Carina Laforteza
Carina C. Laforteza is a lawyer and a certified public accountant with extensive corporate and tax practice. She is a Partner of SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan, one of the largest law firms in the Philippines, and currently heads the firm’s Tax Practice Group. Her specialization is in corporate work, specifically special projects, financing, tax and corporate services. She is also currently involved in tax litigation and administrative proceedings. Ms. Laforteza does mergers, acquisitions, and divestments (including the corporate structuring and financing aspects). She has advised clients in the aviation, food manufacturing, advertising, mass media, telecommunications and money remittance industries. · SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
About
Carina C. Laforteza is a lawyer and certified public accountant who is a Partner at SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan and heads the firm's Tax Practice Group. She specialises in corporate work (including special projects, structuring and financing), tax (including tax litigation and administrative proceedings) and M&A, and advises clients across sectors such as aviation, food manufacturing, advertising, mass media, telecommunications and money remittance.
Practice areas
Office
Expertise
Education
- Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Accountancy, University of the Philippines, 1986 (cum laude)
- Bachelor of Laws, University of the Philippines, 1992 (cum laude; class valedictorian)
Admissions
- Certified Public Accountant (placed second in the 1987 CPA Board Examinations)
- Bar examinations (placed third in the 1992 Bar Examinations)