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.
Visit SyCipLaw’s page on the Chambers website for the Firm’s rankings and article contributions or view the complete 2026 rankings here.
