Attorney Profile

Eleanor (Lea) L. Roque

Responsibilities

Lea is the Founder and Head of the Roque Law Firm and concurrently heads P&A’s Tax Advisory & Compliance Division.

Sector experience

BPOs, real estate, media, banks, mining, and insurance

Membership

Integrated Bar of the Philippines
2019 President, Tax Management Association of the Philippines

Languages and dialects spoken

Filipino and English

Professional certification

Lawyer

Work experience

Lea has been in the tax practice for about 23 years. She 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.

Prior to working with P&A in 2009, Lea was posted in Grant Thornton (Vietnam) Ltd, where she held the position as Tax Director for two years.

Lea has also been involved in tax due diligence work in connection with M&A activities; personal income tax advisory and planning; preparation of various opinions and analyses of tax issues; and dissemination of tax updates through the conduct of tax seminars.

Education

Doctor of the Science of Law (J.S.D.), San Beda Graduate School of Law (ongoing)
GT International Senior Leadership Programme, Said Business School, University of Oxford
Master of Laws, San Beda Graduate School of Law
Executive MBA, from the Asian Institute of Management, units completed
Bachelor of Laws, from San Beda College
Bachelor’s degree in Communications-Journalism, from the University of the Philippines, Diliman

Contact details

19th Floor, Tower I
The Enterprise Center
6766 Ayala Ave., Makati City
1200 Philippines

DL:+63 2 8988 2245
T: +63 2 8988 2288 ext. 550
F: +63 2 8886 6019
E: Lea.Roque@ph.gt.com