Lea is a principal at the Tax Advisory and Compliance practice area. Lea has been in the tax practice for more than 25 years. She worked in Grant Thornton (Vietnam) Ltd., where she was the tax director for two years until she joined P&A Grant Thornton in 2009.
Lea has extensive experience in providing tax advisory services on direct international taxation, conducting studies on appropriate investment vehicles, and recommending the most tax efficient corporate structures for investments and acquisitions.
She has also been involved in preparation of various opinions and analyses of tax issues, and dissemination of tax updates through the conduct of tax seminars and webinars.
Lea is currently pursuing her Doctor of the Science of Law (J.S.D.) at the San Beda Graduate School of Law. She is a graduate of the GT International Senior Leadership Programme at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. She also holds a Master of Laws from the San Beda Graduate School of Law and an Executive MBA (ABT) from the Asian Institute of Management. Lea earned her Bachelor of Laws from San Beda College and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Communications, major in Journalism, from the University of the Philippines Diliman.
Memberships
- 2019 President, Tax Management Association of the Philippines
- 2022 Chairperson, FINEX Tax & Legal Committee
- Member, Integrated Bar of the Philippines
- Member, Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines
Awards
- Women in Tax Leaders, Grant Thornton International
