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SyCipLaw has shared its insights in Conventus Law's Special Report on "Navigating Business Ventures in the Philippines: Your Questions Answered." The special report, authored by Senior Partner and Corporate Services Department Head Imelda A. Manguiat and Associate Leo Francis F. Abot, offers guidance to businesses looking to expand into the Philippine market, covering crucial legal considerations, regulatory requirements, business structures, taxation, and other key factors essential to establishing a successful operation in the country. The report answers some of the most common questions foreign investors and companies face when entering the Philippine market...

SyCipLaw Senior Partner and Head of Banking, Finance & Securities Department Philbert E. Varona, Partners Mark Xavier D. Oyales, Ricardo Jesus E. Gutierrez, and Associate Marcella Maria L. Karaan contributed the Philippine chapter of the new Chambers Project Finance 2024 Global Practice Guide. Key topics covered in the guide include public-private partnership (PPP) transactions, guarantees and security, judgments of foreign courts, foreign investment, structuring and documentation considerations, bankruptcy and insolvency, insurance, tax, and project and financing agreements. The Philippine chapter is available on the Chamberssite. You may also contactinfo@syciplaw...

SyCipLaw received the Country Award for the Philippines at the Lexology Index Awards 2024 (formerly known as the Who's Who Legal Awards). The Firm has been given this recognition since 2022.Lexology Index conducts research into leading lawyers and experts in various practice areas around the world. The awards aim to recognize leading firms in over 70 jurisdictions based on available data combined with client feedback, proprietary research, and expert insights.The results were announced in a ceremony held on November 7, 2024, in London, United Kingdom. The complete list of winners is available on the Lexology Index Awards page...

Asia Business Law Journal (ABLJ), a monthly magazine on legal and law firm news in Asia, has released its “A-List: The Philippines’ Top 100 Lawyers” for 2024. The list includes:• Hector M. de Leon, Jr. – (Legal icon) Corporate/M&A, Projects, Infrastructure & Energy, Finance, Tax• Imelda A. Manguiat – Corporate Services, Foreign Investments, M&A, Power & Infrastructure• Rose Marie M. King-Dominguez – TMT, Investments, M&A, Data Privacy, General Corporate & Business Law• Leslie C. Dy – Employment & Labor, Arbitration, Litigation, Collective Bargaining Negotiations, Real Estate• Carlos Roberto Z...