Biography
Danielle Joanna Gaite is an associate with the Dispute Resolution Practice Group at Quisumbing Torres. She is also a part of the Aviation and Transportation and Logistics Subsectors of the firm's Industrials, Manufacturing & Transportation Industry Group.
Dani graduated with honors from the Ateneo de Manila University School of Law in 2019, and ranked 8th in her batch. She also received the Dean's Silver Medal for her J.D. thesis on the interplay between trade conditionalities and human rights.
Practice Focus
Dani's practice focuses on general dispute resolution, including civil and criminal litigation, arbitration and regulatory / administrative matters. She is also involved in anti-bribery / compliance investigations, as well as rehabilitation and insolvency matters.
She has represented clients before regulatory / administrative and judicial bodies and drafted pleadings and motions before quasi-judicial agencies, trial, and appellate courts.
She is currently working on engagements involving commercial arbitration, competition law, construction, aviation regulation, anti-bribery / compliance and insolvency.
Her practice spans a wide range of industries, including transportation / aviation, financial institutions, energy, healthcare, and manufacturing.
Professional Associations and Memberships
Integrated Bar of the Philippines
International Bar Association
Philippine Institute of Arbitrators (PIArb) - Assistant Vice President for Public Engagement (January 2024 - present); Secretariat, Standards & Practice Committee (January 2021 - present), Corporate Secretary (January 2022 to present), Assistant Corporate Secretary (April 2021 - December 2021)
Philippine Dispute Resolution Center, Inc. (PDRCI) - Trained Arbitrator
Society of Construction Law - Philippines
Admissions
Philippines (2020)
Education
Ateneo de Manila University School of Law (Juris Doctor, Second Honors) (2019)
Ateneo de Manila University (BS Management Engineering, minor in English Literature - Magna Cum Laude) (2015)
Languages
English
Filipino