SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan

SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan (SyCipLaw) was founded in 1945. It is the largest law firm in the Philippines.

We offer a broad and integrated range of legal services, with departments in the following fields: banking, finance and securities; special projects; corporate services; general business law; tax; intellectual property; employment law and immigration; and dispute resolution.

Within this structure, we have specialists in key practice areas such as mergers and acquisitions, energy, power, infrastructure, natural resources, government contracts, real estate, insurance, international arbitration, mediation, media, business process outsourcing, and technology.

We represent clients from almost every industry and enterprise, and the firm’s client portfolio includes local and global business leaders. We also act for governmental agencies, international organizations, and non-profit institutions.

SyCipLaw is consistently ranked by renowned legal directories, such as Chambers and Partners and IFLR. Some recent professional awards and recognition received by SyCipLaw include:

• IFLR1000 2019 Awards – Top Tier Philippine Law Firm in the areas of Banking, Capital Markets, Mergers and Acquisitions, Project Development, Project Finance, Restructuring and Insolvency
• Chambers Asia-Pacific Awards 2018 – Philippine Law Firm of the Year
• The 2018 Asia IP Awards – Winner, Philippine Patents

Recent Firm News & Legal Updates

Member Firm Events

The SyCipLaw Summer Internship Program is conducted in three batches of 10 interns each, from June to August 2023. Interested applicants may email their CV, transcript of records and preferred practice area/s to Jon Acedillo at hiring@syciplaw.com on or before 26 March 2023.

Awards & Accolades

The Legal 500 is one of the industry's most prominent research and ranking directories. Winners will be announced during the awards ceremony to be held at The Pan Pacific Hotel in Singapore on May 11, 2023. The full shortlist is available on The Legal 500 website.

Global research company Chambers and Partners recently published the Chambers Insurance & Reinsurance Global Practice Guide 2023, with chapters from the Philippines authored by SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan (SyCipLaw) partners.

Firm Offices in Member Jurisdiction

Philippines

Manila
Cebu City
Davao City
Olongapo City
All Firm Contacts Committees
Key Contact Partners Forum
Key Contact Partners Forum
Member Firm Leaders Forum
Member Firm Leaders Forum
Marketing & Business Development Professionals Forum
Marketing & Business Development Professionals Forum
Business Development Committee
Business Development Committee
Legal Talent Professionals Forum
Legal Talent Professionals Forum
Responsible Business Forum
Responsible Business Forum
First Fifteen (Young Lawyers)
First Fifteen (Young Lawyers)
Practice Groups
Infrastructure & Public-Private Partnerships
Infrastructure & Public-Private Partnerships
International Corporate Transactions
International Corporate Transactions
Dispute Resolution
Dispute Resolution
Antitrust & Competition
Antitrust & Competition
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence
John Paul De Leon jpvdeleon@syciplaw.com
Franco Aristotle Larcina +632 982 3500 fglarcina@syciplaw.com
John Christian Joy Regalado +632-9823500 jcaregalado@syciplaw.com
Life Sciences
Life Sciences
John Paul De Leon jpvdeleon@syciplaw.com
Vida Panganiban-Alindogan +63289823600 vmpanganiban@syciplaw.com
Privacy & Data Protection
Privacy & Data Protection
Venture Capital
Venture Capital
Banking & Finance
Banking & Finance
Real Estate & Construction
Real Estate & Construction
John Paul De Leon jpvdeleon@syciplaw.com
International Tax & Private Wealth
International Tax & Private Wealth
Carina Laforteza cclaforteza@syciplaw.com
Cannabis
Cannabis
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)