Chambers and Partners, one of the leading and most trusted legal directories, released its Chambers Asia Pacific 2026 Guide. SyCipLaw maintains its Band 1 rankings in the practice areas covered by the guide:
- Banking & Finance
- Corporate/M&A
- Dispute Resolution
- Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
- Employment
- Intellectual Property
- Projects, Infrastructure & Energy
- Tax
- Technology, Media & Telecoms (TMT)
The Firm also maintained its "Spotlight" ranking for two practice areas, namely, Banking and Finance: Capital Markets and Corporate M&A: Real Estate.
In addition to the firm rankings, Chambers also ranked 12 SyCipLaw partners and one of counsel:
- Hector M. de Leon, Jr., Eminent Practitioner in Projects, Infrastructure & Energy
- Rose Marie M. King-Dominguez, Band 2 in Corporate/M&A and Band 1 in TMT
- Ricardo Ma. P.G. Ongkiko, Band 4 in Dispute Resolution and Spotlight in Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
- Leslie C. Dy, Band 1 in Employment
- Carlos Roberto Z. Lopez, Band 2 in Dispute Resolution
- Ramon G. Songco, Band 3 in Dispute Resolution
- Carina C. Laforteza, Band 1 in Tax
- Vicente D. Gerochi IV, Band 2 in Banking & Finance
- Arlene M. Maneja, Band 4 in Corporate/M&A
- Melyjane G. Bertillo-Ancheta, Spotlight in Banking & Finance: Capital Markets
- Jan Celine C. Abaño-Ranada, Band 3 in Banking & Finance
- John Paul V. de Leon, Spotlight in Corporate/M&A: Real Estate
- Emmanuel M. Lombos (of counsel), Senior Statesperson in Dispute Resolution and Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
Spotlight rankings are given to firms and individuals in cases where the table does not have numerical rankings and serves to highlight their contributions in a specific practice area.
The Chambers Asia Pacific guide provides the most independent, in-depth insights, and reliable recommendations on law firms and legal practitioners in the region.