Manila, Philippines, 17 January 2025 – Quisumbing Torres has once again been recognized as a leading law firm in the Philippines across 12 practice areas following the release of the 2025 edition of The Legal 500 Asia Pacific rankings.
This year, QT maintained its strong ranking as a Tier 1 Philippine law firm in 10 practice areas. Notably, we regained our Tier 1 ranking for Capital Markets after being Tier 1 from 2018 to 2020, and Tier 2 from 2021 to 2024.
Tier 1
- Antitrust and Competition
- Capital Markets
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute Resolution
- Intellectual Property
- Labour and Employment
- Projects and Energy
- Real Estate and Construction
- Tax
- TMT
Tier 2
- Banking and Finance
Tier 3
- Transport (previously Aviation)
The guide also recognized 20 of our lawyers and their expertise across various practice and industry groups. Congratulations to Eliseo Zuñiga, Jr. (Dispute Resolution), Alain Charles Veloso (Banking and Finance), Julius Cervantes (Real Estate and Construction), Michael Macapagal (Antitrust and Competition), and Lara Camille Lee (Antitrust and Competition) for being newly ranked this year. Miguel Galvez has also now been ranked as a Leading Individual in Labour and Employment, having previously been recognized in Immigration. And equally noteworthy, Ramon Quisumbing (Dispute Resolution) and Christina Macasaet-Acaban (Corporate and M&A) are now included in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific Hall of Fame.
Hall of Fame
- Ramon Quisumbing* (Dispute Resolution)
- Gil Roberto Zerrudo (Employment & Compensation)
- Christina Macasaet-Acaban* (Mergers & Acquisitions)
- Kenneth Chua (Employment & Compensation)
- Dennis Quintero (Energy & Infrastructure)
- Divina Ilas-Panganiban (Intellectual Property)
Leading Partner
- Dennis Quintero (Mergers & Acquisitions)
- Donemark Calimon (Dispute Resolution)
- Bienvenido Marquez III (Intellectual Property, TMT)
- Eliseo Zuñiga, Jr.* (Dispute Resolution)
- Miguel Galvez (Employment & Compensation*)
- Kristine Anne Mercado-Tamayo (Tax)
- Divina Ilas-Panganiban (TMT)
- Alain Charles Veloso (Antitrust & Competition, Banking & Finance,* Capital Markets)
- Julius Cervantes* (Real Estate and Construction)
Next Generation Partner
- Michael Macapagal (Antitrust and Competition,* Dispute Resolution, Real Estate and Construction)
- Ina Alexandra Dominguez (Projects and Energy)
- Marvin Masangkay (Dispute Resolution)
- Reena Mitra-Ventanilla (Intellectual Property)
- Dranyl Jared Amoroso (Dispute Resolution)
- Lara Camille Lee*(Antitrust and Competition)
*newly ranked
Clients’ testimonials include:
- “The very responsive and competent team at Quisumbing Torres is praised for its strong internal and external network which is arguably second-to-none in the industry.”
- "Quisumbing Torres...is praised for its prompt and thorough response times and good level of knowledge.”
View the full list of awardees.
About The Legal 500 Asia Pacific
The Legal 500 Asia Pacific provides unbiased commentary and insight into the legal marketplaces of 25 Asia Pacific jurisdictions. These rankings reflect the results of detailed analysis of law firm submissions and thousands of interviews with general counsels and private practice lawyers, conducted by a team of experienced researchers.
About Quisumbing Torres
Quisumbing Torres offers clients integrated solutions to complex legal challenges.
Our culture, developed 60 years as a member firm of Baker & McKenzie International, a Swiss Verein, enables us to collaborate across borders and practice areas. We provide seamless advice underpinned by local market knowledge and deep sector expertise so that business leaders can feel confident in driving growth that is both sustainable and inclusive.