Buenos Aires

Contact: Mr Esteban O´Farrell
Email: ofarrelle@jpof.com.ar

JP O´Farrell Abogados S. A.
Ave del Libertador 498
12th Floor
Capital Federal
Buenos Aires
C1001ABR
Argentina
Tel: + 54 11 4515 9200
Fax: + 54 11 4515 9201/2
Website: http://www.jpof.com.ar
Time Zone: -3hrs GMT

J P O’ Farrell Abogados is a 6 partner full service law firm based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with a strong emphasis on corporate, tax, litigation, environmental, intellectual property and labor law. The firm was formed in 2005 by a group of lawyers from a well known Argentinian firm and includes highly qualified professionals, including many with Masters degrees from prestigious universities in the USA and Argentina (one of the partners is also admitted to practice law in the State of New York). The firm also includes ex-members of the Argentine Federal Courts of Justice.

The firm advises clients in respect of the following areas of law: local administrative; agriculture; shipping and maritime; anti-trust/competition; arbitration and mediation; aviation; banking; bankruptcy and insolvency; building and construction; charities; commercial and contract law; commercial property and real estate; communications/telecoms; company law; computer/IT contracts/issues; conservation/environment; conveyancing; consumer/product issues; copyrights, patents, trademarks and intellectual property; debt collection; anti-discrimination; estate agency; estates, wills and trusts; education; family/divorce; finance and leasing; food and drugs/retailing; franchising; fraud;health & safety; human rights; immigration; insurance/claims resolution; international law; investments/financial services; labor/employment; libel; liquor licensing; commercial litigation; media & entertainment; medical negligence; mergers and acquisitions; mining; pensions; securities; sport/sponsorship; taxation- business & personal; and town/city building planning issues.

Portuguese, German, French, English & Italian languages are spoken.

Sydney

Contact: Greg Blewitt
Email: gblewitt@bartier.com.au

Bartier Perry
Level 18
133 Castlereagh St

Sydney
NSW 2000
Australia
Tel: + 61 2 8281 7800
Fax: + 61 2 8281 7838
Website: http://www.bartier.com.au
Time Zone: + 10hrs GMT

Bartier Perry is a Sydney based law firm with 24 executive lawyers (partner equivalents in an incorporated firm) and 45 fee earners, which has been providing legal services for over 60 years.

Bartier Perry’s business aim is to provide highly competitive legal services to major corporates and government clients in numerous commercial law practice areas.

The firm advises clients in respect of the following areas of law:

Local administrative; anti-trust/competition; arbitration and mediation; banking; bankruptcy and insolvency; building and construction; charities; commercial and contract law; commercial property and real estate; company law; computer/IT contracts/issues; conservation/environment; conveyancing; consumer/product issues; copyrights, patents, trademarks and intellectual property; debt collection; estate agency; estates, wills and trusts;finance and leasing; food and drugs/retailing; franchising; fraud;health & safety; insurance/claims resolution; investments/financial services; labor/employment; libel; commercial litigation; media & entertainment;mergers and acquisitions; pensions; securities; sport/sponsorship; taxation – business and personal; town/building planning issues; and trade associations.

English, Greek, Tamil, Sinhala, Arabic, Korean, Mandarin, Cantonese, Malay and Indonesian languages are spoken.

Nassau

Contact: Gavin Cassar
Email: gavin@lawcassar.com

Cassar & Co
330 Bay Street


Nassau

Bahamas
Tel: + 242 328 4695
Fax: + 242 328 4694
Website: http://www.lawcassar.com
Time Zone: GMT - 4 hours

Cassar & Co was established in Nassau in 1995.

The firm advises clients in the following areas of law: banking; bankruptcy and insolvency; building and construction; commercial and contract law; commercial property and real estate; communications/telecoms; company law; contracts/issues; conveyancing; copyrights, patents, trademarks and intellectual property; crime; debt recovery; anti-discrimination; estate agency; estates, wills and trusts; education; family/divorce; finance and leasing; franchising; fraud; immigration; insurance/claims resolution; investments/financial services; labor/employment; libel; liquor licensing; commercial litigation; media & entertainment; medical negligence; mergers and acquisitions; securities; taxation- business & personal; town/city building planning issues; and transport law.

English is the spoken language.

Brussels

Contact: Didier Van Laere
Email: dvl@dvvc.be

De Broeck Van Laere Van Camp Coopman
Jules Besmestraat 124
1081 Brussels

Belgium
Tel: +32 2 423 00 42
Fax: +32 2 423 00 32
Website: http://www.dvvc.be
Time Zone: GMT +1 hour

De Broeck Van Laere Van Camp is a primarily Dutch speaking specialist tax and business finance law firm based in Brussels with 3 partners and 11 fee earners. The firm also advises on international tax planning, transfer pricing securities, pensions and employee benefits, tax, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, investments and financial services, finance and leasing law and commercial contract and company law.

Languages : Dutch, English, French and German.

Miller Bolle & Partners

Brussels

Contact: Michel Bolle
Email: bolle@millerlaw.be

Miller Bolle & Partners
Avenue Louise 283
Boite 19

Brussels
1050
Belgium
Tel: +32 0 2 640 44 00
Fax: +32 0 2 648 99 95
Website: http://www.millerlaw.be
Time Zone: GMT +1 hour

Miller Bolle & Partners is a four partner firm in Belgium with an additional 12 lawyers. English, French, Dutch and Hebrew languages are spoken. The firm comprises Belgium, Israeli and European lawyers providing advice, legal services and litigation representation to Belgian and international clients, companies, entities and international trade associations. The firm specialises in all aspects of corporate and commercial law including formation of companies and businesses, corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, management buy outs partnerships and joint ventures, computer hardware and software contracts; taxation high tech and intellectual property; litigation/arbitration; securities, financing and banking law; EU law; real estate; industrial relations and labour law.

São Paulo -SP

Contact: Ricardo Thomazinho
Email: rthomazinho@hkt.com.br.

Höfling, Thomazinho Advocacia
Rua Jesuíno Arruda, nº 676, 15º andar
CEP 04532-082

São Paulo -SP

Brazil
Tel: ++ 55 11 3074 0100
Fax: + 55 11 3078 5688
Website: http://www.hkt.com.br
Time Zone: GMT -3 hours

This is a 3 partner corporate and international law firm focused on serving medium sized companies. The firm also has experience in counselling large corporations by rendering specialised legal services in : foreign investments in Brazil, contracts, financing, infrastructure, governmental bidding procedures and import/export transactions. Professional experience of partners has been gained in Brazil, United States and Germany.

The firm also provides legal representation in the following areas of law: administrative law; shipping law; competition law; banking law; bankruptcy and insolvency; building law and construction; commercial and contract law; commercial property/real estate; telecommunications; company law; computer/IT law; consumer law; copyright, patents, trademarks and itellectual property; finance and leasing; franchising; health and safety; international law; labour and employment law; litigation - all aspects; mergers and acquisitions; mining; securities; sports law; and taxation.

Languages: Portuguese English, German, French and Spanish.

Sofia

Contact: Dr. Cornelia Draganova
Email: draganova@coelerlegal.com

Coeler Legal Consulting
Oborishte Str. 1
BG-1000

Sofia

Bulgaria
Tel: + 359-2-489 08 67
Fax: + 359-2-846 80 46
Website: http://www.coelerlegal.com
Time Zone: GMT +2 hours

Additional office in Hamburg, Germany.

For many years the German partners of Coeler & Partners have been counsel to Bulgarian state companies, banks and industrial conglomerates. The firm recently established a subsidiary office in Sofia, staffed by Bulgarian lawyers, providing legal advice and services to international operating companies drafting joint venture agreements, advising on acquisitions, privatisations and concession proceedings and litigation and arbitration.

Partners and staff are internationally trained and are active in EU-research programs. English, German, French, Russian and Bulgarian languages are spoken. The firm employs specialists for banking, company law, aviation and maritime law, transport, insurance, labour law and general commercial and trade issues including insolvency. Furthermore tax advisors and patent agents are available. A notary public is connected to the office and the office provides real estate searches and translations.

British Virgin Islands

Contact: Anthony Lynton
Email: anthony.lynton@lyntonslaw.com

Lyntons
P.O.Box 4408
Road Town
Tortola
British Virgin Islands

British Virgin Islands
Tel: +1 284 494 6210
Fax: +1 284 494 7899
Website: http://www.lyntonslaw.com
Time Zone: GMT - 5hrs

Lyntons was established in July of 2008. However, its principal, Anthony Lynton, is a former partner of a major international offshore law firm, which became Maples and Calder in 2004. He has over 15 years experience advising private clients, institutions and international law firms on British Virgin Islands corporate, commercial,insolvency, investment funds and trust law. The aim of the firm is to provide a timely, efficient and cost effective service to clients globally. The firm aims to become one of the premier midsize firms of the British Virgin Islands

The firm advises clients in the following areas of law:

Shipping and maritime; banking; bankruptcy and insolvency; commercial and contract law; commercial property and real estate; copyrights, patents, trademarks and intellectual property; debt collection; estates, wills and trusts; finance and leasing; investments/financial services; commercial litigation; mergers and acquisitions; mining; securities; taxation- business; regulatory and financial services advice.

The English language is spoken.

Santiago

Contact: Carlos Martínez
Email: cmartinez@eluchans.cl

Eluchans y Cia. Ltda.
Miraflores N° 178
Piso 16

Santiago
832 0215
Chile
Tel: +(56-2) 8898800
Fax: +(56-2) 6388570
Website: http://www.eluchans.cl
Time Zone: -3hrs GMT (to - 5hrs BST)

Eluchans y Cia is one of the most traditional law firms in Chile. Its origins trace back to 1914 and through one of its founding partners played a significant role in the modern day development of Chilean law. It is a commercial oriented law firm with 6 partners. Several members of the firm have studied and worked abroad, especially in South America, Europe, China, and the United States.

The firm advises clients in the following areas of law:

Local administrative law; agriculture; anti-trust/competition; arbitration and mediation; aviation; banking; bankruptcy and insolvency; building and construction; charities; commercial and contract law; commercial property and real estate; company law; computer/IT contracts/issues; conservation/environment; consumer/product issues; debt recovery; estate agency; estates, wills and trusts; EU law; family/divorce; finance and leasing; franchising; health & safety; human rights; immigration; insurance/claims resolution; international law; investments/financial services; labor/employment; commercial litigation; mergers and acquisitions; mining; pensions; securities; taxation- business & personal; town/city building planning issues; trade associations and transport law.

Spanish, French and English languages are spoken.

San Jose

Contact: Juan Alvarez
Email: jdalvarez@jdalaw.com

Alvarez, Jiminez de Pass, S.A.
Centro Empresarial Forum
Edificio E, Primer Piso or P.O. Box 5093-1000
Santa Ana
San Jose

Costa Rica
Tel: +506 204 7870
Fax: +506 204 7869
Website: http://www.jdalaw.com
Time Zone: GMT -6hours

Established in 1986, the firm has 3 partners and 17 staff and it has become one of the leading Tax and Commercial law firms in the region, specializing in providing legal and financial assistance to national and international clients in the fields of hotels and resorts, free trade zones, taxation, company organization, real estate development and trusts.

The firm also provides advice in the areas of taxation, corporate law, real estate, litigation, debt collection, civil practice, commercial law, finance, resorts and leisure, immigration and naturalization, intellectual property, international patents and trademarks, trademark prosecution, trademark registration, international law, trusts and estates, international business transactions, and advises on government contracts.

Leeds

Contact: Simon Nuttall
Email: s.nuttall@burywalkers.com

Bury & Walkers
4 Butts Court

Leeds
LS1 5JS
England
Tel: +44 113 244 4227
Fax: +44 113 246 5965
Website: http://www.burywalkers.com
Time Zone: GMT +/- 0 hours

Bury & Walkers is an 11 partner firm based in central Leeds with a total of 79 staff and an additional office in Barnsley. The firm provides a broad range of legal services including banking law, commercial contracts, computer/IT law, conveyancing, intellectual property, debt collection, company law, mergers and acquisitions, employment law, European Community law, health and safety, taxation and litigation advice.

Collyer-Bristow

London

Contact: Paul Sillis
Email: paul.sillis@collyerbristow.com

Collyer-Bristow
4 Bedford Row

London
WC1R 4DF
England
Tel: +44 207 242 7363
Fax: +44 207 405 0555
Website: http://www.collyerbristow.com
Time Zone: GMT +/- 0 hours

Collyer-Bristow is a full service commercial firm of solicitors with 26 partners and 130 staff located in Central London.

The firm offers a broad range of legal services including banking; commercial property; construction; corporate and commercial; defamation; dispute resolution; employment; family and divorce; immigration; intellectual property; IT and e-commerce; personal injury; residential property; sport, entertainment and marketing; tax planning and trusts wills, estate and trust administration.

Morgan Russell

Esher, Surrey

Contact: Paul Morgan
Email: paul@morganrussell.co.uk

Morgan Russell
Hillbrow House
Hillbrow Road

Esher, Surrey
KT10 9NW
England
Tel: +44 1372 461411
Fax: +44 1372 461401
Website: http://www.morganrussell.co.uk
Time Zone: GMT +/- 0 hours

Morgan Russell is a 3 partner specialist commercial practice, providing teams of experts in focused disciplines. The firm offers a range of legal commercial services from company commercial, acquisitions and disposals, buy-outs/buy-ins, asset sales joint ventures and commercial contracts through to EU law, commercial property, employment law and intellectual property advice.

Morgan Russell also specialises in assisting international businesses and individuals wishing to invest outside their country of residence. The firm works closely with a local accountancy firm and an international, professional financial services organisation, specialising in international trade, tax and investment advice.
From an international perspective the firm can assist with company acquisitions and joint ventures marketing and distribution agreements structures to provide preferred commercial and tax efficient holdings royalties, trade marks and patents management and control considerations immigration, emigration and employment packages tax advice for individual executives and proprietary interests and Internet

Cunningham & Dickey

Belfast

Contact: Michael Robinson
Email: mr@cdlegal.co.uk

Cunningham & Dickey
68 Upper Church Lane


Belfast
BT1 4LG
Northern Ireland
Tel: +44 (0) 28 90 245896
Fax: +44 (0) 28 90 327657
Website: http://www.cdlegal.co.uk
Time Zone: +/-0 GMT

Founded in 1875, Cunningham & Dickey has served both private and commercial clients for over 130 years. It is a medium-sized practice located beside the Belfast Courts in the centre of the City and is well used to handling urgent agency instructions.

The firm advises clients in respect of the following areas of law: local administrative; agriculture; arbitration and mediation; banking; bankruptcy and insolvency; building and construction; charities; commercial and contract law; commercial property and real estate; company law; computer/IT contracts/issues; conveyancing; consumer/product issues; copyrights, patents, trademarks and intellectual property; crime; debt collection; anti-discrimination; estates, wills and trusts; EU law; family/divorce; finance and leasing; franchising; fraud;health & safety; human rights; immigration; insurance/claims resolution; international law; investments/financial services; labor/employment; libel; liquor licensing; commercial litigation; medical negligence; mergers and acquisitions; mining; securities; sport/sponsorship; business/personal taxation; town/building planning issues; and transport law.

Barcelona

Contact: Julio de Miquel or Rosa Maria Arasa
Emails: j.demiquel@aradem.com or rm.arasa@aradem.com

Arasa & de Miquel, Advocats Associats
Avda. Pedralbes 38
08034

Barcelona

Spain
Tel: +34 93 203 49 50
Fax: +34 93 205 43 55
Website: http://www.aradem.com
Time Zone: GMT +1 hour

Additional office: Madrid.

Arasa & de Miquel is a 5 partner firm with a total of 15 staff based in Barcelona. Spanish, French, English, Catalan, German and Portuguese languages are spoken. The firm has good contacts with South American law firms and also works in co-operation with firms in Valencia, San Sebastian and Los Angeles, USA. The firm is broad based and provides advice in administrative law; bankruptcy and insolvency; building law and construction; telecoms and media; company law; environmental law; consumer law; intellectual property; debt collection; estate agency; family law; international law; commercial litigation; mergers and acquisitions; and taxation.

Contact: Evert-Jan Rotshuizen
Email: e.j.rotshuizen@rotshuizengeense.nl

Rotshuizen Geense B.V.
PO Box 222
NL -8901 BA

Leeuwarden

Netherlands
Tel: +31 58 21 22 444
Fax: +31 58 21 33 666
Website: http://www.rotshuizengeense.nl
Time Zone: GMT +1 hour

Rotshuizen Geense B.V. is a commercial law firm based in the regional capital of the Fryslan region of the Netherlands - an important financial services, agri- and nutri- business centre. The firm is broad based and advises on administration law; agricultural law; environmental law; competition law; arbitration and mediation; bankruptcy and insolvency; banking law; construction; telecoms and media; commercial property; commercial contracts; consumer law; computer/IT law; consumer protection; intellectual property; criminal law; debt collection; discrimination; European Community law; health and safety; insurance law/claims resolution; international law; labour/employment law; commercial litigation; local government law; taxation and transport law.

Kiveld International Lawyers

Den Haag

Contact: Peter Kirpensteijn
Email: pk@kiveld.nl

Kiveld International Lawyers
Parkstraat 83


Den Haag

Netherlands
Tel: + 31 (0) 88 254 83 53
Fax: + 31 (0) 88 254 83 83
Website: http://www.kiveld.nl
Time Zone: + 1hr GMT

Kiveld International Lawyers was formed in 2007 and is principally focused on combining international legal and tax law expertise, providing an integrated service to domestic clients doing business abroad and overseas clients using the Netherlands as a business efficient commercial gateway.

The firm advises clients in the following areas of law:

Admiralty, shipping and maritime; anti-trust/competition; arbitration and mediation; aviation; banking; commercial and contract law; company law; computer/IT contracts/issues; consumer/product issues; copyrights, patents, trademarks and intellectual property; debt recovery; EU law; finance and leasing; franchising; international law; investments/financial services; labor/employment; commercial litigation; mergers and acquisitions; mining; pensions; securities; taxation- business & personal; trade associations and transport law.

Dutch, German, English and Cantonese languages are spoken

Fort, Mumbai

Contact: Satish Srivastav
Email: sks@srivastavandco.com

S K Srivastav & Co
201 Yeshwant Chambers, 2nd Floor
18 Burjorji Bharucha Marg

Fort, Mumbai
400023
India
Tel: + 91 22 22674729/22655698
Fax: + 91 22 5637 8315
Website: http://www.srivastavandco.com
Time Zone: + 5hrs GMT

Additional office: Dubai (UAE)

SK Srivastav & Co is a 3 partner firm with 32 professional staff advising clients in respect of the following areas of law: local administrative; anti-trust/competition; arbitration and mediation; aviation; banking; building and construction; charities; commercial and contract law; commercial property and real estate; company law; computer/IT contracts/issues; conveyancing; consumer/product issues; copyrights, patents, trademarks and intellectual property; crime; debt collection; estates, wills and trusts; EU law; education; family/divorce; human rights; immigration; international law; investments/financial services; liquor licensing; commercial litigation; media & entertainment; mergers and acquisitions; securities; and trade associations

Languages spoken: English, Marathi & Hindi

New Delhi

Contact: World Link for Law Administration
Email: info@worldlink-law.com

New Delhi

India
Tel: Contact World Link for Law Administration
Fax: Contact World Link for Law Administration

Time Zone: GMT + 5.5 hours

World Link for Law has a member firm in New Delhi, but local Bar association rules prevent publicity for the firm on the internet. Contact Worldlink for Law Administration (e-mail address above) if you require further details.

Contact: Gill Nadel
Email: gill@nadel-law.com

Gill Nadel Law Office
3 Arava St. Airport City
Ben Gurion Airport
POB 97

70150
Israel
Tel: ++972-3-974-44-74
Fax: ++ 972-3-974-44-79
Website: http://www.nadel-law.co.il
Time Zone: GMT +2 hours

Established by Gill Nadel, the firm is located in Lod`s northern industrial zone, Israel, close to the Ben Gurion Airport and to many of Israel`s international forwarders and customs brokers. The firm’s mission is to provide a one-stop-shop for the importer, exporter, customs broker, international forwarder and all others dealing with international trade and commercial law.

The firm advises clients in respect of the following areas of law: local administrative; shipping and maritime; aviation; commercial and contract law; company law; copyrights, patents, trademarks and intellectual property; international law; commercial litigation; taxation- business; import and export law.

English, Hebrew, Russian, Arabic and Polish languages are spoken.

Bolzano

Contact: Wolfgang Burchia
Email: info@lex.bz.it

Burchia & Eccher
Via della Rena n. 3/1
39100

Bolzano

Italy
Tel: 39 471 300534
Fax: 39 39 471 300535

Time Zone: GMT

Burchia & Eccher is a 2 partner firm with 8 staff. The firm specialises in a range of legal services including competition law, arbitration and mediation banking law; bankruptcy and insolvency; commercial contracts; commercial property; company law; intellectual property; debt collection; criminal law; European Community law; family law; franchising; international law; employment law; litigation; and mergers and acquisitions.

Dolce Lauda

Milan

Contact: André Castelli
Email: dl.mi@libero.it
www.dolcelauda.com

Dolce Lauda
Via Visconti di Modrone 28


Milan
I- 20122 Milano
Italy
Tel: + 39 02 76 281 029
Fax: +39 02 02 78 05 13
Website: http://www.dolcelauda.com
Time Zone: GMT +1 hour

Dolce Lauda is a 5 partner firm founded in 1983 with 20 staff at its main office in Frankfurt. It has additional offices in Stuttgart, Germany and Modena, Italy. Nearly all the 12 lawyers in the firm speak German, Italian and English and many also speak French.

The firm provides all the main legal disciplines, except for criminal law, local government and planning. Almost 80 of the firms work is internationally based, assisting foreign clients and companies, particularly in commercial and company law, mergers and acquisitions, debt recovery, inheritance planning and litigation.

Dolce Lauda

Modena

Contact: Carlo Malossi
Email: dl.modena@iol.it

Dolce Lauda
Corso Canalgrande 23

Modena
I-41100
Italy
Tel: +39 059 22 55 78
Fax: +39 059 21 05 54
Website: http://www.dolcelauda.com
Time Zone: GMT +1 hour

Innsbruck

Contact: Gerald Hauska
Email: law@hauska-matzunski.at

Hauska & Matzunski Rechtsanwälte OG
Salurner Strasse 16


Innsbruck
6020
Austria
Tel: +43 512 58271620
Fax: +43 512 571467
Website: http://www.hauska-matzunski.at
Time Zone: GMT +1 hour

Hauska & Matzunski Rechtsanwälte OG comprises 3 partners and 9 staff and among other services, advises on: anti-trust/competition law; arbitration and mediation; banking law; bankruptcy/insolvency; building law/construction; commercial contract law; commercial property and real estate; company law; copyright, intellectual property; debt collection; estates, wills and trusts; finance and leasing law; franchising; insurance law/claims resolution; international law; employment law; personal injury litigation; mergers and acquisitions; and sports law/sponsorship.

Quebec

Contact: David Franklin
Email: d.franklin@franklinlegal.com

Franklin & Franklin
4141 Sherbrooke Street West
Suite 545
Montreal
Quebec
H3Z 1B8
Canada
Tel: ++ 514-935-3576
Fax: ++ 514-935-6862
Website: http://www.franklinlegal.com
Time Zone: -5hrs GMT

Located in the heart of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Franklin & Franklin was founded in 1925 by M.H. Franklin, Q.C. With three generations of experience and tradition, the Franklin & Franklin team provides professional and personalized service in the areas of international debt collection, commercial contract negotiation including licensing/franchising, distribution, real estate, and lease agreements, as well as commercial litigation, company law, mergers and acquisitions, executive employment and wrongful dismissal law, matrimonial law, bankruptcy, immigration, commercial customs, and entertainment law.

English and French languages are spoken.

Pryke Lambert Leathley Russell LLP

Greater Vancouver, B.C.,

Contact: John Leathley, Q.C.
Email: jleathley@pllr.com

Pryke Lambert Leathley Russell LLP
Suite 500 – North Tower
5811 Cooney Rd
Richmond
Greater Vancouver, B.C.,
V6X 3M1
Canada
Tel: ++1 604-276-2765
Fax: ++1 604-276-8045
Website: http://www.pllr.com
Time Zone: -6 hrs GMT

Pryke Lambert Leathley Russell LLP is a limited liability partnership with 11 partners providing legal and business solutions to clients in select market sectors of Vancouver, the lower mainland and internationally. The firm has been in operation for over 35 years. The primary practice areas are real estate and development, insurance, personal legal services and business law.

The firm advises clients in the following areas
of law:

Local administrative law; arbitration and mediation; aviation; banking; bankruptcy and insolvency; building and construction; commercial and contract law; commercial property and real estate; company law; conservation/environment; conveyancing; consumer/product issues; crime; debt recovery; anti-discrimination; estates, wills and trusts; family/divorce; finance and leasing; franchising; fraud; human rights; insurance/claims resolution; investments/financial services; labor/employment; libel; commercial litigation; and medical negligence.

English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Dutch, Punjabi, Hokkien/Taiwanese and Romanian languages are spoken.

Solomon Grosberg LLP

Ontario

Contact: Glenn Solomon
Email: gsolomon@solgro.com

Solomon Grosberg LLP
55 University Avenue
Suite 1704
Toronto
Ontario
M5J 2H7
Canada
Tel: ++ 416-366-7828
Fax: ++ 416-366-3513
Website: http://www.solgro.com (under construction)
Time Zone: GMT - 5 hours

Solomon Grosberg LLP is a 4 partner firm, based in Toronto, Canada. The firm’s clients consist primarily of entrepreneurs and small to medium sized private and public companies that require business-focused, accessible and cost-effective legal representation.

The firm advises clients in respect of the following areas of law: local administrative; arbitration and mediation; banking; bankruptcy and insolvency; building and construction; commercial and contract law; commercial property and real estate; communications/telecoms; company law; computer/IT contracts/issues; conveyancing; consumer/product issues; copyrights, patents, trademarks and intellectual property; debt collection; estates, wills and trusts; family/divorce; finance and leasing; franchising; insurance/claims resolution; international law; investments/financial services; labor/employment; libel; commercial litigation; media & entertainment; medical negligence; mergers and acquisitions; securities; and sport/sponsorship law

English, Italian, Cantonese and Mandarin languages are spoken.

Hong Kong

Contact: Shane Weir
Email: weirlaw@HongKongLaw.com

Weir & Associates
16/F Tak Shing House
Theatre Lane
20 Des Voeux Road Central
Hong Kong
Central
China
Tel: +852 2526 1767
Fax: +852 2868 3568
Website: http://www.hongkonglaw.com/weirlaw
Time Zone: GMT +8 hours

Weir & Associates is an international practice with 45 lawyers qualified in England, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, Canada, the United States, New Zealand and Sri-Lanka. The firm has an established presence in Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou and provides a comprehensive range of legal services to clients on a local and regional basis. The firm has extensive experience in real property, company law, business law, litigation/arbitration and foreign investments law and acts as a legal advisor to public companies, businesses and private clients. English and Chinese languages are spoken.

Weir & Associates

Shanghai

Contact: Mr Ricky Lo
Email: ricky@hongkonglaw.com

Weir & Associates
Room 711, No.20 Apollo Building
1440 Yan'an Road

Shanghai

China
Tel: + 86 21 62887299
Fax: + 86 21 62887399
Website: http://www.hongkonglaw.com/weirlaw
Time Zone: + 8hrs GMT

Weir & Associates is an international practice with 45 lawyers qualified in England, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, Canada, the United States, New Zealand and Sri-Lanka. The firm has an established presence in Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou and provides a comprehensive range of legal services to clients on a local and regional basis. The firm has extensive experience in real property, company law, business law, litigation/arbitration and foreign investments law and acts as a legal advisor to public companies, businesses and private clients. English and Chinese languages are spoken.

Seoul

Contact: Whan Lee Sung
Email: swhlee@ahnse.com

Ahnse Law Offices
10th Floor
98-5 Unni-dong
Jongro-gu
Seoul
110-732
Korea
Tel: + 822 743 0400
Fax: + 822 762 2900
Website: http://www.ahnse.com
Time Zone: + 9 hours

Ahnse Law Office is a 3 partner firm based in Seoul, South Korea.

The firm advises clients in respect of the following areas of law: local administrative; shipping and maritime; anti-trust/competition; arbitration and mediation; aviation; banking; bankruptcy and insolvency; building and construction; commercial and contract law; commercial property and real estate; communications/telecoms; company law; computer/IT contracts/issues; conservation/environment; conveyancing; consumer/product issues; copyrights, patents, trademarks and intellectual property; crime; debt collection; anti-discrimination; estate agency; estates, wills and trusts; EU law; education; family/divorce; finance and leasing; food and drugs/retailing; franchising; fraud;health & safety; human rights; immigration; insurance/claims resolution; international law; investments/financial services; labor/employment; libel; liquor licensing; commercial litigation; media & entertainment; medical negligence; mergers and acquisitions; mining; pensions; securities; sport/sponsorship; business/personal taxation; town/building planning issues; trade associations and transport law.

Korean, English and Japanese languages are spoken.

Athens

Contact: Dimitris Katsaounis
Email: dk@katsaounis.com

Katsaounis & Associates
115, Vas. Sophias Avenue

Athens
11521
Greece
Tel: +30 210 6451309
Fax: +30 210 6451256
Website: http://www.katsaounis.com (under construction)
Time Zone: GMT + 2 hours

Katsaounis & Associates is a 3 partner commercial firm in central Athens. The firm advises clients in respect of the following areas of law: local administrative; shipping and maritime; anti-trust/competition; arbitration and mediation; banking; bankruptcy and insolvency; building and construction; commercial and contract law; commercial property and real estate; company law; computer/IT contracts/issues; conveyancing; copyrights, patents, trademarks and intellectual property; debt collection; EU law; finance and leasing; food and drugs/retailing; franchising; immigration; international law; labor/employment; commercial litigation; medical negligence; mergers and acquisitions; pensions; securities; business/personal taxation; and public tenders.

English, German, Italian and French languages are spoken.

Zagreb

Contact: Eugen Zadravec
Email: eugen.zadravec@zg.t-com.hr

Eugen Zadravec
Petrinjska 2/1


Zagreb
10000
Croatia
Tel: + 385 1 481 0643
Fax: + 385 1 481 0642

Time Zone: + 1hr GMT

This Zagreb based firm was formed in 1968 and it has particularly strong connections with German and Austrian companies and an expanding international client base.

The firm advises clients in the following areas of law:

Local administrative law; banking; bankruptcy and insolvency; building and construction; commercial and contract law; commercial property and real estate; communications/telecoms; company law; copyrights, patents, trademarks and intellectual property; crime; debt recovery; family/divorce; finance and leasing; insurance/claims resolution; commercial litigation; mergers and acquisitions and securities.

English, German and Croatian languages are spoken.

Nicosia

Contact: Menelaos Kyprianou
Email: info@kyprianou.com.cy

Michael Kyprianou & Co
Corner Stasinos Ave. & 2 Agias Elenis str.
Stasinos Building, 6th & 7 floors,

Nicosia
1060
Cyprus
Tel: +357-22-447 777
Fax: +357-22-767 880
Website: http://www.kyprianou.com.cy
Time Zone: GMT +1 hour

Additional offices: Limassol corporate and litigation offices (limassol@kyprianou.com.cy); Paphos (paphos@kyprianou.com.cy)and Athens(info@kyprianou.gr)

The firm was founded in 1991 following the election of the founding partner, Mr Michael Kyprianou, as a member of the Cypriat parliament. Until then Mr Kyprianou had been senior counsel at the office of the Attorney General of Cyprus. The firm specialises in international work and has an ever increasing list of international clients. In particular the firm provides legal opinions and tax planning solutions to international clients e.g. loan facility agreements. The firm also advises in respect of admiralty law, anti-trust and competition, arbitration, banking, company law, intellectual property, debt collection, EU law, litigation and mergers and acquisitions.

Languages spoken: Greek, English, Russian, French, and Italian.

Vaduz

Contact: Siegbert Lampert
Email: lampert@lslaw.li

Lampert & Schächle
Landstrasse 104
P.O.Box 1257

Vaduz
9490
Liechtenstein
Tel: + 423 233 45 40
Fax: + 423 233 45 41
Website: http://www.lslaw.li
Time Zone: GMT +1 hour

Lampert & Schächle is a two partner firm in Vaduz, Liechtenstein advising on administrative law; arbitration and mediation; banking law; bankruptcy and insolvency; commercial and contract law; company law; consumer protection and product liability; estates, wills and trusts; family law; fraud; immigration; international law; investments/financial services and trusts litigation - all aspects including tax mergers and acquisitions and personal and business taxation.

German, English and French languages are spoken.

Contact: Olivier Sciales
Email: oliviersciales@cs-avocats.lu

Chevalier & Sciales
Boulevard Grande-Duchesse Charlotte 33



L-1331
Luxembourg
Tel: ++ 352 26 25 90 30/31
Fax: ++ 352 26 25 83 88
Website: http://www.cs-avocats.lu
Time Zone: GMT + 1hour

Chevalier & Sciales is a 2 partner firm with 6 additional lawyers, 1 legal assistant and 3 staff members comprising experienced lawyers who worked for many years in major law firms in Luxembourg and abroad. Their acquired professional experience in litigation and on international files allows them to handle difficult technical files necessitating specific legal knowledge.

The firms’s services, which mainly focus on corporate law, financial law and tax law address national and international clients such as banks located in Luxembourg, foreign investors and private individuals wishing to incorporate or base their subsidiaries in Luxembourg and advise them on all types of cross-border financing transactions. They offer their clients a centralisation of services (legal advice, incorporation and domiciliation of companies and litigation) and personal assistance.

The firm principally advises commercial clients on a range of legal issues including the setting of investment funds (advice on new Luxembourg investment vehicles such as the SIF (specialized investment fund) , the SICAR (venture capital management company), the SPF (private wealth management company)); mergers and take-overs; banking and financial law; establishing company structures; tax law; securitization transactions (repackaging structures); private equity and venture capital transactions; debt collection; real estate and construction law; bankruptcy and insolvency; patents and copyrights; contract/issues and litigation.

The firm has close business connections with, among others, notaries, accountants, patent offices and experts in various fields.

French, English, Dutch and Spanish languages are spoken.

Kuala Lumpur

Contact: Jory Leong
Email: joryleong@inyk.com

Iza Ng Yeoh & Kit
13.08, 13th Floor
Plaza 138
No. 138, Jalan Ampang
Kuala Lumpur
50450
Malaysia
Tel: +603 2732 0588
Fax: +603 2732 1988
Website: http://www.inyk.com
Time Zone: GMT +8 hours

Iza Ng Yeoh & Kit is a 7 partner firm based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia with 17 fee earners and a total staff of 54.

The firm has considerable experience of cross-border loans, due diligence, foreign investment advice, investment agreements, joint ventures and mergers and acquisitions.

Additionally, the firm offers a broad range of legal services including: administrative law; competition law; banking law; commercial contracts; commercial property/real estate; telecoms and media law; company law; computer/IT law; copyright, patents, trademarks and intellectual property; debt collection; family law; health and safety; immigration; insurance law; international law; labour and employment law; liquor licencing; litigation - all types; pensions law; securities; sports law; taxation and transport law.

Malay, English, Mandarin, Cantonese, and Hokkien languages are spoken.

Valletta

Contact: Dr Malcolm Mifsud
Email: mmifsud@mifsudadvocates.com.mt

Mifsud & Mifsud Advocates
123, Melita Street


Valletta
VLT 1123
Malta
Tel: + (356) 27237172
Fax: + (356) 27237314
Website: www.mifsudadvocates.com.mt
Time Zone: +1hr GMT

Mifsud & Mifsud Advocates is based in Valletta, Malta with a branch office in Catania, Sicily. Its client base, besides local business, is predominantly European and North American, however the law firm is also active in North Africa and the Middle East.

The firm has particular experience in a number of sectors; mainly in the areas of financial services such as trading and holding corporate structures, trust services, tax advisory, maritime/shipping and EU regulatory compliance services.

The partners have also conserved and invested in the growth of other practice areas, mainly those related to advisory and litigation in various sectors such as family, civil and property law, competition law, commercial litigation and debt collection services.

The firm also advises clients in the following areas of law:

Local administrative law; arbitration and mediation; aviation; banking; bankruptcy and insolvency; building and construction; commercial and contract law; commercial property and real estate; communications/telecoms; company law; computer/IT contracts/issues; conveyancing; copyrights, patents, trademarks and intellectual property; crime; anti-discrimination; estates, wills and trusts; EU law; finance and leasing; franchising; fraud; human rights; immigration; insurance/claims resolution; international law; investments/financial services; liquor licensing; mergers and acquisitions; and business taxation.

Maltese, English, & Italian languages are spoken.

México, Distrito Federal

Contact: Eduardo Cuevas Casamitjana
Email: ecuevas@cuvi.com.mx

Cuevas y Villarreal, S.C.
Av. Prolongación Paseo de la Reforma
No. 115-1001
Col. Paseo de las Lomas
México, Distrito Federal
01330
Mexico
Tel: (55) 52 58 11 50
Fax: (55) 52 92 63 29
Website: http://www.cuvi.com.mx
Time Zone: -6hrs GMT

Cuevas y Villarreal, S.C. is a 5 partner firm with 24 staff at its office in Mexico.

The firm advises clients in respect of the following areas of law: local administrative; agriculture; shipping and maritime; anti-trust/competition; arbitration and mediation; aviation; banking; bankruptcy and insolvency; building and construction; charities; commercial and contract law; commercial property and real estate; communications/telecoms; company law; conveyancing; consumer/product issues; copyrights, patents, trademarks and intellectual property; debt collection; anti-discrimination; estate agency; estates, wills and trusts; family/divorce; finance and leasing; food and drugs/retailing; franchising; health & safety; insurance/claims resolution; international law; investments/financial services; labor/employment; libel; commercial litigation; medical negligence; mergers and acquisitions; pensions; securities; business/personal taxation; trade associations and transport law.

English and Spanish languages are spoken.

Madeira

Contact: Mr Nuno Miguel Coelho
Email: nuno.coelho@dixcart.pt

Dixcart Management (Madeira) Lda
Avenida do Infante 50

Funchal
Madeira

Portugal
Tel: + 351 (291) 225 019
Fax: + 351 (291) 745 241
Website: http://www.dixcart.com
Time Zone: +/- 0hrs GMT

Dixcart Management (Madeira) Lda was formed in 1988 to help clients to incorporate companies in Portugal, to register them in the International Business Centre of Madeira and provide ongoing management and administrative facilities, along with legal and tax advice for those companies.

The lawyers advises clients in respect of the following areas of law: local administrative; shipping and maritime; bankruptcy and insolvency; commercial and contract law; commercial property and real estate; communications/telecoms; company law; conservation/environment; conveyancing; consumer/product issues; copyrights, patents, trademarks and intellectual property; debt collection; estate agency; EU law; finance and leasing; franchising; immigration; investments/financial services; labor/employment; commercial litigation;mergers and acquisitions; business/personal taxation; and trade associations

Portuguese, Spanish, English, Italian and French languages are spoken.

Warsaw

Contact: Maciej Slusarek
Email: m.slusarek@kunachowicz-slusarek.pl

Leœnodorski, Œlusarek and Wspólnicy
Lowicka Str 62


Warsaw
02-531
Poland
Tel: +48 22 646 42 10
Fax: +48 22 646 28 77
Website: http://www.kunachowicz-slusarek.pl
Time Zone: GMT +1 hours

Leœnodorski, Œlusarek and Wspólnicy is a three-partner firm with 24 staff based in central Warsaw. Polish, English, Russian, German, Ukrainian and Italian languages are spoken.

The firm provides a thorough understanding of Polish law, Polish economic life and the best of Europes civil law traditions with a level of organisational efficiency conforming to international standards.

The firm provides a broad range of legal advice including administrative law, agricultural law, anti-trust/competition law, banking law, bankruptcy and insolvency, construction law, commercial contracts, commercial property, company law, computer and IT law, copyright, patents trademarks and intellectual property, debt collection, finance and leasing law, immigration law, international law, labour law, litigation all forms, local government law, mergers and acquisitions, taxation law and transport law.

The firm is well equipped with advanced IT systems and a broad based personnel available to meet the demands of modern international business requirements.

Paris

Contact: Philippe Bedard
Email: philippe.bedard@kbr.juriteam.com

KBR - JuriTeam
30 Avenue George V

Paris
75008
France
Tel: +331 472 334 34
Fax: +331 472 334 35
Website: http://www.juriteam.com
Time Zone: GMT +1 hour

JuriTeam is a 14 partner practice with offices in and around Paris. Juriteam provides a broad range of commercial legal services including arbitration/mediation; bankruptcy/insolvency; commercial contract law; commercial property/real estate; company law; intellectual property; debt collection; finance and leasing law; international law; labour/employment law; litigation; mergers and acquisitions; and tax law. The firm also advises on legal matters for individuals.

Faucon, Laurent Grandpré

Lyon

Contact: Alain Laurent-Grandpré
Email: laurentgrandpre@free.fr

Faucon, Laurent Grandpré
40 Montee de I'Observance

Lyon
69009
France
Tel: +33 04 78 83 26 59
Fax: +33 04 78 47 29 16

Time Zone: GMT +1 hour

Faucon, Laurent Grandpré is a 2 partner firm with 9 staff who specialise in bankruptcy/insolvency law; commercial/contract law; company law; computer/IT law; intellectual property; debt collection; franchising; health and safety; labour law; litigation; mergers and acquisitions; taxation and transport law.

Cabinet Cipre

Nice

Contact: Patrice Cipre
Email: cabinet@cipre.net

Cabinet Cipre
Chateau Dubouchage
21 Boulevard Dubouchage
F-06000
Nice

France
Tel: +33 4 93 85 48 48
Fax: +33 4 93 85 48 49
Website: http://www.cipre.net
Time Zone: GMT +1 hour

Cabinet Cipre is based in Nice in the South of France and specialises in administrative law, anti-trust/ competition, banking, bankruptcy and insolvency, building and construction, commercial contracts, commercial property/real estate, company law, computer/IT law, consumer law, copyright, patents and intellectual property, debt collection, estate agency, estates wills and trusts, EU law, finance and leasing, franchising, immigration, insurance law, international law, labour law, litigation, mergers and acquisitions and taxation.

English, French and Spanish languages are spoken. The firm is also able to represent clients in Monaco.

LEXCO

Bordeaux

Contact: Jérôme Dufour
Email: jerome.dufour@lexco.fr

LEXCO
52, Rue Thiac


Bordeaux
33000
France
Tel: +33.5.57.22.29.00
Fax: +33.5.57.22.29.01
Website: http://www.lexco.fr
Time Zone: + 1hrs GMT

LEXCO is a broad based firm based in Bordeaux.

The firm advises clients in the following areas of law:

Arbitration and mediation; aviation; bankruptcy and insolvency; commercial and contract law; commercial property and real estate; communications/telecoms; company law; consumer/product issues; copyrights, patents, trademarks and intellectual property; debt recovery; franchising; health & safety; insurance/claims resolution; international law;labor/employment; liquor licensing; commercial litigation; mergers and acquisitions; taxation- business & personal; and legal issues relating to the wine industry.

French and English languages are spoken.

Bucharest

Contact: Valeriu Stoica
Email: vstoica@stoica-asociatii.ro

Stoica & Asociatii
Opera Center II, 2nd floor,
Dr. N. Staicovici Street,
Sector 5
Bucharest
050558
Romania
Tel: +40 0 21 402 09 30
Fax: +40 0 21 402 09 31
Website: http://www.stoica-asociatii.ro
Time Zone: GMT +2 hours

Stoica & Asociatii is a 3 partner firm in Bucharest with a total staff of 23. The firm generally advises on commercial law with particular experience of project financing on behalf of foreign investment funds or international financial institutions in the food, telecommunications, public utilities and banking sectors. It also advises in respect of international banking/finance projects and on mergers and acquisitions in the communications and food industry sectors. The firm acts for numerous global companies.

Generally the firm is broad based, but mainly specialises in commercial legal services as follows: administrative law; competition law; arbitration and mediation; banking law; insolvency law; construction; contract law; real estate; communications and telecommunications; company law; computer/IT law; environmental law; copyright, patents, trademarks and intellectual property; debt collection; EU law; family law; finance and leasing law; immigration; insurance law; international law; labour and employment law; litigation - all aspects; media law; mergers and acquisitions; mines, minerals, oil and gas; securities; taxation; and transport law.

Romanian, English and French languages are spoken.

Stockholm

Contact: Karl-Johan Dhunér
Email: kjd@dhuner.se

Dhunér Järvengren Advokatbyrå HB
Riddargatan 7A

Stockholm
114 35
Sweden
Tel: +46 8 667 62 80
Fax: +46 663 7501
Website: www.dhunerjarvengren.se
Time Zone: GMT +1 hours

Dhunér Järvengren Advokatbyrå was founded in December 2002 when Karl-Johan Dhunér and Lennart Järvengren merged their respective independent law practices. Both lawyers have previous experience from working in larger law firms. The firm’s aims are to provide competent and swift legal services to corporate clients of all sizes and in most business sectors. In addition to their general commercial law practice, the firm focuses on some key areas: transportation, EU and competition, and arbitration.

The firm’s general services include: admiralty/shipping law; anti-trust/competition law; arbitration; aviation law; banking law; bankruptcy and insolvency; commercial and contract law; company law; computer/IT law; consumer law; copyrights, patents, trademarks and intellectual property; debt collection; EU law; finance and leasing; franchising; immigration; insurance law/claims resolution; international law; investments; labour law; Liquor, betting & gaming licensing; litigation (all types); mergers and acquisitions; local government law and transport law.

Swedish, English, French and German languages are spoken.

Hamburg

Contact: Michael Raschendorfer
Email: raschendorfer@coeler.com

Coeler Attorneys
Boltenhof, Mattentweite 8
D-20457

Hamburg

Germany
Tel: 49 40 41 46 450
Fax: 49 40 41 46 45 44
Website: http://www.coelerlegal.com
Time Zone: GMT

Coeler Attorneys is a 3 partner firm with 15 staff based in Hamburg with an associated office in Sofia, Bulgaria; and an office in Cannes, France - mainly to assist German speakers with real estate and labor law issues.

The firm specialises in maritime law, competition law, arbitration and mediation; banking law; construction law; commercial contract; commercial property and real estate; telecommunications and media; company law; computer/IT law; product liability; intellectual property and trade marks; debt collection; European Community law; franchising; insurance claims; resolution; international law; labour law; litigation, mergers and acquisitions; sports law and transport law.

Dehnen Rechtsanwälte

Düsseldorf

Contact: Peter Dehnen
Email: peter.dehnen@dehnen.de

Dehnen Rechtsanwälte
Prinz-Georg-Strasse 91


Düsseldorf
40479
Germany
Tel: (+49) 211 44 97 07
Fax: (+49) 211 44 97 722
Website: http://www.dehnen.de
Time Zone: GMT + 1hr

Dehnen Rechtsanwälte is led by Peter Dehnen who has over 20 years experience of advising and supporting German, as well as international companies and their executives, with regard to German and international tax and business law issues, including business strategy, financing and labor tactics. The firm offers in depth consultation and analysis, assuming responsibility for implementation of strategic solutions.

The firm's specialisations include; commercial and contract law; company law; estates, wills and trusts; mergers and acquisitions; and business taxation.

English and German languages are spoken.

Dolce Lauda

Frankfurt Am Main

Contact: André Castelli
Email: info@dolce.de

Dolce Lauda
Arndtstrasse 34 - 36

Frankfurt Am Main
D-60325
Germany
Tel: +49 0 69 920 7150
Fax: +49 0 69 28 98 59
Website: http://www.dolcelauda.com
Time Zone: GMT +1 hour

Dolce Lauda is a 5 partner firm founded in 1983 with 20 staff at its main office in Frankfurt. It has additional offices in Stuttgart in Germany and Milan and Modena in Italy. Nearly all the 12 lawyers in the firm speak German, Italian and English and many also speak French.

The firm provides all the main legal disciplines, except for criminal law, local government and planning. Almost 80 of the firms work is internationally based, assisting foreign clients and companies, particularly in commercial and company law, mergers and acquisitions, debt recovery, inheritance planning and litigation.

Dolce Lauda

Stuttgart

Contact: Mr. Stefan Dangel
Email: stuttgart@dolce.de or SDangel@dolce..de

Dolce Lauda
Urbanstrasse 28

Stuttgart
D-70182
Germany
Tel: +49 711 6 74 41 92
Fax: +49 711 6 74 41 93
Website: http://www.dolcelauda.com
Time Zone: GMT +1 hour

Dolce Lauda

München

Contact: Mrs. Marilena Bacci
Email: info@dolce.de

Dolce Lauda
Schwanthalerstrasse 102


München
D-80336
Germany
Tel: +49-(0)89-59 91 86 26
Fax: +49-(0)89-59 91 86 27
Website: http://www.dolce.de/
Time Zone: GMT + 1 hr

Dolce Lauda is a 5 partner firm founded in 1983 with 20 staff at its main office in Frankfurt. It has additional offices in Stuttgart in Germany; and Milan and Modena in Italy. Nearly all the 12 lawyers in the firm speak German, Italian and English and many also speak French.

The firm provides all the main legal disciplines, except for criminal law, local government and planning. Almost 80 per cent of the firm's work is internationally based, assisting foreign clients and companies, particularly in commercial and company law, mergers and acquisitions, debt recovery, inheritance planning and litigation.

Hillers, Dr. Streit & Coll.

Oldenburg

Contact: Michael Streit
Email: Streit@hsc-ol.de.

Hillers, Dr. Streit & Coll.
Scheideweg 161

Oldenburg
D-26127
Germany
Tel: +49 441 3616 220
Fax: +49 441 3616 2229

Time Zone: GMT +1 hour

Hillers, Dr. Streit & Coll. is a 3 partner firm with 9 staff located in Oldenburg, near Essen in North West Germany. English, German and French languages are spoken.

The firm was founded in 1984 and specialises in providing legal advice to industrial companies and medium sized multi-corporate businesses. The firm also advises in all areas of company law; contract law; mergers and acquisitions; supply and distribution agreements, particularly with third parties in Europe, the USA and the Far East; licenses, co-operation, research and development contracts; competition and anti-trust law; product liability; claims management; labour law; intellectual property; european community law; tax and commercial litigation; and computer/IT law.

Lippert, Stachow & Partner

Dresden

Contact: Markus Hoffmann
Email: markus.hoffmann@justice.com or markus.hoffmann@pateam.de

Lippert, Stachow & Partner
Krenkelstrasse 3

Dresden
01309
Germany
Tel: +49 0 351 318 180
Fax: +49 0 351 318 1833
Website: http://www.pateam.de
Time Zone: GMT +1 hour

Additional offices: Bergisch Gladbach near Cologne, Solingen near Dusseldorf and Alicante, Spain

12 partners and 17 lawyers - this firm is a specialist intellectual property/patent law firm. Primarily clients include technically innovative, domestic and foreign companies in all fields.

The firm also advises in respect of arbitration/mediation; computer/IT law; international contract law, licencing and litigation.

To support its intellectual propert law capability, the firm is present at the location of the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market trademarks, designs and models with a joint office in Allicante, Spain.

Languages: German and English.

Lippert, Stachow & Partner

Bergisch Gladbach

Contact: Hans Joachim Lippert
Email: BGL@pateam.de

Lippert, Stachow & Partner
Frankenforster Straße 135-137

Bergisch Gladbach
51427
Germany
Tel: + 49 (0) 22 04. 92 330
Fax: + 49 (0) 22 04. 6 26 06
Website: www.pateam.de
Time Zone: GMT + 1

Singapore

Contact: Prakash Mulani
Email: prakash@mnalawcorp.com

M & A Law Corporation
7 Temasek Boulevard
07-01 Suntec City Tower 1,

Singapore
038989
Singapore
Tel: (+65) 6557 6488
Fax: (+65) 6557 6466
Website: http://www.mnalawcorp.com
Time Zone: GMT+8hrs

M & A Law Corporation is based in central Singapore and has 4 principal directors, who were previously the heads of the Litigation Department and senior members of another local firm which had gone through a significant amount of restructuring. The firm represents a broad spectrum of business enterprises, institutional clients, and individuals. The main area of practice is in litigation and arbitration with a growing practice and reputation in corporate and commercial matters. The firm also has close connections with clients in the region, in particular Malaysia and Indonesia and more recently in Pakistan.

The firm advises clients in respect of the following areas of law: arbitration and mediation; bankruptcy and insolvency; commercial and contract law; commercial property and real estate; communications/telecoms; company law; computer/IT contracts/issues; consumer/product issues; copyrights, patents, trademarks and intellectual property; crime; debt collection; estates, wills and trusts; family/divorce; finance and leasing; franchising; fraud; health & safety; immigration; insurance/claims resolution; international law; investments/financial services; labor/employment; libel; commercial litigation; media & entertainment; medical negligence; mergers and acquisitions; mining; pensions; sport/sponsorship; trade associations and transport law.

English, Malay, Urdu, Bahasa, Indonesian and Mandarin languages are spoken.

Bratislava

Contact: Mario Castiglione or Jan Raska
Emails: m.castiglione@ecker-kan.sk or j.raska@ecker-kan.sk

Ecker-Kán & Partners, s.r.o.
Námestie M. Benku 9/C1,


Bratislava
811 07
Slovak Republic
Tel: + 4212 5020 2911
Fax: + 4212 5020 2914
Website: http://www.akdsv.cz
Time Zone: + 1hrs GMT

Founded in 1990, Ecker-Kán & Partners, s.r.o is a 5 partner firm in central Bratislava with 30 staff.

With the increasing number of international companies coming to the Slovak Republic and Slovak companies expanding their activities abroad, it is the firm’s objective to provide complex legal services for these companies in their international business activities.

The firm advises clients in respect of the following areas of law: local administrative; anti-trust/competition; banking; bankruptcy and insolvency; commercial and contract law; commercial property and real estate; communications/telecoms; company law; conveyancing; consumer/product issues; copyrights, patents, trademarks and intellectual property; debt collection; anti-discrimination; estate agency; estates, wills and trusts; EU law; family/divorce; finance and leasing; food and drugs/retailing; franchising; health & safety; human rights; immigration; insurance/claims resolution; international law; investments/financial services; labor/employment; libel; commercial litigation; medical negligence; mergers and acquisitions; securities; trade associations and transport law.

French, English, German, Russian, Spanish and Hungarian languages are also spoken.

Ljubljana

Contact: Andrej Kirm
Email: andrej.kirm@azodvetniki.com

Avbreht Zajc & Partners Law Office
Sestova ulica 2


Ljubljana
1000
Slovenia
Tel: + 386 (0)1 434 54 00
Fax: +386 (0)1 434 54 04
Website: http://www.azodvetniki.com
Time Zone: + 1hrs GMT

One of the leading firms in Slovenia - Avbreht, Zajc & Partners was established in 2000. Since then the firm has been providing a broad range of advisory services and legal representation to both national and international clients.

The firm's main expertise is in the fields of corporate and commercial law, competition law and intellectual property law. The firm has offered complete legal support in numerous stock and asset deals, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions. The firm’s specializations are also in the fields of public procurement and public-private partnerships, media law and telecommunications/advanced technologies.

The firm’s goal is to offer complete legal support for clients’ business ventures in Slovenia and abroad, including dealing locally with the state and local municipalities, overcoming administrative barriers, acquisitions of permits / licences, etc. The firm mostly deals with large and medium size companies from various industries such as banking, the petroleum industry, chemistry and pharmacy, insurance, media, construction, new technologies, and automotive, among others. In the public sector the firm advises and represents numerous state-owned companies, local municipalities and government agencies.

Slovene,Croatian, Serbian, German, Italian, English, and French languages are spoken.

Määttänen & Peltola
Helsinki
Tel: + 358 9 694 7900
Fax: + 358 9 685 2300
Contact: Timo Määttänen or Olli Peltola
Email: postmaster@mplaw.fi
Time zone: + 2 hours GMT

Zurich

Contact: Dr Kurt Blickenstorfer
Email: Kurt.Blickenstorfer@bratschi-law.ch

Bratschi Wiederkehr & Buob
Bahnhofstrasse 70


Zurich
8001
Switzerland
Tel: +41 (58) 258 1000
Fax: +41 (58) 258 1099
Website: http://www.bratschi-law.ch
Time Zone: GMT +1 hour

This 15 partner firm provides a range of legal services including administration law; competition law; arbitration/mediation; aviation law; banking law; bankruptcy and insolvency; construction/building; commercial contracts; commercial property; telecoms; company law; computer/IT law; consumer law; crime; intellectual property; debt collection; estates and trusts; EU law; finance and leasing law; franchising; immigration; insurance law; investments and trusts; labour law; litigation, all aspects; media and entertainment; mergers and acquisitions; pensions; securities; sports law; taxation advice; and transport law.

Geman, English, French, Spanish, Italian, and Dutch languages are spoken.

Collyer Bristow

Geneva

Contact: James Badcock
Email: james.badcock@collyerbristow.com

Collyer Bristow
2, rue Pedro-Meylan


Geneva
CH- 1208
Switzerland
Tel: +41 (0)22 707 7051
Fax:
Website: http://www.collyerbristow.com
Time Zone: + 1hrs GMT

This is the Swiss office of the London firm of Collyer-Bristow. The office only advises clients in respect of English law.

Frederikshavn

Contact: Lars Espersen
Email: le@esp-law.dk

Adv. Espersen A/S
Tordenskjoldsgade 6
PO Box 64 DK-9900

Frederikshavn

Denmark
Tel: +45 98 433411
Fax: +45 98 433443
Website: http://www.esp-law.dk
Time Zone: GMT +1 hour

Espersen A/S is a 2 partner firm with 12 staff. The firm has many professional contacts both in and outside Denmark and provides a range of commercial and private legal services. These range from maritime law, transport law, tax law, corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, bankruptcy and insolvency through to commercial contracts, commercial property, debt collection, health and safety, environmental law and commercial litigation.

Linde & Altschuler

Copenhagen

Contact: Finn Altschuler
Email: la-law@danjur.dk

Linde & Altschuler
Bredgade 23

Copenhagen
1260 Copenhagen K
Denmark
Tel: +45 33 141 940
Fax: +45 33 13 30 35

Time Zone: GMT +1 hour

Linde & Altschuler is based in Copenhagen and comprises 6 lawyers who specialise in company law, banking and financial services, commercial property, real estate/landlord and tenant, environmental law, purchase, sale and financing of property, maritime law, insurance law, intellectual property, agency and distribution contracts, debt collection, insolvency matters, litigation, arbitration, criminal law, labour and employment law, medical law and medical negligence, purchase, sale and financing medical practices general practitioners and special physicians, consumer protection and product liability.

Prague

Contact: Michal Kroft
Email: kroft@nwd-legal.com

NWD Legal
European Business Centre
Dukelských hrdinù 564/34

Prague
170 00 Prague 7
Czech Republic
Tel: +420 (224) 215 221
Fax: +420 (224) 210 244
Website: http://www.nwd-legal.com
Time Zone: + 1hrs GMT

NWD Legal based in central Prague is a boutique law firm providing its clients with legal advice and representation mainly in the following areas of law: banking, finance and capital markets; general corporate laws; mergers and acquisitions; supervisions of mergers competitive and administrative laws; real estate; telecommunications and the media; intellectual property law; court and arbitration proceedings; bankruptcy and settlement proceedings; and labour/employment law.

Additional services include: local administrative law; agriculture; anti-trust/competition; building and construction; commercial and contract law; computer/IT contracts/issues; conservation/environment; consumer/product issues; copyrights; debt recovery; anti-discrimination; estate agency; estates, wills and trusts; family/divorce; finance and leasing; food and drugs/retailing; franchising; health & safety; immigration; insurance/claims resolution; international law; investments/financial services; liquor licensing; medical negligence; mining; pensions and employtee benefits.

Czech, Slovak, English, Russian, Italian, Hebrew and German languages are spoken.

Istanbul

Contact: Ms Naile Ülkü Karaaslan
Email: naile@leburo.com

Le Buro
Guvercin Sok No 26
Levent

Istanbul

Turkey
Tel: +90 21 2 282 88 80
Fax: +90 21 2 279 99 62

Time Zone: GMT +2 hours

Le Buro is a broad based Turkish practice that was originally established in 1969. A family firm, it has evolved into a leading domestic practice with an increasing international client base.

Le Buro has 6 partners at its principal office in Istanbul and advises clients in respect of: administrative law; maritime law; anti-trust/competition law; arbitration; aviation law; banking law; bankruptcy and insolvency; construction law; commercial and contract law; commercial property; company law; computer/IT law; consumer law; copyrights, patents, trademarks and intellectual property; debt collection; estate agency; estates law; EC law; finance and leasing; franchising; immigration; insurance law/claims resolution; international law; investments; labour law; litigation; mergers and acquisitions; business taxation; and transport law.

English and German languages are spoken.

Gultekin Law Office

Istanbul

Contact: Barkin Gultekin
Email: gultekin@gultekinhukuk.com

Gultekin Law Office
Mecidiyekoy
Naci Kasim Sok. No: 3/2 Sisli

Istanbul

Turkey
Tel: + 90 212 3569356
Fax: + 90 212 3569500
Website: www.gultekin.av.tr
Time Zone: GMT +2 hours

Gultekin Law Firm was founded on 1960 by Av. Natýk Gültekin in Diyarbakýr and was moved to Ýstanbul on 1976. Since then the firm has become one of the top ten law firms in Turkey. The firm has 23 lawyers at its offices in the financial district of Istanbul and also has correspondent lawyers in Ankara, Ýzmir, Adana, Mersin, Diyarbakýr and Bursa covering approximately 70% of Turkey.

The firm advises clients in respect of the following areas of law: local administrative; agriculture; shipping and maritime; anti-trust/competition; arbitration and mediation; banking; bankruptcy and insolvency; building and construction; charities; commercial and contract law; commercial property and real estate; communications/telecoms; companies; computer/IT contracts/issues; conservation/environment; conveyancing; consumer/product issues; copyrights, patents, trademarks and intellectual property; crime; debt collection; estate agency; estates, wills and trusts; family/divorce; finance and leasing; franchising;fraud;health & safety; insurance/claims resolution; international law; investments/financial services; labor/emplyment; libel; commercial litigation; media & entertainment; medical negligence; mergers and acquisitions; mining; pensions; securities; sport/sponsorship; business/personal taxation; town/building planning issues; and transport law.

Turkish, English, German, Italian, and Spanish languages are spoken.

Contact: Dr. Balázs Lohn
Email: balazs.lohn@lohn.hu

Lohn Law Firm
37, Háromszék Street

Budapest

H-1112
Hungary
Tel: + 36 1 769 16 30
Fax: + 36 70 902 12 88
Website: http://www.lohn.hu
Time Zone: + 2hrs GMT

Lohn Law Firm was established in 2008 and focuses on civil and administrative law matters and particularly litigation, corporate law, real estate, professional negligence and finance.

The firm advises clients in the following areas of law:

Local administrative law; agriculture; anti-trust/competition; arbitration and mediation; banking; bankruptcy and insolvency; building and construction; commercial and contract law; commercial property and real estate; communications/telecoms; company law; computer/IT contracts/issues; conservation/environment; consumer/product issues; copyrights, patents, trademarks and intellectual property; debt recovery; estates, wills and trusts; EU law; family/divorce; finance and leasing; food and drugs/retailing; franchising; fraud; human rights; immigration; insurance/claims resolution; international law; investments/financial services; labour/employment; commercial litigation; media & entertainment; medical negligence; mergers and acquisitions; securities; taxation- business & personal; town/city building planning issues; and transport law.

Hungarian, English, German, Russian, and French languages are spoken.

Belhot Gonzalez Lerena (BGL) Asesores

Montevideo

Contact: Fernando Belhot
Email: fbelhot@bglasesores.com

Belhot Gonzalez Lerena (BGL) Asesores
Ruta 8 km 17.500, Edificio Quantum,
Oficina 001(Zonamerica)

Montevideo

Uruguay
Tel: ++ 598 2 518 2940
Fax: ++ 598 2 518 2940 x 230
Website: http://www.bglasesores.com/
Time Zone: - 4hrs GMT

This 4 partner firm provides a broad range of legal, accounting, tax and financial consulting services. Together partners have over 30 years experience.

The firm advises clients in the following areas of law:

Local administrative law; anti-trust/competition; banking; commercial and contract law; commercial property and real estate; communications/telecoms; company law; conveyancing; estates, wills and trusts; finance and leasing; international law; investments/financial services; commercial litigation (tax); mergers and acquisitions and taxation- business & personal.

Spanish, Portuguese and English languages are spoken.

San Francisco

Contact: Jim Dawe
Email: jnd@calaw.com

Dawe & Christopherson LLP
550 Montgomery Street
Suite 484

San Francisco
California 94111
USA
Tel: +1 (415) 986-0340
Fax: +1 (415) 986-0381

Time Zone: - 8hrs GMT

Dawe & Christopherson LLP is a two partner law firm principally advising business clients.

The firm advises clients in respect of the following areas of law: local administrative; agriculture; anti-trust/competition; arbitration and mediation; aviation; banking; bankruptcy and insolvency; commercial and contract law; company law; computer/IT contracts/issues; conveyancing; copyrights, patents, trademarks and intellectual property; debt collection; finance and leasing; food and drugs/retailing; franchising; immigration (via associated firm); international law; investments/financial services; commercial litigation; mergers and acquisitions; securities; business/personal taxation; and transport law.

English and Spanish languages are spoken.

Vogl & Meredith LLP

California

Contact: Ms Diane Pritchard
Email: dpritchard@voglmeredith.com

Vogl & Meredith LLP
456 Montgomery Street
20th Floor
San Francisco
California
94104-1233
California USA
Tel: +1 415-398-0200
Fax: +1 415-398-2820
Website: www.voglmeredith.com
Time Zone: -8hrs GMT

Vogl & Meredith LLP is a broad based San Francisco, Californian firm with 6 partners.

The partners in the firm hold the highest “AV” rating from the Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings Service, which ratings attest to a lawyer’s legal ability and professional ethics, reflecting the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the Judiciary. The firm is engaged in a broad federal and state litigation practice in trial and appeal courts and arbitration and mediation, including multidistrict and multi-jurisdictional matters and international litigation issues, with particular expertise in complex business disputes, commercial liability, conflicts of national and international law, antitrust and unfair competition, class actions, corporate and partnership disputes, energy, construction and real estate litigation, environmental and toxic torts, professional liability, employment litigation, insurance coverage and bad faith, product liability, and tax and estate litigation. The firm and its partners are committed to providing the highest quality, responsive and cost-effective services.

Additional legal specializations include: agriculture; banking; copyrights, patents, trademarks and intellectual property; debt recovery; anti-discrimination; fraud; insurance/claims resolution; securities; trade associations and transport law.

English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Shanghainese & Italian languages are spoken.

Hutchings, Barsamian, Cross, Mandelcorn & Zeytoonian LLP

Boston

Contact: Anthony Barsamian
Email: abarsamian@hblaw.us

Hutchings, Barsamian, Cross, Mandelcorn & Zeytoonian LLP
110 Cedar Street
Wellesley

Boston
MA 02481
USA
Tel: + 781431 2231
Fax: + 781 431 8726
Website: http://www.hblaw.us
Time Zone: GMT - 5 hours

Hutchings Barsamian Cross Mandelcorn & Zeytoonian LLP is a four partner full service civil law firm firm based in Wellesley, near Boston, Massachusetts.

The firm advises international and domestic clients, primarily focusing on business transactions, business succession, estate, trusts and tax advice for businesses and individual clients. The firm also advises on arbitration and mediation; construction law; commercial and contract law; company law; real estate conveyancing; franchising; immigration; insurance law; labour law; a broad range of litigation services; domestic and international taxation.

English, French and Armenian languages are spoken.

Niemann Rourke, LLC

St. Louis

Contact: John W Rourke
Email: jrourke@niemannrourke.com

Niemann Rourke, LLC
1650 Des Peres Road,
Suite 150

St. Louis
MO 63131
Missouri, USA
Tel: 001-314-822-7171
Fax: 001-314-822-7177
Website: http://www.niemannrourke.com
Time Zone: GMT -6 hours

Niemann Rourke, LLC is a St Louis, Missouri based boutique, service-oriented business and commercial litigation firm providing comprehensive legal sevices to business clients of all sizes and complexities and to individuals seeking personal and affordable client service.

The firm advises clients in the following areas of law:

Agriculture; arbitration and mediation; banking; building and construction; commercial and contract law; commercial property and real estate; company law; conveyancing; consumer/product issues; debt recovery; estates, wills and trusts; insurance/claims resolution; international law; labor/employment; commercial litigation; mergers and acquisitions; and securities law.

English and French languages are spoken

Nelson Slosbergas, P.A

Florida

Contact: Nelson Slosbergas
Email: nelson@miami-intl-law.com

Nelson Slosbergas, P.A
1110 Brickell Avenue
Suite 310
Miami
Florida
33131
Florida, USA
Tel: 1-305-374-0030
Fax: 1-305-374-2855
Website: http://www.miami-intl-law.com
Time Zone: - 5hrs GMT

Nelson Slosbergas P.A. is a small boutique firm, based in Miami, specialized in the representation of foreign clients doing business in the United States. They have represented many foreign companies and high net worth individuals in their
investments in the U.S. and elsewhere. This includes the preparation of immigration visas, the planning, structuring, and implementation of the legal structure to invest in the U.S. They are very active in tax planning for foreign investments in the U.S., the acquisition and financing of real estate properties, and the incorporation of business entities including preparation of operating, shareholder, and partnership agreements. The firm is broken down in two entities. Nelson Slosbergas P.A is the law firm that renders consultations and legal advice to our clients. NS Corporate Services, Inc. administers over 700 domestic and foreign companies on behalf of our clients.
The firm advises clients in respect of the following areas of law: commercial and contract law; commercial property and real estate; company law; conveyancing; finance and leasing; international law; investments/financial services;and business/personal taxation.

English, Portuguese and Spanish languages are spoken.

Schott Law Associates, LLP

Washington, D.C.

Contact: Andrew Galbreath
Email: agalbreath@schottlegal.com

Schott Law Associates, LLP
1015 18th Street, N.W.
Suite 210

Washington, D.C.
20036
Columbia, USA
Tel: +1 202-833-3439
Fax: +1 202-833-9442
Website: http://www.schottlegal.com
Time Zone: - 5hrs GMT

Schott Law Associates, LLP was formed in 2001 and consists of multilingual attorneys who provide professional and personalized legal services to a variety of clients ranging from large businesses seeking contract review and negotiation to individuals needing to resolve disputes through administrative procedures. The attorneys are also experienced in European law, particularly German law, and have worked within many countries, with a special focus on Africa. Schott Law Associates attorneys are admitted to practice in Federal Courts, the District of Columbia and the states of New York and Georgia as well as the Federal Republic of Germany.

The firm advises clients in respect of the following areas of law: local administrative; arbitration and mediation; commercial and contract law; company law; debt collection; anti-discrimination; estates, wills and trusts; EU law; family/divorce; finance and leasing; fraud; human rights; immigration; international law; commercial litigation; mining; renewable energy projects; employment law and international re-organization; world bank group relations; and project finance.

English, German and French languages are spoken.

Krasnow Saunders Cornblath, LLP

Chicago

Contact: Charles Valente
Email: cvalente@ksc-law.com

Krasnow Saunders Cornblath, LLP
500 N. Dearborn Street
2nd Floor

Chicago
60654
Illinois, USA
Tel: +1 (312) 755-5700
Fax: +1 (312) 755-5720
Website: http://www.ksc-law.com
Time Zone: - 5 hrs GMT

Krasnow Saunders Cornblath, LLP is a Chicago based 8 partner law firm.

Formed in 1993,the firm provides pragmatic, creative, and imaginative representation, whether constructing solutions to complex legal problems, offering insights into transactions, developing effective approaches to negotiations, or formulating litigation strategy, its focus is always on furthering the client’s goals and adding value to the client’s business.

The firm represents foreign clients in connection with litigation pending in the United States; entering into transactions with United States citizens; forming business entities to transact business in the United States; and acquiring, disposing, or mortgaging assets located in the United States.

More specifically, the firm advises clients in the following areas of law:

Anti-trust/competition; arbitration and mediation; aviation; banking; bankruptcy and insolvency; building and construction; commercial and contract law; commercial property and real estate; company law; computer/IT contracts/issues; conveyancing; consumer/product issues; copyrights, patents, trademarks and intellectual property; anti-discrimination; estate agency; estates, wills and trusts; finance and leasing; food and drugs/retailing; franchising; fraud; human rights; insurance/claims resolution; investments/financial services; labor/employment; libel; commercial litigation; media & entertainment; mergers and acquisitions; and securities.

English, Italian, French, Greek, Russian, Spanish and Hebrew languages are spoken.

Karaahmet Luz & Greenberg LLP

Contact: Mr Barbaros Karaahmet
Email: bkara@karalaw.com

Karaahmet Luz & Greenberg LLP
370 Lexington Avenue, 24th Floor

New York

10017
New York, USA
Tel: +1-212-681-8313
Fax: +1-212-208-3018
Website: http://www.karalaw.com
Time Zone: GMT - 5hrs

Karaahmet Luz & Greenberg LLP, New York, is a broad based commercial law firm, founded in 2001, offering services to a wide range of businesses at home and overseas. The firm advises clients in the following areas of law:

Arbitration and mediation; banking; building and construction; commercial and contract law; commercial property and real estate; company law; computer/IT contracts/issues; conveyancing; copyrights, patents, trademarks and intellectual property; debt recovery; anti-discrimination; international law; labor/employment; commercial litigation; mergers and acquisitions; media & entertainment law.

English, Turkish, German, French, Persian, Italian (basic), Spanish, Russian and Turkish languages are spoken.

Auckland City

Contact: Michael Alexander
Email: mike@halaw.co.nz

Heimsath Alexander
Level 1, Shed 22
Prince's Wharf
147 Quay St
Auckland City
1010
New Zealand
Tel: (649) 309 0500
Fax: (649) 379 5385
Website: http://www.heimsathalexander.com
Time Zone: +12hrs GMT

Heimsath Alexander is a medium-sized law firm in Auckland City. It has a strong focus on servicing mid-market clients and transactions. Its client base is predominantly entrepreneurial business people with commercial interests spread throughout New Zealand and overseas.

The firm advises clients in respect of the following areas of law: agriculture; shipping and maritime; anti-trust/competition; arbitration and mediation; aviation; banking; bankruptcy and insolvency; building and construction; charities; commercial and contract law; commercial property and real estate; communications/telecoms; company law; computer/IT contracts/issues; conveyancing; consumer/product issues; copyrights, patents, trademarks and intellectual property; crime; debt collection; estate agency; estates, wills and trusts; family/divorce; finance and leasing; food and drugs/retailing; franchising; insurance/claims resolution; investments/financial services; labour/employment; libel; commercial litigation; media & entertainment; medical negligence; mergers and acquisitions; pensions; securities; and sport law/sponsorship.

Moscow

Contact: Ms Inga Skvortsova
Email: market@cliff.ru

Cliff Legal Service, Inc
36, bld. 3, off.211
Kutuzovsky Prospect

Moscow

Russia
Tel: +7 (495) 504-3461
Fax: +7 (495) 504-3462
Website: http://www.cliff.ru
Time Zone: + 3hrs GMT

Cliff Legal Service Inc., formed in 1994, is a Moscow based 5 partner multi-disciplinary firm of lawyers and accountants with an additional 56 fee earners (in Moscow), providing corporate and civil advice; and audit and accounting services to Russian and foreign companies.

The firm offers practical solutions to clients in all stages of business development from company incorporation to creation of a holding structure. The firm is among one of the largest Russian consulting companies according to RA Expert and the Money magazine (2006, 2007).

The firm principally advises clients in the following areas of law:

Anti-trust/competition; banking; bankruptcy and insolvency; commercial property and real estate; company law; copyrights, patents, trademarks and intellectual property; immigration law; international law; international investments and trusts; commercial litigation; mergers and acquisitions; and business taxation.

Russian and English languages are spoken.

Tallinn

Contact: Aivar Raudsik
Email: aivar.raudsik@aaviklaw.ee

Aavik & Partners
Tuukri 19


Tallinn
10152
Estonia
Tel: + 372 668 8647
Fax: + 372 668 8646
Website: http://www.aaviklaw.ee
Time Zone: + 2hrs GMT

This 7 partner broad based commercial firm based in Tallinn advises clients in the following areas of law:

Local administrative law; shipping and maritime;arbitration and mediation; banking; bankruptcy and insolvency; building and construction; commercial and contract law; communications/telecoms; company law; computer/IT contracts/issues; consumer/product issues; copyrights, patents, trademarks and intellectual property; anti-discrimination; estate agency; EU law; family/divorce; finance and leasing; franchising; human rights; investments/financial services; labor/employment; commercial litigation; media & entertainment; taxation- business & personal; town/city building planning issues; and transport law.

Estonian, Russian, French, German, English, and Finnish languages are spoken.