Josep Jepri M. Miranda, ESQ. – Chief Counsel
Senior Associate Fellow
Founding Partner, Miranda, Vitug & Francisco Law | Former Chief Counsel, Clark Development Corporation | VP, Clark International Airport Corp. | Two-term President, IBP Pampanga | Aldo Ning Parangal Awardee (2009)
One of the top jurists in the Philippines, Jep specializes in dispute resolution and foreign investment law. A former President of the Pampanga chapter of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines, he was the foundational legal mind that effected and continues to support the Clark and Subic Freeports.
- Founding partner of one of Central Luzon’s most influential law firms
- Specialized authority on foreign investment and commercial dispute resolution
- Former Chief Counsel at CDC and VP, Clark International Airport Corporation
- Twice elected President of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines, Pampanga chapter
- Recognized nationally for legal academic excellence by the Philippine presidency
- Legal advisor for major investors in the Clark and Subic Freeports
- Known for enforcing national-level commitments to foreign clients
- Frequently represents PH trade interests at US and European law conferences
- Scion of a politically-established Kapampangan family with deep regional influence
Jep is the scion of one of the oldest and most politically prolific Kapampangan families in Central Luzon.
He received his law degree from the venerable San Sebastian College in Manila, then founded the Miranda, Vitug & Francisco law firm in 2001 after cutting his teeth as a corporate attorney and Law Professor at both his alma mater and East Central College Law School in San Fernando, Pampanga.
He also served two terms as President of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines, Pampanga chapter, before becoming Vice President of the Clark International Airport Corporation and Chief Counsel at the Clark Development Corporation (CDC), respectively.
His firm’s areas of law specialization are International Commercial Dispute Resolution and representation of foreign investors. He was the 2009 recipient of the Aldo Ning Parangal Presidential Award for Outstanding Legal Academics from former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
Known as the “Filipino Fullback” by American, European and Asian investors who primarily do business on the Clark and Subic Freeports, Jep has been instrumental in cleaning out corruption within and roadblocks erected by LGU’s (Local Government Units) both inside and outside the Freeports that cause operating difficulties for his clients, ensuring the commitments and promises made to them by the national government are upheld to the letter.
He frequently travels to the US and EU, attending and speaking at international law conferences.
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