Mr Reynaldo Dizon > Martinez Vergara & Gonzalez Sociedad > Manila, Philippines > Lawyer Profile
Martinez Vergara & Gonzalez Sociedad Offices
33RD FLOOR, THE ORIENT SQUARE
F. ORTIGAS JR. ROAD, ORTIGAS CENTER
1600 PASIG CITY, METRO MANILA
Philippines
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Mr Reynaldo Dizon
Work Department
Dispute Resolution, Labor and Employment
Position
Partner
Career
Mr. Dizon is the head of the Firm’s Labor and Employment practice group.
He has extensive experience handling arbitration disputes between corporations and its employees, involving dismissal cases and monetary claims. He has advised and assisted several corporations, including a foreign bank and a pioneer maritime school, in their collective bargaining negotiations with their unions and has handled corporate fraud cases.
Mr. Dizon also has solid experience in commercial litigation and cases involving the arbitrary use of police power by government agencies over private corporations. He handles for the firm’s clients their requirements for corporate litigation and labour relations and has drafted and reviewed labour policy manuals and employee handbooks for many of the firm’s clients including companies engaged in business process outsourcing such as call centers and finance and accounting back office services. He has also represented the firm’s clients before the Department of Labour and Employment regarding labour disputes relating to employee complaints and actions.
The Legal500 consistently recognizes Mr. Dizon as a Recommended Lawyer in Labor and Employment and Dispute Resolution.
Before joining the firm Martinez & Mendoza in 2004, Mr Dizon was the managing partner of the Dizon Yu and Associates Law Office. He was an associate lawyer at Singson Valdez & Associates from 1995 to 2002.
Languages
English; Filipino
Memberships
Education
Ateneo de Manila University, BA Interdiciplinary Studies (1990)
Ateneo de Manila University, Juris Doctor (1994)
Lawyer Rankings
Philippines > Tax
At Martinez Vergara & Gonzalez Sociedad
the ‘experienced’ team is jointly led by Rosalia Bartolome-Alejo and Mary Elizabeth Belmonte. The agile team provides a wide-range of services from providing business advice on key deals, to helping with international taxation issues on cross-border transactions. It is also experienced in advising on the enforcement of tax treaties, and excels in helping individual clients with estate planning matters. The group is skilled too at advising on tax remedies, and on assisting clients with their tax compliance reviews. Reynaldo Dizon is recognised for his work on a range of contentious tax issues.
Philippines > Labour and employment
Well-regarded for its expertise in labour and industrial relations, Martinez Vergara & Gonzalez Sociedad‘s team’s workload includes advising on employment contracts, government notices, and termination notices. Head of the team Reynaldo Dizon is knowledgeable of statutory and reportorial requirements as well as labour policy manuals and employee handbooks. Kristine Bongcaron is proficient in assisting clients with union-related concerns and often advises foreign clients on the direct hiring of Filipino nationals. Miguel Sevilla’s practice encompasses occupational safety and health standards in addition to social security law compliance.
Philippines > Immigration
Led by Shirley Alinea and Reynaldo Dizon, Martinez Vergara & Gonzalez Sociedad‘s immigration team is geared to handle the processing and securing of the full spectrum of visas. Associate Gino Paulo Uy is proficient in blacklisting, deportation as well as citizenship re-acquisition and recognition mandates.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Dispute resolution
- Immigration
- Labour and employment
- Projects and energy
- Real estate and construction