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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.