For the second year in a row, SyCip Salazar Hernandez &

Gatmaitan (SyCipLaw) was named Philippine Law Firm of the Year, Arbitration Law Firm of the Year, and Banking and Financial Services Law Firm of the

Year at the 2nd ALB Philippine Law Awards. The firm also received the Construction and Real Estate

Law Firm of the Year, while SyCipLaw partner Emmanuel M. Lombos was

named Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year.

Now on its second year, the ALB Philippine Law Awards pay

tribute to the outstanding performance of private practitioners and in-house

teams that have significantly contributed to the Philippine legal landscape.

The awards night was held on October 6, 2017 at the Makati Shangri-La.

Visit the ALB website to view the full list of

shortlisted and winning firms, and for more information on the ALB Philippine

Law Awards.

SyCipLaw was also recognized as Philippine Law Firm of the

Year at the Chambers Asia-Pacific Awards 2017, IFLR Asia Awards 2017 and Who’s Who Legal Awards 2017. The firm

is ranked as a top-tier and highly recommended firm as Top Tier Firm at the Chambers Asia-Pacific Rankings 2017, Chambers Global Rankings 2017, and Asia-Pacific Legal 500 Rankings 2017.

Emmanuel M. Lombos has acted as Philippine

litigation counsel for, among others, the Government of the United States,

First Pacific Group, Philip Morris International, Keppel Group of Singapore,

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Sumitomo Corporation, IMPSA of Argentina,

and BMW, as well as state-owned enterprises of various countries. Mr. Lombos

has been repeatedly named as one of Asia’s and the Philippines’ leading

litigators by various legal publications, including Asialaw, Euromoney

Publications, International Financial Law Review, Who’s Who Legal, and Chambers

and Partners.