Maestro Avvocato C. Gonzales Alden Francis

Practice AreasLitigationContractual DisputesDebt and Asset RecoveryFamily LawTorts and DamagesTestate and Intestate ProceedingsAdoption, Guardianship & other special proceedingsExpropriationProfessional Liability and MalpracticeCriminal Prosecution & DefenseArbitration & Alternative Dispute ResolutionConstruction Industry ArbitrationMediationMediation-ArbitrationNegotiationTax and Estate PlanningTax Advocacy & LitigationIntellectual PropertyInfringement & EnforcementLaborEmployment & Related ContractsLabor DisputesCollective BargainingStrikes, Lockouts & Other Union DisputesRegulatory ComplianceHuman Resource AdvisoryProfessional BackgroundProfessor, University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Civil LawFormer Junior Partner, Divina and Uy Law OfficesFormer Managing Partner, Misa & Gonzales Law OfficesFormer Partner, Misa Castro & Associates Law OfficesFormer Tax Lawyer and Auditor, Sycip Gorres Velayo and CompanyEducational BackgroundJuris Doctor (Magna Cum Laude), University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Civil LawBachelor of Science in Accounting (Magna Cum Laude), University of the EastAwards & RecognitionTop 100 Lawyers in the Philippines, Asia Business Law Journal (2018-2023)Valdez & Co. Awardee, University of the EastPublished WorksCompendious Bar Reviewer on Civil Law (2023 Edition, 2024 Edition; CentralBooks)Compendious Bar Reviewer on Labor Law (2023 Edition, 2024 Edition; CentralBooks)