Manila, Philippines, 16 September 2022 - Quisumbing Torres wins the coveted "Philippine Firm of the Year" at the Euromoney Asia Women in Business Law Awards 2022. The firm consistently earned this recognition from 2015 to 2020.
Intellectual Property, Data and Technology partner, Divina Ilas-Panganiban is cited "Privacy & Data Protection Lawyer of the Year." Divina is the only Filipino female lawyer that is recognized by Euromoney across various practice areas. In the 2021 Euromoney Awards, she also won "Trademark Lawyer of the Year". Divina is among the "Top 100 Women in Litigation for Intellectual Property" cited by Benchmark Litigation in 2021, and "Leading Female IP Practitioner, Top 250 Women in IP" by Managing IP in 2020/21. She is recognized as an outstanding female lawyer for her excellence in the areas of Intellectual Property, Data and Technology, and work around Inclusion & Diversity and Pro bono initiatives.
Managing Partner, Ramon Quisumbing is proud and appreciative of the awards and commented, We are deeply honored to receive the Philippine Law Firm award once again. This accomplishment is a great testament to our clients' trust in us. We thank our clients and also Euromoney for recognizing our efforts.
QT is committed to serving our communities by advancing our efforts for an inclusive and diverse workplace culture that celebrates equality across many dimensions of differences. We seek to foster women leaders in our senior roles. At the partner level, women comprise more than 30% of our legal team. We also have an all-female set of professional managers - from the COO, CFO and seven line managers.
As a member firm of Baker & McKenzie International, QT also celebrates Baker McKenzie wins across the wider Asia Pacific region including five country awards, four practice (individual) and rising star awards, and six firm awards.
The Euromoney Asia Women in Business Law Awards recognize lawyers who are influential and leading professionals in their chosen fields, as well as firms that have shown outstanding achievements in supporting the development of women in the legal profession across different continents.
View the full list of Women in Business Law APAC 2022 winners.