VILLABER

Law

Practice areas:

Criminal Law

  • Representation and assistance in cases involving sex-related and gender-based crimes and those involving juveniles or minors, physical injuries, destruction or theft of properties (e.g. malicious mischief, theft, etc.), grave coercion, libel or oral defamation, firearms, reckless imprudence (e.g. accident), etc.

  • Legal guidance during arrests, detention, investigations, and trials

Matrimonial and Family Law

  • Representation in family disputes, including petitions for nullity of marriage

  • Assistance with child custody and support negotiations and litigation

Corporate, Investments, and Regulatory Compliance

  • Legal advisory on corporate matters, investment structuring, joint ventures, and fund formation

  • Assistance with business formation, regulatory compliance, and tax matters

  • Guidance on asset protection, corporate rehabilitation, and distressed asset management

Election Law

  • Advisory on campaign finance, election law compliance, and COMELEC regulations

Labor and Employment Law

  • Representation in labor disputes and advisory on employment compliance.

Immigration and Refugee Law

  • Assistance with immigration matters, including asylum and refugee applications

Real Estate Law

  • Advisory on real estate transactions, title processing, and property rights protection

  • Guidance on land use, eminent domain, and agrarian reform issues

Special Proceedings

  • Legal assistance with the correction of civil registry entries

  • Representation in estate settlement proceedings


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Paul Saavedra Villaber

Firm Founder & Principal/Managing Lawyer

Paul Villaber is the firm founder and principal/managing lawyer of Villaber Law.

Mr. Villaber was admitted to the Philippine Bar in 2023. He is currently a Master of Laws (LL.M) student.

Mr. Villaber provides assistance and representation in criminal, civil, labor, and commercial cases. He also provides advisory and assistance on matters and disputes involving corporations, businesses, investments, transactions, risk and crisis management, regulations, and election law compliance.

In addition to his legal practice, Mr. Villaber has been an economist, management consultant, project manager, and risk and crisis manager for already ten (10) years. As a manager, most of his works involve contentious situations such as involving intrusions and conflicting claims on properties, regulatory and law enforcement actions, politics, and conflict- prone transactions. Mr. Villaber was a vice president of a corporation whose line of business is in real-estate holdings. Most of his work as an economist is in macroeconomic analysis, which includes economic output, inflation, fiscal side, monetary policy, and policy considerations on poverty reduction. As a management consultant, he has conducted feasibility studies and developed business plans in sectors and industries such as business intelligence, app development, transportation and logistics, manufacturing, restaurants and service establishments.

Admission:
Philippine Bar, 2023

Education:
Master of Laws (LL.M.) (ongoing)
San Sebastian College - Graduate School of Law

Juris Doctor
University of the Visayas - Gullas Law School

B.S. Business Management
Ateneo de Davao University

Certifications:
Professional in Project Management (PPM) - Global Association for Quality Management

Certified Risk and Crisis Manager (CRCM) - Global Association for Quality Management

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.