Practice areas

Corporate & commercial; infrastructure; M&A; power & energy; taxation

Introduction

Jude B Ocampo specialises in M&A, corporate law, and tax. He earned his LLM from Harvard University as a Landon H Gammon Fellow for Academic Excellence, and his MBA from UNC-Chapel Hill as a Kenan-Flagler Fellow. Jude received his LLB from the University of the Philippines College of Law and his undergraduate degree from Ateneo de Manila.

“Jude and his team can only be described as high performers …. even under Covid restrictions!  He has been invaluable in assisting Tamaraw Metals with structuring its establishment in the Philippines, and his firm’s collaboration with DFDL provides the added bonus of regional legal and tax advice. During challenging negotiations, his in-depth understanding of complex financial structures enabled our firm to meet our objectives.”  (Perla Woo, managing director – Tamaraw Metals)

“Jude excels in difficult circumstances due to his unmatched command of business and regulatory legislation. In our recent transaction, his analysis was consistently insightful and innovative, extensive and nuanced covering both legal and business issues. His invaluable advice enabled us to navigate the procedure and to close with the confidence that every detail was attended to and completed to the highest degree.” (Matti Jokinen, director, QROI Network Service)

“Jude has been a reliable legal counsel for The Blue Circle, particularly on tax and regulatory advisory that we sought previously. Jude has been able to quickly capture our DNA, providing us with relevant legal advice and adjusted agreements to kick start our local activities in the same spirit as in other countries we are operating. Thank you for your tireless efforts to make it happen in a short timeline.” (Gilles Beau, Louis Aniban, The Blue Circle)

“Jude’s corporate savvy on legal issues that bear on both internal and external corporate outcome on corporate transactions and shareholder agreements and equity is a legend. His wide and varied competency in corporate law strategically complements our highly technology-driven company in cold chain logistics. We are in highly capable hands with Jude in our corner and are confident in competing for cold chain logistics storage leadership with his help.” (Archie C Yan, Glacier Megafridge)

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