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Platon Martinez Flores San Pedro Leaño has an impressive service focus to its labour and employment practice, which is headed by partner Grace Quevedo-Panagsagan. Key clients include Kawasaki Motors and Merck Sharp & Dohme.

Although the firm is noted for its abilities in handling legal disputes, the philosophy of the labour and employment practice is to minimise or eliminate litigation completely. The partners in this practice offer training to managerial and supervisory employees, teaching them how to create a safe workplace environment to avoid lawsuits. Its employee training programme also includes areas such as employee discipline, termination, anti sexual harassment law and labour standards.

“Platon Martinez Flores San Pedro Leaño is the largest firm for aviation matters,” says one partner of a rival firm. Its reputation in the aviation space is outstanding, attracting a long list of prominent clients such as China Airlines, Philippine Airlines, DHL, Thai Airways and KLM. The firm also handles maritime disputes.

The firm suffered a severe blow in November 2010 with the passing of pivotal name partner and head of its litigation practice Saklolo Leaño.

Although the firm lacks other aviation specialists, it does house other litigation and corporate practitioners. These include corporate partner Rachelle Santos and employment head Grace Quevedo-Panagsagan.