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SyCipLaw Center
105 Paseo de Roxas
Makati City, 1226
Philippines
Managing Partner: Hector M. De Leon, Jr.
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Number of lawyers: over 130
Network memberships: Employment Law Alliance, the First Law International, the Interlex Group, Multilaw, the Pacific Rim Advisory Council, World Law Group, World Services Group
Languages: English, Filipino
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan (SyCipLaw) was founded in 1945. It is a full-service law firm and is one of the largest law firms in the Philippines.
The firm offers a broad and integrated range of legal services, with departments in the following fields: banking, finance and securities; special projects; corporate services; litigation and dispute resolution; employment law and immigration; intellectual property; and tax.
Within this structure, SyCipLaw has specialists in key practice areas, such as mergers and acquisitions, energy, construction, infrastructure, aviation, anti-trust, natural resources, government contracts, real estate, insurance, arbitration, mediation, technology, media, and telecommunications.
The firm represents clients from almost every industry and enterprise, and the firm’s client portfolio includes local and global business leaders. The firm also acts for governmental agencies, international organizations, and non-profit institutions.
Banking, Finance & Securities:
Vicente D. Gerochi IV
vdgerochi@syciplaw.com
Our Banking, Finance & Securities group represents and advises most of the major banks, and in all types of financing transactions and regulatory matters.
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Corporate Services:
Simeon Ken R. Ferrer
skrferrer@syciplaw.com
We provide a full range of services for our clients, including setting up a business presence in the Philippines, advising on compliance and governance matters, acting as corporate secretaries, and assisting the client in managing director and stockholder meetings, share issuances and transfers, and record keeping.
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Employment and Immigration:
Dante T. Pamintuan
dtpamintuan@syciplaw.com
SyCipLaw’s Employment and Immigration Department (EID) advises and represents clients in a variety of non-adversarial and adversarial employment law matters, as well as in developing programs and strategies intended to improve labor relations in businesses and to avoid inefficiencies and conflicts within the workplace. The mindset is to minimize or avoid litigation. When unavoidable, EID advises and represents clients in adversarial proceedings, such as in compulsory and voluntary arbitration before labor agencies, and in litigation and appellate work before the regular courts. We also handle labor relations matters, including collective bargaining negotiation.
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Intellectual Property:
Vida M. Panganiban- Alindogan
vmpanganiban@syciplaw.com
The firm’s intellectual property practice is the largest in the country in terms of client base and range of services offered. These include basic rights protection, such as trademark, copyright, patent and product registration.
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Litigation:
Ricardo Ma. P.G. Ongkiko
rmpgongkiko@syciplaw.com
Our litigation/arbitration practice is integrally linked with the firm’s renowned commercial law practice. The connection and access to our commercial practice, which other firms do not enjoy, enables our litigation/arbitration practitioners to draw on our unparalleled commercial law experience and expertise in the most significant, complex, and high-value cases. Our litigation/arbitration practice is ranked and cited as Band One, Top Tier or Tier One by the most reputable international legal practice research guides. We represent foreign and local clients in a wide array of industries — mining, water, power, telecommunications, infrastructure, banking, pharmaceutical, food manufacturing, hotel, airline, construction, and many others. We litigate in all court levels (with a particularly strong appellate and Supreme Court practice) as well as administrative agencies. SyCipLaw has been involved in numerous landmark commercial law cases in the Supreme Court over the past few years. Our extensive arbitration practice includes international and local commercial, utility and construction arbitration.
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Special Projects:
Rocky Alejandro L. Reyes
ralreyes@syciplaw.com
Our Special Projects group undertakes the firm’s project and transactional work, which constitutes the firm’s traditional focus and largest practice area. This department covers investments, M&A, privatization, and transactions in a wide range of industries.
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Tax:
Rolando V. Medalla, Jr.
rvmedalla@syciplaw.com
SyCipLaw’s tax department provides the entire range of tax services, from advising on and structuring the tax aspects of corporate transactions to administrative and judicial litigation in relation to tax refunds and defending clients against assessments for both national taxes and customs duties and local taxes.
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SyCipLaw Cebu
4th Floor Keppel Center
Cebu Business Park
Cebu City 6000 Cebu
Philippines
T: +63 32 233 1211-13; +63 32 233 1950
F: +63 32 233 1682
sshgcebu@syciplaw.com
SyCipLaw Davao
The Penthouse, 17/F Landco Corporate Center
J. P. Laurel Avenue, Bajada
Davao City 8000 Davao
Philippines
T: +63 82 221 3917; +63 82 224 2742
F: +63 82 224 2743
sshgdavao@syciplaw.com
SyCipLaw Subic
Rooms 134-136, Alpha Building (888), Subic International Hotel
Central Business District, Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Olongapo City 2222 Zambales
Philippines
T: +63 47 252 3983; +63 47 252 3985
F: +63 47 252 3986
sshgsubic@syciplaw.com