ATTY. JAY LORD B.
AQUINO
Country Legal Counsel · Director Legal Operations
Legal Operations Executive • Attorney–at–Law • Professor of Law

Senior legal executive with over 20 years of experience advising multinational corporations, public institutions, boards of directors, and executive leadership on complex corporate governance, labor and employment, commercial transactions, regulatory compliance, internal investigations, ethics, and enterprise risk management. Proven track record of delivering strategic, commercially sound, and legally defensible solutions while leading legal and operational functions across the Philippines, Asia–Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and North America. Recognized for combining legal acumen, business judgment, and governance expertise to support organizational growth, regulatory compliance, and informed executive decision–making.

Where legal judgment meets enterprise leadership
Atty. Jay Lord B. Aquino
+63 917 500 5447
Quezon City, Philippines
atty@jigsaquino.com attyjaylordaquino atty.jigsaquino.com

Experiences

Country Legal Counsel · Member, Board of Directors
Oct 2024 – Present · Conduent Business Services Philippines, Inc.
  • Principal adviser to the Board, Country Leadership Team, and business executives on governance, employment, regulation, commercial matters, ethics, and enterprise risk.
  • Lead the Philippine legal function and align local strategy with regional and global counsel while enabling business transformation and operational goals.
  • Direct sensitive workforce matters, internal investigations, whistleblower issues, fraud, conflicts, and executive–level cases.
  • Lead material contracts, disputes, strategic negotiations, and cross–functional risk frameworks spanning HR, Finance, Procurement, Compliance, Security, and Operations.
Director – Head · Legal Operations
Mar 2015 – Present · Concurrent · AIG Shared Services Corporation – Management Services (ROHQ)
  • Lead regional Legal Operations supporting legal departments across Asia–Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and North America.
  • Oversee multidisciplinary teams delivering contracts, litigation, research, claims, compliance, document review, and corporate legal services.
  • Partner with General Counsel and global legal executives on scalable operating models, governance, client engagement, transformation, automation, and service innovation.
  • Build high–performing leaders through coaching, succession planning, performance management, and cross–functional collaboration.

Executive Mandate

Board
Fiduciary oversight, strategy, governance and enterprise risk
Global
Regional legal operations across APAC, EMEA and North America
Public
Government advisory, procurement governance and institutional policy
Academic
Practice–led legal education and professional mentoring
Legal & Executive Expertise
Corporate GovernanceBoard AdvisoryLabor & EmploymentCommercial TransactionsRegulatory ComplianceInternal InvestigationsEthics & ComplianceEnterprise Risk ManagementLegal OperationsLitigation ManagementPublic ProcurementPublic PolicyLegal Education
Concurrent leadership beyond the corporate legal function

Public Service & Governance

Legal Consultant
2017 – Present · Concurrent · Quezon City Government
  • Advise senior officials and government offices on public procurement, contracting, administrative law, governance, institutional policy, compliance, and strategic initiatives.
  • Draft and review procurement contracts, memoranda of agreement, executive issuances, council resolutions, policy guidelines, and legal opinions.
  • Guide procurement lifecycles under Republic Act No. 9184, successor laws, Commission on Audit requirements, and related rules; address audit and governance concerns.
  • Develop frameworks for public assets, fleet lifecycle, procurement controls, and operational reform; deliver legal briefings and capacity–building programs.
Professor of Law
2022 – Present · Philippine Law School
  • Teach and mentor future lawyers through a practice–oriented approach integrating corporate, labor, governance, and public–law experience.
  • Courses: Labor Law and Social Legislation; Corporation Law; Obligations and Contracts; Constitutional Law; Administrative Law; Public Officers; Negotiable Instruments; and Legal Ethics (as assigned).

Public Impact

“Governance designed for implementation—not theory.”
Policy
Institutional rules, executive issuances, council resolutions and legal opinions
Procurement
Lifecycle advice, government contracting, audit response and controls
Capability
Briefings and legal education for officials, personnel, and future lawyers
Board and constitutional leadership

Governance Record

Member · Board of Directors
Conduent Business Services Philippines, Inc.
2025 –
Fiduciary oversight of strategy, governance, enterprise risk, regulatory compliance, organizational performance, and long term value creation.
Chairperson · Committee on Constitutional Affairs
Alpha Phi Omega Philippines, Inc.
2026 –
Lead nationwide implementation of amended Articles of Incorporation and By–Laws, including interpretation, policy harmonization, reform, and implementation guidance.
National Legal Counsel
Alpha Phi Omega Philippines, Inc.
2025 – 2026
Principal legal adviser to the National Executive Council and Board of Trustees on constitutional, governance, corporate, administrative, and disciplinary matters.
Adjudicator General · Constitutional Amendments Chair
Alpha Phi Omega Philippines, Inc.
2023 – 2025
Oversaw the national grievance and disciplinary system; led consolidation, review, and drafting of amendments adopted by the General Assembly.
Speaking engagements and legal education

Selected Platforms

Boardroom
Corporate governance and board responsibilities
Institutions
Constitutional governance and organizational reform
Workplace
Labor law, investigations, discipline and employee relations
Leadership
Professional ethics and organizational governance
Integrity
Corporate compliance, ethics and professional responsibility
Classroom
Corporation law, contracts and constitutional law
Public Law
Procurement, government contracting and administrative law
Policy
Good governance, accountability and public–sector reform

Credentials & Thought Leadership

“Authority grounded in practice, scholarship, and service”
Education
Juris Doctor
Bachelor of Arts · Economics and Political Science
Professional Standing
Attorney–at–Law
Integrated Bar of the Philippines
Civil Service Professional Eligible
A practical contribution to legal and civic leadership

Publication

Forthcoming
A Fratman’s Guide to the Anti–Hazing Law

Co–author of a practical legal reference on Republic Act No. 11053, legislative history, jurisprudence, legal analysis, hypothetical cases, procedure, and application for practitioners, educators, students, and organizational leaders.

Memberships and recognition

Professional Community

Memberships
  • Integrated Bar of the Philippines
  • Alpha Phi Omega Philippines, Inc.
  • Free and Accepted Masons of the Philippines
Selected Recognition
  • Leadership awards and citations for distinguished service in constitutional governance and legal affairs.
  • Recognition for legal leadership, governance, and public service across corporate, academic, and civic organizations.
  • Commendations as a resource speaker on governance, labor law, procurement, and constitutional reform.