Biography
Jared is a partner in Quisumbing Torres' Dispute Resolution Practice Group. He heads the Firm's Transportation and Logistics Industry Group Subsector. Jared has 12 years of litigation experience, with a particular focus on criminal litigation and commercial arbitration.
Jared is a Trustee and the President of the Philippine Institute of Arbitrators. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and the Philippine Institute of Arbitrators, and an accredited arbitrator of the Philippine Dispute Resolution Center Inc., the Philippines' Office for Alternative Dispute Resolution, and the Philippines' Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM). He has recently been admitted to the Young Singapore International Arbitration Centre (YSIAC) Council, and the panel of arbitrators of the Borneo International Centre for Arbitration and Mediation. Jared sat as an arbitrator in the first WESM arbitrations in the Philippines, and has acted as arbitrator and counsel in ad hoc and institutional arbitrations.
He conducts MCLE lectures on commercial arbitration, and has co-authored a book on the matter. He currently teaches Commercial Arbitration, Civil Procedure, Special Civil Actions, and Sales Law at the Far Eastern University Institute of Law. He is also a supervising lawyer at the Ateneo Legal Services Center, where he oversees students in handling pro bono cases.
Jared studied at the Ateneo Law School (2010) where he received the Dean's Silver Medal for his J.D. thesis on foreign arbitral awards. He served as president of the Ateneo Society of International Law and was part of teams that represented the Philippines and won in moot court competitions in Florida (1st runner-up; 2007 Stetson International Environmental Law Moot Court Competition) and Japan (1st; 2008 Asia Cup International Law Moot Court Competition).
Practice Focus
Jared handles criminal litigation and arbitration matters.
Representative Legal Matters
Commercial Arbitration and Civil Litigation
- Acted as arbitrator in the first two arbitrations under the Philippines’ Wholesale Electricity Sport Market rules.
- Obtained a court-issued interim measure of protection for a foreign oil trading company, that eventually led to a multi-million dollar arbitral award in an international commercial arbitration.
- Obtained an arbitral award for the Philippine arm of a multinational advertising company in a domestic arbitration against a government agency, for services rendered sought to be paid on the basis of quantum merit.
- Represented a multinational freight forwarding and logistics company in several proceedings relating to the enforcement of a multimillion dollar arbitral award in an international commercial arbitration, one of which resulted to a favorable landmark Supreme Court decision on the scope of arbitration confidentiality under Philippine law.
- Advised and represented a foreign dredging company in arbitration and arbitration-related court proceedings to obtain an interim measure of protection against a Philippine conglomerate.
- Successfully defended 7 employees of a multinational real estate company in a damages suit based on alleged violations of non-compete clause.
- Successfully resisted a TRO application to restrain sales of a multinational technology company’s products in the Philippines, in a multimillion dollar patent infringement case.
- Successfully resisted an injunction sought to halt the dredging and landfill operations of a foreign dredging company.
- Advised and represented a multinational oil and gas exploration and production company in a landmark suit before the Commission on Human Rights, seeking to attribute responsibility to the world’s largest oil, coal, cement, and mining companies for climate change on account of their carbon emissions.
- Successfully represented a foreign aircraft leasing company before the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), in relation to de-registration of aircrafts leased by the company to a Philippines-based airline company.
Criminal Defense and Prosecution
- Successfully prosecuted several individuals engaged in cybercrime and fraud activities in the Philippines in criminal cases instituted by a multinational money transfer company.
- Successfully represented a foreign business process outsourcing company in the entrapment and arrest of an individual engaged in cybercrime and extortion activities against the company.
- Successfully defended and obtained the release of indigent clients in a pro bono case involving allegations of assault and physical injuries.
- Successfully defended and prevented the arrest of chief executives of a multinational freight forwarding company in a tax-related criminal proceeding initiated by the Bureau of Internal Revenue.
- Successfully obtained the liberty of officers of a foreign engineering firm in a raid conducted by law enforcement agencies on allegations of illegal dredging operations.
- Obtained the release from detention of a driver of a popular ride-hailing platform in a highly-publicized incident involving a traffic altercation with a law enforcement officer.
- Successfully defended and obtained the release of 36 employees of a multinational financial services company, in a dawn raid conducted by the National Bureau of Investigation.
- Successfully defended chief executives of a multinational advertising company in a tax-related criminal proceeding initiated by the Bureau of Internal Revenue.
- Successfully represented excluded heirs in a multimillion dollar estate settlement proceeding and the contempt and criminal proceedings resulting therefrom.
- Successfully defended a foreign national from criminal indictment for supposed violation of the Anti-Violence Against Women and their Children, due to alleged failure to provide support.
- Successfully prosecuted on behalf of a multinational business process outsourcing company, an individual responsible for fraud and bomb threats against the company.
- Successfully defended chief executives of a multinational real estate company in a criminal case arising out of alleged violations of non-compete clause by its employees.
- Successfully defended and obtained the release of expatriates of a foreign company in the Philippines, on account of alleged violation of immigration rules.
Professional Honors
- Next Generation Lawyer for Dispute Resolution, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2024
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Philippine Institute of Arbitrators (PIArb) - Fellow, Trustee, and President (2024 to 2026)
- Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) (East Asia Branch) - Fellow
- Philippine Dispute Resolution Center, Inc. (PDRCI) - Accredited Arbitrator
- Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) - Accredited Arbitrator
- Office for Alternative Dispute Resolution (OADR) - Accredited Arbitrator
- Young Singapore International Arbitration Centre (YSIAC) - Council Member
- Borneo International Centre for Arbitration and Mediation (BICAM) - Panel of Arbitrators
- Far Eastern University Institute of Law - Lecturer
- Ateneo Legal Services Center - Supervising Lawyer
Admissions
Philippines (2011)
Education
Ateneo de Manila University (J.D.) (2010)
Ateneo de Manila University (A.B. Economics) (2006)
Languages
English
Filipino