Mr. Ocampo is the Founding Partner of Ocampo & Manalo Law Firm. He currently handles the firm’s corporate law and commercial litigation practice, particularly projects involving mergers and acquisitions, public private partnerships, infrastructure development, corporate finance, and restructuring and insolvency. He has over 30 years of experience in these areas and has been involved in a broad range of complex cross-border commercial transactions and contentious matters.
In 2014, AsiaLaw recognized him as a market-leading lawyer in the Philippines, particularly for his contributions to commercial and aviation law. Since 2018, the Asia Business Law Journal has consistently named him among the top 100 lawyers in the Philippines. He has been recommended as a leading lawyer in Corporate Law and M&A by reputable legal publications like Legal 500.
He is a published author and has spoken at several international law conferences.
Mr. Ocampo obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics, cum laude, and his Juris Doctor degree from the University of the Philippines. Following his college graduation he was included into international honor societies such as Phi Kappa Phi and Pi Gamma Mu. He earned Executive Certificates in Economic Development and International Finance from the Harvard Kennedy School and the Harvard Law School, respectively.
Mr. Ocampo is a board member of three publicly listed companies: EEI Corporation, Benguet Corporation and Marcventures Holdings, Inc. Furthermore, he holds the position of Vice Chairman at the Philippine Veterans Bank and serves on the Board of MAAGAP Insurance, Inc., Media Serbisyo Production Corp., among others.