Philippines: SyCipLaw Earns Top Recognition at the 2023 Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific Awards

Published on Jun 19, 2023

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.