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Master of Laws, University of Michigan – Ann Arbor (2002) |
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Fulbright Scholar and Clyde A. DeWitt Fellow (2001 – 2002) |
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Completed the Foundations of American Law and Legal Education Program, Georgetown University Law Center (2001) |
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Juris Doctor, 2nd Honors & class salutatorian, Ateneo de Manila University (1995) |
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Bachelor of Arts, major in Economics and Bachelor of Science in Commerce, major in Accounting (LIA-COM), cum laude & class salutatorian, De La Salle University (1990) |
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Placed 6th in the 1995 bar exam |
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Placed 7th in the board exams administered by the Professional Regulatory Commission in May 1991 for Certified Public Accountants |
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Formerly, senior associate with the banking, finance, and tax practice group of Quisumbing Torres (member firm of Baker & McKenzie International)
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Has broad experience in tax, corporate and banking laws, including: Corporate Tax Planning; Inward Investments; Mergers & Acquisitions; Taxation of Joint Ventures and Corporate Reorganizations such as mergers, consolidations, spin-offs, demergers; Transfer Pricing; Philippine Tax Treaties; Individual Income Taxation; Value-Added Taxation; and, Cross-Border Transactions |
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Has published both locally and internationally, has authored or co-authored 20 articles on Philippine tax law. |
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Member, Committee on the Revision of Rules of the Court of Tax Appeals (2004) |
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Director and Officer of the Tax Management Association of the Philippines (2004 – present) |
