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CATHERINE NICOLE L. LOPEZ
JUNIOR ASSOCIATE
Practice Areas:
Civil & Criminal litigation; Corporate Law; Human Rights Law, with special focus on: extrajudicial killings, illegal arrests and rights of PDLs (Persons Deprived of Liberty).
Professional Qualification:
Admitted to the Philippine Bar in 2019
Career History:
BUTUYAN & RAYEL LAW OFFICES
January 2024 – present Associate
CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL LAW (CENTERLAW)
January 2024 – present Fellow
INITIATIVES FOR DIALOGUE AND EMPOWERMENT THROUGH ALTERNATIVE LEGAL SERVICES (IDEALS, INC.)
July 2022 - December 2023 Research and Policy Development Coordinator
July 2019 - December 2023 Legal Officer
UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES OFFICE OF LEGAL AID (UP OLA)
June 2016 – July 2017 Legal Intern
Education:
JURIS DOCTOR (J.D.),
University of the Philippines College of Law, 2017
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATION
Ateneo de Manila University, 2013
Languages:
English, Filipino and Bisaya
ERNELYN JOY C. SANTOS
JUNIOR ASSOCIATE
Practice Areas:
Civil & Criminal litigation; Corporate Law; Labor Law; Human Rights Law
Professional Qualification:
Admitted to the Philippine Bar in May 2023
Career History:
BUTUYAN & RAYEL LAW OFFICES
February 2024 – present Associate
CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL LAW (CENTERLAW)
February 2024 – present Fellow
TAN CONCEPCION & QUE LAW OFFICES
September 2023 – February 2024 Associate
OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR GENERAL
February 2021 – September 2023 Legal Secretary
CGRLAW & ASSOCIATES LAW OFFICES
July 2020 Legal Apprentice
ASIAPRO MULTIPURPOSE COOPERATIVE
October 2018 – January 2021 Legal Compliance Officer
Education:
JURIS DOCTOR
Polytechnic University of the Philippines – College of Law, 2022
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PHILOSOPHY
University of the Philippines – Diliman, 2014
Languages:
Excellent spoken and written English and Filipino
IRENE CLAIRE R. PAJARITO
JUNIOR ASSOCIATE
Practice Areas
Civil Law, Criminal Law, Human Rights Law, with special focus on: extrajudicial killings
Professional Qualifications:
Admitted to the Philippine Bar in December 2023
Career History:
BUTUYAN & RAYEL LAW OFFICES
February 2024 – present Associate
CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL LAW (CENTERLAW)
February 2024 – present Fellow
UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES INSTITUTE OF HUMAN RIGHTS (UP IHR)
September 2020 – December 2022
Education:
JURIS DOCTOR (J.D.),
University of the Philippines College of Law, 2023
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ECONOMICS
Ateneo de Manila University, 2017
Languages:
English, Filipino and Chavacano
MARYFE D. TOYOKAN
JUNIOR ASSOCIATE
Practice Areas
Civil Law, Criminal Law, Human Rights Law
Professional Qualifications:
Admitted to the Philippine Bar in January 2025
Career History:
BUTUYAN & RAYEL LAW OFFICES
February 2025 - present Associate
CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL LAW (CENTERLAW)
February 2025 - present Fellow
DOJ - OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL PROSECUTOR (CAGAYAN)
June - July 2021 Legal Intern
Education:
JURIS DOCTOR (J.D.)
University of the Cordilleras, College of Law (2024)
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PHYSICS MINOR IN ECONOMICS (BS PHY-EC)
De La Salle University - Manila (2019)
Languages:
English, Filipino, and Bontoc