Partners
Maria Teresa D. Mercado-Ferrer
John Christian Joy A. Regalado
Leslie C. Dy heads the Employment and Immigration Department of SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan. She specializes in employment and labor where she handles arbitration, litigation and collective bargaining negotiations, among others. Her practice also includes civil litigation, family relations, estate planning and settlement, and land disputes.
Ms. Dy provides counseling and advice to local and foreign investors on Philippine labor laws in general, and assists multinational companies in their day-to-day employment-related issues and concerns. She handles employment issues in corporate restructuring, including mergers and acquisitions. She is a regular contributor to Lexoterica and writes articles in legal journals and publications. She also gives lectures to senior executives and personnel managers in top corporations.
She is a member of the People Management Association of the Philippines. She also served as legal adviser to the Filipino Chinese Chamber of Commerce's Labor and Industrial Relations Committee and to the Taiwan National Association in the Philippines.
Admission to the Bar
1990, Philippines
Education
De La Salle University (B.A., cum laude)
Ateneo de Manila University (LL.B., First Honors)
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