Villaraza & Angangco (V&A Law)

Corporate and Commercial Law

Senior Associate

Atty. Amber Shawn A. Gagajena is a Certified Public Accountant (“CPA”)-Lawyer with more than 7 years of experience in corporate and commercial law and 2 years of experience in accounting, tax reporting and audit.

He has acted as counsel for sellers and buyers in cross-border and domestic mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”) in various industries, including logistics, telecommunications, public utilities, manufacturing, energy, shipping, as well as real estate. He specializes in M&A, taxation, commercial law, and estate planning, with extensive experience in due diligence exercises, negotiations and closing of transactions. Atty. Gagajena is likewise an expert on competition law and has represented clients before the Philippine Competition Commission.

Being a CPA, he routinely provides tax advisory for clients in the above-stated industries. He also represents clients in proceedings before the Bureau of Internal Revenue. He was involved in litigating several cases which have led to favorable resolutions for his clients.

Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP)

Amber received his Juris Doctor degree from the Ateneo de Manila University in 2017, where he graduated with Second Honors. He received his degree in Business Administration and Accountancy from the University of the Philippines in 2011. He was admitted as a Certified Public Accountant that same year by the Professional Regulatory Commission with a grade of 88.14%.