Atty. Hanniyah P.
Sevilla obtained her law degree, cum laude, from the
Ateneo de Davao University College of Law in 2009. She was admitted to the
Philippine Bar on April 29, 2010. She was also a college scholar (i.e., honor
student) of the University of the Philippines (Diliman) where she obtained her
degree in BA Political Science.
She is currently one of the Davao City Mayor Inday Sarah
Duterte-Carpio’s consultants for political affairs. She is the only lawyer in
the Office of the Integrated Gender and Development Division (IGDD) who is actively
handling cases for women and children victims of violence.
Hanniyah Sevilla is also engaged a partner in the Alcomendras, Cezar
and Sevilla (ACS) Law. She is likewise a member of the faculty of the Ateneo de
Davao University College of Law, St. Thomas More School of Law and Business
Administration where she teaches Statutory Construction, Legal Writing, Legal
Ethics, Labor Relations and Labor Law Review.
Previous to establishing SGD Law, Hanniyah Sevilla was a junior
associate of Sycip Salazar Hernandez
&Gatmaitan (“Sycip Law”), the Philippine’s largest and leading law
firm. She was invited to join Sycip Law right after the Bar Examinations in
2009. Her practice in Sycip Law has exposed her to various fields of law,
particularly corporate law, civil law, labor laws and criminal laws. Sycip Law
has also honed her skills in litigation and in contract drafting and reviews,
drafting of legal opinions, processing of requirements before administrative
bodies, such as the Securities and Exchange Commission, Department of Labor and
Employment and handling of other corporate matters.
Prior to working in Sycip Law, Hanniyah Sevilla was a paralegal of
Atty. Teodoro V. Angel for two (2) years. She also served as one of the
election lawyers of the political party of Davao City Mayor Inday Sara Duterte
and Vice Mayor Rody Duterte.
During her law school, she was an active member of the Ateneo Law
Forensic Association, the official debate team of the College of Law. She was
the team captain of the debate team which represented Ateneo de Davao in the
2009 CVC Law Debate aired on ANC Channel 45 against 14 law schools nationwide.
Her team won 2nd place beating the nation’s top law schools, Ateneo
de Manila and University of the Philippines College of Law. During the debate
rounds, Hanniyah Sevilla was hailed as Best Speaker (Judges’ Choice) in the
rounds adjudged by Senator Franklin Drilon and Don Puno.
Atty. Natasha M. Go-De
Mesa is a practicing lawyer and businesswoman. She
specializes in commercial and corporate law particularly in formation and organization of corporations and other types
businesses, corporate counseling, human resource management, contract
drafting and reviews.
As legal counselor, Sasha helps clients ensure the legality,
practicability and efficiency of commercial transactions, advising corporations
on their legal rights and duties and help adapt their businesses in accordance
with Philippine laws and jurisprudence. She is currently the consultant to
several thriving businesses focusing on retail sales, services, marketing,
advertising, and financial lending. Aside from mercantile and corporate law,
her legal practice includes labor law, civil law(particularly persons and
family relations, succession, obligations and contracts, laws on property),election
law, and criminal law. She is also an advocate of alternative modes of dispute
resolution.
Sasha was the sole AB Political Science student who graduated cum
laude in her batch in Ateneo. She was consistently one of the top
Asian/British Parliamentary debaters in Mindanao and gave lectures on debate
technique and procedure in and outside Davao City. This love for debate also
made her one of the Prime Ministers of Ateneo Law Forensic Association, the
debate team of Ateneo de Davao College of Law.
She is also connected with the law firm of Go, Balleque and Completano
(Cotabato City) and Tupperware Brands, Inc. as the Finance and Human Resources
Head of IBD Davao Branch.She has ample experience in the field of direct
selling, retail sales, human resources and marketing.
As the firm’s managing partner, Sasha is in charge of all office
operations including finance and human resource management. She ensures SGD
Law’s efficiency in its day-to-day operations and prepares the reviews on the
firm’s status, standing and ventures.
She is an avid fan of the arts, crafts, DIY projects, gardening, and cooking
and spends her spare time with her husband, their son and their six
Pomeranians.
Atty. Jocelyn V.
Puzon is a degree holder from
both the University of the Philippines (Diliman) and Ateneo De Davao
University. These degrees include Bachelors in Social Sciences (majors in
Political Science and Psychology) and Bachelor of Laws.
Her academic track record is marked with excellence in terms of
several qualifications for the UP Dean’s List and recognitions for literary
writing.
She has served in several government institutions before finally
delving into law practice. Among these institutions include the Presidential
Agrarian Reform Council (PARC) of the Department of Agrarian Reform in Quezon
City central office. In her 7-year stint
in said service, she was designated as the representative of the National
Irrigation Administration (NIA) in the PARC-Audit Management and Investigation
Committee (AMIC). As such representative, she was able to work in the
performance and financial audits of CARP-related projects of the different umbrella
agencies for CARP such as the LandBank of the Philippines, the Department of
Public Works and Highways, the Department of Trade and Industry, the National
Irrigation Administration, and the Land Registration Authority.
Her latest government service was with the Philippine Health Insurance
Corporation. She served as Special Investigator on hospital and claims-related
cases among others.
Early on in her career as law practitioner, Jocelyn rendered free services
as counsel for various civic activities hosted and collaborated into by
distinguished institutions such as the Jaycees, Women’s City Jail of Davao, and
Philippine Air Force Tactical Operations Group 11.
