Nava & Associates

Nava & Associates (N&A) is a Makati-based law firm that renders a full range of legal services for a select group of local and foreign clients engaged in various industries. Industries served include consumer manufacturing and distribution, retail and franchising, building and construction, investments and property development and management, business process outsourcing, education, healthcare, information technology, among others. The Firm’s main practice areas include: 1. Corporate. - Services in this area comprise: (i) General retainer and corporate housekeeping, including issuing legal opinions, contract drafting, contract review, and corporate secretaryship, etc.; (ii) Administrative/Corporate, including organization and setting up corporations/partnerships, amendment of articles and by-laws, registration of foreign investments, registration of share issuances and capital increases, dissolution and withdrawal of SEC license for foreign-owned branches and representative offices, etc.; and (iii) Special Projects, including real estate and securities transactions, joint ventures, M&As (mergers and acquisitions), corporate reorganization/spin-off, public offering of shares, and legal due diligence or legal audits, etc. The Firm provides tax advisory as an incident of its corporate practice. 2. Intellectual Property. - Services in this area include trademark, patent and copyright registration, and review and registration of development, franchise and licensing agreements. 3. Immigration. – Services in this area comprise: (i) extension of 9(a) visa; (ii) securing Alien Employment Permit (AEP) from DOLE; (iii) securing various work permits such as Special Work Permit (SWP) and Provisional Work Permit (PWP); (iv) securing pre-arranged 9(g) employment visa; (v) downgrading previous 9(g) to 9(a) visa; (vi) securing or cancelling alien certificate of registration (ACR) i-Card; and (vii) securing emigration clearance certificate (ECC). 4. Labor. – Services in this area include (i) implementation of rightsizing, redundancy and special separation programs; (ii) formulation of employee manuals; and (iii) representation in SEnA conferences and labor cases. 4. Litigation. - The Firm handles representation of clients in litigation, including specialized litigation such as intellectual property litigation. The Firm is managed by Atty. Rose Z. Nava. Prior to N&A, Atty. Nava was Senior Partner at De Borja Medialdea Bello & Guevarra. Atty. Nava, who holds a Juris Doctor degree from the Ateneo Law School, has been in active law practice for 24 years. Atty. Nava has been Corporate Secretary of Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines, Inc. for ten (10) years now and is also Corporate Secretary of The Bistro Group of Companies, the Philippine franchise holders of TGI Friday’s and Italianni’s restaurants. She also sits in the Board of Directors and is Corporate Secretary of other local and multinational firms.