SyCipLaw’s Doing Business in the Philippines: A General Guide (2020 Update)
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan’s (SyCipLaw) publication about the general guidelines in doing business in the Philippines has been updated. It aims to showcase the Philippines as an attractive venue for business ventures, to guide the businessmen and lawyers alike in their business decision making, and to help investors restart the Philippine economy in connection …
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COVID-19 Legal Briefing: Focus on Litigation and Dispute Resolution
The enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), declared over many areas in the Philippines, including the island of Luzon where the National Capital Region is located, has caused significant business disruption[1]. As in other jurisdictions, there are concerns that the country will see a rise in contract disputes and foreclosures, and even businesses invoking laws on suspension …
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COVID-19 Legal Information Briefing: Focus on TMT
The Philippine Government has issued a slew of resolutions and circulars as part of its response to the COVID 19 pandemic and unsurprisingly, a number of legal and practical issues have beset businesses and persons under the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine (ECQ).[1] Like the rest of the world, the country is bracing itself for a new …
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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.
Philippine Chapter of Getting the Deal Through: Labour & Employment 2018
Getting the Deal Through has published the 13th 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.
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.
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.
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, …
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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.
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).