SERVICES OFFERED

General Counseling

Our firm provides all kinds of legal counseling to anyone regardless of their culture and background. Our lawyers are dedicated to protect your legal rights.

Corporate Practice

Our firm assists solo proprietors, small-and-medium enterprises, startup companies, and foreign corporations doing business in the Philippines from company formation(solo corporation, stock/non-stock corporations, and partnership), legal compliance and due diligence, day-to-day legal and business advisory, and corporate dispute resolutions. We also assist clients in the following: processing of business permits, performance of corporate secretary duties, contract drafting and reviews, transfer of stocks, and reorganization of the company structure.

Litigation

The firm can handle a mixture of litigation work including but not limited to: civil, criminal, corporate disputes, and special proceedings, before Regular Trial Courts, and Appellate Courts, as well as administrative cases before administrative agencies such as but not limited to Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Alternative Dispute Resolution Centers in the Philippines.

Labor and Employment

Rico Law Office provides legal services to companies in need of legal representations or advice to resolve labor cases such as illegal dismissal cases and any labor laws violations. Our lawyers have expertise in representing companies and employees before the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), National Conciliation and Mediation Board, National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC), and appellate courts. Our firm can also assist companies in labor laws compliance and processing of permits from the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), and DOLE.

Family Relations

Our lawyers can assist you with handling of family law cases such as actions for annulment of marriages, legal separation, recognition of foreign divorce, adoption, and other related cases.

Visas and Immigration

Rico Law Office provides professional assistance to foreign nationals wanting to obtain work or residence Philippine visas. Our lawyers may represent you before the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Bureau of Immigration, Philippine Retirement Authority (PRA), Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA), and other government agencies which handle visa applications and immigration-related procedures.

Data Privacy

Atty. Rico is a certified Data Protection Officer. He can assist your company to comply with the Data Privacy Act of the Philippines, and other rules and regulations issued by the National Privacy Commission (NPC). He can also create a privacy manual, conduct privacy impact assessment (PIA), and render opinions to prevent data privacy breach.

Intellectual Property

Our Firm in behalf of companies can file, register, and properly document your copyright, trademark, patent, and other Intellectual Property (IP) licensing and rights. We can also represent you before any administrative agencies or courts to protect and enforce your IP rights against infringement and other violations.

Real Estate

Atty. Rico is a licensed real estate broker. With such knowledge and expertise, he can provide advice on all aspects of real estate transactions from buying to selling, contract drafting, due diligence, and land registration. The firm can also represent you before trial courts for issuance of new or lost titles, and other land disputes.

Special Projects

The firm can also assist clients on matters such as tax related matters, estate planning, processing of permits from government agencies, or any other legal matters or projects as may be requested and required by the clients.