Edmundo Guevara is a phenomenal litigator and has successfully handled several lawsuits for our multi-billion dollar global company.  He excels at truly understanding the niche issues at play on any given case.

 

Senior Counsel
Global quality assurance, inspection, product testing and certification company

Professional Background

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.

Education

Bar Admissions

  • Called to the British Columbia Bar, 2012
  • Called to the Philippine Bar, 1988

Education

  • Certificate of Qualification, National Committee on Accreditation, 2011
  • Master of Laws (with Distinction), University of London, Queen Mary and Westfield College, 2004
  • Bachelor of Laws, University of the Philippines, 1988
  • Bachelor of Arts, Honours, University of the Philippines, 1984

Memberships

  • Former Director and Treasurer, B.C. Human Rights Coalition
  • Former Director, Philippines-Canada Trade Council
  • Member, Law Society of British Columbia, 2012
  • Member, Integrated Bar of the Philippines, 1989

Community + Volunteering

Edmundo is involved in fundraising projects for local and global causes.

Publications

Presentations

  • Speaker, “National Committee on Accreditation and Licensing Journey,” Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch, February, 2024