IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Benedicta DuBaladad of DuBaladad and Associates. Benedicta has joined IR as our exclusive Tax Law Member in the Philippines.
Du-Baladad and Associates (BDB Law) specializes in the areas of taxation and corporate law. In its almost 6 years of existence, it has gained an exceptional reputation in the field of taxation, it being known for its “total client-care” service approach and high standard of professionalism.
It prides itself of having an innovative team of experienced tax lawyers – mostly accountant-lawyers and economist-lawyers – who can appreciate the intricacies and uniqueness of every transaction, thereby enabling it to provide sound and practical solutions from the standpoint of business and regulatory compliance. BDB Law’s track record of being able to provide practical and customized strategies, either as a preventive or a curative measure, to achieve optimum tax benefit has given the firm a differentiating advantage.
BDB Law’s pool of clients comprise of multinational enterprises, listed companies and large taxpayers registered with the Large Taxpayers Unit of the Philippines’ tax authority, most of which are from the following industries: banking and other financial institutions, power and energy, oil and gas, mining, real estate and construction, manufacturing and technology.
Benedicta “Dick” Du-Baladad is the Managing Partner and CEO of BDB Law. She is an accountant and a lawyer, with a foreign degree of Masters of Law and International Taxation at the Harvard University, USA. She has been in practice in the field of taxation and corporate law for more than 25 years.
Before setting up BDB Law, she was the Head of Tax Advisory & Compliance of a leading auditing and consulting firm in the country where she stayed for 8 years. She is also a former official of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) where she held posts in various departments such as the Office of the Commissioner, the Large Taxpayers Service, Enforcement Service, Legal Services, Operations Group and International Tax Affairs.