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SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan

SYCIPLAW CENTER, 105 PASEO DE ROXAS, 1226 MAKATI CITY, METRO MANILA 1226, PHILIPPINES

Tel:: Work +63 2 982 3700
Fax:: Fax +63 2 817 3896

Email:

Web:: www.syciplaw.com

Cebu, Davao, Manila, Subic Bay Freeport Zone

The firm: SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan (SyCipLaw) was founded in 1945. It is the largest law firm in the Philippines. It has offices in Makati City, the country's business and financial centre, as well as Cebu, Davao and the Subic Freeport.

The firm offers a broad and integrated range of legal services, covering the following fields: banking, finance and securities, special projects, corporate services, general business law, tax, intellectual property, employment and immigration, and dispute resolution.

The firm has specialists in key practice areas such as mergers and acquisitions, energy, power, infrastructure, natural resources, transportation, government contracts, real estate, insurance, international arbitration, mediation, media, business process outsourcing, and technology.

Clients: the firm represents clients from almost every industry and enterprise, and its client portfolio includes local and global business leaders. It also acts for governmental agencies, international organisations and non-profit institutions.

Recognition and awards: recent professional awards include: Philippine Law Firm of the Year, Chambers Asia-Pacific Awards 2017; Philippine Law Firm of the Year, IFLR Asia Awards 2017; top tier firm, The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2017; top tier firm, Chambers Asia-Pacific Rankings 2017; top tier firm, Chambers Global Rankings 2017; highly recommended firm, Asialaw Profiles 2017; top tier firm, IFLR1000 financial and corporate rankings 2017; and Most Responsive Domestic Firm of the Year, Asian-MENA In-House Community Firms of the Year 2016.

Contacts
 
Hector M De Leon, Jr (managing partner)

Number of lawyers: 150

Languages
English
Spanish
Japanese
Korean
Mandarin
Filipino

Member
The Interlex Group
Multilaw
World Law Group
Pacific Rim Advisory Council
World Services Group
Employment Law Alliance
First Law International

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Philippine Chapter of Getting the Deal Through: Labour & Employment 2018

Getting the Deal Through has published the 13 th edition of Labour & Employment, which is available in print, as an e-book, and online. The Philippine chapter was contributed by SyCipLaw partner Ronald Mark C. Lleno , with support from senior associate Emmar Benjoe B. Panahon and associate Hans Cedric I. Santos .

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Philippine Chapter of Getting the Deal Through: Labour & Employment 2018

Getting the Deal Through has published the 13 th edition of Labour & Employment, which is available in print, as an e-book, and online. The Philippine chapter was contributed by SyCipLaw partner Ronald Mark C. Lleno , with support from senior associate Emmar Benjoe B. Panahon and associate Hans Cedric I. Santos .

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9 SyCipLaw Lawyers Recognized in Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2018

Nine of SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan’s lawyers are included in the Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2018. The list features the leading lawyers in 18 practice areas in 24 jurisdictions in the Asia-Pacific region. Results are based on an extensive survey of in-house counsel and private practitioners.

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2018: Insurance regulation in Asia Pacific – Ten things to know about 20 countries

Norton Rose Fulbright’s 2018 and fifth edition of Insurance regulation in Asia Pacific – Ten things to know about 20 countries is now available. The guide provides an overview and practical checklist of ten common regulatory issues for insurance companies. SyCipLaw partner Hiyasmin H. Lapitan contributed the Philippine chapter.

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Philippine Chapter of the International Comparative Legal Guide to: Trade Marks 2018

The International Comparative Legal Guide (ICLG) to: Trade Marks 2018 has been published. The Philippine chapter of the guide was contributed by SyCipLaw partners Enrique T. Manuel and Vida M. Panganiban-Alindogan .

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The Legal 500 & The In-House Lawyer Comparative Legal Guide: Philippines: Mergers & Acquisitions

The Legal 500 & The In-House Lawyer Comparative Guide on Mergers & Acquisitions is now available. SyCipLaw partner Franco Aristotle G. Larcina contributed the Philippine chapter.

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World Bank Group’s Women, Business and the Law 2018 Report

The World Bank Group’s Women, Business and the Law 2018 report is now finalized and available online. The fifth edition in a series of biennial reports, the publication measures gender equality in the law across 189 economies. It identifies legal obstacles to women who engage in economic activity around the world, encourages the reform of discriminatory laws, and tracks global progress toward achieving gender equality. SyCipLaw partner Leslie C. Dy contributed to the report.

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Procuring Infrastructure PPPs 2018

The World Bank Group’s Procuring Infrastructure Public-Private Partnerships 2018 report is now finalized and available online. The report compiles best practices and offers support to governments around the world to improve the quality of their regulations and to better deliver infrastructure service through public-private partnerships (PPPs).

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Multilaw Real Estate Guide for Foreign Investors

Multilaw has released its new digital Real Estate Guide for Foreign Investors , which was launched at the MIPIM global real estate event in Cannes. SyCipLaw partner Benedicto P. Panigbatan contributed the Philippine chapter.

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Philippine Chapter of Getting the Deal Through: Vertical Agreements 2018

Getting the Deal Through has published the twelfth edition of Vertical Agreements, which is available in print, as an e-book, and online. The Philippine chapter was contributed by SyCipLaw partners Arlene M. Maneja and Franco Aristotle G. Larcina .

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Philippines: Department of Finance Revenue Regulations No. 7-2018 (RR No. 7-2018)

On January 31, 2018, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez issued RR No. 7-2018 which restored the provision on Notice of Informal Conference as a due process requirement in the issuance of a deficiency tax assessment. RR No. 7-2018 was published in the Manila Bulletin on February 1, 2018 and took effect on February 16, 2018.

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