Employee Relations Manager

C A R E E R P R O F I L E

Focused, results-driven, dynamic lawyer with 16 years of experience in various fields of law both in a corporate and law firm setting. Legal expertise includes employment law, intellectual property, compliance, data privacy, healthcare, litigation and corporate law. Has experience in assisting clients in FMCG, banking and pharma industries.

E D U C A T I O N A L B A C K G R O U N D

Law SY 1997-2002 University of the Philippines

Diliman, Quezon City

Bachelor of Laws

Admitted to the Philippine Bar in March 2003

College SY 1992-1996 Ateneo de Manila University

Loyola, Quezon City

AB Economics

Ateneo School Foundation Scholar

High School SY 1988-1992 Ateneo de Manila University

Loyola, Quezon City

Tulong Dunong Scholar

P R O F E S S I O N A L E X P E R I E N C E

Manila Legal and Contracts Head October 2018 to Present

Wood Philippines Inc. (Multinational energy services company)

Responsible for managing the Manila Legal/Contracts team which supports the Company’s various global business units.

Responsible for all aspects of client contract negotiations and key subcontract reviews.

Responsible for setting up the team’s strategic objectives, and promotion and support of the team’s organizational growth. Responsible for resourcing and developing the team and creating global process and system improvements.

Provides general corporate legal support and advice to Human Resources, Finance Team and other Manila corporate and project teams.

Director / Knowledge Operations Officer 2015 to October 2018

(Global Intellectual Property Practice Group)

Baker & McKenzie Global Services Manila, Inc.

Member of the Senior Leadership Committee of the Company and responsible for reviewing and giving recommendations on corporate policies and compliance with rules and regulations involving labor and employment, cybersecurity and data privacy.

Primarily responsible for updating the group and clients of important developments by reviewing new laws and recent jurisprudence in key jurisdictions.

Directly manages lawyers in the Firm based in Manila and other Global Services offices.

Assists Firm lawyers in responding to client multijurisdictional queries involving regulatory and compliance matters

Implements internal quality control measures and ensure they are consistently followed

Performs the final review of the drafts of various commercial contracts and agreements such as licensing, assignments and joint ventures and make them available for use by members of the practice group

As project manager, responsible for improving the practice group's ability to service its clients efficiently and in a cost-effective manner.

Designs and implements the core training curriculum / personnel development program for the practice group

Responsible for defining and implementing the knowledge management strategy for Baker McKenzie's Global Intellectual Property Practice Group

Takes primary responsibility for the collection, drafting, maintenance and updating of the practice group 's knowhow with the goal of ensuring that a comprehensive set of first-class knowhow materials is accessible to all lawyers in the practice group globally.

Senior Professional Support Lawyer 2009-2014

Baker & McKenzie Global Services Manila, Inc.

Managed and coordinated, together with the Director of Knowledge Management, know-how projects for the Group

Primarily responsible for the creation, maintenance and update of collections of work product and know-how of the Group (legal documents, articles, brochures, presentations, seminar/webinar materials and global guides), and deploy globally applicable know-how through the Knowledge site, Library and other means

Worked closely with the Steering Committee, Director of Knowledge Management for Global IP and Business Development (“BD”) staff and maintain strong relationships with lawyers in the Group to ascertain and monitor knowledge needs and priorities

Collect, edit, organize and harmonize country reports, coordinate with the responsible IP offices, and prepare regular alerts on key legal developments

Recommend guidelines, policies and procedures regarding the use of Knowledge functionality for the Group

Professional Support Lawyer 2006-2009

Baker & McKenzie Global Services Manila, Inc.

Lecturer 2013-2015

College of Law, New Era University

Taught Introduction to Law, Special Topics in Remedial Law and Administrative Law to 1st and 2nd year law students

Corporate Affairs Manager/Associate General Counsel 2005 - 2006

Diethelm Philippines Inc. (DPI) - The company's line of business included the wholesale distribution of prescription drugs, proprietary drugs, and other related consumer goods.

Responsible for the over-all corporate legal work of DPI

Provided consultancy and necessary legal advice/assistance services to various DPI Department Heads such as the Office of the President; Accounting Department; Marketing Department, including but not limited to, rendering of opinions (written or verbal), drafting of correspondence and similar instruments, on the legal aspects of certain DPI transactions relating to, affecting or arising from the operations, administration and maintenance of the company regarding various corporate, tax, labor, healthcare, immigration and intellectual property matters

Conferred, reviewed and recommended to the Human Resource Department legal matters pertaining to labor or employee relations

Interfaced with government regulatory agencies to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements

Prepared, drafted reviewed and negotiated contracts, such as sales and distribution agreements, entered into by DPI directly pertaining to or related to its operations with all its principals, customers, suppliers and other third-party service providers

Reviewed, revised and provided inputs to corporate policies and regulations to ensure compliance with Philippine laws and regulations

Provided inputs and recommendations in relation to the filing, monitoring, proceedings and strategy of civil and/or criminal cases in connection with the collection of the accounts receivables of DPI

Associate Lawyer 2003 - 2005

Tan & Concepcion Law Firm

Specialized in litigation and labor practice, handled cases involving labor disputes, complaints for damages, specific performance, sum of money, as well as criminal litigation with significant exposure to trial, appellate practice, and settlement negotiations for various clients in the healthcare and consumer goods and retail industries

Conducted administrative and disciplinary hearings and investigations regarding personnel fraud and misconduct, including appearance before the National Labor Relations Commission on behalf of employers as well as workers. Represented employers in civil and criminal cases against employees when warranted

Performed retainer work such as review, drafting, and negotiation of contracts; preparation of opinions; corporate housekeeping; preparation of Minutes for Stockholders’ and Board meetings of various companies; preparation of demand letters; and notarial work

Associate Lawyer 2002 - 2003

Soo Gutierrez Leogardo & Lee Law Offices

Handled litigation and labor cases involving labor disputes, complaints for damages, specific performance, sum of money, as well as criminal litigation with significant exposure to trial, appellate practice, and settlement negotiations for various clients in the maritime, healthcare and consumer good and retail industries.

Business Planner 1997 – 2002

Intel Philippines Manufacturing, Inc.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Attendee at the Annual International Trademark Association (INTA) Meetings for 2007-2017

Contributor to “Editorial Feature re Survey Evidence”, an article on the rules and admissibility of survey evidence in trademark prosecution cases in several jurisdictions published in the World Trademark Review

Attended various trainings organized by the Intellectual Property Office-Philippines on trademarks, patent search and the Patent Cooperation Treaty, copyright, general IP enforcement and IP dispute resolution

SAP, Planning Cycles/Indicators, Planning Systems & Reports, Inventory Management, Capacity/Piece parts Planning, Mfg. 101a, ISO 9000/1, Structured Problem Solving and Total Quality Management

Bill Chad R. Gonzales

30 Dawn St. SSS Village, Marikina City

Telephone No. : 9677618

Mobile No. : 091*-*******

E-mail : *****@*****.***

Age: 42

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