SyCipLaw was awarded "Philippine Law Firm of the Year" and partner Carlos Roberto Z. Lopez was named "Philippine Lawyer of the Year" at the 2023 Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific Awards. Winners were announced online on May 25.
The annual Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific Awards "recognize the region's most distinguished litigators and their firms for their exemplary work over the past twelve months."
In addition, nine SyCipLaw lawyers were recognized in the latest edition of the Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific research:
Litigation Stars
Ricardo P.G. Ongkiko - Commercial and transactions, International arbitration
Leslie C. Dy - Labor and employment
Carlos Roberto Z. Lopez - Commercial and transactions, International arbitration
Vida M. Panganiban-Alindogan - Intellectual property
Marianne M. Miguel - Labor and employment
Russel L. Rodriguez - Commercial and transactions, International arbitration
Emmanuel M. Lombos - Commercial and transactions, International arbitration
Future Stars
John Christian A. Regalado - Commercial and transactions, International arbitration
Ma. Patricia B. Paz-Jacoba - Commercial and transactions, International arbitration
Top 100 Women in Litigation
Leslie C. Dy - Labor and employment
Marianne M. Miguel - Labor and employment
SyCipLaw has also retained its top-tier rankings in all the categories covered by the research:
Tier 1
Commercial and transactions
Intellectual property
Labor and employment
Highly recommended
Tax
Recommended
Government and regulatory
International arbitration
Benchmark Litigation exclusively covers the litigation and disputes market. This publication provides law firm and lawyer rankings based on months of extensive research and interviews with litigators, dispute resolution specialists and their clients, and an analysis of the market's most important cases and firm developments.
The full list of winners and rankings are accessible on the Benchmark Litigation website.