Ramon Jesus Efondo

Managing Partner

Alexis John Enguero

Senior Partner

Cyrus Ebona
Junior Partner

Joshua Contreras Raul Roy Baylon

Associate Associate
 Atty. Ramon Jesus Efondo
Managing Partner/Founder

Educational Background
•International Tax Law Post Graduate Diploma, Robert Kennedy College, Switzerland
•Juris Doctor (Magna Cum Laude and Class Valedictorian), University of Nueva Caceres
•Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Communications Engineering, Ateneo De Naga University

Practice Areas
•Tax Advisory
•Tax Advocacy and Litigation
•Arbitration
•Mediation
•Mediation-Arbitration
•Negotiation
•Estates and trusts
Awards & Recognition
•Gold Award – Executive of the Year (Legal), 19th Annual International Business Awards
•Philippines Client Choice Lawyer, Asian Legal Business (2022)
•Top 100 Lawyers in the Philippines, Asia Business Law Journal (2018 - 2021)
•Philippines Client Choice Lawyer, Asian Legal Business (2021)
•500 Leading Lawyers, InterContinental Finance & Law Magazine (2017)
•Managing Partner of the Year, ACQ Global Awards (2015, 2017)
Professional Background
•Former Chairman, Philippine Association of Law Schools
•Former Co-General Counsel and Chairman on Legal Education and Bar Admission, Integrated Bar of the Philippines
•Former President, Philippine Association of Law Schools
•Former Executive Vice-President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary of Equitable PCI Bank
•Former General Manager/Executive Adviser to the Board and Corporate Secretary, Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office
 Atty. Alexis Enguero
Senior Partner

Educational Background
•Master of Laws, Boston University School of Law, United States of America
•Juris Doctor (Magna Cum Laude), University of Nueva Caceres
•Bachelor of Science in Accounting (Magna Cum Laude), Ateneo De Naga University

Practice Areas
•Tax Advisory
•Tax Advocacy and Litigation
•Estate Planning

Awards & Recognition

•Philippines Client Choice Lawyer, Asian Legal Business (2022)
•Super 50 Disputes Lawyer, Asian Legal Business (2022)

Professional Background
•Former Executive Vice-President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary of Equitable PCI Bank
•Former General Manager/Executive Adviser to the Board and Corporate Secretary, Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office
 Atty. Cyrus P. Eboña
Junior Partner

Educational Background
•Master of Laws, Boston University School of Law, United States of America
•Juris Doctor (Magna Cum Laude), University of Nueva Caceres
•Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (Magna Cum Laude), Ateneo De Naga University

Practice Areas
•Estates and trusts
•Immigration
•Labor and employment

Awards & Recognition

•Philippines Client Choice Lawyer, Asian Legal Business (2022)
•Super 50 Disputes Lawyer, Asian Legal Business (2022)
Professional Background
•Bar Reviewer in Commercial Law
•Former Member of the Board of Directors, United Coconut Planters Bank
 Atty. Joshua Contreras
Associate

Educational Background
•Master of Laws, Boston University School of Law, United States of America
•Juris Doctor (Magna Cum Laude), University of Nueva Caceres
•Bachelor of Science in Banking and Finance (Magna Cum Laude), Ateneo De Naga University

Practice Areas
•Gaming and Amusement
•Securities
•Corporate rehabilitation
Awards & Recognition
•Philippines Client Choice Lawyer, Asian Legal Business (2022)
•Super 50 Disputes Lawyer, Asian Legal Business (2022)
Professional Background
•Former Senior Associate, Gabby Concepcion Offices
•Former Legal Consultant (Secondment), Office of the Secretary of Interior and Local Government
•Former Associate, Cayetano Sebastian Ata Dado and Cruz Law Offices (CASELAW)
 Atty. Joshua Contreras
Associate

Educational Background
•Master of Laws, Boston University School of Law, United States of America
•Juris Doctor (Magna Cum Laude), University of Nueva Caceres
•Bachelor of Arts in Food Service & Management (Magna Cum Laude), USI

Practice Areas
•Mergers and Acquisitions
•Public Bidding and Procurement
•Real Estate and Development
Awards & Recognition
•2019 Outstanding Individual of Calabang
•Top 2, Philippine Bar Examination (1999)

Professional Background
•Former Consultant on Systems Management, Office of the Mayor of Cebu City
•Former Associate, Quisumbing Torres Law Offices (an affiliate of Baker & McKenzie)
•Former Staff Auditor, Sycip Gorres Velayo & Co. (an affiliate of Ernst & Young)