Press Releases

Ten of SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan's lawyers are included in the Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2017. The list features the prominent practitioners in 18 practice areas in 24 jurisdictions in the Asia-Pacific region. Results are based on an extensive survey of in-house counsel, corporate executives and lawyers at local, regional and international law firm. The SyCipLaw lawyers featured in the list are: - Hector M. De Leon, Jr ...

SyCipLaw's Subic Office and Employment & Immigration Department (EID), in partnership with the Clark Development Corporation External Affairs Department (CDC EAD), held a seminar for foreign employers and local employees in the Clark Freeport Zone last June 30 at the Widus Hotel & Casino ...

SyCipLaw partners Rose Marie M. King-Dominguez and Alan C. Fontanosa, together with associates Neil Jason T. Casas and Laiza Kristel C. Gingoyon, conducted a seminar on Data Privacy, Contractualization and Labor Advisory No. 6-2017 last July 27, 2017 in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu. The seminar was attended by around 100 Human Resource practitioners from locators of the Mactan Export Processing Zone (MEPZ) 1 and 2. Ms ...

SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan is pleased to announce the promotion of Jon Edmarc R. Castillo as Senior Associate effective on July 1, 2017. Let us extend our congratulations and support to him. Jon Edmarc R. Castillo is a member of the Firm’s Litigation and Arbitration Department. His practice covers commercial arbitration, and general litigation before courts and quasi-judicial agencies ...

SyCip, Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan, as lead counsel, represented Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) in an arbitration case against the Republic of the Philippines, which was represented by the Office of the Solicitor General and Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP. This arbitration case was an UNCITRAL-governed international arbitration held in Singapore ...

SyCipLaw Managing Partner Hector M. de Leon, Jr. was interviewed for an article in the May 2017 issue of the International Financial Law Review (IFLR). The article, entitled "Philippines land ownership rules impact FDI" discusses foreign land ownership as a challenge to the country's inbound M&A activity. Read the article online at the IFLR website (www.iflr.com/Article/3718033/Philippines-land-ownership-rules-impact-FDI.html). Registration is required to read the entire article ...

SyCipLaw's Subic Office and Employment & Immigration Department (EID), in partnership with the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) and the Subic Bay Workforce Development Foundation, Inc. (SBWDFI), held the "Kapihan with SyCip in Subic: Updates on Labor and Immigration Law" last June 30 at the Subic Bay Travelers Hotel and Event Center. Representatives from around 60 companies attended the whole-day session, which featured lectures by SyCipLaw lawyers ...

SyCipLaw partner Rose Marie M. King-Dominguez will be speaking on “PICs vs. PIPs: What the DPA Means for BPOs and Their Clients” at the Data Privacy Asia 2017. The summit is presented by the Contact Center Association of the Philippines and will take place on July 20 at the Makati Shangri-La Hotel ...

The Clark Development Corporation (CDC), in cooperation with SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan, Bureau of Immigration, and the Department of Labor & Employment, will be holding a seminar on “Clark Freeport Zone Requisites for Securing/Renewing Employment Permit for Expats and Fostering Harmony in the Workplace between Foreign Employers and Local Employees”. The seminar will be on July 13, 2017, from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Widus Hotel and Casino Convention Center ...

SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan (SyCipLaw) participated in the “Ready for School” project of the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP). A total of 44 SyCipLaw lawyers (partners, senior associates and associates) and non-legal staff painted school chairs and covered books last May 20 at the Upper Bicutan National High School in Taguig City ...

SyCipLaw partner Rose Marie M. King-Dominguez was one of the featured speakers at Breakfast Roundtable on "Digital Boundaries: What Every Board Needs to Know about Data Privacy and Cyber security Management" last May 5 at the Tower Club Makati. The event was organized by the Institute of Corporate Directors and AIG. Rose Marie M ...

SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan, in coordination with the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority – Labor Department and Subic Bay Workforce Development Foundation, Inc. (SBWDFI), will be holding the "Kapihan with SyCip in Subic: Updates on Labor and Immigration Law" on June 30, 2017, from 8:00 am onwards, at the Subic Bay Travelers and Events Center, Subic Bay Freeport Zone ...

The 2017 Asian Legal Business (ALB) IP Rankings recognized SyCipLaw as a Tier 1 firm for Patents, Trademarks and Copyright in the Philippines. The full results of ALB’s IP Rankings 2017 was published in its May 2017 issue ...

The March 2017 issue (Volume 14, Issue 3) of Data Protection Leader includes an article by SyCipLaw partner RoseMarie M. King-Dominguez entitled “The challenges under the new data privacy regime”. The article examines the impact of the Philippines’ new privacy framework and the challenges it poses for the jurisdiction and for those operating within it. Rose Marie M.King-Dominguez is an M&A and investments specialist, and helps lead SyCiplaw’s Telecommunications, Media and Technology group ...

SyCipLaw's Hector M. de Leon, Jr., Emmanuel M. Lombos, and Luisito V. Liban have been named "In-House Community Commended External Counsel of the Year, 2017". The recognition is based entirely on the votes and testimonials of in-house counsel polled by The In-House Community. Founded in 1998, The In-House Community has about 21,000 in-house members for whom it provides annual In-House Congress events, the Asian-mena Counsel magazine and online resources ...

In its April 2017 issue, the Asian-mena Counsel recognized two of the firm’s transactions—the LRT1 Cavite Project and the AP Renewables Climate Bond—in its Deals of the Year 2016 feature. The LRT1 Cavite Project involved the financing for the rehabilitation and extension of the PhP65 billion LRT1 Cavite Extension Project. As part of the project, the Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC), as concessionaire, will operate and maintain the existing LRT Line 1 and construct an 11.7-km ...

SyCipLaw was once again recognized by Asian Legal Business (ALB) as one of the Philippines’ 2017 Employer of Choice. The ALB Employer of Choice Rankings is based on survey responses private practice lawyers across Asia, as well as market knowledge obtained by ALB. Law firms are ranked on the basis of job satisfaction, remuneration, work-life balance, career prospects, mentorship, and job security, among others. Download a copy of the ALB Employer of Choice 2017: www.syciplaw ...

SyCipLaw’s Special Projects Department hosted a seminar on the Data Privacy Act of 2012, its implementing rules and the latest circulars of the National Privacy Commission (NPC) last March 24 at the 17th Flr. of the SyCipLaw Center. The session was designed to focus on how the Data Privacy Act (DPA) impacts organizations, compliance requirements, and the process of registering the data processing system with the NPC ...

SyCipLaw Partner, Ricardo Ma. P.G. Ongkiko led a panel discussion on Emergency Arbitration at the Symposium on Emerging Issues in International Arbitration held on March 23, 2017. The symposium was sponsored by the Asia Pacific Forum for International Arbitration (AFIA), the Philippine Institute of Arbitrators (PIArb), and the Philippine Chapter of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), East Asia Branch ...

SyCipLaw partners Emmanuel M. Lombos, Arlene M. Maneja and Franco Aristotle G. Larcina conducted a briefing regarding the Philippine Competition Act for PLDT Inc., and its subsidiary, Smart Communications, Inc. on March 24, 2017. The briefing was attended by members of PLDT’s and Smart’s marketing, sales, finance, legal, regulatory and supply chain management teams ...

Chambers Global 2017 has again ranked SyCipLaw as a Band 1 firm in Corporate & Finance and Projects, Infrastructure & Energy. SyCipLaw lawyers ranked in the publication are: - Hector M. de Leon, Jr. - Band 1 in Projects - Rocky Alejandro L. Reyes - Band 3 in Corporate & Finance, and Recognised Practitioner in Projects - Vicente D. Gerochi IV - Band 2 in Corporate & Finance - Andres G. Gatmaitan - Senior Statesman in Corporate & Finance - Mia G ...

SyCipLaw won Philippine Law Firm of the Year at the 2017 Chambers Asia-Pacific Awards held last March 24 in Singapore. Managing Partner Hector M. de Leon, Jr. represented the firm at the awards ceremony. The awards are based on the Chambers Asia-Pacific 2017 research and reflect a law firm’s pre-eminence in key countries in the region. They also reflect notable achievements over the past 12 months, including outstanding work, impressive strategic growth and excellence in client service ...

The March 2017 issue of the Asian Legal Business (ALB) Asia Edition includes an interview of SyCipLaw Managing Partner Hector M. de Leon, Jr. about the firm’s growth strategy. The interview is found on pages 6-7. Read the interview online or download a copy of the full ALB March 2017 issue for free at https://asianlegalbusiness.uberflip.com/i/796752-alb-march-2017 ...

SyCipLaw Partner Anthony W. Dee was elected president of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) Makati Chapter for a two-year term beginning April 1, 2017. Mr. Dee previously served as vice president of the chapter. Mr. Dee has represented numerous clients in all court levels and has extensive experience in the practice areas of litigation and arbitration ...

SyCipLaw was again recognized as 2017 Philippine Intellectual Property Firm at the Managing IP (MIP) 2017 Global Awards. MIP’s Annual Global IP Awards recognize the outstanding achievements in the past 12 months. Researcher analysts looked for distinctive work highlights, especially significant client matters, and other notable achievements or activities including business growth ...