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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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
Dominican
Estrella Tupete, Los Jardines, Santiago
Republic
Poland Izabella 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
Finland
Nordic Law Attorneys-at-Law, Helsinki
Much Shelist, P.C., Chicago, IL
France
Normand & Associés, Paris
Musick, Peeler & Garrett LLP, Los Angeles,
Orange County, Santa Barbara, SanDiego,
San Francisco & Westlake Village, CA
Germany
Melchers Law Firm, Berlin, Frankfurt & Heidelberg
Greece
Your Legal Partners, Athens
Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP,
Hong Kong
Boase Cohen & Collins
Altoona, Conshohocken, Harrisburg, Philadelphia,
Hungary
Szabó Kelemen & Partners, Budapest
Pittsburgh, PA & Cherry Hill, NJ, USA
India
Advaya Legal, Mumbai & New Delhi
Phillips Nizer LLP, New York, NY
Ireland
Kilroys Solicitors, Dublin
Rich May, Boston, MA
Italy
Italy Legal Focus, Milan
Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, Bend, Eugene,
Japan
Blakemore & Mitsuki, Tokyo
Portland & Salem, OR & Seattle & Vancouver, WA
Malaysia
Raslan Loong, Kuala Lumpur
The Stewart Law Firm LLLP, Wilmington, DE
Malta
WH Partners
Varnum LLP, Ann Arbor, Detroit, Grand Rapids,
Grand Haven, Kalamazoo, Lansing, & Novi, MI
Mexico
Cornejo Méndez González & Duarte, Mexico, DF
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, Columbus,
D & A Morales y Asociados, Monterrey, NL
Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Akron, OH & Houston, TX
Netherlands
De Metz Advocaten, Amsterdam
Williams Parker Harrison Dietz & Getzen, Sarasota, FL
New Zealand
McVeagh Fleming, Auckland
Venezuela
Pérez Duin, Gutiérrez Rodríguez, Abogados, Caracas
Nigeria
Adepetun, Caxton-Martins, Agbor & Segun, Lagos
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Lindmark Welinder
Adepetun, Caxton-Martins, Agbor & Segun Advaya Legal
Lagos, Nigeria
Mumbai & New Delhi, India
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San Jose, Merced & Modesto, CA, USA
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Birch Horton Bittner & Cherot PC Blakemore & Mitsuki
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Zurich, Switzerland
Hong Kong
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Calgary and Edmonton, AB, Canada
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Buzescu Ca Attorneys at Law
Bucharest, Romania
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Perth, WA, Australia
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Mexico DF, Mexico
Monterrey, NL, Mexico
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Duensing Kippen, Ltd.
Bangkok & Phuket, Thailand
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Barcelona, Spain
McVeagh Fleming
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Auckland, New Zealand
Melchers Law Firm
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Moye White LLP
Denver, CO, USA
Normand & Associés
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Helsinki, Finland
Paris, France
Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP
Pérez Duin, Gutiérrez Rodríguez, Abogados Phillips Nizer LLP
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Altoona, Conshohocken,
New York, NY, USA Beijing & Shanghai, China
Ramírez Asociados
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Santiago, Chile
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Los Jardines, Santiago, Dominican Republic
Rich May
Brussels, Belgium
Caracas, Venezuela
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Estrella Tupete
St. Louis, Kansas City & Springfield, MO, USA
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Raslan Loong
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Los Angeles, Orange County, Santa Barbara,
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Nordic Law Attorneys-at-Law
London, UK
Eurothemis
Chicago, IL, USA
San Diego, San Francisco & Westlake Village CA, USA
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Musick, Peeler & Garrett LLP
Edwin Coe LLP
Evans & Dixon, LLC
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Berlin, Frankfurt & Heidelberg, Germany
Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, PA & Cherry Hill, NJ, USA
Cornejo Méndez González & Duarte D & A Morales y Asociados
Martí & Associats
Much Shelist, P.C.
Tokyo, Japan
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Boase Cohen & Collins Bryan & Company
Anchorage, AK & Washington, DC, USA
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Blum&Grob Attorneys at Law Ltd
Civic Legal
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Lund, Sweden
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Boston, MA, USA
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Russell Kennedy
Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Sameta Tax & Legal Consulting
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Moscow, Russia
Fernando Fraga e Associados, Sociedade de Advogados • Lisboa, Portugal
Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt
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Bend, Eugene, Portland & Salem, OR &
Gabler Gibel & Ortner Lawyers
Seattle & Vancouver, WA, USA
Georgiades & Pelides
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Holec Zuska & Partners Italy Legal Focus
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Vienna, Austria
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Prague, Czech Republic
Izabella Żyglicka and Partners Attorneys at Law & Legal Counsels Limited Partnership Kalaidjiev & Georgiev Kalbian Hagerty LLP Kemp Strang
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Katowice & Warsaw, Poland
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Sofia, Bulgaria
Washington, DC, US & Abu Dhabi & Dubai, UAE
Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Kilroys Solicitors Kornfeld LLP
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Dublin, Ireland
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Krasnik & Partners Solicitors
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Szabó Kelemen & Partners The Stewart Law Firm LLLP
Milan, Italy
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Segal Turner & Asociados
Copenhagen, Denmark
Lapique & Santeugini Abogados
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Montevideo, Uruguay
Thynne & Macartney Torkin Manes LLP Varnum LLP
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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
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Houston, TX, & Columbus,
Cleveland, Cincinnati, & Akron, OH, USA WH Partners
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Malta
Williams Parker Harrison Dietz & Getzen Your Legal Partners
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Sarasota, FL, USA
Athens, Greece
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