Martinez Vergara & Gonzalez Sociedad
Martinez Vergara & Gonzalez Sociedad is a law firm in Philippines, with 343 professionals and 23 lawyers listed on its own site. It stands No. 9 of 10 in Philippines, recognised by 2 independent publishers.
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Standing
- No. 9 of 10 in Philippines
- Founded
- Not stated
- Professionals
- 343
- Offices
- 1
- Recognitions
- 18
- Lawyers on file
- 23

Standing in Philippines
In Philippines, 10 of 25 verified firms are placed: 10 placed by recognitions the firm announced from at least two independent publishers, reconciled to one figure per publisher. Firms on file without either are listed in the directory below and are not ranked. No composite score is published for Philippines. The full list for Philippines
Organization
0 practice areas and sectors · 23 lawyers on the firm’s siteHow Martinez Vergara & Gonzalez Sociedad is organised, read from the titles and practice areas it publishes for each lawyer. A head is named only where the firm states one; otherwise the partner admitted earliest on record stands first and is labelled so.
Leadership
- Eduardo A. Martinez
Senior Partner
- Manuel Z. Gonzalez
Senior Partner
- Mark O. Vergara
Senior Partner
23 lawyers list no practice area on the firm’s site; they appear in the list below.
Lawyers
23 on the firm’s own siteNames, titles and practice areas as Martinez Vergara & Gonzalez Sociedad publishes them, senior titles first. Each name opens the firm’s own page for that person.
- Eduardo A. MartinezSenior Partner · admitted 1993
- Manuel Z. GonzalezSenior Partner · admitted 1993
- Mark O. VergaraSenior Partner · admitted 1993
- Erika B. PaulinoPartner · admitted 2005
- Gino Paulo O. UyPartner
- Gwyneth S. OngPartner · admitted 2004
- Janice L. CoPartner · admitted 2009
- Kristine R. BongcaronPartner · admitted 2012
- Mary ElizabethPartner · admitted 20091 firm post
- Reynaldo T. DizonPartner · admitted 1995
- Rosalia S. Bartolome-AlejoPartner · admitted 1997
- Shirley F. AlineaPartner · admitted 1997
- Genevieve Kristine B. ManalacAssociate
- Geraldine Marie V. PauloAssociate
- Jaime S. FernandezAssociate
- Jason S. JimenezSenior Associate
- Jose Alfonso O. AltamiraAssociate
- Marie Claudine B. BernasAssociate
- Miguel R. SevillaSenior Associate
- Patrick Anthony L. CaldoAssociate
- Raquel Monique L. LunaAssociate
- Socrates Jerome de GuzmanAssociate
- Trisha Anne C. YaokasinAssociate
Directory placements
10 practice areas · read from the publishers’ tablesWhere the directories place Martinez Vergara & Gonzalez Sociedad, practice area by practice area, as each table stands on the publisher’s own site. Each cell links to that table. The columns are the same on every page of this site.
Recognition
18 announcementsWhat other publishers have said, as Martinez Vergara & Gonzalez Sociedad reports it on its own site, with the lawyers each announcement names. Each entry links to the page where it was read.
asialawFirm of the Year2021
MVGS Nominated as "Philippines Firm of the Year" in Asialaw Awards 2021asialawFirm of the Year2021
MVGS Nominated as "Philippines Firm of the Year" in Asialaw Awards 2021asialawranked2024
MVGS in Asialaw's Law Firm Rankings for 2024
The Legal 500Tier 32026
Antitrust and competition
“The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2026: Tier 3, Antitrust and competition, Philippines”
The Legal 500’s published tableThe Legal 500Tier 12026
Banking and finance
“The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2026: Tier 1, Banking and finance, Philippines”
The Legal 500’s published tableThe Legal 500Tier 12026
Capital markets
“The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2026: Tier 1, Capital markets, Philippines”
The Legal 500’s published tableThe Legal 500Tier 22026
Corporate and M&A
“The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2026: Tier 2, Corporate and M&A, Philippines”
The Legal 500’s published tableThe Legal 500Tier 12026
Dispute resolution
“The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2026: Tier 1, Dispute resolution, Philippines”
The Legal 500’s published tableThe Legal 500Tier 32026
Intellectual property
“The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2026: Tier 3, Intellectual property, Philippines”
The Legal 500’s published table
From the Firm
What Martinez Vergara & Gonzalez Sociedad has published on its own site lately: news, deals, recognitions and publications. Each links to the firm.
- Estate Tax Amnesty extended until 14 June 2025
news · Jun 2025
- Top Line launches first IPO in the PSE for 2025
deal · Apr 2025
- Carworld/MVGS wins VAT deficiency in a landmark CTA case involving sales to Freeport and Economic Zones
news · Oct 2021
- MVGS Nominated as "Philippines Firm of the Year" in Asialaw Awards 2021
award · Sept 2021
- MVGS Nominated as "Philippines Firm of the Year" in Asialaw Awards 2021
award · Sept 2021
- How Tax Authorities of Southeast Asian Countries Deal with COVID-19
deal · May 2020 · names Mary Elizabeth
Record
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Founded
- Not stated
- Entity source
- The firm's own website
- Firm’s site read
- 10 Nov 2026
Read from: headcount
On its size, the firm says: “…343 lawyers, as stated on the firm's The Legal 500 profile…”
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