Atty. Somera is a highly respected veteran in the intellectual property practice with over thirty years of experience and heads V&A Law's Intellectual Property Department.
Following the end of his term as V&A Law's Managing Partner in 2015, Atty. Somera has focused his efforts into diversifying the Firm's IP portfolio, and sharpening the Department's expertise in patent and trademark litigation, and copyright protection, which have served to distinguish V&A Law from its counterparts in the Philippines.
Atty. Somera has held and continues to occupy key positions in local and international IP and legal organizations. He served as Governor for the Integrated Bar of the Philippines Southern Luzon Region. He was a council member of the Asian Patent Attorneys Association, and was a member of its several standing committees. Atty. Somera also served as a councilor for the ASEAN Intellectual Property Association and is a notable figure in the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property. He was a former officer of the Licensing Executive Society of the Philippines and a former President and Chairman of the Intellectual Property Association of the Philippines.
Atty. Somera is also an accredited Mediator for appellate cases in the Court of Appeals of the Philippines, having completed his training at the Philippine Judicial Academy of the Supreme Court of the Philippines.