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Val Antonio B. Suarez


Managing Partner

vabsuarez@surelaw.ph

Work Experience

2000 - Present
SUAREZ & REYES LAW OFFICES

Managing Partner

2010
THE PHILIPPINE STOCK EXCHANGE, INC.

President and Chief Executive Officer (July to December 2010); Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (January to July 2010);

1995-2000
HSBC INVESTMENT BANK ASIA LIMITED - Philippine Representative Office

Chief Representative

1989-1995
SYCIP SALAZAR HERNANDEZ & GATMAITAN LAW OFFICES

Senior Associate

1986-1987
CAYETANO BAUTISTA PICAZO & REYES LAW OFFICES

Associate

1982-1984
UNION BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES

Trust Officer, Trust and Investments Division

1980-1982
BANCOM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

Staff Assistant

Education

1988 - 1989
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER
Washington, D.C.

Master of Laws

1980-1985
ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL
Makati City

Bachelor of Laws

1976-1980
UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES
Quezon City

Bachelor of Arts (Economics)

Other Information

Independent Director, Filinvest REIT Corporation (2017 to present);

Independent Director and Member, Executive Committee and Audit Committee, Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company (2011 to present);

Lead Independent Director, Filinvest Land, Inc. and Chairman, Related Party Transaction, Corporate Governance & Compensation Committees and Member, Audit and Risk Management Committee (2015 to 2024);

Independent Director, Filinvest Development Corporation and Chairman, Related Party Transaction, Corporate Governance & Compensation Committees and Member, Audit and Risk Management Committee, (2014 to 2024);

Chairman, Vertere Global Solutions, Inc. and Vertere Venture Capital, Inc. (2017 to present);

Corporate Secretary, AB Capital & Investment Corporation (2021 to present);

Corporate Secretary, Tayabas Resources Ventures Corporation and Southeast Cable TV Corporation;

Director and Corporate Secretary, Five Karats Property Holdings, Inc. and Amun Ini Resort and Spa, Inc.;

Director and Corporate Secretary, Avocado Broadband Telecoms, Inc.;

Corporate Secretary, Asian Vision Cable Holdings Group of Companies;

Director and President, Ambassador Suarez Development Corporation, Merida Property Holdings, Inc., Suarez Bridge Ventures, Inc. and Camiguin Gendrugs, Inc.;

Director and Treasurer, Gendrugs, Inc., Chocohills Generics, Inc., Cebu Gendrugs, Inc., Mactan Gendrugs, Inc. and Zamgen, Inc.;

Member, Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines (FINEX);

Member, Integrated Bar of the Philippines (Makati Chapter) and the New York Bar (Retired).


Our Practice Areas

  • Corporate Housekeeping
  • Banking and Insurance
  • Securities
  • Corporate and Project Finance
  • Taxation
  • Information Technology
  • Intellectual Property
  • Offshore and Local Investments
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Estate Settlement
  • Real Estate
  • Immigration
  • Bankruptcy and Liquidation