ANYA KATRINA YZABELLE ABAY REMONTE

Senior Associate

Admitted to the Bar in May 2022 (Exemplary Performance)

IBP Rizal-San Juan-Mandaluyong Chapter


Education

Juris Doctor, University of the Philippines College of Law (Diliman)


  • Subject Head for Private International Law, UP Law Bar Operations Committee
  • Member, UP Law Charivari
  • President, UP National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers


BS Economics, major in Development Economics, University of the Philippines - Los Baños

  • Councilor, UPLB College of Economics and Management Student Council 
  • Member, UP Junior Executive Society
  • Founding Member, UP Association for Social Change, Empowerment and National Development
  • Pioneer Member, Enactus UPLB
  • Awardee, Enactus National Leadership Award for Community Service
  • Member, Umalohokan, Inc. (Teatro Umalohokan) 

MARK JOSEPH TORINO TAGALA

Senior Associate

    Admitted to the Bar in May 2022
  • IBP Caloocan-Malabon-Navotas Chapter
    Affiliation
    • Auditor, National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers - National Capital Region Chapter
    • Volunteer Legal Aid Lawyer, IBP Caloocan-Malabon-Navotas Chapter 
    • Convener, Lawyers Against Corruption


Career

  • Career Service Professional Eligible, Civil Service Commission (January 2019)
  • Senior Tax Associate, Isla Lipana & Co., a member firm of the PwC Network (2021-2022)
  • Legal Advisor, Cabrera and Company, a member firm of the PwC Network (2021-2022)
  • Development Management Officer, Department of Health - Center for Health Development (November-December 2020)
  • Development Management Officer, Department of Health - Center for Health Development (Region IV-B) (November-December 2020)


Education

Juris Doctor, Arellano University School of Law

  • Commissioner for Political Law and International Law, Arellano Bar Operations Commission 2018
  • Deputy Commissioner and Subject Head for Election Law, Arellano Bar Operations Commission 2017
  • Secretary, Arellano Law Student Government (2016-2017)


BS Community Development, University of the Philippines - Diliman

  • Recipient, Best Field Integrative Paper (2014)
  • Committee Head, UP CSWCD Graduation Committee 2014
  • College Representative, UP Diliman University Student Council (2012-2013)
  • Committee Head, USC Community Rights and Welfare Committee
  • Convener, UP Multi-Sectoral Alliance
  • Chairperson, UP College of Social Work and Community Development Student Council (2011-2012)


Practice Areas: Litigation, Labor, Real Estate, Corporate Governance, Contract Review, Intellectual Property, Human Rights, Public Interest, Tax, Data Privacy, Election, Public-Private Partnership, Special Projects

NESTOR JORDAN PORLUCAS, JR.

Associate

Admitted to the Bar in December 2023

IBP Manila IV Chapter


Education

Juris Doctor, San Beda University - College of Law (2022)

  • Academics Committee San Beda Law RGCT-Bar Operations Center


BA Political Science, University of the Philippines-Manila (2016)


Practice Areas: Dispute Resolution and Litigation (Civil, Criminal, and Arbitration), Construction Arbitration (CIAC), Commercial and Contract Law, Corporate Advisory and Governance, Regulatory Compliance and Risk Management, Asset Recovery, Property and Real Estate Disputes, Employment and Administrative Proceedings, Data Privacy, Election,  Special Projects


GINO ALEJANDRO JOPIDA SISON

Junior Associate

Admitted to the Bar in January 2025

IBP Chapter: RSM


Education

Juris Doctor, De La Salle University Tañada-Diokno School of Law

  • Outstanding Law Student Practitioner Awardee, DLSU-TDSOL Legal Clinic 


BS Human Ecology, major in Human Settlements Planning, University of the Philippines - Los Baños


Atty. Gino Alejandro Sison is a Junior Associate with Caveat Law. With a background of policy work for government agencies such as the DENR and DND alongside private sector work in land use planning and business consulting, Atty. Sison leverages such experience for his work in civil, labor, and criminal litigation. He has also been involved in construction arbitration and regularly renders legal services for companies in the fields of real estate, textiles and gaming.


Key experience: Civil, labor, and criminal litigation, contract law, real estate.


Specialization: Negotiation, Contract Law, Special Projects, Asset Recovery

MARIA CATALINA BAJAR BELGIRA

Junior Associate

Admitted to the Bar in February 2026 

IBP Rizal-San Juan-Mandaluyong Chapter


Education

Juris Doctor, Arellano University School of Law 


BA Organizational Communication, University of the Philippines Manila