JV is a senior associate who focuses on various fields of legal practice, including mergers and acquisition, labor, land, regulatory, securities, and corporate law.
JV was an Assistant Secretary in the Department of Agrarian Reform and a part-time lecturer on land laws with the De La Salle University College of Law. As Assistant Secretary, he steered the legal department of the entire national agency, among several other critical functions. He was exposed to, and took part in the drafting of, various government regulatory rules pertaining to land and its use during the Aquino administration.
JV received his bachelor’s degree in Political Science (minor in European Studies) and master’s degree in Global Politics from the Ateneo de Manila University in 2005 and 2006, respectively. He received his juris doctor degree from the University of the Philippines in 2010. He was admitted to the Philippine bar in 2011 and joined the firm in 2016.
Manila Office
Office No.: +63 2 8555-9555
Sec. DID: +63 2 8555-9662
Primary Email:
Justin.LaChica@Romulo.com
