Profile and Expertise

After admission into the Philippine Bar in 2017, Masami acquired the foundations of taxation and corporate practice from the law office of Baniqued & Bello. Masami handled matters for both local and international clients, representing them in tax litigation and administrative proceedings, as well as rendering legal advice on taxation, foreign investments and corporate law.

With One Asia Lawyers, Masami advises on investment and expansion into the Philippines, along with matters of regulatory compliance such as data privacy, labor, and corporate law.

• Experience
• Publications
• Seminars
• Newsletter

• Represented major multinational corporations before Court of Tax Appeals.
  Assisted in the dissolution of a Philippine branch office.
  Processed claims for tax refunds for major corporations in various industries.
  Rendered advice on importations and regulatory requirements.
  Resolved tax assessments and disputes in the Regional and National Offices of the Bureau of Internal Revenue.
  Assisted in the establishment of an independent distributorship agreement between a foreign and local entity.
  
  

• “A Brief Overview of Philippine Intellectual Property Law” – Short lecture held at Konan University, Kobe September 2017

• 2024/03/11Philippines: Ease of Paying Taxes Act

  2023/12/05Service of Warrants of Garnishment through E-Mail in Tax Collection