EMERICO O. DE GUZMAN

Position: Senior Partner
Department: Labor and Employment
PracticeAreas:
Employment and Labor Standards
Labor Relations

Email: eodeguzman@accralaw.com

Born Manila, Philippines, November 10, 1956; admitted, 1983, Philippines.

TRANSACTIONS/CASES HANDLED:

-    Labor Aspect of the MWSS Privatization Project
-    Litigation of Claims for Illegal  Dismissal/ Regularization  of Employment status for various clients
-    Audit of Contracting Arrangements at Meralco and Procter and Gamble
-    Certification Election Proceedings at Amkor Technology Phil. Inc.                             -    Collective Bargaining Negotiations at Philips Semiconductor Phil., Inc., Chinabank and Mandarin Oriental Manila                                                                                             -    Litigation involving outsourcing arrangements/independent contracting for various local/multinational clients

EDUCATION/ACADEMIC ATTAINMENTS:

-    BS Psychology(1977)/Bachelor of Laws(1982) - University of the Philippines
-    Academy of American and International Law- May-July 2005
-    Center for American and International Law, Dallas, Texas

LEGAL PUBLICATIONS:

Author, Philippine Chapter, Handbook on Global Recruiting, Screening, Testing and Interviewing Criteria,  October 2007, Kluwer Law International and International Bar Association, Author, Philippine Chapter, Guide to International Labor and Employment Law, 2008, Littler Mendelson Global  and LexisNexis

PUBLIC SERVICE & POLITICAL INVOLVEMENTS:

Chair/Champion - Human Resource Working Group, National Competitiveness Council

MEMBERSHIPS:

-    1997-2000 - Director, Makati Chapter, Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP)
-    2006 President - Personnel Management Association of the Philippines (PMAP)
-    2003-2005 - Managing Editor, Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) Journal
-    2007- present - Director, Philippine Bar Association