Integrity, expertise and commitment—anywhere in
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Integrity, expertise and commitment—anywhere in
Integrity, expertise and commitment—anywhere in the world. We bring together the best in Integrity, expertise and commitment—anywhere in the world. The world of business is just that—a global economy The Alliance’s rapid growth is testimony to the many no longer restricted by geographical barriers. Now, advantages of local representation in foreign jurisdic- more than ever, clients require their law firm’s expertise tion. From the complexities of legislation passed in to transcend borders and continents. Formed in 1990, different countries to expansion into foreign markets, the International Alliance of Law Firms (“the Alliance”) you, the client, have a resource that knows the legal is a global affiliation of select law firms, each striving lay of the land. to provide its clients with the best legal services. Our selective membership ensures integrity, expertise Alliance membership allows member firms and their and commitment throughout the Alliance’s network, clients to grow and thrive in the new world economy. providing members and clients with a powerful—and global—competitive advantage. Whether you are a member, a client, or are interested in joining the Alliance, explore the world of excellence that is the International Alliance of Law Firms. 2 IALAWFIRMS.COM International Law. Global standards of excellence meet the power of integration. The Alliance consists of independent law firms The problems facing businesses change continuously that can provide representation in many major and vary greatly from country to country. Alliance geographical areas of the world. Our selection process members are committed to delivering an integrated ensures that clients of all member firms are served by solution to the most complex problems. A system of practices similar to the one with which they do business quick and efficient lines of communication enhances in their country of residence; member firms must meet client service. Alliance meetings allow members to form rigorous criteria. strong, lasting partnerships based on a mutual goal— All Alliance member firms have undergone a selection procedure, thus they are expected to provide: – Professional excellence become a stronger global practitioner and client asset. Member partners can assist with every facet of expansion into foreign markets: – The highest standard of ethics – Commercial negotiations – Timeliness – Choice of corporate structure/entity – Service strength – Dispute-related issues and litigation – Practical solutions – Locating suitable premises – Knowledge of local business culture – Hiring and firing local employees – Examining tax-effective structures – Sourcing grants and incentives – Arranging meetings with local authorities and professionals IALAWFIRMS.COM 3 Advantages and resources for clients of member firms include: Each Alliance member is an independent law firm – All member firms can work in the English language. and it, not the Alliance, is responsible for the – Access to a wealth of local knowledge in a wide work it carries out. The Alliance enables member firms—typically first-ranking, medium-sized practices— to remain independent and maintain a strong position in the marketplace. range of jurisdictions. – Real-time understanding of new legislation in different countries. – A commitment to an integrated solution to even the most complex problems. 4 IALAWFIRMS.COM Independent and integrated Membership is selective. Benefits for clients are immeasurable. Clients and prospective clients of Alliance firms should know that membership is only open to law firms with a reputation for excellence in their local jurisdiction. Chosen firms are committed to the highest standards of professional, ethical and timely legal services and do not belong to a competing association or organization. The Alliance follows the general principle of having only one member firm in each jurisdiction. The application and selection process to become a member of the Alliance is comprehensive. Prospective members complete a questionnaire reviewed by the Executive. Following a satisfactory review of the candidate’s completed questionnaire, a representative of a member firm makes a personal due diligence visit to the candidate’s office to meet with partners of the firm. Because personal contact is considered an important element of the selection procedure, representatives of the candidate firm attend at least one annual meeting of the Alliance as observers. IALAWFIRMS.COM 5 Global Members Argentina Segal Turner & Asociados, Buenos Aires Australia Civic Legal, Perth, WA Kemp Strang, Sydney, NSW Russell Kennedy, Melbourne, VIC Thynne & Macartney, Brisbane, QLD Austria Gabler Gibel & Ortner Lawyers, Vienna Belgium Eurothemis, Brussels Brazil Nilton Serson Advogados Associados, Sáo Paulo Bulgaria Kalaidjiev & Georgiev, Sofia Canada Bryan & Company, Calgary & Edmonton, AB Kornfeld LLP, Vancouver, BC Torkin Manes LLP, Toronto, ON Chile Ramírez Asociados, Santiago China R&P China Lawyers, Beijing & Shanghai Cyprus Georgiades & Pelides, Nicosia Czech Republic Holec Zuska & Partners, Prague Denmark Krasnik & Partners Solicitors, Copenhagen Finland Nordic Law Attorneys-at-Law, Helsinki France Normand & Associés, Paris Germany Melchers Law Firm, Berlin, Frankfurt & Heidelberg Greece Hong Kong PolandIzabella Żyglicka and Partners Attorneys at Law & Legal Counsels Limited Partnership, Katowice & Warsaw Portugal Fernando Fraga e Associados, Sociedade de Advogados, Lisboa Romania Buzescu Ca Attorneys at Law, Bucharest Russia Sameta Tax & Legal Consulting, Moscow Singapore A. Ang, Seah & Hoe, Singapore Spain Martí & Associats, Barcelona Sweden Lindmark Welinder, Lund Switzerland Blum&Grob Attorneys at Law Ltd, Zurich Thailand Duensing Kippen, Ltd., Bangkok & Phuket UAE Kalbian Hagerty LLP, Abu Dhabi & Dubai UK Edwin Coe LLP, London USA Berliner Cohen, LLP, San Jose, Merced & Modesto, CA Birch Horton Bittner & Cherot PC, Anchorage, AK & Washington, DC Evans & Dixon, LLC, St. Louis, Kansas City & Springfield, MO Moye White LLP, Denver, CO Much Shelist, P.C., Chicago, IL Musick, Peeler & Garrett LLP, Los Angeles, Orange County, Santa Barbara, SanDiego, Your Legal Partners, Athens San Francisco & Westlake Village, CA Boase Cohen & Collins Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP, Hungary Szabó Kelemen & Partners, Budapest Altoona, Conshohocken, Harrisburg, Philadelphia, India Advaya Legal, Mumbai & New Delhi Pittsburgh, PA & Cherry Hill, NJ, USA Ireland Kilroys Solicitors, Dublin Phillips Nizer LLP, New York, NY Japan Yabuki Law Offices, Tokyo Rich May, Boston, MA Malaysia Raslan Loong, Kuala Lumpur Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, Bend, Eugene, Portland & Salem, OR & Seattle & Vancouver, WA Malta WH Partners The Stewart Law Firm LLLP, Wilmington, DE Mexico Cornejo Méndez González & Duarte, Mexico, DF Varnum LLP, Ann Arbor, Detroit, Grand Rapids, D & A Morales y Asociados, Monterrey, NL Grand Haven, Kalamazoo, Lansing, & Novi, MI Netherlands De Metz Advocaten, Amsterdam Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, Columbus, New Zealand McVeagh Fleming, Auckland Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Akron, OH & Houston, TX Nigeria Adepetun, Caxton-Martins, Agbor & Segun, Lagos Williams Parker Harrison Dietz & Getzen, Sarasota, FL Philippines Belo Gozon Elma Parel Asuncion & Lucila Law Offices, Venezuela Pérez Duin, Gutiérrez Rodríguez, Abogados, Caracas Manila 6 IALAWFIRMS.COM Member Firms A. Ang, Seah & Hoe Singapore • Moye White LLP Adepetun, Caxton-Martins, Agbor & Segun Advaya Legal • Lagos, Nigeria Mumbai & New Delhi, India • Belo Gozon Elma Parel Asuncion & Lucila Law Offices • Manila, Philippines Berliner Cohen, LLP San Jose, Merced & Modesto, CA, USA • Birch Horton Bittner & Cherot PC Blum&Grob Attorneys at Law Ltd Boase Cohen & Collins Bryan & Company • Zurich, Switzerland Bucharest, Romania • Perth, WA, Australia • Cornejo Méndez González & Duarte D & A Morales y Asociados De Metz Advocaten Bangkok & Phuket, Thailand • London, UK • Evans & Dixon, LLC Eurothemis Mexico DF, Mexico Amsterdam, Netherlands • Duensing Kippen, Ltd. Edwin Coe LLP • Monterrey, NL, Mexico • St. Louis, Kansas City & Springfield, MO, USA • Brussels, Belgium • • Chicago, IL, USA Musick, Peeler & Garrett LLP San Diego, San Francisco & Westlake Village CA, USA Nilton Serson Advogados Associados Nordic Law Attorneys-at-Law Normand & Associés • Phillips Nizer LLP • • Vienna, Austria Prague, Czech Republic Izabella Żyglicka and Partners Attorneys at Law & Legal Katowice & Warsaw, Poland • Kalaidjiev & Georgiev • Kalbian Hagerty LLP Washington, DC, US & Abu Dhabi & Dubai, UAE Kemp Strang • Sofia, Bulgaria Sydney, NSW, Australia • Kilroys Solicitors Kornfeld LLP • • Vancouver, BC, Canada • Copenhagen, Denmark Lapique & Santeugini Abogados Lindmark Welinder • • Montevideo, Uruguay • Barcelona, Spain McVeagh Fleming • Auckland, New Zealand • Caracas, Venezuela Beijing & Shanghai, China Ramírez Asociados • Santiago, Chile Raslan Loong Rich May Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia • Boston, MA, USA • Russell Kennedy Melbourne, VIC, Australia • Sameta Tax & Legal Consulting • Moscow, Russia Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt • Bend, Eugene, Portland & Salem, OR & The Stewart Law Firm LLLP Thynne & Macartney Torkin Manes LLP Varnum LLP • • • • • • Buenos Aires, Argentina Budapest, Hungary Wilmington, DE, USA Brisbane, QLD, Australia Toronto, ON, Canada Ann Arbor, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Grand Haven, Kalamazoo, Lansing, & Novi, MI, USA Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP • Houston, TX, & Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati, & Akron, OH, USA • Malta Williams Parker Harrison Dietz & Getzen Yabuki Law Offices • Tokyo, Japan Your Legal Partners • Athens, Greece • Sarasota, FL, USA Lund, Sweden Martí & Associats Melchers Law Firm • • WH Partners Dublin, Ireland Krasnik & Partners Solicitors Altoona, Conshohocken, Seattle & Vancouver, WA, USA Nicosia, Cyprus Counsels Limited Partnership • R&P China Lawyers Szabó Kelemen & Partners • Helsinki, Finland New York, NY, USA Gabler Gibel & Ortner Lawyers Holec Zuska & Partners Sáo Paulo, Brazil Pérez Duin, Gutiérrez Rodríguez, Abogados Segal Turner & Asociados • • • Paris, France Fernando Fraga e Associados, Sociedade de Advogados • Lisboa, Portugal Georgiades & Pelides Los Angeles, Orange County, Santa Barbara, • Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, PA & Cherry Hill, NJ, USA Calgary and Edmonton, AB, Canada • Much Shelist, P.C. Denver, CO, USA Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP Hong Kong • Buzescu Ca Attorneys at Law Civic Legal Anchorage, AK & Washington, DC, USA • • Berlin, Frankfurt & Heidelberg, Germany IALAWFIRMS.COM 7 Alliance Headquarters 527 Marquette Avenue South, Suite 1925 Minneapolis, MN 55402 USA Tel. +1 612 454 5242 Email: ExecutiveDirector@ialawfirms.com ialawfirms.com