Benedicta "Dick" Du-Baladad
Founding Partner and CEO
Dick is a multi-awarded accountant–lawyer with a joint degree of Masters of Law and International Tax Program (ITP) at the Harvard University, USA.
Prior to setting up BDB Law, she was a partner and Head of the tax department of a leading auditing firm. She is also a former official of the Bureau of the Internal Revenue (BIR) where she served in various posts including the Office of the Commissioner, the Enforcement Service, the Legal Service and the International Tax Affairs Office. She was instrumental in setting up and in designing the organizational structure of the Large Taxpayer’s Service (LTS) of the BIR.
She was named National Leader for Southeast Asia - Corporate Tax in the 2022 edition of Who's Who Legal (WWL) Thought Leaders and recognized as the Tax Dispute Resolution Lawyer by Women in Business Law (2021). She is consistently ranked by Asia Business Law Journal as one of the Philippines’ top 100 lawyers and as the only Elite Tax Practitioner in the Philippines by Asia Profiles. She is a recipient of the CPA Centenary Award of Excellence from the Board of Accountancy and has been awarded as a Distinguished Alumna of the University of Santo Tomas.
Dick was the Co-Chairperson of the Capital Market Development Council (CMDC) from 2019 to 2022, where she played a significant role in the crafting of the 2019–2025 Capital Market Development Blueprint for the country. She was also a consultant of the government in the recent comprehensive tax reform program (CTRP) on the taxation of passive income and financial intermediaries, pension reform and local bond issuance.
Dick has authored 3 books, namely: Taxation of Financial Institutions in the Philippines (2006) which won an Anvil Award of Merit; Taxation of Banks and Non-Bank Financial Intermediaries (2010); and Taxation of Insurance Companies (2014). She is regular columnist in a daily business paper, the Business Mirror’s Tax Law for Business.
In addition to being a writer, she is also a painter, fashion designer and a gardener. She is a mother of 4 accomplished young men
Areas of Practice
- Tax Consulting and Advisory
- Tax Planning
- Handling Tax Disputes, Assessments and Claims for Refunds
- Tax Litigation
- Transfer Pricing
- Tax Compliance/Due Diligence Review
- Advocacy
Sector Expertise
- Banking, insurance, financing companies, capital market, other financial intermediaries
- Construction and real estate
- Technology
Professional Certifications
- Certified Public Accountant
- Lawyer
- Institute of Corporate Directors (Fellow)
Education
- Advanced Management Program Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA (2007)
- Master of Laws and International Tax Program Harvard University (1997)
- Bachelor of Laws, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines (1989)
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accountancy, Magna Cum Laude, St. Louis University (1982)
Professional Qualifications and Memberships
- Vice President and Member of the Board, Bank of Commerce, Philippines
- Co-Chair, Tax and Financial Services, European Chamber and Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP), 2024
- Member of the Board, WTS Global, Netherlands
- President, Management Association of the Philippines (MAP), 2023
- President, Financial Executives of the Philippines (FINEX) 2017
- President, Tax Management Association of the Philippines (TMAP) 2005
- Cluster Chair for Taxation, Investment Promotion and Capital Market, Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) – current
- Member, Women Business Council of the Philippines.
- Past President, Rotary Club of Manila Metro
- Member of the Board, Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD)
Awards and Rankings
- Asialaw Profiles Elite Tax Practitioner
- ITR Awards (Highly Regarded; Women in Tax Leader)
- Chambers and Partners Band 1 Tax Law Practitioner
- The Legal 500 Leading Individual - Tax Practice
- Whos Who Legal (WWL) Recommended Thought Leader (Since 2017 to 2024)
Contact Information
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Landline : +63 2 8403-2001 loc. 300