It is with great sadness that SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan announces the passing of Juan C. Reyes, Jr. Of his 60 years of active and continuous general law practice, Johnny served 54 of those years with the Firm.
Johnny joined the Firm in 1961 as an Associate and became a Partner in 1968. He headed the Firm’s Litigation Department, and then the Immigration Department prior to its merger into the Labor Department (now known as the Employment and Immigration Department). After his retirement from the partnership in 1995, he continued to actively serve the Firm as Of Counsel, a post which he held until his passing.
Caring for others defined Johnny. He will be remembered most for being very accommodating and self-effacing. In 1992, Johnny received the Pro Ecclesia Et Pontifice, the highest medal that can be awarded to the laity by the Pope for services done for the Church.
Johnny cared very much for the Firm and we will remember Johnny with fondness. We have been enriched by his having been part of our Firm, and we are grateful for that.
His urn is enniched at the crypt of Christ the King, Green Meadows, Quezon City.
Juan C. Reyes, Jr.
Admission to the Bar
1955, Philippines
1987, New York, U.S.A.
Education
University of the Philippines (A.A.; LL.B.)
Work Experience
Assistant Attorney, 1955 to 1961 (Arturo A. Alafriz & Associates)
Associate Attorney, 1961 to 1968 (SyCipLaw)
Partner, 1968 to 1995 (SyCipLaw)
Of Counsel, 1995 to date (SyCipLaw)
Member, Committee of Bar Examiners, Supreme Court of the Philippines, 1972 Bar Examinations
Director, Corporate Secretary, Asst. Corporate Secretary, Consultant/Legal Counsel of various Corporations, 1961 to 1995.
Citations
Pacific Rim Advisory Council (PRAC) Award of Appreciation as member of the planning committee for the February 1993 PRAC Conference in Manila hosted by SyCipLaw.
Philippine Bar Association (PBA) Presidential Award for leadership and performance as member of the Board of Directors given August 1993.
Papal Awardee- “Pro Ecclesia Et Pontifice” (1992)
Authorship
“Foreign Investment in Real Estate in the Philippines” Vol. 2, No. 2, August 1984, International Property Investment Journal (sponsored by Hofstra University School of Law, World Association of Lawyers International Real Estate Committee, and the International Institute for Real Estate Studies)
Affiliations
Member: Philippine Lawyers Association
Philippine Society of International Law
Immigration Lawyers Association of the Philippines
Integrated Bar of the Philippines (Quezon City Chapter)