BPCL Law aims to continue being the law firm that its clients trust because of the manner in which it attends to its clientsโ legal concerns and requirements. Its goal is to become the firm of choice of clients who need the high-quality legal services that they deserve and that BPCL Law provides.
BPCL Law is committed to be a full-service law firm that provides competent advice, effective solutions and prompt legal services tailored to the needs of its clients.
BPCL Law will consistently provide practical, innovative and comprehensive solutions to all legal issues that arise in the different aspects of its clientsโ business and personal concerns.
BPCL Law will continue to apply the collective legal expertise and experience of all the members of its legal team in order to proactively deliver legal services beyond what its clients expect.
OUR CORE VALUES
In providing service to our clients, all the members of BPCLโs Legal Team, as well as its Support and Administrative staff, shall be guided by the following values:
Professionalism โ We conduct ourselves in a manner befitting our calling as legal advocates while adhering, at all times, to the code of conduct governing our profession as providers of legal service.
Competence โ We continuously upgrade our legal knowledge and skills to enable us to successfully and efficiently address our clientsโ legal concerns.
Integrity โ We are guided by our moral compass of honesty, probity, rectitude, fairness and decency in the performance of our tasks.
Accountability โ We take responsibility for the legal services we deliver to our clients always putting first our clientsโ best interests.
Promptness โ We act on our clientsโ requests immediately, meet our commitments in a timely manner and perform our tasks and complete our assignments without delay.
Creativity โ We find the best approach to dealing with the different kinds of legal problems confronting our clients, employing innovative and imaginative strategies in finding the right solutions.
Reliability โ We comport ourselves, in the discharge of our responsibilities to our clients, in a dependable and credible manner so that we will always be the Firm that our clients can continue to trust.
OUR HISTORY
Atty. Antonio M. Bernardo and Atty. Damian M. Placido, Jr. were high school classmates at the Don Bosco Technical Institute. They also went to the same university, Ateneo de Manila University, for their college studies. After college, they went to pursue different careers in the private sector. Eventually, they went to different law schools for their law degrees โ Atty. Bernardo at the Ateneo de Manila School of Law and Atty. Placido at the University of the Philippines College of Law.
After passing the Bar examinations, the two pursued their careers in the corporate world and in different law firms. In 2002, Atty. Bernardo was appointed Commissioner of the Bureau of Customs. Shortly after his appointment, he invited Atty. Placido to join him at the Bureau as the Director for Legal Services. Two and a half years later, both of them returned to the private sector.
In 2007, Atty. Antonio M. Bernardo and Atty. Damian M. Placido, Jr. formed a law partnership, then known as Bernardo & Placido Law Offices. It did not take long for the new law firm to expand with the addition of young and highly skilled lawyers. Atty. Luisito C. Deveza, Atty. Dennis L. Chan and Atty. Manuel L. Lasam, Jr. joined the Firm as associate lawyers in 2007, shortly after the Firm was founded. All three graduated from the Ateneo School of Law.
In the next few years, the Firmโs client base quickly expanded. The Firm began hiring more associate lawyers to provide legal services to the Firmโs increasing number of clients.
In November, 2010, Atty. Bernardo was appointed as Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer of the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB). With this development, the Firm was reorganized and renamed as Placido Deveza & Chan Law Offices. When Atty. Deveza left the Firm in 2013 to join a private company as in-house counsel, the Firm became Placido & Chan Law Offices.
Even during the absence of Atty. Bernardo, the Firm continued to expand, serving more clients in more areas of law practice.
Upon completion of his six-year term at HLURB, Atty. Bernardo returned to the Firm as Chairman of its Executive Committee with Atty. Placido remaining as the Firmโs Managing Partner. The Firm then became known as the Bernardo Placido & Chan Law Offices.
In 2018, Atty. Lasam was elevated to name partner and the Firm adopted its current name, Bernardo Placido Chan & Lasam Law Offices, also known as BPCL Law.
In late 2019, BPCL Law moved to its current and more spacious office where it now provides a comfortable workspace for its lawyers and staff and where they can receive clients in an atmosphere conducive to discussing and addressing their legal concerns.
Throughout its existence and in spite of the various organizational changes, BPCL Law has remained committed to its Firm Philosophy. It has continued to develop and train its lawyers and non-legal support staff to attain the level of competence required to provide its clients the level of service they deserve. It has continuously streamlined its office systems and upgraded its office equipment and facilities to ensure prompt and efficient delivery of services to its clients.
BPCL Law has continued to be the Firm that our clients can trust.
OUR TEAM
ANTONIO M. BERNARDO - Secretary, Commission on Appointments; Undersecretary, Department of Energy; Undersecretary, Department of Finance; Officer-in-Charge, Social Security System; Commissioner of the Bureau of Customs; Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer, Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board; Chairman, Member of the Board of Directors and President of various private corporations; Member, Management Association of the Philippines; Director, Chamber of Real Estate and Builders Association; Director, Philippine Insurers Club; Charter and Honorary Member, Rotary Club of Makati Paseo de Roxas; Second Place, April, 1989 Real Estate Brokers Licensure Examinations; Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics, 1975, Ateneo de Manila University; Editor-in-Chief, Ateneo Law Journal and Ateneo Law Bulletin; First National President, Association of Law Journal Editors of the Philippines; Bachelor of Laws Degree, Class Valedictorian, 1988, Ateneo de Manila University, School of Law; Second Place, 1988 Bar Examinations; Admitted to the Philippine Bar.
DAMIAN M. PLACIDO, JR. - Director for Legal Services and Chairman of the Tax Credit Committee, Bureau of Customs; Senior Partner, Manalo Puno Jocson & Placido Law Offices; In-House Counsel, FINMAN Group of Companies; Legal Consultant and Associate Professor, Rizal Technological University; Planning/Hearing Officer, Office of the Commissioner for Planning, Metro Manila Commission; Instructor, Polytechnic University of the Philippines; Project Coordinator, Department of Local Government and Community Development; Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics, 1975, Ateneo de Manila University; Bachelor of Laws Degree, 1983, University of the Philippines, College of Law; Admitted to the Philippine Bar.
DENNIS ARVIN L. CHAN - Arbitrator, Philippine Dispute Resolution Center, Inc.; Member, Philippine Institute of Arbitrators; Associate Solicitor, Office of the Solicitor General; Associate, Fortun Narvasa & Salazar Law Officers; Associate, Kalaw Sy Vida Selda & Campos Law Offices; Assistant Corporate Secretary, various private corporations; Law Professor, Jose Rizal University and Philippine Christian University; Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology, 2001, University of Santo Tomas; Juris Doctor Degree, 2005, Ateneo de Manila University, School of Law; Admitted to the Philippine Bar.
MANUEL INOCENCIO L. LASAM, JR.- Member, Philippine Institute of Arbitrators; Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Deputy Commissioner, Revenue Collection and Monitoring Group and Co-Chairman, Civil Cases Committee, Revenue Collection Monitoring Group and Assistant to the Chairman, Legal Working Group, ASEAN Single Window and Member, Anti-Oil Smuggling Coordinating Committee, Bureau of Customs; Associate, Camacho & Associates; Founding Member, Marikina City Lawyers Association; Bachelor of Science Degree in Legal Management, 2001, Ateneo de Manila University; Juris Doctor Degree, 2005, Ateneo de Manila University, School of Law; Admitted to the Philippine Bar.
CHRISTIAN E. CHAN - Commissioner of the Commission on Bar Discipline, Integrated Bar of the Philippines; Member, Junior Chamber International, Manila Chapter; Member, Lawyers Community Safety and Protection; Corporate Secretary and Legal Counsel of various private corporations; Election Lawyer for the 2013, 2016, and 2019 Elections; Member, People Management Association of the Philippines, 2014; Commissioner, Commission on Elections and Judicial Appointments of Ateneo de Manila University, School of Law; Deputy Commissioner, Commission on Elections and Judicial Appointments of Ateneo de Manila University, School of Law; Member, Environmental Law Society, Member, St. Thomas More Society of Advocates, Ateneo de Manila University, School of Law; Bachelor of Science Degree in Legal Management, 2008, Ateneo de Manila University; Juris Doctor Degree, Second Honors, 2012, Ateneo de Manila University, School of Law; Admitted to the Philippine Bar.
ROMIR B. GAVINO โ Associate, Chavez Miranda Aseoche Law Offices; Associate, Bernas Law Offices; Bachelor of Arts Degree in European Studies, 2008, Ateneo de Manila University; Juris Doctor, 2012, Ateneo de Manila University, School of Law; Admitted to the Philippine Bar.
PAULO T. SICANGCO - Associate, Fortun Narvasa and Salazar Law Offices; Member, Junior Chamber International, Manila Chapter; Member, Integrated Bar of the Philippines; Member, St. Thomas More Debate Society, Ateneo de Manila, School of Law; Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics, 2009, De La Salle University; Juris Doctor Degree, 2013, Ateneo de Manila University, School of Law; Passed the New York Bar Examinations, 2016; Admitted to the Philippine Bar.
MARGARET JOYCE LAPID-FULE- Intern, Gatchalian Castro Mawis Law Offices; Member, Integrated Bar of the Philippines; Business Communications, Bournemouth Business School International, England, United Kingdom; External Vice President, Lyceum Student Government; Member, Honors Society and Lyceum Moot Court Society; Passed the Real Estate Brokers Licensure Examinations, 2015; Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology, 2007, Ateneo de Manila University; Bachelor of Laws Degree, 2012, Lyceum of the Philippines University, College of Law; Admitted to the Philippine Bar.
JAN RURIK D. PADIERNOS - Intern, Romulo Mabanta Sayoc De Los Angeles Law Offices; Member, Integrated Bar of the Philippines; Director, Junior Chamber International, Manila Chapter; Member, Alpha Kappa Psi Professional Co-Ed Business Fraternity; Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, 2012, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America; Juris Doctor Degree, 2016, Ateneo de Manila University, School of Law; Admitted to the Philippine Bar.
PAMELA I. ORTIZ - Intern, Office of the Solicitor General; Member, Integrated Bar of the Philippines; Best Speaker, ANCโs Square Off, โThe Firm Debates: Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology, 2012, Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila; Juris Doctor Degree, 2016, Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila College of Law; Admitted to the Philippine Bar.
MA-YR-ZAR MARTIN B. TERUEL - Vice President, Libertas, and, Treasurer, Campus Ministry Office, Ateneo de Manila University, School of Law; Member, Lyceum Honor Society and Lyceum Moot Court Society; Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration, 2015, University of the Philippines; Juris Doctor Degree, 2019, Lyceum of the Philippines University, College of Law.
JUAN LORENZO D. GODINO - Intern, Viola Law Office; Member, Libertas; Member, Lyceum Honor Society; Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science, 2012, De La Salle Univerity-Manila; Juris Doctor Degree, 2019, Lyceum of the Philippines University
