Academic Background

• Master of Science in Human Rights (Graduated with a Merit classification), (Chevening Scholar, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Government of the United Kingdom), London School of Economics and Political Science
• Master of Laws with Certificates of Specialization in Law and Technology and in Public Law and Regulation (Best Oralist award, Legal Research and Writing), (Asia Pacific Scholarship Awardee), University of California, Berkeley
• Juris Doctor, University of the Philippines
• Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (Cum Laude), University of the Philippines

Professional and Academic Experience

• Senior Lecturer 2, College of Law, University of the Philippines
• Managing Partner and Co-Founder, Cerilles & Fernan Intellectual Property Law (CFIP Law)
• Lecturer, Mandatory Continuing Legal Education, University of the Philippines Law Center (UPLC) Synchronous Program
• Part-time Instructor, J.H. Cerilles State College, School of Law
• Associate, Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz Law Offices
• Member, Immigration Lawyers’ Association of the Philippines (ILAP)
• Law Intern, Office of the Solicitor General
• Law Intern, Office of Legal Aid, University of the Philippines

Affiliations, Awards, and Honors

• Leading Individual, Intellectual Property, The Legal 500, 2024
• Bronze ranking, Enforcement and Litigation, World Trademark Review, 2023
• Bronze ranking, Prosecution and Strategy, World Trademark Review, 2023
• Top IP Expert, Asia IP, 2023
• Notable Practitioner, IP STARS, 2023
• Notable Practitioner, Intellectual Property, Asia Law, 2023
• WIPO ADR Young
• IP Friends Connections, Japan Patent Office
• London School of Economics and Political Science Alumni Association
• University of the Philippines Alumni Association
• Ateneo de Manila Alumni Association
• Integrated Bar of the Philippines, Rizal-San Juan-Mandaluyong Chapter

Professional Certifications

• Member, New York State Bar Association, 2023
• Member, Integrated Bar of the Philippines, 2015
• Advanced International Certificate Course (AICC) on IP Asset Management for Business School Based on the IP Panorama Toolkit and DL-450 IP Management Course by Korean Intellectual Property Office, WIPO, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology and Korea Invention Promotion Association, April to November 2023
• Japan Patent Office (JPO) IP Rights Training Course for Practitioners Specializing in Trademarks, JPO, September to October 2021
• Advanced International Certificate Course (AICC) on IP Asset Management for Business School Based on the IP Panorama Toolkit and DL-450 IP Management Course by Korean Intellectual Property Office, WIPO, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology and Korea Invention Promotion Association, March to September 2021