Rashel Ann C. Pomoy
Villaraza & Angangco (V&A Law)Villaraza & Angangco (V&A Law)'s labour and employment offering is co-headed by Alejandro Alfonso Navarro and Rashel Ann C. Pomoy, and handles work ranging from the drafting and review of employment contracts, to the redundancy-related aspects of company restructurings, to the termination of contracts. It is also well-equipped to represent corporate clients in matters involving employee registration for Union representation. The practice is overseen by Raoul R. Angangco and Sylvette Y. Tankiang alongside Juanito L. Sañosa, who joined the firm in April 2024. Mark Benjamin Yam has experience handling both immigration and emigration matters for multinational clients, including advising on the obtaining of permits and visas.
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‘Villaraza and Angangco's team is composed of highly qualified and specialized members. Their structure is composed of departments categorised per legal field in order to hone the competence of each member.'
'They are all specialists and generalists at the same time. This makes their output holistic and valuable to their clients.’
‘I love working with Rashel Ann C. Pomoy because of her eloquence and intelligence. She has a way of explaining her legal inputs concisely yet firmly without being aggressive. This makes her convincing and charming at the same time.’
‘They have a deep expertise in labour cases with a proven track-record of successful project delivery. Strong problem-solving abilities and innovative thinking.’
‘Their team consists of highly experienced partners and associates who have extensive knowledge in their respective fields.’
‘They are diligent and offer remedies that are creative.’
‘They are readily available and communicate options well.’
Key clients
- McDonald’s Restaurants of Canada Limited
- Amazon Operation Services Philippines, Inc.
- Autodesk Asia PTE LTD
- King & Spalding, Mishcon de Reya LLP
- Seyfarth Shaw LPP
- Uber Philippines Centre of Excellence LLC
- DTN Philippines, Inc.
- Erickson Immigration Group
- Tata Consultancy Services (Philippines), Inc.
- Paypal Philippines, Inc.
- Remitly Inc.
- Bacardi Spain
- Zendesk Inc.
- WHG Customer Services Philippines, Inc.
- PNB AllianzAccess Healthcare
- Schneider Electric (Philippines), Inc.
- Prime Metro BMD Corporation
- Hijo Resources Corp.
- Lalamove Philippines, Inc.
- Access Health Care Services Manila Inc.
- Benchling
- McConnell Dowell Philippines, Inc.
- Bricolage Distributor, Inc.
- Clayton Utz
- Alfa Laval in the Philippines
- Business Support Outsourcing
- CIBI Information, Inc.
- Lantro Vision Inc.
- Saga Events
Work highlights
- Defended the employer successfully in its implementation of periodic drug tests in its workplace as part of all employees' employment requirements.
- Defended the client successfully in an illegal dismissal case filed against an employee who padded his payroll through the use of the company’s human resources information systems.
- Drafted and reviewed for its client making employee redundancies in separation agreements, quitclaims, non-disclosure agreements and non-compete clauses to assure smooth transition of the employees.
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Alejandro Alfonso Navarro, Rashel Ann C. Pomoy, Raoul R. Angangco, Sylvette Y. Tankiang, Juanito L. Sañosa