The Antonio H. Abad & Associates Law Offices (ABLELAW) is a full service law firm.  It has six lawyers who individually specialize in particular areas of the law and who service clients in the following areas of the law:  

The Firm is best known for its expertise in this legal field.  The Firm assists its clients in negotiating collective bargaining agreements, as well as in the incidents arising from strikes or lock-outs and other concerted activities.  It represents its clients in labor disputes with the Office of the Voluntary Arbitrator, National Conciliation and Mediation Board, National Labor Relations Commission and the Department of Labor and Employment.  The Firm likewise counsels clients on the latest developments on labor laws, and assists them in the formulation and implementation of company policies, rules and regulations relating to labor relations, and exercise of management prerogatives.

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EDUCATION LAW      

The Firm assists its clients in the review, preparation and revision of student handbooks, faculty manuals, faculty teaching contracts, scholarship grants and other documents relating to academic institutions.  The Firm's services likewise extend to advising its client in the reorganization and faculty programs to comply with the latest laws affecting educational institutions, as well as orders, circulars, guidelines and other directives issued by the Commission on Higher Education, the Department of Education Culture and Sports and other government agencies.

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CIVIL AND CRIMINAL LITIGATION      

The Firm handles administrative, civil and criminal cases involving commercial law, torts and damages (medical malpractice), family law, labor laws, property laws, telecommunications law and environmental law.  The Members of the Firm regularly appear before administrative agencies such as the Securities and Exchange Commission, National Labor Relations Commission, Bureau of Immigration, Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board, Professional Regulatory Board, Department of Agrarian Reform Adjudicatory Board, Pollution Adjudication Board, Municipal and Regional Trial Courts, the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court.

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CORPORATE AND COMMERCIAL LAW  

The Firm services all of the corporate needs of its clients commencing from the preparation and filing of incorporation papers to the performance of corporate secretary undertakings. The Firm also assists its clients in the drafting and reviewing of all types of commercial documents, such as joint venture agreements, management and technical consultancy agreements, licensing agreements and inter and intra-stockholders agreements.  Apart from providing its clients' documentary requirements, the Firm likewise advises its clients of the legal feasibility of a proposed corporate action.

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TELECOMMUNICATIONS LAW  

The Firm represents its clients in the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) in obtaining Certificates of Public Convenience and Provisional Authorities to Operate Franchises for telecommunication services such as wireless cables, radio networks and microwave networks.

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TARIFF CONSULTATION

The Firm can assist its clients in the proper “Tariff Classification” of imported articles, including proper “Commodity Classification”, both based on the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines and other related laws.

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IMMIGRATION LAW

The Firm handles applications for the issuance of Philippine Visas for foreigners invited for business purposes by either individual or corporate enterprises. It can also facilitate the issuance of all kinds of permits to enable foreigners to work in the Philippines or to conduct their business activities in the Philippines.

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LAND TITLES AND LAW ON PROPERTY

The Firm handles registration and transfer of land titles and deeds of real property.  It also assists the clients in the preparation of documents necessary for said registration and/or transfer, representation in regular courts if necessary, handles other cases related to real property, whether registered or unregistered land and extends assistance to inquiries and representations before the Bureau of Land, Land Registration Authority, Registry of Deeds, Assessor’s Office, Bureau of Internal Revenue and other agencies necessary to the protection of the rights of the client over his real property.

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