Mr Eliseo Zuñiga, Jr. > Quisumbing Torres > Manila, Philippines > Lawyer Profile
Quisumbing Torres Offices
16TH FLOOR, ONE/NEO BUILDING
26TH STREET CORNER 3RD AVENUE, CRESCENT PARK WEST
BONIFACIO GLOBAL CITY, TAGUIG 1634
Philippines
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Mr Eliseo Zuñiga, Jr.
Work Department
Employment
Position
Partner
Career
Eliseo Zuñiga, Jr. is the head of Quisumbing Torres’ Dispute Resolution Practice Group and a member of the Employment & Compensation Practice Group. He is also a member of the Industrial, Manufacturing & Telecommunications and the Healthcare & Life Sciences Industry Groups. He has over 20 years of experience advising clients on general employment issues, employee termination, executive compensation, benefits transfers and terminations, and general litigation. He actively participates as a speaker and presenter in various regional and local seminars and conferences on labor and employment-related issues. He served as a Chairperson of the People Management Association of the Philippines’ Labor Policy Reforms and Industrial Relations Committee and is currently the Co-Chairperson of the European Chamber of Commerce Human Capital Committee. He has been consistently cited as a Leading Individual for Employment by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2019-2024), Litigation Star for Labor and Employment by Benchmark Litigation (2019 to 2023) and Notable Practitioner for Labor and Employment by asialaw Leading Lawyers (2020 to 2023). Eliseo is also recognized as a thought leader in the 2021 Q3 Lexology Legal Influencers for the Future of Legal Services – Asia-Pacific.
Eliseo’s practice focuses on commercial and employment litigation, corporate compliance, and general dispute resolution. His practice includes procedures, strategies and negotiations for employee termination; illegal dismissal and labor standard cases; retrenchment, redundancy and downsizing of operations; labor relations/trade unions; executive transfers; and employment contracts, employee handbook and other employment-related documents review.
Languages
English, Filipino
Lawyer Rankings
Philippines > Dispute resolution
(Leading partners)The practice at Quisumbing Torres is well equipped to handle the range of high-value and high-stakes disputes, often in cross-jurisdictional contexts. It is helmed by Eliseo Zuñiga, Jr., who is noted for her ‘years of experience dealing with diverse issues and clients’ alongside Donemark Calimon. Key practitioner Ramon Quisumbing
has a focus on ADR and international arbitration cases. Healthcare, construction and compliance disputes, as well as criminal litigation are all areas of experience of Michael Macapagal. Dranyl Jared Amoroso has a focus on criminal litigation and arbitration. Marvin Masangkay is equipped to handle ADR matters and has particular expertise in aviation, being a member of the firm’s industrial, manufacturing and transport group.
Philippines > Labour and employment (including immigration)
The group at Quisumbing Torres assists its extensive roster of corporate clients, and maintains its strong reputation for advising on alternative company structures and the impacts of such change on employees, the termination of employment contracts, and employment disputes, which are Eliseo Zuñiga, Jr.‘s areas of specialism. The practice’s immigration work is overseen by Miguel Antonio Galvez and includes obtaining OECs from the Department of Migrant Workers. Patrick Henry Salazar and Gil Roberto Zerrudo are considered ‘trusted advisors’ by clients. Employment and compensation specialist Kenneth Chua leads the practice.
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- Dispute resolution Philippines
- Labour and employment (including immigration) Philippines
- Leading partners Philippines > Dispute resolution
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