JOREN LEX TAN

Founding Partner

joren.tan@ttfc.law

Background

Joren is the quintessential litigator – clever, confident, and competitive.

With his legal acumen and oratory prowess, Joren proves to be a staunch advocate who puts his clients at ease that an efficient, effective, and innovative solution is within arm's reach. As a tactician with an immense passion for winning, he applies his strategic mindset to a rigorous and meticulous approach of handling his clients' cases, no matter how complex their problem may be.

Joren's primary practice is criminal, civil, and administrative litigation as well as legislative advocacy. However, with his diverse skillset, he also handles special projects and labor cases for the firm. He has represented an array of clients from various industries, i.e., automobile distributors; cigarette and tobacco manufacturing companies; food, beverage, and packaging conglomerates; oil and natural gas importers; technology and media related corporations; and the largest distributor and producer of sauces and condiments in the Philippines.

Joren's multifaceted approach to his cases has led him to appear before various departments of the government; trial and appellate courts; and constitutional commissions.

Joren served as Chief Political Affairs Officer of a Representative in Quezon City and currently acts as his legal consultant.

Notable Briefs

  • Advanced the global joint venture between the largest food, beverage, and packaging company in Southeast Asia, and one of the pioneer glass and plastic packaging corporations in Japan in its claim for more than PhP700,000,000.00 arising out of a fire accident in one of its plants in the Philippines
  • Acted as counsel for the largest producer and distributor of sauces and condiments in the Philippines for a white-collar crime committed against it amounting to at least PhP60,000,000.00
  • Led the successful defense of winning national candidates in an election protest
  • Advised the largest cigarette and tobacco manufacturing company in the Philippines in introducing an innovative device in the Philippine market
  • Acted as Campaign Manager for the successful election and reelection of notable candidates for national and local positions in the Philippines

Education and Other Achievements

  • Passed the Philippine Bar Examinations in 2018
  • Obtained his Juris Doctor degree from Ateneo Law School in 2018
  • Obtained his Bachelor of Science degrees in Applied Economics and Business Management from De La Salle University - Manila in 2012
  • Editor-in-Chief of the Palladium, the official publication of Ateneo Law School in 2018
  • National Commissioner (Head) of the 11th Young Economists' Convention

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