Dranyl Jared P. Amoroso

Partner

Quisumbing Torres

Manila

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Biography

Jared is a partner in Quisumbing Torres' Dispute Resolution Practice Group. He heads the Firm's Transportation and Logistics Industry Group Subsector. Jared has 12 years of litigation experience, with a particular focus on criminal litigation and commercial arbitration.

Jared is a Trustee and the Senior Vice President for Advocacies of the Philippine Institute of Arbitrators. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and the Philippine Institute of Arbitrators, and an accredited arbitrator of the Philippine Dispute Resolution Center Inc., the Philippines' Office for Alternative Dispute Resolution, and the Philippines' Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM). He has recently been admitted to the Young Singapore International Arbitration Centre (YSIAC) Council, and the panel of arbitrators of the Borneo International Centre for Arbitration and Mediation. Jared sat as an arbitrator in the first WESM arbitrations in the Philippines, and has acted as arbitrator and counsel in ad hoc and institutional arbitrations.

He conducts MCLE lectures on commercial arbitration, and has co-authored a book on the matter. He currently teaches Commercial Arbitration, Civil Procedure, Special Civil Actions, and Sales Law at the Far Eastern University Institute of Law. He is also a supervising lawyer at the Ateneo Legal Services Center, where he oversees students in handling pro bono cases.

Jared studied at the Ateneo Law School (2010) where he received the Dean's Silver Medal for his J.D. thesis on foreign arbitral awards. He served as president of the Ateneo Society of International Law and was part of teams that represented the Philippines and won in moot court competitions in Florida (1st runner-up; 2007 Stetson International Environmental Law Moot Court Competition) and Japan (1st; 2008 Asia Cup International Law Moot Court Competition).

Practice Focus

Jared handles criminal litigation and arbitration matters.

Representative Legal Matters

Successfully assisted a Singapore-based oil trading company in a Petition for Interim Measure of Protection under the Special Rules of Court on Alternative Dispute Resolution and subsequent international commercial arbitration.
Assist the Philippine subsidiary of one of the world's leading suppliers of cement and aggregates in a commercial arbitration and emergency arbitration proceedings under the Rules of the PDRC involving the termination of a Port Services Agreement.
Successfully obtained a favorable arbitral award for an international freight forwarding and logistics company in an arbitration administered under the rules of the Philippine Dispute Resolution Center, Inc.
Assist a multinational advertising company in an arbitration against a government agency, for services rendered sought to be paid on the basis of quantum meruit.
Advise a multinational oil and gas company in connection with issues relating to or arising from an ICSID Arbitration against the Republic of the Philippines, vis-a-vis an ongoing arbitration before the ICC, court proceedings before the Supreme Court, and proceedings before the Commission on Audit.
Assist and represent a government agency in injunction proceedings and a potential arbitration its contractor for its new flagship museum in Manila.
Assist an international freight forwarding and logistics company in a Supreme Court case involving the issue of nationality requirements for freight forwarding services.
Advise and represent a multinational engaged in oil and gas exploration and production in a suit filed by an international environmental non-government agency before the Commission on Human Rights, seeking to hold the world’s largest oil, coal, cement, and mining companies liable for climate change-caused damages supposedly arising out of these companies carbon emissions.
Advise a Japanese corporation in relation to procurement of an infrastructure project involving a major railway funded by a foreign government.
Successfully advised and represented an Asian aircraft leasing company before the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), in relation to de-registration of aircrafts leased by the company to a Philippines-based airline company.

Professional Associations and Memberships

Philippine Institute of Arbitrators (PIArb) - Fellow, Trustee, and Senior Vice-President for Advocacies (2018-present)
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) (East Asia Branch) - Fellow
Philippine Dispute Resolution Center, Inc. (PDRCI) - Accredited Arbitrator
Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) - Accredited Arbitrator
Office for Alternative Dispute Resolution (OADR) - Accredited Arbitrator
Young Singapore International Arbitration Centre (YSIAC) - Council Member
Borneo International Centre for Arbitration and Mediation (BICAM) - Panel of Arbitrators
Far Eastern University Institute of Law - Lecturer
Ateneo Legal Services Center - Supervising Lawyer

Admissions

Philippines (2011)

Education

Ateneo de Manila University (J.D.) (2010)

Ateneo de Manila University (A.B. Economics) (2006)

Languages

English

Filipino

Publications & Presentations

Publications

Co-author, "Supreme Court clarifies public policy exception to enforcement of arbitral awards and period to confirm a domestic award", Quisumbing Torres, 2023
Co-author, "NEDA issues implementing rules and regulations of the law removing foreign equity restrictions on public service companies", Quisumbing Torres, 2023
Co-author, "DOJ Circulars introduce new evidentiary standard for pursuing criminal cases, and new case build-up procedures", Quisumbing Torres, 2023
Co-author, "Fintech: Understanding the legal and regulatory framework of financial technology in the Philippines," Quisumbing Torres, 2022
Co-author, "Thomson Reuters Practical Law: Financial and Business Crime Global Guide, Philippines Q&A," Thomson Reuters, 2022
Co-author, "Construction Contract Management", Quisumbing Torres, 2022
Co-author, "Philippines: Securities and Exchange Commission issues guidelines on arbitration of intra-corporate disputes for corporations", Quisumbing Torres Client Alert, 2022
Co-author, "Philippines: DOJ modifies appeal procedure in preliminary investigations of criminal cases", Quisumbing Torres Client Alert, 2022
Co-author, Amendments to the Public Service Act, Quisumbing Torres Client Alert, 2022
Co-author, Chambers and Partners Practice Guide on Construction Law, Philippine Chapter, 2021 and 2022
Co-author, "Non-resident Foreign Nationals allowed to testify remotely through video conferencing," Quisumbing Torres Client Alert, 2021
Co-author, "Revised guidelines on court-annexed mediation and judicial dispute resolution in civil cases," Quisumbing Torres Client Alert, 2021
Co-author, "Financial Crime in the Philippines: Overview," Thomson Reuters, 2020
Co-author, "Business Crime and Investigations in the Philippines," Thomson Reuters, 2020
Co-author, "New Frontiers for Philippine Criminal Litigation," International Bar Association, 2020
Co-author, "Modified Procedures for Inquest, Posting of Bail, and Filing of Criminal Cases in Court," Quisumbing Torres Client Alert, 2020
Co-author, "COVID-19 and Force Majeure: Managing Contract Crisis in the Philippines," Quisumbing Torres Client Alert, 2020
Co-author, "Amendments to PH Rules of Civil Procedure and Evidence", Quisumbing Torres Client Alert, 2020
Co-author, "Primer on Construction Contract Management," Quisumbing Torres, 2019
Co-author, "Doing Business in the Philippines Primer," Quisumbing Torres, 2019
Co-author, "ASEAN Feature," The Law Society Gazette, 2019
Co-author, "Philippine's accession to Apostille Convention," Quisumbing Torres Client Alert, 2018
Co-author, "Cybercrime litigation developments," Quisumbing Torres Client Alert, 2018
Co-author, "Public Service Act Amendment," Quisumbing Torres Client Alert, 2018
Co-author, "IRR requiring inclusion of ADR mechanisms for government contracts issued," Quisumbing Torres Client Alert, 2017
Co-author, Philippine updates, Baker & McKenzie Dawn Raid app, 2017
Co-author, Revised Guidelines on Continuous Trial for Criminal Cases, Quisumbing Torres Client Alert, 2017
Co-author, PIArb Commercial Arbitration Handbook, Philippine Institute of Arbitrators, 2016

Presentations

Speaker, "Alternative Dispute Resolution", People’s Court, Episode 85, August 2023
Speaker, "Challenges and Opportunities for Intellectual Property Disputes Arbitration", IPOPhil, August 2023
Speaker, "Comprehensive Course on Arbitration", OADR, August 2023
Speaker, "The Public Policy Exception to Enforcement of Arbitral Awards", Globe Telecom ,August 2023
Speaker, "Alternative Dispute Resolution Stakeholders Forum", Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines, August 2023
Speaker, "Arbitration of Intra-Corporate and M&A Disputes", SIAC Conference, May 2023
Speaker, "From Appointment to the Award: A Practical Guide for Future Arbitrators", Quisumbing Torres, May 2023
Speaker, "Arbitral Awards" and "Post-Arbitration Proceedings", Comprehensive Course on Arbitration, OADR, May 2023
Speaker, Building and Presenting a Persuasive Case, IP Tech Litigation Training, Baker McKenzie, April 2023
Speaker, National ADR Convention, Office for Alternative Dispute Resolution, December 2022
Speaker, PDRCI Commercial Arbitration Training Webinar, Session 2 - Arbitration Agreement, November 2022
Speaker, PDRCI-THAC Webinar on Energy Arbitration, November 2022
Speaker, Regional Arbitral Institutes Forum, Singapore, November 2022
Speaker, Mandatory Continuing Education Series for the Securities and Exchange Location: Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Award, University of the Philippines College of Law, March 2022
Speaker, Construction Contract Management and Dispute Avoidance, Quisumbing Torres/Baker McKenzie, March 2022
Speaker, Comprehensive course on Arbitration for National Government Agencies, Office for Alternative Dispute Resolution, March 2022
Speaker, Expedited Procedure, Philippine Dispute Resolution Center, Inc., December 2021
Speaker, Office for Alternative Dispute Resolution, Online Dispute Resolution, December 2021
Speaker, Office for Alternative Dispute Resolution, Online Webinar Series, Commercial Arbitration, November 2021
Speaker, SIAC South East Asia Academy (Virtual Edition) The Making of an Advocate and an Arbitrator, Training in Cross-Examination and Virtual Hearing Demonstration, July 2021
Speaker, Taiwan-Malaysia Digital Technology International Centre, International Conference on Construction Law and Digital Technology, Construction and Procurement Laws in the Philippines, April 2021
Speaker, Queensland University of Technology workshop for the National Economic Development Authority, ADR Mechanisms and Government Contracts, April 2021
Speaker, FEU Law Negotiation Course, Court Annexed Mediation, March 2021
Speaker, Office for Alternative Dispute Resolution, Role of Courts in Arbitration, July 2020
Speaker, Contractual obligations and COVID-19: Managing Contract Crisis in the Philippines, People Management Association of the Philippines, April 2020
Speaker, Amendments to the Rules of Civil Procedure, Quisumbing Torres, April 2020
Speaker, PCC Dawn Raids, Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation, February 2020
Moderator, "Pursuing Greater Mobility and Connectivity", ECCP Future Cities Forum, November 2019
Speaker, Emergency Arbitrations, SIAC Academy, October 2019
Speaker, Digitalization of the Supply Chain, ECCP Digital Disruption 2.0 Forum, September 2019
Speaker, Construction Contract Management and Dispute Avoidance, Quisumbing Torres, July 2019
Speaker, Emergency Arbitration Proceedings, MCLE Lecture for Quisumbing Torres, April 2019
Speaker, Organising Arbitral Proceedings, MCLE Lecture for Quisumbing Torres, April 2019
Speaker, Role of courts in commercial arbitration, MCLE Lecture for IBP Rizal Chapter, January 2019
Speaker, International Commercial Arbitration, MCLE Lecture for the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, October 2018
Speaker, Cybercrime Litigation, Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation, October 2018
Speaker, Construction Contract Management and Dispute Avoidance, Quisumbing Torres lecture for the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, August 2018
Speaker, "Role of courts in commercial arbitration," IBP Arbitration Seminar, IBP Central Luzon, August 2018
Speaker, "Role of courts in commercial arbitration," MCLE Lecture for UP Law Center, July 2018
Speaker, "Executive Order 78 and its IRR, PIARB Monthly Fellowship, July 2018
Speaker, International Commercial Arbitration, MCLE Lecture for the Office of the Ombudsman, June 2018
Lecturer, International Commercial Arbitration, MCLE Seminar for Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Lawyers, UP Law Center, May 2018
Lecturer, "Tips on pleadings and litigation practice," Clinical Legal Education Briefing, Ateneo Legal Services Center, April 2018
Speaker, Arbitration Conference, PDRCI Training, February 2018
Speaker, "Introduction to Arbitration/Role of Courts in Arbitration," MCLE Seminar, UP Law Center, November 2017
Speaker, "International Dispute Resolution" for Mindanao Prosecutors, MCLE Seminar, UP Law Center, October 2017
Speaker, "Role of Courts in Arbitration," IBP RSM Chapter, October 2017
Speaker, Cybercrime and Dawn Raid Training, Quisumbing Torres, January 2017
Speaker, Mock Arbitration – IBP National Convention of Lawyers, Integrated Bar of the Philippines, March 2017
Speaker, Mock Arbitration at the Young SIAC Advocacy Workshop, Singapore International Arbitration Center, November 2016
Speaker, "Law on Injunctions," Quisumbing Torres MCLE Lecture Series, April 2016
Speaker, "Special Rules on ADR," Quisumbing Torres MCLE Lecture Series, April 2016