Mr Dante Pamintuan > SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan > Manila, Philippines > Lawyer Profile

SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
SYCIPLAW CENTER, 105 PASEO DE ROXAS
1226 MAKATI CITY
METRO MANILA 1226
Philippines
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Position

Dante T. Pamintuan heads the Employment and Immigration Department of SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan. He specializes in labor and employment, litigation, and corporate services.

Career

Mr. Pamintuan’s primary area of practice is in employment law, with 35 years of extensive experience in providing employers with practical and ethical approaches and solutions to all aspects of employment – from the selection and hiring of staff and members of management, through the gamut and cycle of personnel movements, and employer benefits, policy and practices setting. He advises clients and provides them with proactive approaches to all manner of employment issues that could attract litigation or collective action by individual employees or groups through compliance audits, investigation and disciplinary process assistance, and as a last resort, strategic handling of employment litigation and collective action. Mr. Pamintuan has successfully handled collective bargaining negotiations, strikes and lockouts, voluntary and compulsory arbitration, labor compliance audits, corporate restructuring and reorganization affecting staff and manpower, and other types of labor litigation. In addition to these practice areas, he also has substantial experience in mergers and acquisitions, employment-related tax and regulatory practice, and various types of litigation arising from these areas.

Memberships

Mr. Pamintuan is an accredited lecturer under the Supreme Court’s Mandatory Continuing Legal Education program, and conducts seminars and workshops for various clients on labor and industrial relations, labor standards, regulatory and ethics compliance, management for managers and supervisors, and related topics. He is a member of the People Management Association of the Philippines (PMAP) and principal representative of the Firm to the Employment Law Alliance.

Education

Mr. Pamintuan earned his Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws (cum laude) from the University of the Philippines. He was admitted to the Philippine Bar in 1985.

Lawyer Rankings

Philippines > Labour and employment

Entrusted by significant banking, healthcare, pharmaceutical and tech clients amongst others, SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan’s key strengths lie in handling disciplinary actions and terminations, employment contracts as well as advising on work visa and permit-related issues. Head of the group Dante Pamintuan and Leslie Dy specialise in labour litigation and bargaining, whilst Amer Mambuay is informed on employment issues in corporate mergers and acquisitions. Easter Princess Castro and Emmar Benjoe Panahon are well-versed in occupational safety and health standards, whilst Russel Rodriguez advises clients on employee benefits, labour standards and personnel movements.

Philippines > Immigration

SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan’s broad practice encompasses citizenship matters, deportation and blacklisting proceedings in addition to securing visas and permits. The team is also a key contact for sizeable domestic companies operating across various industries including banking, healthcare, insurance, and tech. Dante Pamintuan and Rodelle Bolante co-lead the group and the latter is particularly knowledgeable of the procurement and renewal of visa and work permits. Promoted to partner in January 2023, Emmar Benjoe Panahon is also highlighted.