Platon Martinez Law | Law Office in the Philippines

Firm Profile

Platon Martinez Flores San Pedro & Leaño Law Offices (Platon Martinez) is a full-service law firm with extensive general practice in all aspects of litigation and business transactions. We serve the needs of a diverse client base from various industries, providing effective advocacy and comprehensive and integrated solutions in most areas of business development.

Our practice embraces all areas of law that affect both local and foreign individuals and entities, as well as a broad array of industries.

Our Partners and Associates are recruited from the best schools, come trained in multiple disciplines based on theories and experience, and are always at hand to attend to our clients’ best interests.

“Our clients’ cause is as much ours as it is theirs.” Our collaborative approach in meeting our clients’ needs ensures that they benefit fully from the collective experience of our lawyers. This method guarantees an efficient, prompt, cost-effective and complete solution to a wide range of legal and business concerns.

Citations

Asia Business Law Journal (2020)

Hector A. Martinez, The Philippines' Top 100 Lawyers
Grace P. Quevedo-Panagsagan, The Philippines' Top 100 Lawyers
Carlos G. Platon, The Philippines' Top 100 Lawyers

The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2021)

Top Tier 2, Tax; Hall of Fame, Hector A. Martinez
Top Tier 2, Aviation; Leading Individuals, Peter M. Bantilan, Arturo G. Selim
Top Tier 2, Dispute Resolution
Top Tier 2, Intellectual Property
Top Tier 3, Labor and Employment; Hall of Fame, Grace P. Quevedo-Panagsagan
Top Tier 3, Corporate M&A
Top Tier 3, Projects and Energy

AsiaLaw (2021)

Distinguished Practitioner, Grace P. Quevedo-Panagsagan, Labor and Employment
Senior Statesman, Augusto S. San Pedro, Intellectual Property
Highly Recommended – Labor
Other Notable - Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions
Other Notable - Dispute Resolution
Other Notable - Tax

Chambers - Partners (2021)

Band 3, Employment, Grace P. Quevedo-Panagsagan
Senior Statesman, Augusto S. San Pedro, Intellectual Property

AsiaLaw (2020)

Distinguished Practitioner, Grace P. Quevedo-Panagsagan, Labor and Employment
Senior Statesman, Augusto S. San Pedro, Intellectual Property
Highly Recommended – Labor
Other Notable - Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions
Other Notable - Dispute Resolution
Other Notable - Tax

Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific (2020)

Top 100 Women in Litigation (Philippines), Grace P. Quevedo-Panagsagan, Labor and Employment

The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2020)

Tier 1, Tax
Tier 2, Aviation
Tier 2, Dispute Resolution
Tier 2, Intellectual Property
Tier 2, Labor and Employment
Tier 3, Corporate M&A
Tier 3, Projects and Energy

Chambers Asia-Pacific (2020)

Band 3, Labor and Employment
Notable Practitioner, Grace P. Quevedo-Panagsagan, Labor and Employment
Senior Statespeople, Augusto S. San Pedro, Intellectual Property

Asian Legal Business (2019)

Finalist, Arbitration Firm of the Year
Finalist, Intellectual Property Firm of the Year
Finalist, Labor/Employment Firm of the Year

Insights

Relevant COVID-19 Government Issuances

Dawn Raids under A.M. No. 19-08-06-SC (Rules on Administrative Search and Inspection Under the Philippine Competition Act)

DOLE Labor Advisory No. 06 Series of 2020: Guidelines on the Payment of Final Pay and Issuance of Certificate of Employment

Disclosure of Beneficial Ownership for Companies Engaged in Mineral, Oil and Gas Industries in the Philippines

Rule on Incorporators Made More Flexible under the Revised Corporation Code

The Use of the eCAR System for Registration and Transfer of Real and Personal Properties under Revenue Regulations No. 3-2019

90-day VAT Refunds under Revenue Memorandum Order No. 25-2019

“ANTI-ENDO” BILL PASSED IN THE SENATE

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Legal Heads Up

Salient Points of The Financial Institutions Strategic Transfer (FIST) Act

SEC Issues Beneficial Ownership Transparency Guidelines

Supreme Court Releases Guidelines on the Conduct of Videoconferencing

Changes in SSS: Increase in Contributions and Implementation of the Workers’ Investment Savings Program

The Securities and Exchange Commission Requires Submission of Official and Alternate E-mail Addresses and Cellphone Numbers under Memorandum Circular No. 28, s. 2020

2020 Interim Rules on Remote Notarization

Voluntary Assessment and Payment Program for Taxable Year 2018 (Revenue Regulations No. 21-2020)

Guidelines on the Implementation of a One-Time Mandatory 60-Day Grace Period for All Loans under the Bayanihan to Recover As One Act

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