J Nathaniel Gonzales

Director, Legal Affairs Office

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE OF THE PHILIPPINES

July 2013 to Actually working here

? Renders advice to the Secretary of Finance and his Undersecretaries on official actions of the Department of Finance (DOF), including the mitigation of legal risks associated thereto;
? Reviews legal documents, including national rules and regulations, international agreements, contracts, procurement documents, and official positions, statements and correspondence, prior to approval and execution by the Secretary of Finance;
? Recommends major national policy changes and opines on transactional actions relating to national revenue generation and administration (i.e. Internal revenue taxes and customs duties) and other areas of asset and debt management;
? Heads the Legal Affairs Office, supervises its full-time lawyers, external consultants and support staff, and handles the administrative operational concerns of the office, including its budget, staffing and training requirements;
? Obtained ISO 9001:2008 certification for the legal services management of the Department during tenure as head of Legal Affairs Office;
? Represents the Government of the Philippines (GOP) in official conferences, seminars, and forums with foreign governments and international organizations;
? Acts as Alternate Ex-Officio Member of Board of Directors of certain government owned and controlled corporations;
? Designated, in the absence of the Undersecretary and/or Assistant Secretary, as Officer-in-Charge of the Revenue Operations Group, which includes the Revenue Office, Fiscal Intelligence Unit, and One-Stop-Shop Inter-Agency Tax Credit and Duty Drawback Center;
? Closely collaborated and partnered with the Office of the Solicitor General in the formulation of official legal position and strategy in disputes involving the GOP, including court litigation and arbitration cases;
? Represents the Department and serves as resource speaker in public hearings of, and meetings with, GOP?s legislative, judicial and executive branches, political subdivisions and government owned and controlled corporations;
o Consistently received the performance rating of Outstanding from superiors and subordinates.

Juris Doctor

Currently studying

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