Ma. Elizabeth E. Peralta-Loriega
Senior Partner
BAR QUALIFICATIONS: 1995 (19th placer), Philippines.
EDUCATION: University of the Philippines (B.S. Business Administration, Accountancy, cum laude, 1989; LL. B., Salutatorian, 1995). Certified Public Accountant.
WORK EXPERIENCE: Senior Associate, SyCip Salazar Hernandez and Gatmailan, 2001-2004. Professor of Taxation, University of the Philippines, College of Law. Professor of Accountancy and Finance, University of the Philippines, College of Business Administration and Accountancy, 1989-2003. Lecturer, Development Center for Finance Regular Panelist, UP Law Center's Suggested Answers to Philippine Bar Examinations-Taxation
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS: Tax Management Association of the Philippines; Integrated Bar of the Philippines; Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
LANGUAGES: English and Filipino.
PRACTICE AREAS: Taxation (Transactional Tax for complex business transactions, including mergers, strategic acquisitions, spin-offs, securities offerings, joint ventures, and financings, Tax Litigation involving both local and national taxes, Estate Planning,General Tax Advisory); Mergers and Acquisitions (Mergers / Corporate Reorganizations, Joint Ventures, Tender Offers, Strategic Investments and Acquisitions, Strategic Alliances, Hostile Deal Making); Banking and Finance (Acquisition Finance, Derivatives and Financial Products, Financial Services, Loans and Credit Facilities, Project Finance, Securitization and Structured Finance); Energy (Oil and Gas, Renewable Energy, Power Generation, Distribution and Transmission, Regulatory Approvals); Real Estate (Hotels, Resorts and Tourism, Real Estate Investment Trust); Securities (Debt Capital Markets); Infrastructure (Roads and Tollways, Engineering, Procurement and Construction, Commercial and Industrial Developments); Corporate and Commercial (Commercial Law, International Trade, Compliance and Customs); Privatization ( Public Utility Regulation, Public Bidding / Negotiated Sale); Intellectual Property (Anti-Piracy / Anti-Counterfeiting, Copyright, Patents, Trademarks)
