About
Senior Partner in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department at Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz Law Offices (ACCRALaw) in the Philippines, specializing in litigation with particular focus on criminal, civil and tax matters. She has extensive experience defending clients in serious criminal cases and handling commercial and tax litigation matters; she ranked sixth in the 1989 Bar Examinations and was admitted to the Philippine Bar in 1990.
Practice areas
LitigationCriminal LawCivil LawCommercial LitigationTax Litigation
Office
Expertise
Criminal defense (murder, estafa, libel, grave coercion, illegal possession of firearms, qualified theft, anti-graft cases)Commercial cases (cartelization/ restraint of trade, product liability, intra-corporate disputes, foreclosures)Tax litigation (assessments on FCDU, documentary stamp tax on special savings accounts, taxes on petroleum products, final withholding tax on government bonds, excise tax on gold)
Education
- Bachelor of Laws, San Beda College (1989)
- Bachelor of Arts in History, University of the Philippines (1985)
Admissions
- Philippine Bar (admitted 1990)
Languages
EnglishPilipino