Subido Pagente Certeza Mendoza & Binay (SPCMB Law Offices)

Partner

MA. JOYCELYN L. GUIRNALDA is a graduate of the Ateneo de Manila University School of Law, graduating 24th in her batch in year 2000. She holds a double degree in Psychology and Business Management from the De La Salle University where she was a consistent member of the Dean’s List.

For nearly a decade after law school, or from October 2000 to May 2010, Ms. Guirnalda honed and sharpened her litigation skills at the Carpio Villaraza & Cruz Law Offices (now known as Villaraza & Angangco Law Offices). Working for a firm known for its expertise in litigation and dispute resolution, Ms. Guirnalda represented various local and multinational clients involved in diverse and complex corporate, commercial, civil, criminal, labor, and intellectual property litigation before quasi-judicial agencies, trial and appellate courts.

Ms. Guirnalda then joined the corporate world as Assistant Vice President of BDO Unibank, Inc. from May 2010 until March 2014, where she was the Team Head for the Remedial Management - Asset Recovery Litigation Unit handling the Corporate and Commercial cases of BDO. As Team Head for one of the biggest banks in the Philippines, she managed the litigation of the bank’s cases before trial courts, quasi-judicial agencies, appellate courts, including international arbitration cases before the SIAC. Together with her team of lawyers and paralegals, she likewise prepared and reviewed transactional documents including commercial contracts and provided legal advice to the Bank’s management.

Before joining SPCMB, or from March 2014 to June 2016, Ms. Guirnalda held the Senior GDN Counsel position at Accenture, Inc., a multinational IT, Consulting, and BPO company with worldwide presence. At Accenture, Ms. Guirnalda handled the legal, regulatory, and compliance matters of the delivery network of Accenture Philippines with focus on its technology, digital, and consulting business. Aside from this, she also handled data privacy compliance matters and review of multifaceted contracts.

Ms. Guirnalda joined SPCMB as Partner in July 2016 and is currently the Head of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department. She handles significant and complex litigation cases at all levels for a diverse clientele which includes high-profile individuals, local and multinational companies in a wide variety of industries. She is a PDRCI-Trained Arbitrator, File Counsel, and Tribunal Secretary.

Ms. Guirnalda is currently SPCMB’s Managing Partner.