SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan is an undisputed top-tier firm in the Philippines. As the largest law firm in the Philippines, it offers a broad range of legal services across most practice areas. Its key partners include corporate lawyer Hector de Leon, dispute lawyer Carlos Roberto Lopez and project specialist Rocky Alejandro Reyes.
Client feedback
“Thorough, skilled and responsive lawyers.” – Dispute resolution
“Provides expert opinion.” – Labour and employment
“The firm is very responsive to requests. They acknowledge receipt of an email promptly and are very professional.” – Labour and employment
“It is unafraid to relentlessly follow up with us to ensure the best result.” – Regulatory
“Has a great pool of outstanding lawyers.” – Tax
Patricia Daz
“Responsive, hardworking, positive.”
Leslie Dy
“Very deep expertise, high credibility, provides confidence to clients, acknowledged authority, transparency, builds relationships with client.”
Russel Rodriguez
“Very knowledgeable about the practical side of labour laws.”
Work highlights
Representing a Philippine telecommunications company as petitioner in a case before the Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) in connection with the customs seizure of its telecommunications equipment intended for the modernisation of its network system in the Philippines.
Work highlights
Advised Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co on its investment in Frontier Tower Associates Philippines.
Key clients
First Pacific Company, Metro Pacific Investments Corporation, PXP Energy Corporation
Work highlights
Advised Colgate on all aspects of intellectual property for consumer products.
Key clients
Biofarma, Bose Corporation, Dyson Technology, Merck & Co, Pfizer, Samsung Electronics, The Clorox Company
Work highlights
Defended an infrastructure corporation in a Supreme Court case involving a high amount of potential revenues arising from a Philippine toll way project.
Key clients
Barrick Gold Corporation, Hedcor, OceanaGold, Placer Dome
Work highlights
Advised Metro Pacific Investments Corporation on its sale of shares in Metro Pacific Light Rail Corporation.
Key clients
Keppel Infrastructure Trust, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co, Mitsubishi Corporation
Work highlights
Acted for DBS Bank, Standard Chartered Bank and DB Trustees (Hong Kong) on San Miguel Corporation’s issuance of $500 million senior perpetual capital securities under its $3 billion medium term note and securities programme.
Key clients
BDO Capital, China Bank Capital Corporation, Philippine Commercial Capital, PNB Capital and Investment Corporation, RCBC Capital Corporation, SB Capital Investment Corporation
Work highlights
Advised Infineon Technologies on a merger between Infineon Technologies and Cypress Semiconductor Corporation, with Cypress as the surviving entity.
Key clients
Aéroports de Paris, Beacon Powergen Holdings, Metro Pacific Investments Corporation, Mitsubishi Corporation
Work highlights
Advised Metro Pacific Investments Corporation and Keppel Infrastructure Trust on a $260 million senior secured term loan facility granted to Hyperion Storage Holdings Corporation.
Key clients
GrabExpress, JPMorgan Chase
Work highlights
Advised on the operations and maintenance of the Clark International Airport.
Work highlights
Advised Mitsubishi Corporation on its joint venture with Filinvest Alabang for the development of a mixed-use project in Filinvest City.
Work highlights
Advised Mayer Brown acting for BNP Paribas on the Philippine registration and de-registration procedure of dual-flagged vessels used as security in relation to a financing transaction.
Work highlights
Advised Teladoc on Philippine regulatory matters regarding telemedicine.
