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24 October 2025

SyCipLaw Maintains Outstanding Rankings In All Categories In Asialaw 2025

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SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan

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SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan was founded in 1945 and is a leading full-service law firm in the Philippines. Its principal office is in Makati City, with branch offices in Cebu City, Davao City and the Subic Bay Freeport Zone. The firm offers a broad and integrated range of legal services, with departments in the following fields: banking, finance and securities; special projects; corporate services; litigation and dispute resolution; employment law and immigration; intellectual property; and tax.
SyCipLaw maintains its “Outstanding” rankings across all industry sector and practice area categories covered by the asialaw 2025 research
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SyCipLaw maintains its "Outstanding" rankings across all industry sector and practice area categories covered by the asialaw 2025 research. These categories are:

Practice areas

  • Banking
  • Capital markets
  • Competition/antitrust
  • Construction
  • Dispute resolution
  • Intellectual property
  • Labour and employment
  • M&A
  • Tax

Industry sectors

  • Banking and financial services
  • Energy
  • Infrastructure
  • Real estate
  • Shipping
  • Technology and telecommunications

Notably, SyCipLaw is the only Philippine firm ranked "Outstanding" in Infrastructure, Competition/Antitrust, and Construction.

The guide also published this year's Leading Lawyers list, featuring 14 partners and two of counsel from SyCipLaw:

Elite Practitioners

  • Hector M. de Leon, Jr.– Corporate and M&A, Energy, Infrastructure
  • Carlos Roberto Z. Lopez– Dispute resolution

Distinguished Practitioners

  • Rose Marie M. King-Dominguez– Technology and telecommunications
  • Ricardo Ma. P.G. Ongkiko– Dispute resolution
  • Leslie C. Dy– Labour and employment
  • Ramon G. Songco– Dispute resolution
  • Carina C. Laforteza– Tax
  • Vicente D. Gerochi IV – Banking and finance
  • Arlene M. Maneja– Competition/antitrust, Energy, Infrastructure
  • Franco G. Larcina– Competition/antitrust

Notable Practitioners

  • Angel M. Salita, Jr.– Construction, Energy, Infrastructure
  • Amer Hussein N. Mambuay– Labour and employment
  • Melyjane G. Bertillo-Ancheta– Capital markets

Rising Star

  • Easter Princess U. Castro-Ty– Labour and employment

Senior Statesmen

  • Emmanuel M. Lombos(of counsel) – Dispute resolution
  • Rocky Alejandro L. Reyes (of counsel) – Energy, Infrastructure

The complete rankings are accessible on the asialaw website.

Contributor

SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan was founded in 1945 and is a leading full-service law firm in the Philippines. Its principal office is in Makati City, with branch offices in Cebu City, Davao City and the Subic Bay Freeport Zone. The firm offers a broad and integrated range of legal services, with departments in the following fields: banking, finance and securities; special projects; corporate services; litigation and dispute resolution; employment law and immigration; intellectual property; and tax.
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