Atty. Vanessa mainly handles civil and criminal litigation matters. And with over a decade of legal experience, she has represented and assisted numerous clients in different stages of litigation. 

Before setting up FFOA Law with her partners, Vanessa began her private practice as associate lawyer in two litigation firms in Davao City where she represented plaintiff and defendant individuals and corporations particularly on land registration and property-related disputes, family law, immigration law and employment law. She has also served as election lawyer for different election candidates. 

To further broaden her legal practice, she joined a local electric company as their in- house counsel. She later joined a legal outsourcing company as their commercial attorney, where she reviewed and negotiated commercial contracts and provided advisories to recruitment firms on legal, compliance and risk assessments in doing business, employment and data privacy laws in the Philippines and other countries in the Asia Pacific Region.