Biography
Kristine Anne Mercado-Tamayo is a partner and the head of Quisumbing Torres’ Tax Practice Group. She heads the Industrials, Manufacturing & Transportations Industry Group and is also a member of the Consumer Goods & Retail. She has 16 years of experience assisting and advising clients on tax issues relating to corporate restructuring and mergers and acquisitions. Kristine also handles customs and international trade matters, including border and post-clearance disputes. She advocates on clients' behalf in controversies involving disputed assessments, representing clients before the Bureau of Internal Revenue and the Bureau of Customs.
Kristine Anne obtained her Doctor of Law degree from the Ateneo de Manila in 2005. She is cited as a Next Generation Partner in Tax by the Legal 500 Asia Pacific for 2020 to 2023. More recently, she has been named highly regarded lawyer for General corporate tax, and Women in tax by ITR World Tax 2023.
Practice Focus
Kristine's practice focuses on general tax planning for commercial transactions, mergers and acquisitions, including pre-spin-off and post-acquisition restructuring.
She advises clients on customs and international trade matters, including border and post-clearance disputes and compliance with applicable government licensing, reporting and documentation requirements.
Kristine also handles wealth management, including the areas of succession, estates, and trusts. She advises wealth management institutions on tax considerations of offshore structures. She also advises high net worth individuals and families on various wealth management solutions and tax planning tools.
Professional Honors
Leading Individual for Tax, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2024
Band 3 for Tax, Chambers Asia Pacific, 2024
A-List Lawyer, The Philippines' Top 100 Lawyers, Asia Business Law Journal, 2023
Highly Regarded, General corporate tax, ITR World Tax, 2023
Highly Regarded, Women in tax, ITR World Tax, 2023
Next Generation Partner for Tax, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2020 to 2023
Next Generation Lawyer for Tax, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2017 to 2019
Professional Associations and Memberships
Integrated Bar of the Philippines
International Bar Association
Admissions
Philippines (2007)
Education
Ateneo de Manila University (JD) (2005)
Ateneo de Manila University (BS Legal Management) (2001)
Languages
English