Our Team

Our Team

Synergized Collaboration,
Amplified Results

Atty. Miguel A. Fernandez

Partner

Miguel has earned almost two decades of experience handling litigation, corporate matters, special projects, and government regulatory compliance for businesses and individuals.

Miguel has provided strategic legal services to clients involved in diverse industries, including water utilities, aviation, special economic zones, commercial real estate, construction, logistics, aviation, commercial retail, digital media, and food & beverage, among others.

Currently, his practice is centered around corporate law and commercial transactions, with the aim of democratizing this practice to serve a broader segment of the business community – especially micro, small, and medium enterprises.

Professional Experience

Legal and Regulatory Affairs

  • Partner – FLO Attorneys-at-Law (2023 to present)
  • Partner – Ponferrada San Juan & Fernandez Law Offices (2017 to 2023) 
  • Partner – Fernandez & Olivas Law Office (2015 to 2017) 
  • Associate/Senior Associate – Martinez, Vergara Gonzalez Serrano Law Office (2007 to 2015) 
  • Associate – Tan Venturanza & Valdez Law Office (2006 to 2007) 

Corporate

  • President – NorthLuzon Aero Industrial Park, Inc. (2020 to present)
  • Transaction Counsel – FutureWater Asia, Inc. (2019 to present)
  • Business Consultant – CorpService Consultancy Inc. (2021 to present)

Professional Licensure

  • Admitted to the practice of law in the Philippines in 2006

Education

  • Executive Master in Business Administration, Asian Institute of Management (2021)
  • Juris Doctor, Ateneo de Manila University School of Law (2005)
  • BA Sociology, University of the Philippines at Los Baños (2001)

Practice Areas

  • Adoption
  • Aviation Law
  • Business Setup & Regulatory Compliance
  • Civil, Criminal, and Administrative Litigation
  • Commercial Transactions & Contracts
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Corporate Services & Governance
  • Digital Media
  • Economic Zones
  • Estate Settlement & Wills
  • Infrastructure & Public Utilities
  • Investments & Acquisitions
  • Labor & Employment
  • Public-Private Partnerships
  • Real Estate & Construction Law
  • Retail Law

Atty. Herminio C. Bagro III

Partner

Third has worn multiple hats during his fourteen-year legal career, including senior government official, law lecturer, tech entrepreneur, and now Partner at FLO Attorneys.

He is co-founder of Twala, an award-winning Filipino digital identity and solutions start-up which is currently working with the Supreme Court of the Philippines to digitize the practice of law through e-notarization.

Third has built expertise in administrative law, legislation & policy, regulatory compliance, and related fields as a senior bureaucrat in the executive and legislative branches of government.

He handles a diverse case load with our firm, including extrajudicial settlement of estates, criminal appeals, commercial litigation, incorporation/business setup, and corporate advisory.

Third also serves as the Philippine Country Representative of the US-ASEAN Business Council, a non-profit organization that serves as the leading voice of the U.S. private sector in promoting mutually beneficial trade and investment relationships between the U.S. and the ten countries of Southeast Asia.

Professional Experience

Legal & Government Service

  • Partner – FLO Attorneys-at-Law (2023 to present)
  • Philippine Country Representative – US-ASEAN Business Council (2023 to present)
  • Undersecretary for Legal and Legislative Affairs – Department of Trade & Industry (2022 to 2023)
  • Chief of Staff & Legal Counsel – Senator’s Office, Senate of the Philippines (2016 to 2022)
  • Undersecretary & Deputy Head – Presidential Management Staff, Office of the President of the Philippines (2014 to 2016)
  • Project Consultant – International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program, U.S. Department of Justice (2014)
  • Director, Chief of Staff, and Legal Counsel – Presidential Management Staff, Office of the President of the Philippines (2010 to 2014)
  • Legal Consultant – Senator’s Office, Senate of the Philippines (2010)
  • Legal Staff – National Labor Relations Commission, First Division (2007 to 2009)

Business

  • Co-Founder and Adviser – Twala (2020 to present)

Academe

  • Senior Lecturer in Constitutional Law, Public Officers & Election Law, and Legal Theory – University of the Philippines College of Law (2016 to present)

Socio-Civic

  • Member – Board of Directors, University of the Philippines Alumni Assocation (2023 to present) 

Professional Licensure

  • Career Executive Service Eligible (CESE) since 2016 (1st place, written examination)
  • Admitted to the practice of law in the Philippines in 2009 (placed 8th on the 2009 Philippine Bar Examination)

Education

  • Master of Arts in Public Administration, Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs at Syracuse University (2013-2014 U.S. Fulbright Scholar)
  • Juris Doctor, University of the Philippines College of Law (2009)
  • BA Philosophy (cum laude), University of the Philippines Diliman (2005)

Practice Areas

  • Administrative Law
  • Business Setup & Regulatory Compliance
  • Corporate Services & Governance
  • Civil, Criminal, and Administrative Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Estate Settlement & Wills
  • Government Relations & Advocacy
  • Legislation & Executive Policy
  • Science & Technology Law
  • Start-ups & Venture Capital

Atty. Aureli C. Sinsuat

Associate

Aureli primarily handles matters related to corporate services & governance, commercial transactions & contracts, estate settlement, and government relations. 

Aureli is also a professional political consultant, communications strategist, data analyst, and lobbyist. He is co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Parabellum Consulting Inc., an end-to-end data-driven consulting company committed to providing clients with the insights and strategies needed to wage effective political campaigns, shape public opinion, and champion advocacies. 

Professional Experience

Legal & Government Service

  • Associate – FLO Attorneys-at-Law (2023 to present)
  • Chief of Staff & Legal Counsel – Representative’s Office, House of Representatives of the Philippines (2022 to 2023)
  • Head of Communications & Senior Political Adviser – Senator’s Office, Senate of the Philippines (2016 to 2019)
  • Legislative Officer – Representative’s Office, House of Representatives of the Philippines (2014 to 2016)

Political Consultancy

  • Chief Strategy Officer, Parabellum Consulting Inc. (2023 to present)
  • Executive Director, PUBLiCUS Asia Inc. (2019-2020; 2022)

Professional Licensure

  • Admitted to the practice of law in the Philippines in 2022 (Exemplary Performer, 2020/2021 Philippine Bar Examination)

Education

  • Juris Doctor, University of the Philippines College of Law (2021)
  • Exchange Program on Chinese Law, East China University of Political Science and Law (2015)
  • BA Political Science, University of the Philippines Diliman (2014)

Practice Areas

  • Business Setup & Regulatory Compliance
  • Corporate Services & Governance
  • Commercial Transactions & Contracts
  • Digital Media
  • Estate Settlement & Wills
  • Investments & Acquisitions
  • Government Relations & Advocacy
  • Legislation & Public Policy

Atty. Mari G. Sol Cruz

Associate

Mari handles numerous litigation and corporate law matters for the firm while concurrently serving as a senior legislative aide in the House of Representatives of the Philippines.

Professional Experience

  • Associate – FLO Attorneys-at-Law (2023 to present)
  • Associate – Ponferrada, San Juan & Fernandez Law Office (2022 to 2023)
  • Legislative Officer – Representative’s Office, House of Representatives of the Philippines (2020 to present)
  • Legal Consultant – Representative’s Office, House of Representatives of the Philippines (2019 to 2020)
  • Research Assistant – Institute of Government and Law Reform, University of the Philippines Law Center (2018 to 2019)

Professional Licensure

  • Admitted to the practice of law in the Philippines in 2022

Education

  • Juris Doctor, University of the Philippines College of Law (2021)
  • Certificate/Exchange Program in Law, Facultad de Derecho, Universidad de Málaga, Spain (2019)
  • AB Philosophy, Ateneo de Manila University (2016)

Practice Areas

  • Civil, Criminal, and Administrative Litigation
  • Corporate Secretariat & Governance
  • Commercial Transactions & Contracts
  • Estate Settlement & Wills
  • Investments & Acquisitions
  • Legislation & Executive Policy
  • Regulatory Compliance

Atty. Miguel Carlos T. Umali

Associate

Miguel handles a diverse mix of corporate, litigation, property, and labor matters for the firm.

Professional Experience

  • Associate – FLO Attorneys-at-Law (2023 to present)
  • Associate – Ponferrada, San Juan & Fernandez Law Office (2022 to 2023)

Professional Licensure

  • Admitted to the practice of law in the Philippines in 2022

Education

  • Juris Doctor, University of the Philippines College of Law (2021)
  • BS Psychology, University of the Philippines Diliman (2016)

Practice Areas

  • Business Setup & Regulatory Compliance
  • Commercial Transactions & Contracts
  • Civil, Criminal, and Administrative Litigation
  • Executive Policy
  • Digital Media
  • Intellectual Property
  • Labor & Employment
  • Real Property

Atty. Earl Anthony R. Reyes

Associate

Professional Experience

  • Associate – FLO Attorneys-at-Law (March 2023 to present)

Professional Licensure

  • Admitted to the practice of law in the Philippines in 2023

Education

  • Juris Doctor, Tañada-Diokno School of Law, De La Salle University (2022)
  • BS Interdisciplinary Business Studies, De La Salle University–Manila (2015)

Practice Areas

  • Civil & Criminal Litigation
  • Corporate Services & Governance