Press Releases

SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan was recognized as Philippine Law Firm of the Year at the Chambers Asia-Pacific Awards 2018. SyCipLaw partners Rocky Alejandro L. Reyes and Russel L. Rodriguez received the award on the firm’s behalf. The awards honor the work of national and international law firms across the Asia Pacific region on the basis of research for the most recent edition of Chambers Asia-Pacific ...

SyCipLaw partner Arlene M. Maneja was a guest speaker on “Regulatory Framework for Renewable Energy” at the Bioenergy Mission to the Philippines co-organized by the Embassy of Canada in Manila and the Philippine Department of Energy. The event was intended to be a briefing session on the Philippine Regulatory Environment for the Canadian delegation composed of representatives from Cleantechnomics Energy Ltd., Loraxian Group, Minas Energy, Sigma Water Canada Inc., and Viresco Solutions ...

Chambers Asia-Pacific 2018 has once again ranked SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan as a Band 1 Firm in: - Banking & Finance - Banking & Finance: Capital Markets - Corporate/M&A - Corporate/M&A: Real Estate - Dispute Resolution - Dispute Resolution: Arbitration - Employment - Intellectual Property - Projects, Infrastructure & Energy - Tax Several of the firm’s lawyers were also ranked by Chambers: - Hector M. de Leon, Jr ...

SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan has been recommended by The Asia Pacific Legal 500 2018 as a Top Tier Firm in 15 practice areas in the Philippines: Aviation, Banking and finance, Capital markets, Corporate and M&A, Dispute resolution, Immigration, Intellectual property, Labour and employment, Law firms in Cebu, Law firms in Davao, Projects and energy, Real estate and construction, Shipping, Tax, and Telecommunications, Media and Technology (TMT) ...

SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan (SyCipLaw) was recognized as the Philippines Firm of the Year at the Asialaw Asia-Pacific Legal Practice Awards 2017. SyCipLaw partner Leslie C. Dy received the award on the firm's behalf. The asialaw Asia-Pacific Legal Practice Awards are based on extensive research conducted on the 2018 edition of Asialaw Profiles. Winners are selected based on the innovation, complexity and impact of work done from July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017 ...

SyCipLaw partner Hiyasmin H. Lapitan was a panelist on “Critical Regulatory Issues and Update from Jurisdictional Insurance Regulatory Lawyers” at the Joint Trade Asian Insurance Regulatory Conference 2017 last October 20 at the Marina Bay Sands Singapore. Ms ...

SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan (SyCipLaw) is listed in various rankings in the Asialaw Profiles 2018. The firm is outstanding in Banking & Finance; Capital Markets, Construction & Real Estate; Corporate/M&A; Dispute Resolution & Litigation; Energy & Natural Resources; Intellectual Property; IT, Telco & Media; Labour & Employment; and Taxation. It is highly recommended in Projects & Infrastructure; and Shipping, Maritime & Aviation; and recommended in Competition & Antitrust ...

SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan (SyCipLaw) is named the 2017 Philippines Firm of the Year by Managing Intellectual Property (IP). The firm is also ranked in Patent, and Trademark and Copyright listings. SyCipLaw is Tier 1 in Trade Mark Prosecution, Trade Mark Contentious, and Patent. It is recommended in Copyright. SyCipLaw partner and head of the Intellectual Property Department Enrique T. Manuel and partner Vida M. Panganiban-Alindogan has been recognized as IP Stars ...

In its November 2017 cover story on the 2017 Asia Top 50, ALB lists SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan as the largest law firm in the Philippines. ALB's Asia Top 50 is an annual list of Asia's largest law firms by headcount. Read the rest of the article at the SyCipLaw website: http://syciplaw.com/news/articles/fa/272#.WidIddKWbIU ...

Asia IP recognized SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan's Intellectual Property (IP) practice in its various 2017 rankings this year. SyCipLaw is a Top Tier Philippine Firm in: - Copyright, Asia IP Best of the Best: Copyright - Trademark Prosecution and Trademark Contentious, Asia IP Asia’s Leading Trademark Firms - Patent Prosecution and Patent Contentious, Asia IP Asia’s Leading Patent Firms The results are based on months of research and feedback from corporate counsel ...

SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan (SyCipLaw) received nominations for the Philippines Firm of the Year; Banking & Finance Firm of the Year; IT, Telecoms & Media Firm of the Year; and South-east Asia Firm of the Year categories of the inaugural asialaw Asia-Pacific Legal Practice Awards. The asialaw Asia-Pacific Legal Practice Awards are primarily based on extensive research conducted on the 2018 edition of Asialaw Profiles ...

The IFLR1000 2018 rankings are out. SyCipLaw is ranked Tier 1 in all practice areas covered by their research. These are: Banking, M&A, Project finance, Capital markets, Project development, and Restructuring and insolvency. Eight SyCipLaw lawyers are also listed as leading lawyers: - Hector M. De Leon, Jr., managing partner Highly Regarded Practice areas: Energy and infrastructure, Banking, Project finance, and M&A Industry sectors: Energy, Oil and gas, and Mining - Marievic G ...

For the second year in a row, SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan (SyCipLaw) was named Philippine Law Firm of the Year, Arbitration Law Firm of the Year, and Banking and Financial Services Law Firm of the Year at the 2nd ALB Philippine Law Awards. The firm also received the Construction and Real Estate Law Firm of the Year, while SyCipLaw partner Emmanuel M. Lombos was named Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year ...

SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan (SyCipLaw) was recognized as the Philippine National Law Firm of the Year at the 2017 Asialaw Asia-Pacific Dispute Resolution Awards. SyCipLaw partners Anthony W. Dee and Ronald Mark C. Lleno received the award on the firm's behalf. The awards recognize the foremost litigation and dispute resolution leaders and practitioners in 12 practice areas and across 14 jurisdictions around the region based on Asialaw's comprehensive research in the past year ...

SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan (SyCipLaw) has been shortlisted in twelve categories of the ALB Philippine Law Awards 2017. The firm is nominated for ten firm of the year categories, and two of its partners are nominated for lawyer of the year categories ...

Six of SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan's lawyers are listed in various Who's Who Legal 2017 experts lists. Who's Who Legal publishes 34 individual practice area guides covering corporate and commercial law, listing leading experts in these practice areas from over 150 national jurisdictions. The featured SyCipLaw lawyers are: - Luisito V. Liban, head of Employment & Immigration Expert in Labour, Employment & Benefits: Labour & Employment - Rose Marie M ...

SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan (SyCipLaw) received the Country Awards for the Philippines at the Who's Who Legal Awards 2017. The awards recognizes leading firms in over 70 jurisdictions, as well as exceptional individuals and firms, based on the publication's research and an in-depth assessment of findings. Please visit the Who's Who Legal website (http://whoswholegal.com/awards/countrystate/) for more information on the Who's Who Legal Awards ...

Ten of SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan's lawyers are included in the Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2017. The list features the prominent practitioners in 18 practice areas in 24 jurisdictions in the Asia-Pacific region. Results are based on an extensive survey of in-house counsel, corporate executives and lawyers at local, regional and international law firm. The SyCipLaw lawyers featured in the list are: - Hector M. De Leon, Jr ...

SyCipLaw's Subic Office and Employment & Immigration Department (EID), in partnership with the Clark Development Corporation External Affairs Department (CDC EAD), held a seminar for foreign employers and local employees in the Clark Freeport Zone last June 30 at the Widus Hotel & Casino ...

SyCipLaw partners Rose Marie M. King-Dominguez and Alan C. Fontanosa, together with associates Neil Jason T. Casas and Laiza Kristel C. Gingoyon, conducted a seminar on Data Privacy, Contractualization and Labor Advisory No. 6-2017 last July 27, 2017 in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu. The seminar was attended by around 100 Human Resource practitioners from locators of the Mactan Export Processing Zone (MEPZ) 1 and 2. Ms ...

SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan is pleased to announce the promotion of Jon Edmarc R. Castillo as Senior Associate effective on July 1, 2017. Let us extend our congratulations and support to him. Jon Edmarc R. Castillo is a member of the Firm’s Litigation and Arbitration Department. His practice covers commercial arbitration, and general litigation before courts and quasi-judicial agencies ...

SyCip, Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan, as lead counsel, represented Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) in an arbitration case against the Republic of the Philippines, which was represented by the Office of the Solicitor General and Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP. This arbitration case was an UNCITRAL-governed international arbitration held in Singapore ...

SyCipLaw Managing Partner Hector M. de Leon, Jr. was interviewed for an article in the May 2017 issue of the International Financial Law Review (IFLR). The article, entitled "Philippines land ownership rules impact FDI" discusses foreign land ownership as a challenge to the country's inbound M&A activity. Read the article online at the IFLR website (www.iflr.com/Article/3718033/Philippines-land-ownership-rules-impact-FDI.html). Registration is required to read the entire article ...

SyCipLaw's Subic Office and Employment & Immigration Department (EID), in partnership with the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) and the Subic Bay Workforce Development Foundation, Inc. (SBWDFI), held the "Kapihan with SyCip in Subic: Updates on Labor and Immigration Law" last June 30 at the Subic Bay Travelers Hotel and Event Center. Representatives from around 60 companies attended the whole-day session, which featured lectures by SyCipLaw lawyers ...

SyCipLaw partner Rose Marie M. King-Dominguez will be speaking on “PICs vs. PIPs: What the DPA Means for BPOs and Their Clients” at the Data Privacy Asia 2017. The summit is presented by the Contact Center Association of the Philippines and will take place on July 20 at the Makati Shangri-La Hotel ...