{"id":2693,"date":"2023-03-24T05:11:39","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T05:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/?page_id=2693"},"modified":"2026-04-28T07:53:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T07:53:59","slug":"assoc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/?page_id=2693","title":{"rendered":"Associates"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2693\" class=\"elementor elementor-2693\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8c29e55 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8c29e55\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5706d3\" data-id=\"b5706d3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-077f80a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"077f80a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Managing Associates<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da82267 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da82267\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41c703f\" data-id=\"41c703f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9794c56 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"9794c56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"1160\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/JEC1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3590\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/JEC1.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/JEC1-246x300.jpg 246w, https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/JEC1-839x1024.jpg 839w, https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/JEC1-768x938.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Jennifer E. Cerrada<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">joined the firm in 1999 and is a Managing Associate  in the   Taxation, Business and Corporate law teams.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3489d50 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3489d50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/?page_id=767\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View Full Biography<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-909acc0\" data-id=\"909acc0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4e68b3 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"f4e68b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"1160\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/PPS1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3591\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/PPS1.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/PPS1-246x300.jpg 246w, https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/PPS1-839x1024.jpg 839w, https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/PPS1-768x938.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Patrick P. Sarmiento<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">joined the firm in 2013 and is a Managing Associate in the Litigation, Maritime and Admiralty teams. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dc1137 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3dc1137\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/?page_id=769\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View Full Biography<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4efee16 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4efee16\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9bf2178\" data-id=\"9bf2178\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00e4e36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"00e4e36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c932626 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c932626\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d9bf64e\" data-id=\"d9bf64e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2cd9a6 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"b2cd9a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"1160\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/MVB1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3593\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/MVB1.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/MVB1-246x300.jpg 246w, https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/MVB1-839x1024.jpg 839w, https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/MVB1-768x938.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Maria Francesca V. Bautista<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">joined the firm in 2014 and is a Managing Associate in the  Maritime and Admiralty team. She is also the head of Intellectual Property - Foreign Filing team.  <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d971bbe elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d971bbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/?page_id=773\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View Full Biography<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52719a5\" data-id=\"52719a5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bf7625b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bf7625b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-983027b\" data-id=\"983027b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61ba508 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"61ba508\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-951a332 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"951a332\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b55497d\" data-id=\"b55497d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae88a91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae88a91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Senior Associates<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f05d87 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f05d87\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b4e143\" data-id=\"8b4e143\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34050a1 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"34050a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"1160\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/RRS1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3594\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/RRS1.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/RRS1-246x300.jpg 246w, https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/RRS1-839x1024.jpg 839w, https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/RRS1-768x938.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Roberto Paolo R. Suarez<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">joined the firm in 2014 and is a Senior Associate in the Maritime Labor and Employment, Corporate law and Intellectual Property teams. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fcffc1 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1fcffc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/?page_id=771\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View Full Biography<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-90d4f39\" data-id=\"90d4f39\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0da6b9d elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"0da6b9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"1160\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/LLG1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3595\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/LLG1.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/LLG1-246x300.jpg 246w, https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/LLG1-839x1024.jpg 839w, https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/LLG1-768x938.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Leonette Marie. L. Gonzaga<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">joined the firm in 2018 and is a Senior Associate in the Maritime Labor and Employment, Corporate law and Intellectual Property teams.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f74bcc4 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f74bcc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/?page_id=1254\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View Full Biography<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e8e9794 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e8e9794\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5bc75e6\" data-id=\"5bc75e6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e520f6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e520f6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d54070 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d54070\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-abf7c5e\" data-id=\"abf7c5e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29bbaf3 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"29bbaf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"1160\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/MGC1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3601\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/MGC1.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/MGC1-246x300.jpg 246w, https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/MGC1-839x1024.jpg 839w, https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/MGC1-768x938.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Ma. Kristel G. Capio<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">joined the firm in 2020 and is a Senior Associate in the Labor and Litigation teams. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-839cb3f elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"839cb3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/?page_id=2143\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View Full Biography<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ac44f1\" data-id=\"3ac44f1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4140fab elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"4140fab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"1160\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/JEP1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3600\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/JEP1.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/JEP1-246x300.jpg 246w, https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/JEP1-839x1024.jpg 839w, https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/JEP1-768x938.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Jai Andrew E. Puno<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">joined the firm in 2021 and is a Senior Associate in the Intellectual Property team.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79b0f74 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"79b0f74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/?page_id=2002\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View Full Biography<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2635ab7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2635ab7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9bb7bd\" data-id=\"c9bb7bd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5be8cd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5be8cd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e1a6aff elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e1a6aff\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd0046f\" data-id=\"fd0046f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2374067 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2374067\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Associates<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b1e1217 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b1e1217\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e10272\" data-id=\"0e10272\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58b61df elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"58b61df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"1160\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CMG1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3602\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CMG1.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CMG1-246x300.jpg 246w, https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CMG1-839x1024.jpg 839w, https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CMG1-768x938.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Celestine Jeanne M. Generillo<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">joined the firm in 2022 and is an Associate in Corporate, Litigation, and Maritime and Admiralty law teams. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05567fa elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"05567fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/?page_id=2135\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View Full Biography<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52de028\" data-id=\"52de028\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86cdbcb elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"86cdbcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"1160\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/SFN1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3603\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/SFN1.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/SFN1-246x300.jpg 246w, https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/SFN1-839x1024.jpg 839w, https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/SFN1-768x938.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Shareyde F. Navarro<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">joined the firm in 2023 and is an Associate in the Labor, Litigation, Business and Corporate law teams. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6de2703 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6de2703\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/?page_id=2843\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View Full Biography<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-33f9a04 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33f9a04\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c62b2b3\" data-id=\"c62b2b3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d07c49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3d07c49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a74942 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a74942\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8db1d8e\" data-id=\"8db1d8e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01cfc94 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"01cfc94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/JPC1.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Jacinta Gabriela P. Canuel<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">joined the firm in 2024 and is an Associate in the Litigation and Maritime Law teams.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7386351 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7386351\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/?page_id=4156\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View Full Biography<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ac2a15\" data-id=\"1ac2a15\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7174bea elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"7174bea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"1160\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/JGQ1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4714\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/JGQ1.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/JGQ1-246x300.jpg 246w, https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/JGQ1-839x1024.jpg 839w, https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/JGQ1-768x938.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Jolynne Anne G. Gatica-Quintana<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">joined the firm in 2026 and is an Associate in the Labor and Litigation teams.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dad4ba elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3dad4ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/?page_id=4721\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View Full Biography<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d86b6b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d86b6b2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d624fa9\" data-id=\"d624fa9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00f09e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"00f09e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b483bca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b483bca\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad39430\" data-id=\"ad39430\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88d8151 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"88d8151\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"1160\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/JIC1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4716\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/JIC1.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/JIC1-246x300.jpg 246w, https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/JIC1-839x1024.jpg 839w, https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/JIC1-768x938.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Jenny Mae I. Casanova<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">joined the firm in 2026 and is an Associate in the Litigation, and Maritime and Admiralty Law teams. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f32d082 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f32d082\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/?page_id=4731\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View Full Biography<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae7e6aa\" data-id=\"ae7e6aa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfec5fe elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"bfec5fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"1160\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EWV1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4775\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EWV1.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EWV1-246x300.jpg 246w, https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EWV1-839x1024.jpg 839w, https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EWV1-768x938.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Evan Jonathan W. Valdes<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">joined the firm in 2026 and is an Associate in the Maritime and Admiralty, Labor, and Corporate Law teams.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a39024 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6a39024\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/?page_id=4773\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View Full Biography<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Managing Associates Jennifer E. 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