Paulino C. Petralba

Castillo Laman Tan Pantaleon & SanJose counsels local and international clients in all aspects of Philippine law. The firm excels in advisory and implementation work, provides efficient, value-added legal service and assists multi-sectoral clients in understanding Philippine law and implementing their objectives. The firm is structured to meet the complex needs of clients by carefully providing professional legal expertise in practically every business area. Operationally, the firm is organized into departments and groups of specialist lawyers, reflective of its varied areas of practice. To achieve flexibility as a service-oriented entity, it also maintains a good number of generalist practitioners who provide clients assistance on their various legal requirements. Projects and cases are generally handled by working teams headed by a partner. These teams vary in size, depending on the nature and complexity of the engagement. The team structure has proven to be an effective method of delivering quality, timely, and cost-efficient legal assistance to clients. The firm has a highly regarded reputation in Intellectual Property practice specifically in the prosecution and enforcement of rights derived from Trademarks, Patents and Copyrights, advising local and international clients in all relevant areas of intellectual property law as well as information technology and data protection laws. The firm's lawyers also advise clients on licensing and advertising concepts. As counsel for a large number of pharmaceutical companies, it has acquired particular expertise on medical advertisement law and pharmaceutical products regulation. The firm's full service capabilities ensure that the trademark, patent and copyright ownership and licensing structures sought are consistent with its clients' tax and business objectives.