Atty. Pilares graduated Valedictorian from the Ateneo Law School in 2006 and passed the Philippine Bar examinations in 2007 with the second highest ranking. He also received the Best Thesis Award from the Ateneo Law School for his thesis entitled “Benevolent Neutrality Theory: Retesting and Redefining the Boundaries of the Free Exercise Clause.” After graduating from law school, Mr. Pilares worked in a law firm where he handled corporate work and special projects. Prior to joining MPIC in 2010, Atty. Pilares worked in another law firm where he handled litigation and special projects, particularly energy and infrastructure projects. Atty. Pilares was appointed as MPIC’s Vice President for Legal on 2018. As the Company’s Chief Legal Officer, Atty. Pilares took the lead legal role in various projects of MPIC, including PPP Projects as well as major M&A projects. His role in MPIC continued to 11 expand as he was appointed as Compliance Officer on 2016, Corporate Governance Officer and Corporate Secretary both on 2021. As Corporate Governance Officer, MPIC gained three golden arrow recognition in 2022 from one golden arrow recognition in 2018 awarded by the Institute of Corporate Directors in its ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard Golden Arrow Awards. Atty. Pilares also acts as legal counsel and corporate secretary of MPIC’s various subsidiaries and affiliates.  

Atty. Pilares is also a member of the faculty of Ateneo Law School, teaching Statutory Construction and Conflict of Laws. In 2019, he published his first legal textbook entitled, “Statutory Construction: Concepts and Cases”.

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