In her quiet aggressiveness, Ella pursues her cases with steel focus and intensive depth. Her pervasive equanimity allows her to victoriously surface above the din and perplexity of any legal situation. Believing that all clients must be equally valued, she always boldly embraces her tasks and goes beyond what is expected of her with utmost meticulousness. She shows no boundaries of time or effort as she commits to her work with such fervor – a personal discipline she has long developed. As the practice of law is often seen with hard-hearted unsparingness, Ella’s holistic perspective coupled with the precise dose of compassion enables her to win the trust of clients and colleagues alike. 

Ella’s  particular way with people matched with her ability to easily adapt to any situation allows her to address issues from a wide spectrum of the legal practice. Her versatility as a lawyer is apparent from her diverse practice. Ella also provides general advice to clients on various legal issues including contractual relations with the government, performance of construction firms, business operations of non-bank financial services providers and existence of multinational pharmaceutical companies, among others. 

Ella primarily handles criminal and civil litigation. She also assists in the appellate practice of the Firm. In silent confidence, Ella makes sure that proper preparations are made for every courtroom battle. Naturally methodical in her ways, she painstakingly prepares for every encounter may it be before the court, the Office of the Prosecutor, the Labor Arbiters or other mediation officers. 

Ella also handles special project files for the Firm which require extensive research and in-depth knowledge of laws and regulations relating to energy, retail trade, consumer protection, e-commerce, and data privacy.  

Highlights:

• Assisted in the introduction of innovative heated tobacco products in the Philippines by the top tobacco products manufacturer and distributor in in the world by providing sound and comprehensive legal advice on various areas
• Provided legal assistance to a multinational petroleum and energy corporation for its contractual relations with the Philippine government
• Represented the largest producer and distributor of sauces and condiments in the Philippines as a private prosecutor in its litigation cases
• Provided legal guidance in the conduct of the Competitive Selection Process for the Power Supply Agreements of the largest distribution utility company in the Philippines
• Represented the largest distribution utility company before the Supreme Court in the review of powers of the Energy Regulation Commission
• Handled significant litigation and labor cases involving large sums of money for various multi-national companies and domestic corporations
• Represented prominent individuals in family law cases before the courts