Kristine Anne Mercado-Tamayo

Partner · Quisumbing Torres

PhilippinesTax, Corporate ReorganizationEnglish, Filipino (inferred from Philippines location)

About

Kristine Anne Mercado-Tamayo is a partner at Quisumbing Torres, heading the firm's tax practice group and the industrials, manufacturing & transportation industry group, and is a member of the consumer goods & retail practice. She has 17 years of experience advising on tax issues related to corporate reorganization and M&A, customs and international trade matters, and wealth management including succession, estates and trusts. She advocates before the Bureau of Internal Revenue and the Bureau of Customs. She holds a Doctor of Law degree from Ateneo de Manila (2005) and is recognized as a Leading Individual for Tax (2024) and Next Generation Partner for Tax (2020-2023) by Legal 500 Asia Pacific, a Highly Regarded Lawyer for General Corporate Tax and Women in Tax by ITR World Tax 2023, and on Asia Business Law Journal's A-List of Top 100 lawyers in the Philippines since 2023.

Practice areas

TaxCorporate ReorganizationMergers and AcquisitionsCustoms and International TradeWealth ManagementSuccession, Estates and Trusts

Office

Philippines

Quisumbing Torres · Partner

Philippines

Expertise

TaxCorporate ReorganizationMergers and AcquisitionsPost-Acquisition RestructuringPre-Spinoff RestructuringCustoms and International TradeBorder and Post-Clearance DisputesGovernment Licensing, Reporting and DocumentationWealth ManagementSuccession, Estates and TrustsOffshore Structures Tax ConsiderationsTax Planning for High-Net-Worth Individuals

Education

Doctor of Law, Ateneo de Manila, 2005

Languages

EnglishFilipino (inferred from Philippines location)