Labor and Immigration

Recognized as one of the highly recommended law firms for labor and employment law, our Firm’s Labor & Immigration specialists have extensive experience advising employers, expatriates, and foreign corporate clients on a broad range of labor, employment, and immigration matters.

Our labor law practice covers all aspects of labor and employment law. We regularly assist employers in documenting various types of employment agreements and routinely counsel them on employee discipline, termination, and other employment-related matters. We advise and assist clients in their organizational development and restructuring plans. We also arbitrate and litigate before the National Labor Relations Commission and the courts.

Our labor lawyers have developed extensive expertise in labor relations, including negotiating Collective Bargaining Agreements and representing clients before the National Conciliation and Mediation Board.

A key aspect of our practice is our labor compliance audit and training program, through which we assess clients’ existing labor practices and train managerial and supervisory employees to help foster a productive work environment while minimizing exposure to violations of applicable labor laws. Our training programs cover areas such as employee discipline and termination, anti-sexual harassment law, and labor standards. We also closely advise employers affected by the continuously evolving policies of the State on job contracting.

Complementing our labor practice, we provide comprehensive immigration advice and assistance to foreign corporate clients and expatriate employees. With up-to-date knowledge of immigration regulations, issuances, practices, and requirements, we assist clients in determining the appropriate work permits, visas, and licenses for expatriate employees, as well as the permits and licenses necessary for the temporary or permanent lawful stay of foreign individuals in the Philippines.

Our lawyers’ extensive experience in representing clients before the Department of Labor and Employment, Bureau of Immigration, Board of Investments, Department of Justice and Philippine Economic Zone Authority enables us to facilitate the application, issuance, and implementation of appropriate visas, permits, and licenses in a timely and cost-efficient manner.

Our Labor and Immigration practice is headed by Grace P. Quevedo-Panagsagan and Arturo G. Selim. Grace P. Quevedo-Panagsagan is recognized as a Leading Individual for Labor and Employment by Asia Pacific Legal 500 and a Market-Leading Lawyer for Labor and Employment by Asia Law Profiles. Arturo G. Selim is a Recommended Lawyer for Aviation and Labor and Employment by Legal 500 Asia Pacific.