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.