Chairman

Larry received his Juris Doctor degree from the Ateneo Law School in 1996, where he graduated with honors and in the Top 5 of his batch. Graduating valedictorian in high school at the Divine Word College of Bangued (Abra), he went on to pursue his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science often making it to the Dean’s List, at the Ateneo de Manila University, which he completed in 1992.

He passed the 1996 Bar Examinations and became a lawyer at the age of 24. He joined the Law Office of Atty. Alan F. Paguia immediately after graduation and became an Associate Lawyer at the Castillo Laman Tan Pantaleon & San Jose Law Offices from 1998 to 1999. He then joined the Law Firm of Puyat Jacinto & Santos Law Office (PJS) in 2000 and became the youngest partner of PJS, just 3 years after joining the firm. While with PJS, he served as legislative aide to the Secretary of Finance in 2001. In 2006, he set out to establish the Firm (Paredes Law), then known as “Paredes Lopez & Garcia Law Offices” with his good friend and classmate Jun Lopez, and other young lawyers.