SyCipLaw retained its “Outstanding” rankings across all industry sector and practice area categories covered by the asialaw 2026 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 remains the only Philippine firm ranked “Outstanding” in Infrastructure, Competition/Antitrust, and Construction.
The guide also recognized 20 Partners and three 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
- Maria Teresa D. Mercado-Ferrer – Intellectual property
- Vicente D. Gerochi IV – Banking and finance
- Anthony W. Dee – Dispute resolution, Intellectual property
- Arlene M. Maneja – Competition/antitrust, Corporate and M&A, Energy, Infrastructure
- Franco Aristotle G. Larcina – Competition/antitrust
- Ma. Patricia B. Paz-Jacoba – Dispute resolution, Intellectual property
Notable Practitioners
- Amer Hussein N. Mambuay – Labour and employment
- Russel L. Rodriguez – Dispute resolution, Labour and employment
- Ronald Mark C. Lleno – Dispute resolution, Labour and employment
- Melyjane G. Bertillo-Ancheta – Capital markets
- Angel M. Salita, Jr. (Of Counsel) – Construction, Energy, Infrastructure
Rising Star
- John Christian Joy A. Regalado – Dispute resolution
- Easter Princess U. Castro-Ty – Labour and employment
- Maria Viola B. Vista – Tax
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.
