SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan (SyCipLaw) is one of the largest law firms in the Philippines with branch offices in Cebu City, Davao City, and the Subic Freeport Zone. It is a full-service law firm and was founded in 1945.
We offer a broad and integrated range of legal services, including those in the following fields:
* M&A and Special Projects
* Banking, finance and securities
* Corporate services and general commercial law
* Employment law and immigration
* Litigation and dispute resolution
* Tax
* Intellectual property
SyCipLaw has specialists in key practice areas such as anti-trust and competition, energy, infrastructure, real estate, data privacy, natural resources, government contracts, insurance, international arbitration, and TMT.
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 ranked as a top-tier firm by Chambers Asia-Pacific, Chambers Global, Asia-Pacific Legal 500, Asialaw Profiles, IFLR1000, and the ALB M&A rankings.
We maintain links with established and leading firms based in other jurisdictions, including the United States, and countries in Europe and Asia.
Year this Office was Established: 1945
Lawyers Worldwide: 152
In a special report prepared with Conventus Law, SyCipLaw partner Ma. Patricia B. Paz-Jacoba and senior associate Ramon I. Rocha IV gave updates on the Philippines' enhanced Anti-Money Laundering (AML) enforcement framework, and provided insights for organizations looking to adopt a more proactive approach to AML compliance and risk management...
SyCipLaw's Tax Department has prepared an international edition of its Tax Issues and Practical Solutions (T.I.P.S.) for the first quarter of 2024. The SyCipLaw T.I.P.S - International Edition covers the following tax issues: 1. Are informal settlement agreements between the Commissioner of Internal Revenue and the taxpayer valid and binding? 2. While a tax case is pending in court, may the CIR and the taxpayer enter into a compromise agreement and request for judicial approval thereof? 3. May a corporation file a claim for a tax refund if it paid final withholding taxes on dividends, which were erroneously declared and paid? 4...
SyCipLaw partners Vida M. Panganiban-Alindogan and Anthony W. Dee have been recognized in the latest edition of IP STARS, Managing IP's exclusive rankings publication and legal directory, which covers a variety of Intellectual Property (IP) practice areas in more than 80 jurisdictions.Once again, Ms. Panganiban-Alindogan, head of the firm's IP department, has been cited as one of Managing IP's Top 250 Women in IP. This year's list features IP practitioners from more than 50 jurisdictions around the world. Ms. Panganiban-Alindogan also earned the Patent Star ranking, while retaining her Trademark Star ranking.Mr...
SyCipLaw has been named Philippine Firm of the Year in the Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific Awards 2024. The firm received the same award in 2021 and 2023. Winners were announced online on May 21.Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific also reintroduced its Top 100 Women in Litigation list this year. Among the lawyers named are Leslie C. Dy, partner and Employment and Immigration department head, and Vida M. Panganiban-Alindogan, partner and Intellectual Property department head.The annual awards seek to recognize the leading litigators and the most impactful disputes across Asia Pacific, based on the submissions to Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific...
