SENIOR ASSOCIATE

CARL MUCHO

Atty. Carl Jon P. Mucho obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in Comparative Literature, with honors, from the University of the Philippines-Diliman. He then enrolled in the UP College of Law with exemptions after ranking in the top one percentile of those who took the Law Aptitude Exams (LAE) of that year.

In the law school, Atty. Mucho pursued scholarly and advocacy work with positive results. His dissertation on Tobacco Regulation, for instance, was awarded best paper for its category. The ideas presented in his paper would later be validated with the passage of legal reforms emulating his proposals on the ideal tax rates for the sale and purchase of tobacco products in the country.

After finishing his Juris Doctor degree program in the UP College of Law, Atty. Mucho took the bar examination and passed. He was admitted as a member of the bar the following year.
At present, Atty. Mucho devotes his undivided attention to criminal, civil and labor litigation for the law firm with relevant emphasis on pre-trial, trial and appellate work. He also handles public commercial transactions involving the procurement of goods and services of national importance for the government. On a regular basis, Atty. Mucho manages the evolving concerns and issues of the retained clients of the law firm at any given time of all days in a week.

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PRACTICE AREAS

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

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EDUCATION

1. International Tax Law Post Graduate Diploma at Robert Kennedy College, Switzerland
2. Bachelor of Laws, Magna Cum Laude and Class Valedictorian, Faculty of Civil Law,
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3. Bachelor of Arts in Behavioral Science, Cum Laude, Faculty of Arts and Letters,
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AWARDS AND CITATIONS

1. 2019 Top 100 Lawyers in the Philippines
2. 2018 Top 100 Lawyers in the Philippines
3. InterContinental Finance & Law Magazine’s Leading Lawyers 500 for 2017  (only Filipino lawyer in the list)
4. ACQ Global Award for Managing Partner of the Year for 2017
5. ACQ Global Award for Managing Partner of the Year for 2015

LIST OF PUBLISHED WORKS/ARTICLES

1. Guidebook on Commercial Law (2016 edition, by Rex Bookstore)
2. Handbook on Commercial Law (2010, Revised Edition; 2005 edition)

JUNIOR ASSOCIATE

ANDRES VIARUCIS

Andy took his undergraduate course in San Beda College, graduating with the degree in B.S. Legal Management. While he acquired his Juris Doctor degree in San Sebastian College-Recolletos Law School. He took the 2016 Bar examinations and was eventually admitted to the bar in 2017. He is currently engaged in general litigation practice in various regions across the country.

His hobbies include outdoor sports, specifically Long-Distance Biking and Swimming.

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PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

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EDUCATION

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2. Bachelor of Laws, Magna Cum Laude and Class Valedictorian, Faculty of Civil Law,
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3. Bachelor of Arts in Behavioral Science, Cum Laude, Faculty of Arts and Letters,
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AWARDS AND CITATIONS

1. 2019 Top 100 Lawyers in the Philippines
2. 2018 Top 100 Lawyers in the Philippines
3. InterContinental Finance & Law Magazine’s Leading Lawyers 500 for 2017  (only Filipino lawyer in the list)
4. ACQ Global Award for Managing Partner of the Year for 2017
5. ACQ Global Award for Managing Partner of the Year for 2015

LIST OF PUBLISHED WORKS/ARTICLES

1. Guidebook on Commercial Law (2016 edition, by Rex Bookstore)
2. Handbook on Commercial Law (2010, Revised Edition; 2005 edition)

JUNIOR ASSOCIATE

JUAN PAOLO B. TUMBALI

Paolo graduated from Ateneo de Manila University in 2012 with a degree in Psychology. He took up law at the Ateneo de Manila Law School where he obtained his Juris Doctor degree in 2016. He took the Bar examinations that same year and and was admitted to the bar in 2017.

Paolo immediately joined the firm after his admission to the bar. His practice focuses on litigation across various fields of law. Even at this early stage of his career, he has personally handled and represented clients in numerous cases requiring appearances in regular courts and administrative agencies around the country.

He is a member of the Fraternal Order of Utopia.

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PRACTICE AREAS

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

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EDUCATION

1. International Tax Law Post Graduate Diploma at Robert Kennedy College, Switzerland
2. Bachelor of Laws, Magna Cum Laude and Class Valedictorian, Faculty of Civil Law,
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3. Bachelor of Arts in Behavioral Science, Cum Laude, Faculty of Arts and Letters,
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AWARDS AND CITATIONS

1. 2019 Top 100 Lawyers in the Philippines
2. 2018 Top 100 Lawyers in the Philippines
3. InterContinental Finance & Law Magazine’s Leading Lawyers 500 for 2017  (only Filipino lawyer in the list)
4. ACQ Global Award for Managing Partner of the Year for 2017
5. ACQ Global Award for Managing Partner of the Year for 2015

LIST OF PUBLISHED WORKS/ARTICLES

1. Guidebook on Commercial Law (2016 edition, by Rex Bookstore)
2. Handbook on Commercial Law (2010, Revised Edition; 2005 edition)

Of Counsel

JOSE C. LAURETA

After their respective stints in the Cory Aquino administration, Atty. Joe Laureta (as commissioner of the Presidential Commission on Good Government and later of the Securities and Exchange Commission) and Atty. Frank Chavez (who was Solicitor General) decided to form their own law office in 1992, which was named as “Chavez Laureta & Associates”. .

Joe, like Frank, was formerly a partner at the Sycip Salazar Feliciano & Hernandez Law Office (now Sycip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan Law Office).

Atty. Jose C. Laureta finished law at the University of the Philippines in 1956 and later took up masteral studies at the Yale University Law School in 1964.

With the retirement of Atty. Laureta in 2002, the firm was re-named to Chavez Miranda Aseoche Law Offices. He however continues to be associated with Chavez Miranda & Aseoche as the firm’s Of Counsel.

Atty. Laureta served as a faculty member of the UP College of Law from April 1960 until October 1987 when he had to give up his faculty position following his recruitment into the Cory Aquino administration as a member of the Presidential Commission in Good Government or PCGG. Among Atty. Laureta’s students were such disparate and famous personalities as Chief Justice Reynato Puno, the late Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago, and the late Frank Chavez.

Professor Laureta resumed teaching at the UP College of Law since 2005.

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PRACTICE AREAS

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8. Former Executive Vice-President, Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit
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EDUCATION

1. International Tax Law Post Graduate Diploma at Robert Kennedy College, Switzerland
2. Bachelor of Laws, Magna Cum Laude and Class Valedictorian, Faculty of Civil Law,
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3. Bachelor of Arts in Behavioral Science, Cum Laude, Faculty of Arts and Letters,
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AWARDS AND CITATIONS

1. 2019 Top 100 Lawyers in the Philippines
2. 2018 Top 100 Lawyers in the Philippines
3. InterContinental Finance & Law Magazine’s Leading Lawyers 500 for 2017  (only Filipino lawyer in the list)
4. ACQ Global Award for Managing Partner of the Year for 2017
5. ACQ Global Award for Managing Partner of the Year for 2015

LIST OF PUBLISHED WORKS/ARTICLES

1. Guidebook on Commercial Law (2016 edition, by Rex Bookstore)
2. Handbook on Commercial Law (2010, Revised Edition; 2005 edition)