Punch Rivera

Special Counsel

Punch graduated from the University of the Philippines in Diliman, with a degree in Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Accountancy where he received the Dean’s Medal for Academic Excellence. He later obtained his Bachelor of Laws in the University of the Philippines College of Law, where he was a member of the prestigious honor society, the Order of the Purple Feather. While attending law school, he had a stint with the House of Representatives as the Chief Political Affairs Officer of the Hon. Ruy Elias Lopez, and interned with the UP Office of Legal Aid.

He started his career in 1999 with the top auditing firm in the country – Sycip Gorres Velayo & Co. (“SGV & Co.”) as an associate of SGV & Co.’s Tax Compliance Group. After obtaining his Bachelor of Laws, Punch received his law training from the leading law firm of Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz as part of its Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department and its Tax Department. He was also, at one time, a Technical Assistant to the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s Deputy Commissioner for Legal and Enforcement Department. He also served as a special consultant to the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Justice.

Punch was a professor in accounting at the Ateneo de Manila University, and is presently a lecturer in business law at the University of the Philippines College of Business Administration.

Education

University of the Philippines College of Law (LLB)
University of the Philippines (B.S. Business Administration and Accountancy)