Mark Kevin U. Dellosa

Mark Kevin U. Dellosa is a member of the Firm’s Employment and Immigration and Corporate Services departments.

Employment Practice

Mark (or Makee) is an experienced employment and immigration lawyer who advises local and multinational clients on a broad spectrum of labor and workforce matters. His practice encompasses employment aspects of corporate restructurings and mergers and acquisitions, employee migration arising from local and cross-border transactions, workforce transfers and terminations, validity of employer of record (EOR) and professional employer organization (PEO) arrangements, outsourcing structures, labor standards compliance, occupational safety and health requirements, certification elections, strikes and lockouts, and collective bargaining negotiations.

As a trusted adviser to labor retainer clients, Makee provides practical, day-to-day guidance on a wide range of human resources issues, including performance management, leave administration, workplace policies, compensation and benefits, and other operational employment concerns. He regularly assists clients in the preparation, review, and implementation of employment-related documentation, including employment contracts, employee handbooks, company policies, retirement plans, quitclaims, service agreements, and other labor and employment instruments.

He also advises employers on workplace conduct and employee relations matters, providing end-to-end support in the handling and resolution of disciplinary cases involving sensitive and complex issues such as workplace harassment, safe spaces violations, fraud, falsification, and other misconduct investigations. He provides practical and strategic guidance that enables employers to manage workforce risks while maintaining compliance with evolving labor regulations.

Makee has extensive experience in handling labor and employment disputes and representing clients before the National Labor Relations Commission, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), the National Conciliation and Mediation Board, and Philippine courts. He also advises employers on immigration matters, including the procurement and renewal of alien employment permits, work visas, and provisional work permits before the DOLE and the Bureau of Immigration.

His clients span a diverse range of industries, including banking and financial services, manufacturing, education, business process outsourcing, insurance, warehousing and logistics, trucking, shipping, and transportation. Through his multidisciplinary employment and immigration practice, Makee helps organizations navigate complex workforce challenges and achieve their business objectives.

Corporate Services

Makee has been involved in setting up companies in the Philippines, implementing corporate restructuring, conducting legal due diligence, reviewing commercial contracts and corporate housekeeping. He has been part of corporate projects in the pharmaceutical, logistics, solar power, food and transportation industries.

Makee presently acts as Corporate Secretary and Assistant Corporate Secretary.

Makee has been involved in the following projects:

• Privatization projects involving the transfer of government employees to the private proponents.
• Listing of J&T Global Express on the Main Board of Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKSE), which listing is HKSE’s second-largest initial public offering for 2023. He assisted in the labor and litigation aspects of the due diligence.
• Acquisition of Citibank’s Philippine consumer or retail banking business by UnionBank of the Philippines. He assisted Citibank in the labor aspect of the transaction and advised on employee migration.
• Investment by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) in a local independent tower company. He assisted in the employment due diligence and employee migration.
• Business acquisition of a ride-hailing app business. He assisted Grab in the labor aspect of the transaction and advised on employee migration.
• Due diligence in connection with the acquisition by Alipay Singapore of 45% interest in a wholly owned subsidiary of Globe Telecom, Inc.
• Corporate and labor aspects of the business acquisition of a power grids business, a software company, and a domestic logistics company.

He has been cited as “Key Lawyer” for Labor and Employment by Legal 500 Asia Pacific in 2024, 2025, and 2026.