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Top Law Firms in Philippines

Villaraza & Angangco leads, on recognitions from 4 independent publishers, as the firm announced them. 10 of the 32 firms on file are placed on evidence; the rest are listed, not ranked.

Firms on File
32
Region
Asia-Pacific
Evidence coverage
30% of 50% needed
Press mentions
9
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Top 10 Law Firms in Philippines

By recognitions

In Philippines, 10 of 25 verified firms are placed: 10 placed by recognitions the firm announced from at least two independent publishers, reconciled to one figure per publisher. Firms on file without either are listed in the directory below and are not ranked. No composite score is published for Philippines.

  1. 1Villaraza & AngangcoRecognised by 4 independent publishers
  2. 2ACCRALAWRecognised by 3 independent publishers
  3. 3Cruz Marcelo & TenefranciaRecognised by 3 independent publishers
  4. 4SyCip Salazar Hernandez & GatmaitanRecognised by 2 independent publishers
  5. 5Quisumbing TorresRecognised by 2 independent publishers
  6. 6Gulapa & Lim (Gulapa Law)Recognised by 2 independent publishers
  7. 7Gatmaytan Yap Patacsil Gutierrez & Protacio (C&G Law)Recognised by 2 independent publishers
  8. 8Puyat Jacinto & SantosRecognised by 2 independent publishers
  9. 9Martinez Vergara & Gonzalez SociedadRecognised by 2 independent publishers
  10. 10Federis & AssociatesRecognised by 2 independent publishers

Rankings by practice area in Philippines

13 practice areas · read from the publishers’ tables

Each publisher’s placement as it stands on the publisher’s own table, side by side. The practice areas are grouped under one name where publishers word them differently; the publisher’s own wording is shown on hover.

Other practice areas

FirmChambersThe Legal 500
Clifford Chance—Tier 1
Latham & Watkins LLP—Tier 1
Milbank—Tier 1
King & Spalding LLP—Tier 2
Linklaters—Tier 2
Sidley Austin LLP—Tier 2
Ashurst Perkins Coie—Tier 3
Stephenson Harwood—Tier 3
White & Case Pte. Ltd.—Tier 3

Guides Written by Firms in Philippines

86 chapters

Country chapters firms contributed to the directories' comparative guides. The firm wrote it; the link goes to the host. Chapters stay with the host.

How Philippines Is Ranked

13 of 32 firms in Philippines are ranked here, ordered by a reconciliation of 7 external publishers (Asian Legal Business, Chambers, Conventus Law, IFLR1000, Law.asia, Lexology Index, The Legal 500). Each figure is the weighted mean of the best tier every publisher gave that firm, and no firm appears without at least two independent publishers agreeing. Firms with no reconciled figure are listed below the ranked ones, alphabetically, and are not ranked.

Publishers Reconciled Here

Asian Legal Business · Chambers · Conventus Law · IFLR1000 · Law.asia · Lexology Index · The Legal 500

What This Ranking Does Not Rest On

  • 7 of 32 entries still rest on a Wikipedia category rather than the firm's own website
  • no court record feeds any firm's position — judgments are collected but not yet attributed to the firms that argued them
  • no firm has made a submission, because intake is not open
  • no peer or client review has been collected
Firms ranked
13 of 32
Verified against own site
25 of 32
Evidence coverage
30%

Ranked Firms

By reconciled consensus, then A–Z
FirmPress
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan2
Quisumbing Torres—
Gulapa & Lim (Gulapa Law)—
Gatmaytan Yap Patacsil Gutierrez & Protacio (C&G Law)—
ACCRALAW—
Villaraza & Angangco—
Puyat Jacinto & Santos—
Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia2
Martinez Vergara & Gonzalez Sociedad—
Federis & Associates—
HECHANOVA GROUP—
Castillo Laman Tan Pantaleon & San Jose—
The Law Firm of Quiason Makalintal—
Australia: Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP—
Avenida Law Office—
Bengzon & Untalan—
Bengzon Negre Untalan—
Cerilles & Fernan Intellectual Property Law (CFIP Law)—
Del Rosario & Del Rosario—
Disini & Disini Law Office—
Divina Law—
Gorriceta Africa Cauton & Saavedra1
Gruba Caganda Advincula Melo & de la Fuente—
Mosveldtt Law—
Ocampo & Suralvo Law Offices2
Picazo Buyco Tan Fider & Santos1
PunoLaw—
Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & de los Angeles1
Sarmiento Loriega Law Offices—
Singapore: Ashurst Perkins Coie—
Tan Venturanza Valdez—
VeraLaw (Del Rosario Raboca Gonzales Grasparil)—

Every firm above is a real entity with a source recorded against it. Inclusion is not an endorsement. Firms recognised by at least two independent publishers are listed first; the rest follow alphabetically. Founding years are shown only where a source states one.

Bar associations, in-house counsel bodies and arbitral institutions, by market · 86

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