Overview & Experience

Associate

Admitted to the Philippine Bar in 2022

Juris Doctor; San Sebastian College – Recoletos

B.S. Accountancy; University of Saint Louis – Tuguegarao City

Email: fatima.decapia@gsmhlaw.com

She earned her Bachelor of Science in Accountancy from the University of Saint Louis – Tuguegarao, where she was a member of the Junior Philippine Institute of Accountants and participated in various conferences and workshops. She subsequently passed the Certified Public Accountant Licensure Examination in May 2017 while working as Operations Staff under the International Operations Department of the Bank of the Philippine Islands – Main Office.


She earned her Juris Doctor degree from San Sebastian College – Recoletos. During law school, she was a member of the San Sebastian Bar Operations Academic Committee, where she assisted in the preparation of bar reviewers and last-minute notes. She passed the November 2022 Bar Examinations. Prior to joining the GSMH, she gained substantial experience in tax practice as Supervisor and, subsequently, Assistant Manager of the Tax Division of R.G. Manabat & Co., a Philippine partnership and member firm of the KPMG global organization. In this capacity, she handled Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) tax assessments, tax compliance and advisory engagements, transfer pricing documentation, and registrations with investment promotion agencies (IPAs).