FACTS: Atty. Dacanay sought to enjoin Juan Collas and nine other from
practicing under the name and McKenzie, a law firm organized in Illinois. In
1979 respondent Vicente A. Torres used the letterhead of Baker & McKenzie which
contains the names of the ten lawyers asking Rosie Clurman for the release of 87
shares of Cathay Products International, Inc. to H.E. Gabriel, a . Atty. Dacanay
replied denying any liability of Clurman and asking the his purpose of using the
letterhead of another law office.
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ISSUE: Whether or not respondents should enjoin from practising law under the firm
name Baker & McKenzie.
HELD: YES. Baker & McKenzie, being an alien law firm, cannot practice law in the
Philippines (Sec. 1, Rule 138, Rules of Court).
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Who may practice law. - Any person heretofore duly admitted as a member
of the bar, or
admitted as such in accordance with the provisions of this rule,
and who is in good and regular standing, is entitled to practice law.
hereafter
Respondents' use of the firm name Baker & McKenzie constitutes a representation
that being associated with the firm they could "render legal services of the
to
multinational business enterprises and others engaged in foreign trade and
investment" which the Court finds unethical because Baker & McKenzie is not
authorized to practise law here.
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WHEREFORE, the respondents are enjoined from practising law under the firm
name Baker & McKenzie.