Ariel R. Arriola

PRACTICE

Ariel R. Arriola specializes in legal advisory on corporate and commercial matters including the establishment of business entities in the Philippines; the sale or acquisition of businesses entities in the Philippines; and receivership to organizations that are undergoing corporate rehabilitation or involved in intra-corporate controversies. Mr. Arriola has extensive in advising on corporate structuring and restructuring; the legal framework for direct foreign investments in the Philippines; mergers and consolidations; regulatory compliance; corporate governance; commercial transactions; and labor issues.

Prior to joining FAD, Mr. Arriola was an associate for several years of Baker & McKenzie (B&M) Manila. He was also seconded to B&M Hong Kong as a foreign lawyer in 2001. Before becoming an associate, Mr. Arriola served as a law clerk of B&M Manila. He also worked as law clerk for Roco Bunag Kapunan Migallos & Jardeleza Law Office; and Romulo, Mabanta, Buenaventura, Sayoc & De Los Angeles.

Ariel R. Arriola

EDUCATION & BAR ADMITTANCE

  • Admitted to the Philippine Bar (1997)
  • Admitted to the New York State Bar (2006)
  • Master of Laws, Columbia Law School (2003)
  • Bachelor of Laws, With Honors, Ateneo de Manila School of Law (1996)
  • Bachelor of Science in Legal Management, Ateneo de Manila University (1992)

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
& MEMBERSHIPS

  • Member, Integrated Bar of the Philippines