Edmundo P. Guevara
Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Edmundo Guevara is a Partner in the Insurance, Construction and Infrastructure and Commercial Litigation Practice Groups at Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP. His practice focuses on insurance defence, construction disputes, commercial and business disputes and personal injury. He works closely with his clients to achieve an effective and efficient resolution of their legal problems.
Edmundo has a diverse legal background having practiced extensively in the Philippines before immigrating to Canada particularly in the areas of tax, commercial and business law. He is a former Deputy Commissioner of the Philippines’ tax agency where his responsibilities included the prosecution of civil and criminal tax cases. Edmundo has also served as consultant to the Asian Development Bank and the United States Agency for International Development in connection with efforts to enhance the Philippine government’s capabilities in effectively developing and prosecuting tax fraud and tax evasion cases.
Overview
- Queen Mary University of London, LL.M., with Distinction, graduated 2004
- British Columbia, Law Society of British Columbia, 2012
- Philippines, Philippine Bar, 1988
- Integrated Bar of the Philippines - Member
- Law Society of British Columbia - Member
- Philippines-Canada Trade Council - Former Director
- B.C. Human Rights Coalition - Former Director and Treasurer
- British Columbia, Law Society of British Columbia, 2012
- Philippines, Philippine Bar, 1988
- Integrated Bar of the Philippines - Member
- Law Society of British Columbia - Member
- Philippines-Canada Trade Council - Former Director
- B.C. Human Rights Coalition - Former Director and Treasurer
- Queen Mary University of London, LL.M., with Distinction, graduated 2004
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
- Construction Law
- Insurance Law
- Directors' and Officers' Liability
News & Media
Additional Information
- Presentations
- Speaker, “National Committee on Accreditation and Licensing Journey,” Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch, February, 2024
- Publications
- Author, “The Sky’s the Limit – But Not for Limited Partners,” Letter of the Law, Summer, 2017
- Co-author, “Breaking through Barriers,” Case Study, December, 2017
- Co-author, “Commercial Leases and the Trojan Horse,” Martindale, June, 2015
- Co-author, “New Duty of Honest Performance of Contractual Obligation,” Mondaq, June, 2015
- Author, Philippine Chapter, “The International Guide to Advance Rulings,” The International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation (Netherlands), 1999 – 2001
- Co-author, “Process Map on the Criminal Prosecution of Tax Evasion in the Philippines,” The Asian Development Bank, 2009
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