Work History

 

Partner                                      Rayala & Partners Law Offices

                                                Legal Services Philippines

                                                Makati Central Business District

                                                Ayala Avenue, Makati City

 

Legislative Staff Officer                Senate of the Philippines

                                                Office of Senator Sergio Osmeņa III

                                                Philippine Senate, Manila

                                                                

Associate Attorney                       Antonio G. Arellano Law Office

                                                T.M. Kalaw, Manila

                                                                                   

Para-legal                                  Arnado & Associates

                                                                Cebu City                       

 

Education
 

Southwestern University, Cebu City

Bachelor of Arts, Major in Political Science

 

Southwestern University College of Law
Juris Doctor

 

Organizations

 

Integrated Bar of the Philippines

Alpha Universal World Trade Lawyers Association

Due Diligence Practitioners Association International

Law Association in Asia and the Pacific (LAWASIA)

Member, External Committee of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines

 

 
 

Call/SMS Atty. Alex Acain

+63 917 500 28 78

 

Viber

+63 917 500 28 78

 

 

       

Recent Career Highlights

     

       
   

 

10.8.2007

GTALAW Managing Partner networks with European Lawyers in Paris, France

 

10.2.2007

GTALAW Managing Partner attended the CPHI Worldwide 2007 in Milan, Italy

 

08.13.2007

GTALAW Managing Partner is the 13th lecturer of the Don Matias H. Aznar II Memorial Lecture Series

 

02.20.2006

GTALAW Managing Partner inks Agreement with a Dubai Firm in Dubai, UAE

 

12.07.2005

GTALAW Managing Partner assisted local and international Pharmaceutical Firms in drafting a Joint Venture Agreement in Mumbai, India

       
                 
                   
                         

 

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