Gatmaytan Yap Patacsil Gutierrez & Protacio (C&G Law)

Partner

Cesar E. (Jun) Santamaria, Jr. specialises in employment litigation and advisory, and has assisted clients on a broad range of employment matters across various industries.

This includes disputed and non-disputed employment terminations, sexual harassment, plant closure and redundancies, union certification and collective bargaining, recruitment of locals for employment abroad by a foreign principal, recruitment of locals by a foreign employer in the Philippines through recruitment process outsourcing, employment and non-employment service contracts, data privacy, policy handbooks (including policies on employment standards, employee discipline, HIV/AIDS discrimination, and drug testing), employment benefits migration following a merger, and labour regulations compliance. He is also in charge of the firm’s immigration practice.

As a result of his and his team’s efforts, C&G Law is now consistently recommended as a ranked firm for Employment by Chambers Asia-Pacific, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific and Asialaw Profiles. Individually, Jun is recognised as a ranked lawyer for Employment by Chambers Asia-Pacific since 2022, and a leading lawyer by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific from 2017.

Over the years, Jun’s employment law practice has covered all aspects of the field. He is seen by clients as a trusted advisor in all employment related issues, including regulatory and compliance matters in all stages of a business, from start-up to closure, including business transfers, suspensions, mergers, and closures. He has assisted clients with unionisation and collective bargaining concerns; with the preparation and review of employment contracts and employment policies; with the due diligence audit of third-party service contractors; with the preparation, review, and implementation of redundancy programmes as well as retirement programmes. He has also advised clients on illegal recruitment, sexual harassment, and data privacy issues. Jun also has an extensive experience with assisting clients in the conduct of internal investigations in connection with employee fraud or negligence. Jun also assists clients with visa and employment permit concerns.

Jun has been teaching employment law at the University of Santo Tomas since 2005 and is also a certified public accountant.

English, Filipino

Integrated Bar of the Philippines

LLB (Hons), University of Santo Tomas BSA (Hons), University of Santo Tomas Certified Public Accountant, Philippines