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The Lawyers of Our Firm

Arceo Balmoja & Irasusta Law Firm was founded by reliable and dynamic attorneys who are passionate practitioners and scholars of the law. Our lawyers thrive in accomplishing great things as a team. As pioneers and agents of change, they concentrate on presenting our clients with modern and innovative strategies for their legal problems. We want our clients to focus on their business ventures, profession, and occupation and to entrust their legal concerns to us. Prior to setting up a Bulacan law firm, our Filipino lawyers were able to handle a lot of legal matters when they were still working as associate lawyers of private law offices. They learned from the best lawyers in the Philippines.

 

Our attorneys in Bulacan have a solid understanding of the law, but they will never be self-satisfied. Thus, even with our attorneys’ training, education, and personal networks in Bulacan, our clients can expect that even the smallest details of their legal matters will be given sufficient attention. Our caring Bulacan lawyers recognize each client's unique circumstances. They offer fair and flexible fees suited for a client's specific requirements. When clients visit our law office in Bulacan, they meet not just our lawyers and attorneys, but also the people who defend and uphold their rights.

ABI Law’s legal counsels and advisers are efficient, hands-on, transparent, and responsive hard-workers who trailblaze excellence in the field of law. 

 

  Meet Our Lawyers  

Atty. Reginald M. Arceo

Atty. Reginald M. Arceo, who grew up in Bulacan, has provided legal services and counsel to growing and established businesses, individuals, and professionals. His practice areas focus mainly on real estate and property lawcorporate and commercial law, labor and employment law, foreign investments, transactions, contracts, and legislative consultancy.

 

Atty. Arceo was a bar topnotcher, placing 4th in the Philippine Bar Examinations. He is a member of the Bulacan Chapter of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines. Before establishing his law office in Bulacan, Atty. Arceo was taught and trained by some of the best lawyers in the Philippines. He hails from Pulilan, Bulacan and obtained his primary and secondary education in the same province.

 

Atty. Arceo was an associate attorney at Puyat Jacinto & Santos Law Offices (PJS Law) in Rockwell Center, Makati City, where he was involved in the firm’s real estate, landcorporate, banking and finance, foreign investmentsenergy, real estate, and labor practices. He then served as a court attorney at the Sandiganbayan, the special graft and corruption court of the Philippines. Furthermore, he was a legal apprentice at the Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz Law Offices (ACCRA Law) in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City and the Sycip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan Law Offices (Sycip Law) in Makati City. These law offices are some of the top law firms in the Philippines.

 

Atty. Arceo received his Juris Doctor degree, Second Honors, from the Ateneo de Manila University Law School in Rockwell Center, Makati City, and was part of the top six of his graduating class. While in law school, he was a scholar of the Ateneo Law Scholarship Foundation and the Roberto “Bobby” Gana Scholarship Foundation. He also volunteered as a paralegal for the Human Rights Victims’ Claims Board in Quezon City.

 

Prior to law school, Atty. Arceo obtained his bachelor of arts degree in Public Administration from the National College of Public Administration and Governance (NCPAG), University of the Philippines – Diliman, Quezon City, where he was a university and college scholar. He had his internship at the Land Registration Authority in Quezon City.

 

Atty. Arceo was awarded by the Provincial Government of Bulacan a Special Citation in the Field of Law during the 2016 Gintong Kabataan Awards. He also received the Gawad Bunying Abogadong Bulakenyo by the Integrated Bar of the Philippines – Bulacan Chapter.

Atty. Arceo is a law professor at the Tarlac State University School of Law. He teaches securities law, trusts, law on agency, join ventures, and partnership law. He also serves as a board director of Farmers Savings and Loan Bank, Inc. and Emerald Rural Bank, Inc., both located in Bulacan and under the Ropali Group of Companies.

Atty. Nel Vincent G. Balmoja

A proud Bulakenyo, Atty. Nel Vincent G. Balmoja is a partner of the firm whose practice focuses on litigation and dispute resolution and election law.

Atty. Balmoja is a seasoned litigator who has extensive experience in corporate, civil, family law, immigration, criminal, administrative, and labor matters before judicial, quasi-judicial, and administrative bodies such as the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, trial courts, arbitral tribunals, Securities and Exchange Commission, Bureau of Immigration, Department of Trade and Industry, National Labor Relations Commission, Department of Justice, Insurance Commission, Human Settlements Adjudication Commission, and Intellectual Property Office.

Atty. Balmoja is often invited to conduct various lectures and seminars to the Philippine National Police, Local Government Units, and educational institutions. He also acted as counsel for many politicians in the past local and national elections. He is a member of the Bulacan Chapter of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines.

 

After receiving his bachelor of science degree in Business Economics from the University of the Philippines, Atty. Balmoja worked at the Development Bank of the PhilippinesHe then acquired his Juris Doctor degree from the Bulacan State University in Malolos City, Bulacan, where he was a scholar and active student leader of several organizations. He obtained his primary and secondary education in Bulacan. 

 

Atty. Balmoja previously worked as an associate at the Rivera and Rivera Law Offices in Angeles City, Pampanga, where he was exposed to diverse areas of law practice. He also had a stint as the General Corporate Counsel of MVP Asia Pacific, Inc. in Clark Freeport Zone.

Atty. Balmoja is a member of the Pulo ng Iilan Masonic Lodge : : 439, MWGLP. He is also a law professor at the Tarlac State University School of Law

Atty. Kyle Irasusta Arceo, CPA

Atty. Kyle Irasusta Arceo currently focuses on taxation law, corporate and commercial law, mergers and acquisitions, special projects, immigration law, and land titles and deeds

 

Atty. Kyle is a CPA lawyer, who obtained her degree in Accountancy from the University of Santo Tomas and her Juris Doctor degree from the Ateneo de Manila University School of Law with Honors.

 

Atty. Kyle started in SyCip Gorres Velayo & Co. (SGV & Co.), a member of Ernst & Young Global Limited, as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Financial Assurance Associate in 2011, and later became Senior Associate in 2013. Prior to joining Arceo Balmoja & Irasusta Law Firm, she was a tax lawyer and corporate attorney at Gatmaytan Yap Patacsil Protacio & Gutierrez Law (C&G Law), a law office based in Makati City and a member firm of the Rajah & Tann Asia (Southeast Asia’s largest legal network).  During her tenure at C&G Law, she advised local and foreign clients on issues involving Philippine tax laws (i.e., The National Internal Revenue Code, as amended by the TRAIN Law).  In particular: regular tax compliance, tax-efficient structuring of transactions, availment of tax incentives and tax treaty reliefadministrative protest and judicial appeal (Court of Tax Appeals) of tax assessments issued by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), request for BIR ruling, estate tax (i.e., extrajudicial settlement of estate, estate planning), and tax exceptions of retirement plans.

 

As a corporate legal counsel, Atty. Kyle assisted in the general corporate housekeeping of various companies, including serving as corporate secretary for a technology-driven business solutions provider, a publicly-listed foreign pharmaceutical company, and non-stock corporation or association of energy companies.  She also advised clients with foreign investments in setting-up business (branch office, representative office, subsidiary), incorporating, and registering in the Philippines, including tax implications and potential tax incentives (i.e., PEZA registration).  Furthermore, she drafted and reviewed different types of contracts, including share purchase agreements, lease agreements, retirement plan rules and regulations, trust agreements, labor contracts, land sale documents (i.e., deed of absolute sale) and other contracts involving real estate transactions.

 

Atty. Kyle also assisted in various due diligence exercises, including cross-border transactions, pursuant to share transfer, asset sale, loan transactions, sales of real estate propertiespublic-private partnership projects, and energy-related projects.

 

With her extensive experience as a tax lawyer, Atty. Kyle is able to provide legal business advice with tax considerations.

 

During her apprenticeship, she worked on various corporate law and immigration law matters at the top law firms in the Philippines.  She was a legal apprentice at Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz Law Offices (ACCRA Law) in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City and Sycip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan Law Offices (Sycip Law) in Makati City. 

 

Atty. Irasusta Arceo is a member of Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Integrated Bar of the Philippines, Makati Chapter.

Atty. Enrique Adolfo C. San Juan

Atty. Enrique Adolfo C. San Juan is an associate of the firm who recently passed the 2020/2021 Philippine Bar Examinations. He was admitted as a member of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) in May 2022. His practice focuses on litigation, dispute resolutionlabor and employment law, and real estate.

Atty. San Juan earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Social Work from the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM) or the University of the City of Manila. Throughout his tertiary education, he was elected and served as president of his school’s university student council for two consecutive years, where he lobbied for the amendment of its national charter, led public consultative meetings among its stakeholders, drafted and recommended school policies, and petitioned student grievances. Along with his extracurricular activities, he was a consistent Dean’s lister.

Following college graduation, Atty. San Juan immediately took law from the same school while preparing for the Philippine Licensure Examination for Social Workers, where he got the highest rating among PLM examinees. While in law school, he qualified and served as an intern of the Office of the Solicitor General and volunteered in his school’s legal aid clinic, where he worked under the guidance of government and private lawyers.

 

Atty. San Juan finally received his Juris Doctor after four years of study and graduated with the coveted High Honors Award for having one of the highest general weighted averages in his batch. Furthermore, along with the Dean’s Leadership Award for holding key positions in multiple organizations, he also received the Most Outstanding Student in Trial and Advocacy Award for competing in debate and moot court competitions (local and national), as well as for advocating for students’ rights and welfare.

 

Prior to joining the firm, Atty. San Juan worked as an associate at a distinguished law firm that specialized in Labor Standards and Labor Relations Law. There, he had the opportunity to learn from seasoned labor law practitioners with three decades of experience in providing legal strategies and solutions to a range of labor-related problems.

 

Atty. San Juan is also a member of the IBP Caloocan Malabon Navotas Chapter. 

Atty Elise Rozel D. Dimaunahan

Atty. Elise Rozel D. Dimaunahan is an associate of the firm who passed the 2020/2021 Philippine Bar Examinations and was recognized for her Exemplary Performance. She was admitted as a member of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) in May 2022. Her practice primarily focuses on corporate law, commercial law and labor law.

 

Atty. Dimaunahan completed her Bachelor of Science in Business Management with a major in Management and Entrepreneurship at Angeles University Foundation in Angeles City, Pampanga. During her time at the university, she actively participated in her program's student council and eventually became its President during her senior year. In addition to her extra-curricular achievements, she was a consistent Dean’s Lister. Her dedication and excellence in the field of Entrepreneurship were recognized through prestigious awards, including the Tiger of the Year Award and being named the A-Best Student of the Philippines in the same category. Notably, she graduated with high honors, earning the distinction of Magna Cum Laude and Class Valedictorian.

 

After graduating, she pursued a corporate career as a Marketing and External Affairs Officer in a corporation that oversees an industrial park. She played a vital part in handling marketing initiatives, managing external affairs to attract potential investors and dealing with contractual matters and regulatory compliance.

 

Atty. Dimaunahan's legal journey took a significant step forward when she enrolled at the University of San Carlos School of Law and Governance in Cebu City. Her diligence and unwavering dedication to her studies yielded remarkable results, as she successfully earned her Juris Doctor (J.D.) Non-Thesis Degree.  Her academic excellence and dedication to her studies earned her a place among the top ten students in her graduating class.

 

Prior to joining the firm, Atty. Dimaunahan worked as an associate at a distinguished law firm in BGC, Taguig City. There, she actively assists clients with corporate governance matters, ensuring that companies adhere to legal requirements and best practices. Additionally, she adeptly handles various commercial contract issues, providing guidance to clients to safeguard their interests and promote smooth business transactions.

 

Atty. Dimaunahan is also a member of the IBP Pampanga Chapter. 

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