Master Lawyer José M. Layug, Jr

LitigationExpropriationLocal Government, Election, and Administrative LitigationCorporate and Special ProjectsBanking and FinanceBusiness Process OutsourcingCompetition Law and Anti-TrustConstruction and InfrastructureCorporate Governance, Regulatory Practice and ComplianceCorporate RestructuringCorporate Services, Housekeeping, and DirectorshipEnergyEnvironment and Natural ResourcesForeign InvestmentsPublic-Private Partnership and Joint VenturesMedia, Entertainment, and SportsMergers & AcquisitionsMiningProject FinancePublic Bidding and ProcurementTransportation and Maritime LawArbitration and Alternative Dispute ResolutionInternational Commercial ArbitrationConstruction Industry ArbitrationTax and Estate PlanningTax AdvisoryE-Commerce and TechnologyBlockchain and Other Distributed LedgersCryptocurrencyData PrivacyLegal Education, Legislative Advocacy, and Policy ReformTrainings and SeminarsGovernment Relations and Regulatory AffairsRepresentation in Legislative HearingsBills, Policies, and Position PapersProfessional BackgroundFormer Dean, University of Makati School of LawFormer Senior Partner, Puno and Puno Law OfficesFormer Chairman, National Renewable Energy BoardFormer Undersecretary, Department of EnergyFormer Legal Manager, Chevron Malampaya LLCFormer Senior Associate, SyCip Salazar Hernandez & GatmaitanFormer Foreign Lawyer, Sullivan & Cromwell (New York, USA)Educational BackgroundMaster of Laws (with Honours), Cornell Law School, New York, USABachelor of Laws, University of the Philippines College of LawBachelor of Science in Business Economics (Cum Laude), University of the PhilippinesAffiliationsInternational Bar AssociationAssociation of the Bar of the City of New YorkCornell Law School Young Alumni Committee