Former Senior Partner in SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan, involved and acted as counsel for major financial institutions and corporations in local and international banking and finance transactions including international commercial arbitration, securities law, foreign investments, lease financing ,securitization, investment banking , rehabilitation and financial restructuring ,to name a few.
Part of the team of Sycip Law acting as Philippine counsel to the Advisory Committee of Bank Creditors in the restructuring of Philippine Debt during the foreign exchange crisis in 1983.
Served as independent director of Security Bank, SB Capital Corporation, SB Securities Corporation.
Was Undersecretary for Legal Affairs and Civil Aviation of the Department of Transportation and Communication from 2012 to 2015.
Rated as sole Band 1 Philippine lawyer for several years by Chambers as a banking and finance lawyer until his retirement from Sycip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan in 2011.
Former President of the Philippine Bar Association.
Obtained his Bachelor of Economics Degree from Ateneo de Manila University in 1976 and Bachelor of Laws Degree from the University of the Philippines College of Law in 1980.
Held various key positions in Trust and Investment: Head of Securities Services & Trust in Standard Chartered Bank (Jan. 2014-2015), VP & Trust Officer in Bank of Commerce (2009-2014)
Worked at various financial institutions in Australia, namely Mercer Australia as Senior Fund Administrator, Australian Wealth Management as Client Service Advisor and Equity Trustees Superannuation Limited as Fund Administrator
Formerly VP and Assistant Treasurer at PCCI (2004-2006)
Graduated BS Business Economics at UP Diliman
Obtained a Diploma in Financial Services at Association of Superannuation Funds in Australia
Of Counsel in SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan.
Former Senior Partner in SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan, Member of its Executive Committee and Head of the Firm’s Banking, Finance & Securities Department.
Cited as one of the Top 100 Lawyers of the Philippines 2018 by Asia Business Law Journal, one of the leading lawyers in the AsiaLaw Profiles, the International Financial Law Review’s Guide to the World’s International Business Law Firms, the International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers, Chambers & Partners Asia-Pacific Leading Lawyers for Business, and the Legal 500.
Completed her Bachelor of Arts (Political Science) and Bachelor of Laws at the University of the Philippines.
Independent Director of Orix Metro Leasing Corporation and Director of Nissan Car Lease Philippines
Extensive experience in the banking industry, in particular Metropolitan Bank and Trust Co., Solid Bank Corporation, Union Bank of the Philippines and Citibank N.A., Philippine Branch
Obtained his Bachelor of Science in Economics and Masters in Business Administration from the University of the Philippines
Extensive experience in treasury with banks and non-bank financial institutions
Held various executive positions in Philippine Bank of Communications, EastWest Banking Corporation, Standard Chartered Bank (Manila), Deutsche Bank AG (Manila), Sun Life Asset Management Company, Inc. and AB Capital and Investments Corporation
Finished his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the Ateneo De Manila University and Master of Arts in Economics from Fordham University, awarded Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 2004
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