Congratulations to SA&M attorney John De La Merced for his appointed as 2020 Vice President of UCLA Law Alumni Association Board of Directors. He will be officially sworn in on July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021.

The UCLA Law Alumni Association seeks to establish and nurture a lifelong relationship between the school and its more than 18,000 alumni. All graduates of UCLA School of Law are automatically members of the association. The UCLA Law Alumni Association Board of Directors governs the group's activities and policies. Members serve three-year terms.

For more information on the UCLA School of Law Alumni Association Board of Directors visit here.

John R. De La Merced is an attorney at Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP and is a member of the firm’s Business Litigation group, representing clients in commercial, intellectual property, and real estate disputes in federal court, state court, and arbitration.  His experience encompasses all aspects of the litigation process, including managing client matters, drafting operative pleadings and responses, law and motion practice, discovery, mediation, client counseling, and assisting in arbitration and trial.

Since joining the firm, John has served as co-trial counsel in various arbitration and court proceedings and has been instrumental in securing favorable results on behalf of the firm and its clients.  Understanding that litigation is a team effort, John prides himself in ensuring that clients appreciate how the facts of their case intertwine with the relevant legal issues.  John’s strong attention to detail and thoughtfulness in analyzing the law provide his clients with the confidence of knowing that they have an advocate in their corner who is truly looking out for their interests.

Prior to joining the firm, John was an associate at a large international law firm where he represented clients in complex trust and estate litigation and commercial litigation matters.

An active member of the community, John is the Chair of the Board and Immediate Past President of the Philippine American Bar Association, the oldest and largest local association of Filipino-American lawyers in the United States, Vice President of UCLA Law Alumni Association Board of Directors , and the alternate regional governor for the Central California region for the National Filipino American Lawyers Association.  Previously, John served as a member of the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Los Angeles County Board of Governors in 2018 and on the St. Thomas More Society of Los Angeles Advisory Committee from 2016 to 2018.  John also mentors current and future law students, as well as junior attorneys in the Southern California area.

For more information about our Business Litigation Practice or questions contact John De La Merced at 

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For more information about the Board of Directors, visit here.

John R. De La Merced is an associate of the Firm. His practice focuses on business litigation, which includes commercial, intellectual property, and real estate disputes. His experience encompasses all aspects of the litigation process, including managing client matters, drafting operative pleadings and responses, law and motion practice, discovery, mediation, client counseling and assisting in arbitration and trial. John is currently the President-Elect of the Philippine American Bar Association and is a member of its board of governors. In 2019, he will serve as the organization’s President. John also serves on the board of governors for the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Los Angeles County, and on the advisory committee for the St. Thomas More Society of Los Angeles.

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