He obtained his Bachelor of Laws, Cum Laude (Class Salutatorian), at the University of the Philippines in 1971. He received his Bachelor of Arts, Summa Cum Laude at the University of Santo Tomas in 1967. He was the recipient of various awards and honors in the law school, both for academic excellence and leadership. He was a consistent member of the Order of the Purple Feather and is a member of the international honor societies of Phi Kappa Phi and Pi Gamma Mu. He served in 1970 as Editor-In-Chief of the Law Register, the official organ of the U.P. College of Law, and in 1971 as a member of the Editorial Board of the Philippine Collegian and Philippine Law Journal. He is a member of the Sigma Rho Fraternity. After placing twelfth in the 1971 Bar Examinations, Atty. Reyes joined one of the bigger law firms in the Philippines in 1972. He rose to become senior partner in 1980 until he became one of the original founding members of PECABAR. He has served as member of the Board of Directors and/or Corporate Secretary of companies engaged in varied areas of business such as banking, investment banking, telecommunications, insurance, broadcast media, car assembly and distribution, tourism services, marketing of consumer products, commodity futures trading and manufacturing. Survey reports of legal practice in the Philippines acknowledge him as among the leading practitioner in the areas of merger and acquisition and in commercial and civil litigation. He has long been a member of professional and business organizations like the Inter-Pacific Bar Association, Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry and European Chamber of Commerce.
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He obtained his Master of Laws from the University of Pennsylvania in 1977. He received his Bachelor of Laws, Cum Laude and Class Valedictorian from the University of the Philippines in 1972 and obtained the second highest score in the Bar Examinations given that same year. He received his Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude, at De La Salle University in 1968. He was the Editor-In-Chief of The La Sallian (De La Salle) in 1967-1968 and Vice-Chairman of the Philippine Law Journal (UP College of Law) from 1971 to 1972. He was a consistent member of the Jose Rizal Honors Society at De La Salle University and the Order of the Purple Feather at the UP College of Law. He is a member of the international honor societies of Phi Kappa Phi and Pi Gamma Mu. Mr. Manalastas, an original member of PECABAR, started his career in 1973 as an assistant attorney in a major law firm where he worked his way to partnership in 1979. He is a member of the International Bar Association (Section of Business Law), and the Wharton Club of the Philippines. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Philippine Plaza Holdings, Inc. and Financial Times Publishing (Phils.), Inc.
He was the Managing Partner from 1996 to 2008 and currently the Chairman of the Executive Committe as Head of the Retainers Group.
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He obtained his Bachelor of Laws, Cum Laude (Class Salutatorian), at the University of the Philippines in 1971. He received his Bachelor of Arts, Summa Cum Laude at the University of Santo Tomas in 1967. He was the recipient of various awards and honors in the law school, both for academic excellence and leadership. He was a consistent member of the Order of the Purple Feather and is a member of the international honor societies of Phi Kappa Phi and Pi Gamma Mu. He served in 1970 as Editor-In-Chief of the Law Register, the official organ of the U.P. College of Law, and in 1971 as a member of the Editorial Board of the Philippine Collegian and Philippine Law Journal. He is a member of the Sigma Rho Fraternity. After placing twelfth in the 1971 Bar Examinations, Atty. Reyes joined one of the bigger law firms in the Philippines in 1972. He rose to become senior partner in 1980 until he became one of the original founding members of PECABAR. He has served as member of the Board of Directors and/or Corporate Secretary of companies engaged in varied areas of business such as banking, investment banking, telecommunications, insurance, broadcast media, car assembly and distribution, tourism services, marketing of consumer products, commodity futures trading and manufacturing. Survey reports of legal practice in the Philippines acknowledge him as among the leading practitioner in the areas of merger and acquisition and in commercial and civil litigation. He has long been a member of professional and business organizations like the Inter-Pacific Bar Association, Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry and European Chamber of Commerce.