SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan (SyCipLaw) is the Philippine law firm that received the most number of “Band 1” rankings for 2022 from Chambers Asia-Pacific.

SyCipLaw received a “Band 1” ranking in nine (9) practice areas, which are as follows:

  • Banking & Finance
  • Corporate/M&A
  • Corporate/M&A: Real Estate
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
  • Employment
  • Intellectual Property
  • Projects, Infrastructure & Energy
  • Tax

The foregoing practice areas cover all the departments of the firm – Special Projects, Banking, Finance and Securities, Corporate Services, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Employment and Immigration, Intellectual Property, and Tax.

The firm also received the “Spotlight Table” ranking in Banking & Finance: Capital Markets and Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT), which is a new category.

Seventeen (17) lawyers from SyCipLaw – 13 partners and four (4) of counsels -- were individually ranked and recognized by Chambers Asia-Pacific 2022 for their hard work. They are:

Banking & Finance

  • Vicente D. Gerochi IV - Band 2
  • Mia G. Gentugaya – Senior Statespeople

Banking & Finance: Capital Markets

  • Vicente D. Gerochi IV - Spotlight Table
  • Melyjane G. Bertillo-Ancheta – Spotlight Table

Corporate/M&A

  • Marievic G. Ramos-Añonuevo – Band 2
  • Rose Marie M. King-Dominguez – Band 2

Dispute Resolution

  • Carlos Roberto Z. Lopez – Band 2
  • Ramon G. Songco – Band 3
  • Emmanuel M. Lombos – Senior Statespeople

Dispute Resolution: Arbitration

  • Ricardo Ma. P.G. Ongkiko – Spotlight Table
  • Emmanuel M. Lombos – Senior Statespeople

Employment

  • Leslie C. Dy – Band 1
  • Marianne M. Miguel – Band 3

Intellectual Property

  • Vida M. Panganiban-Alindogan – Band 2
  • Enrique T. Manuel – Senior Statespeople

Projects, Infrastructure, & Energy

  • Hector M. De Leon, Jr. – Eminent Practitioner
  • Rocky Alejandro L. Reyes – Band 3

Tax

  • Carina C. Laforteza – Band 3
  • Rolando V. Medalla, Jr. – Senior Statespeople

TMT

  • Rose Marie M. King-Dominguez – Spotlight Table

SyCipLaw has received Band 1 rankings from Chambers Asia-Pacific and Chambers Global in the previous years.

According to its website, the Chambers Asia-Pacific guide and rankings “provide the most in-depth and reliable recommendations on the best law firms and lawyers working across the legal market in Asia-Pacific”.

Visit the Chambers website to view the full list.