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Lawyers Worldwide Awards Magazine Innovative Lawyers 2016 Anand and Anand Advocates Patent Practitioners Law Firm of the Year – India D.H. Law Associates Mergers & Acquisitions Advisors of the Year – India DE SIMONE & PARTNERS European Intellectual Property Advisor of the Year Deep & Far Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year – Taiwan Demotech Inc Financial Analysis Firm of the Year – USA Fakhoury Global Immigration Immigration Law Firm of the Year – USA GSK STOCKMANN + KOLLEGEN Mergers & Acquisitions Advisor of the Year – Germany
KallioLaw E-Commerce Law Firm of the Year – Finland KSI Mexico Accountants of the Year – Mexico LMCR International Corporate Law Firm of the Year – Italy Mathys + Squire Technology Law Firm of the Year – UK PatentAxis Inc Best Patent Services Firm of the Year – Canada Sadis & Golberg Law Firm of the Year – USA Karin Horev & CO. Law Office Technology Law Firm of the Year - Israel
European Intellectual Property Advisor of the Year European Intellectual Property Advisor of the Year: Domenico de Simone is a Lawyer, admitted to the Bar in Italy and before the Italian Court Sections specialized in Industrial and Intellectual Property Law. He is an Italian and European Intellectual Property Attorney (Trade Marks, Patents and Designs) Professional representative before the Italian Patent & Trade Mark Office, the European Patent Office, and the Office for the Harmonization in the Internal Market and has been practicing in Intellectual Property Law since 1972. Lawyer and professional representative before the Italian, Community and European Authorities, Domenico de Simone has devoted his practice exclusively to Intellectual Property law since 1972. As a professional and senior partner he managed IP business serving every-size companies including many major multinationals. He has been personally involved and active in the evolution and management of IP. In 2002, he set up his new tech-law operation, consisting of De Simone & Partners SpA and of De Simone Law Firm. Together with his well-established partners and team, Domenico de Simone keeps serving Clients who are internationally active in a diverse range of sectors, representing them before the Italian Courts and Courts' Sections specializing in Industrial and intellectual Property. Core Competences: Contracts, Customs, Design, Due Diligence and Auditing, Internet, Litigation, Patents and Utility Model Patents, Plant Variety Certificates, Supplemental Protection Certificates, Trade and Service Marks. Contact details: Address: Via Vincenzo Bellini, 20 – 00198 Rome, Italy Switchboard: +39 06853361 Central Fax: +39 0685831764 Video conference: +39 85352826 Skype: desimonepartners
Immigration Law Firm of the Year – USA Fakhoury Law Group is a global law firm specializing exclusively in business-based immigration and serving clients in over 100 countries. With over 100 years of combined experience, and offices in Michigan, California, Colorado, Florida, New York, and India, the Fakhoury Law Group’s global staff of 100 attorneys, paralegals and immigration consultants have the resources and expertise to effectively deal with any immigration matter. Fakhoury Law Group provides its business clients with comprehensive global legal immigration services. We offer expedient service, leading technology and an extensive legal network that makes us efficient, productive and compliant. We aspire to be our clients’ single solution for all global visa and immigration matters. We represent corporate clients in all phases of the hiring and transfer of foreign nationals to the U.S., and offer a full range of immigration services for clients in more than 100 countries. We counsel our clients about the best short- and long-term visa strategies for their specific immigration-related needs and challenges. Fakhoury Law Group is an equity member of the prestigious Alliance of Business Immigration Lawyers (ABIL). ABIL is comprised of top U.S. business immigration lawyers and their respective firms. This strategic affiliation allows us to continue providing premier corporate immigration services to our clients in a seamless and efficient manner. Fakhoury Law Group offers a full range of business immigration services in over 100 countries. The area of immigration and nationality law is a complex and ever-changing regulatory environment. This means that it is important to have an attorney with the knowledge and proficiency necessary to navigate these complexities. We have the skills necessary to assist businesses with all aspects of their immigration needs – efficiently and effectively. Although we specialize in representing companies and organizations in Healthcare, Information Technology, Automotive and Academia, we provide business immigration services to companies across all industries, including Art & Entertainment, Biotechnology, Construction, Consulting, Education, Energy, Financial Services, Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical, Engineering, Aerospace and Sports. Contact Details: Address: 3290 West Big Beaver Road, Suite 510 Troy, Michigan 48084 Phone: (248) 643-4900 Fax: (248) 643-4907
Financial Analysis Firm of the Year - USA Demotech, Inc. is a financial analysis firm located in Columbus, Ohio. Since 1985, Demotech has been serving the insurance industry by providing actuarial consulting as well as accurate and proven Financial Stability Ratings® (FSRs) for Property & Casualty insurance companies and Title underwriters. FSRs are a leading indicator of the financial stability of an insurer. In 1989 Demotech became the first insurer rating services in the United States to review and rate independent, regional and specialty insurers based upon the company’s execution of its business model and not its size. The rating process provides an objective baseline as well as insight as to the financial stability of an insurer. Demotech levels the playing field by offering FSRs to insurers of all sizes. Demotech distinguishes itself from other rating services in many ways. Four distinguishing characteristics are the industry experience of our analysts, long tenure of our analysts, our focus on an insurer’s business model rather than its size, and the transparency of our analysis process. In total, our four primary analysts average more than 30 years of progressively responsible insurance experience. Furthermore, the same four primary analysts average more than twenty years of tenure with Demotech. As a result, carriers that contact Demotech can be assured of comparable treatment, institutional memory and consistent outcomes due to the professionalism and tenure of our staff. As noted, our analysts, including myself, are experienced professionals. I am an actuary with forty years of insurance and financial analysis experience. Sharon Romano Petrelli, co-founder of Demotech, has earned the designations of CPCU, AIAF, CCP and ARC. She has served on the board of an insurer as well as the board of governors of the CPCU Society. She has thirty years of insurance experience. Barry J. Koestler, II, Chief Ratings Officer, a Chartered Financial Analyst, has more than twenty years of insurance and financial analysis experience including rate filings, loss and loss adjustment expense reserving and financial analysis. He has coordinated the development and monitoring of FSRs since 1996. Robert M. Warren, CPCU, CPA, Client Services Manager, has served as the chief financial officer of several insurers. His forty years of experience includes more than ten years with Demotech. Although other rating agencies seem fascinated by the size of an insurer and its diversification, neither size nor diversification has kept insurers out of liquidation. In fact, some of the largest insolvencies in the history of insurance were substantial publicly traded carriers that touted their diversification. As such, Demotech focuses on a carrier’s business model and its execution of that model. In 2007 we introduced our Company Classification System to initiate dialogue on business models. A Comment from Joseph Petrelli: “I am the President and Founder of Demotech, Inc. Organized in 1985, Demotech is a Columbus, Ohio based financial analysis company. Demotech reviews and rates more than 420 carriers domiciled in the United States. Our clients include larger, publicly traded carriers as well as regional insurance companies, title underwriters, risk retention groups and specialty insurance markets. Financial Stability Ratings® of A or better are accepted by the secondary mortgage marketplace, virtually all mortgage lenders and an increasing number of umbrella insurance markets, insurance agents errors and omissions insurance carriers, reinsurance carriers and other informed third parties. Prior to forming Demotech, I was employed by Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, Countryway Insurance and ISO. I am a member in good standing of the Casualty Actuarial Society, American Academy of Actuaries,
The Conference of Consulting Actuaries, and the Society of Actuaries. I graduated from The College of Insurance and have an MBA from The Ohio State University.” In addition to our efforts reviewing and rating insurance carriers, two of our clients during 2015 were the State of Ohio Office of Risk Management and State of Iowa Title Guaranty Division. When these public entities needed experienced, credentialed actuaries to assist them with the pricing and evaluation of their casualty insurance exposure and title guaranty exposure, respectively, our actuaries were the first choice. Recent acknowledgements of our insurer rating capabilities include HUD’s re-affirmation of our acceptance in its Section 232 Handbook and expanding our acceptance to its Section 241(a) program, Fannie Mae Multifamily acceptance of risk retention groups and captive insurers rated A or better, our nomination for Intelligent Insurer’s Global Award – Best Rating Agency (2014 and 2015) and securing the ACQ5 award for US – Niche Financial Analysis Provider – Insurance, two consecutive years, 2014 and 2015. In addition Demotech was nominated for the Rating Agency of the Year at the fall 2015 Reactions North America Gala. We were also honored with the Florida Association for Insurance Reform’s Founder’s Award at its 2015 annual meeting. More recently we secured the Financial Monthly – M&A Awards 2015 – Financial Analysis Firm of the Year – USA and the Corporate Vision – Corporate Excellence Award 2015 – Best Evaluator of US Regional and Specialty Insurers & Sustained Excellence in Insurer Financial Analysis. Our clients operate in an environment dominated by low interest rates and the pressure that places on earnings from an underwriting profit. Emerging coverages, such as cyber liability, data breach, or gap coverages associated with addressing the need to supplement personal automobile insurance policies for commercial use associated with transportation network companies focus our experienced, professional analysts on a collaborative role with clients. Our analysts are well versed in the traditional aspects of insurance and reinsurance. Concurrently, as educated professionals they are comfortable with the development or analysis of creative strategies and products to address emerging consumer needs. Our experienced and credentialed analysts often provided clients with peer review and independent feedback on aspects of the client’s current and future operations. Demotech is focused on continuing to grow and serve our current and our future clients. With a team of experienced, credentialed professionals, we are uniquely positioned to address the current as well as the emerging issues that must be addressed. In May 2016, we will host a seminar addressing the needs of regional and specialty carriers in the important areas of product development, client retention, and the identification and response to emerging issues.
Contact Details: Joseph Petrelli Demotech, Inc. 2715 Tuller Parkway Dublin, Ohio 43017-2310 Main: (800)354-7207 Direct: (614) 526-2160 FAX: (614) 526-2161 JPetrelli@demotech.com www.demotech.com
Best Patent Services Firm – Canada PatentAxis Inc. is a Canadian patent services firm located in Toronto, specializing in patent filing and prosecution. For local clients, patent portfolios and international filing strategies are managed and executed. International clients are represented for Canadian patent prosecution to achieve grant of a Canadian patent. A founding principle of PatentAxis Inc. is to treat every client as a premium client, with an emphasis on client communications and client satisfaction. Regardless of the size of the client a concerted effort is made to provide clear and practical advice at each decision point, and whenever relevant set out options with benefits and risks of each option. A high value is placed on client relationships. Whether the client is a local start-up or a large international law firm, PatentAxis Inc. is committed to clear communication, transparent billing and steadfast pursuit of patent protection. Accessibility and prompt and clear responses to clients wishing to discuss strategy or query a patent practice is a cornerstone of PatentAxis Inc.’s service model. Client initiated discussion and questions are encouraged by a policy of not charging for short telephone calls. Every attempt is made to have calls directed to and answered by a relevant patent professional during business hours. Open communication channels provide clients with opportunities to make informed decisions when considering multiple parallel options that can arise during filing and prosecution and ultimately obtain patents that are better correlated with client goals. Billing models can be either based on hourly rates or fixed fees. Historically, a majority of clients provided with both options have chosen fixed fees. Responding to client demand a fixed fee structure has been developed for full Canadian prosecution from filing to grant. PatentAxis Inc. is dedicated to explicit and plain billing, so that invoices are aligned with expectations. PatentAxis Inc. is delighted by the accolade received from the Innovative Lawyers 2016 edition of the Lawyers Worldwide Awards Magazine. Undoubtedly, this recognition will inspire even greater efforts to provide clients with a competitive advantage that comes from successful patent prosecution and analysis. These awards are useful indicators of being on the right track, and provide a validation from existing clients without having to impose on these same clients with requests to answer surveys or submit testimonials. PatentAxis Inc., is thrilled to celebrate this award as a reflection of a roster of trusted client relationships and sends heartfelt thanks to those who took time out of their schedules to cast favourable votes and make this win possible. CONTACT DETAILS Company: PatentAxis Inc. Name: Jai Chatterjee Email: mail@patentaxis.com Web Address: www.patentaxis.com Address: 10 King Street East, suite 500, Toronto, Ontario, M5C 1C3 Canada Telephone: +1-416-556-2999
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Max Blitt QC Child Abduction Lawyer of the Year – Canada Max Blitt, Q.C. has personally been involved in assisting clients and legal counsel to recover children that have been abducted by parents and relatives to other Provinces in Canada, the United States, Poland, France, Germany, Mexico, Brazil, Sweden, Italy, South Africa, Lebanon, the United Kingdom, Australia, Bulgaria, Lebanon, Jordan, Bangladesh, China, Japan, Turkey, and Nigeria. Professional Experience: 1974-1975 Wolfman & Company. Articling Position Practiced Criminal Court of Appeal), Civil Law, Family Law, Wills and Estates.
Law (Provincial, Supreme Court, and
1975-1985 Karasick, Blitt and Company, Partner Set up firm and expanded to four lawyers. Practiced in above areas of law, with greater emphasis on family law and real estate. 1985-1989 Blitt, Lirenman and Company. Senior Associate. Practiced heavily in family law area and real estate. 1989-Present Spier Harben (formerly Spier Prasow and Blitt merged with Harben Aaron & Rynd). Practiced civil litigation (emphasis on family law, personal injury and general), real estate, wills and estates. 2013 Appointed Queen’s Counsel Contribution to the community: Child Find Canada - Volunteer Director, 1995-1997 Child Find Alberta - President, 1993-1995 Child Find Alberta - Past President, 1995-1997 Calgary Women's Emergency Shelter -Board Member Canadian Cancer Society - Volunteer Calgary Zoo, Trustee, 1999-2008 Calgary Zoo Foundation, Past-Chairman Calgary Legal Guidance - Lawyer Volunteer Contribution to legal profession: Appointed to Legal Aid Appeals Committee 2014;
Current Volunteer Calgary Legal Guidance; Past Volunteer University of Calgary Student Legal Services; Court Appointed Dispute Resolution Officer 2006 to Present; Canadian Centre for Professional Legal Education (Bar Admission Course) 2008-Present -Negotiations Assessment and Advocacy Instructor ASSIST Volunteer 2012 to Present February 2016 Volunteer Judge for University of Calgary Law Students Mock Civil Trial at Court of Queen’s Bench, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Contribution to legal scholarship through teaching or research: Speaker, Child Find Alberta 1989 Conference, Legal Aspects of Child Abduction. Panellist, CFCN TV Re: Child Abductions. Canadian Bar Association, Mid-Winter Meeting Organizing Committee - Legal Aspects of Child Abduction. November 12, 2000 Member of Canadian Delegation Second International Forum on Parental Child Abduction (Hague Convention Cases), Washington, D.C. October/November 2003 Article contained in Law Now, University of Alberta, International Child Abductions. December 2003 Speaker, AMECO (Association of Missing and Exploited Children's Organization) Case Manager Training Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada. April 2005 October Speaker Northwest Coalition of Missing Children Investigators and Professionals Symposium, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. May/June 2005 Speaker, Prairie Regional Our Missing Children Conference, Canada Border Services Agency, Calgary, Alberta. 2007 Washington, D.C. attended the 44th Annual Conference of Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC); "Judicial Officers Forum: International Child Abduction" and "International Child Abduction: risk Factors and Prevention." March 2009 Ottawa - Conference Presenter, Department of Foreign Affairs, Overview of International Children's Issues. 09/10 Tokyo, Japan - Member of Canadian Delegation, Study Session on the 1980 Hague Convention, Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, Hosted by Canadian Embassy. September 2009 Ismaili’s [Muslim] International Mediation Training – Vancouver. November 2009 Mount Royal University - Conference - "Early Adverse Experience and Childhood Brain Development." October 2010 Vancouver, BC - International Bar Association, Presenter Mock Trial of a full Hague Convention International Child Abduction Case. January 2011 Law Now Article "Cross-Cultural Mediation," University of Alberta. February/March 2011 Invited to present to the Alberta and Manitoba Judges Continuing Legal Education Conference [National Judicial Institute] on issues involving internationally and Domestically Abducted Children. March 2011 Invited to Present at the International Family Law Conference in Cape Town, South Africa, on the Canadian Perspective on Hague Convention Applications on International Child Abductions. March 2011 Appointed to the Practice Note "7" Committee Regarding the Use of Independent Parenting Experts, Chaired by Madam Justice Andrea Moen. November 2011 Invited to Present to the International Bar Association in Dubai, on the Canadian Perspective on Sharia Law and Enforcement of Orders from Non-Hague Convention Countries. January 2012 Alberta Law Conference, Calgary, Alberta - Chair Person regarding the law relating to internationally and Domestically Abducted Children
September 2012 Published Paper on the Voice of the Child in Hague Convention Child Abduction cases for the International Bar Association Newsletter. March 2013 6th World Congress on Family Law and Children's Rights, Sydney Australia - Presented on the Voice of the Child in the context of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abductions. August 2013 Canadian Bar Association Annual Meeting, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Presenter on the Hague Convention and the Rights of the Child to Legal Representation. September 2013 Challenges Facing Counsel For Children in the Context of the Hague Convention, International Bar Association, IBA Global Insight. October 2013 Presenter, Alternative Dispute Resolution in Pluralistic Societies: International and Local Experiences, His Highness Prince Aga Khan Shia Imami Ismaili’s Council for Canada, McDougal Centre, and Calgary. April 2014 Canadian Bar Association Webinar, Hague Convention on International Child Abductions and Child’s Objection to Return. April 2014 IBA Newsletter Article “The Hague Convention and the Rights of Children:” Bala, Blitt, and Blackburn. May 2014 Canadian Bar Association-Comment on R.M. v. J.S.: Alberta Court of Appeal on The Hague Convention and Evidence of Children’s Objections. June 2015 International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Quebec City, Quebec, Presentation on The Canadian Experience regarding the Hague Convention and Recent Case Trends. Max Blitt Member of the Law Society of Alberta Other Law Society Memberships: Canadian Bar Association Alberta bar Association Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (International) Alberta Civil Trial Lawyers Association Law Society of Alberta 2011 Family Law Advisory Committee 2011 Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta Practice Note "7" Committee 2012 Canadian bar Association National Children's Law Committee International bar Association UK and Wales International Law Society Membership American Bar Association, International Division, International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
Contact Details: Max Blitt QC SPIER HARBEN 1400,707 - 7TH AVENUE S.W. CALGARY, ALBERTA T2P 3H6 Phone: (403)699-1257 Fax: (403) 699-1359 Email: mblitt@spierharben.com Website: www.childabduct.com
IP Litigation Law Firm of the Year – Philippines Rogelio Nicandro is supervising partner of the Intellectual Property group. His practice focuses on intellectual property, litigation, and arbitration. Roger started practicing law immediately after the bar when he was invited by his professor, William R. Veto, a commercial law authority and senior counsel of Tañada Carreon Tañada, to be his legal assistant. He handled civil and commercial litigation at the trial and appellate level. He also handled insurance and intellectual property, variegated contracts, and prepared opinions for his banking clientele. Roger joined the firm in 1969. In his early years, his practice was concentrated on litigation, civil and commercial, with some criminal cases. He was also into contracts, banking, corporations, intellectual property, and condominiums. He is a pioneer in condominium law practice, having been counsel for the earliest condominium projects in the Philippines. Roger has acted as panel chairman and arbitrator in significant cases and has been elected since 1996 as trustee of the Philippine Dispute Resolution Center, the country’s foremost arbitration center. In 1999, he became the head of the intellectual property department of the firm. He regularly attends international IP congresses where he often contributes country reports and position papers. He is currently Vice-President of the Intellectual Property Lawyers’ Association of the Philippines and is past president of the Licensing Executives Society International, Philippine Group. From 1987 to 2011, Roger was a legal consultant of the Asian Development Bank. He also taught Election Law in Ateneo Law School for eight years. He was lead counsel of the National Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL), particularly, for its successful accreditation as the citizen’s arm for the snap presidential elections of 1986 before the Marcos-controlled Commission on Elections. He likewise handled human rights cases and became Counsel General of the Brotherhood of Nationalistic, Involved and Free Attorneys to Combat Injustice and Oppression (BONIFACIO), a human rights lawyers’ group. He is past president of the Legal Management Association of the Philippines. Roger received his A.B. Philosophy degree from San Beda College and is a graduate of the Ateneo de Manila School of Law. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation Arbitration
Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year – Taiwan Deep & Far attorneys-at-law was founded in 1992 and is dealing with all phases of laws with a focus on the practice in separate or in combination of all aspects of intellectual property rights (IPRs) including patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, unfair competition, and/or licensing, counselling, litigation and/or transaction thereof. Yu-Li Tsai: Partner & Patent Attorney Practice area/industry focus: Intellectual Property, Unfair Competition, Litigation Career highlights: Mr Tsai is a patent attorney who holds a degree from the Department of Electrical Engineering and Master’s degree from the Graduate Institute of Communication Engineering, both awarded from the National Taiwan University. His practice covers patents, trademarks, copyright, trade secrets, unfair competition, licensing and litigation. Mr Tsai also studied and gained a Master’s degree from the Law School, University of New Hampshire, also known as Franklin Pierce Centre for Intellectual Property. Upon graduation, he worked for InterDigital, Inc. in Delaware for a short period and later studied and passed the US Patent Registration Examination. The patent attorneys and patent engineers in Deep & Far normally hold outstanding and advanced degrees and are generally graduated from the top five universities in this country. Our prominent staffs are dedicated to provide the best quality service in IPRs in this country. As a proof, about one half of top 100 incorporations in this country have experiences of seeking patented their techniques, but more than one fifth of the top 100 incorporations has ever used services of this firm. Furthermore, Hi-Tech companies in the science-based industrial park located at Hsin Chu had ever played the most important role in booming the economy of this country. About one half of them has experiences in seeking patented their techniques, and out of more than 60% of the patentexperienced companies in that park have ever entrusted their IPR works to this firm. Certainly, we must also represent international giants, e.g. InterDigital, MPS, Schott Glas, Toyo Ink, Motorola, Armani… It is our philosophy to provide competent legal services that other firm cannot comparably provide. The necessitated ensuing problem is how we can so provide? Deep & Far so achieve by selecting, edifying and nurturing peoples who have the following personalities: learned in expertise, morally earnest and sincerely behaved in mind and strictly disciplined between give and take. It is wellbelieved that such properties are key factors for peoples to properly and competently behave themselves. Deep & Far (D&F) is willing to take challenges to prove that it is the best IP firm, and to verify its supreme competence by e.g.: 1) Sending to D&F a pending or granted patent for its comments about how it can improve the claims;
2) Sending to D&F a pending patent specification without the claims for it to draft the claims for comparison with the original claims; or 3) Sending to D&F and the firm the client is currently using at the same time an initial disclosure so that the client can compare and find out where better claims are. Deep & Far assures the clients that no competitors can escape from the patent rights D&F safeguards for the clients at reasonable service fees. Because the tough economic downturn we are encountering in Taiwan, we are also encountering severe price competition. This situation also leads to that there are too many poor quality patents being granted because most enterprises do not have proper knowledge of the importance of patents. For example, they might only want to spend lower cost to file a patent application without considering the quality, or could not be alerted timely that narrow claims can protect their products of the current version only although there are reduced fees in responding to office actions. Therefore, the patent agents or firms of the enterprises sometimes cannot help but sacrificing the quality to keep profits under the limited budgets of the clients. Under such social environment, it is very hard to anticipate that the clients have strong patents, or the patent firms or attorneys can nurture the ability of drafting wonderful scope of the claims. Accordingly, it will not be surprised to find that there are some patent firms which cannot provide competent services but offer extreme low price to attract clients only caring about the price of filing a patent. This does also explain that there are poor quality patents being granted We persist in providing quality service rather than participating into the price war because we believe the Client will finally find the quality is the most important thing for intellectual property. If you sacrifice the quality and surrender to the price, you actually get negative return because .a poor quality IP is valueless. We did suffer a little last year in view of the reduced local generated works, but we see the situation began to change this year. This firm is used to focusing on IPR, and takes deliberate steps to practice in all fields of law. In recent year, we make progress in either general civil law, business law or criminal law fields.
Contact Details 13th Fl., 27 Sec. 3, Chung San N. Rd., Taipei 104, Taiwan, R.O.C. -2-25856688 -2-25989900/25978989 Email: email@deepnfar.com.tw www.deepnfar.com.tw
Mergers & Acquisitions Advisor of the Year – Germany GSK Stockmann + Kollegen is one of Germany's leading independent commercial law firms focusing on real estate, corporate, banking/finance and projects & public sector. GSK concentrates on handling projects and advising national and international businesses, banks and financial institutions, corporations and public bodies as well as governments and ministries. GSK was established in 1997 as a coalescence of lawyers from leading German and international commercial law firms. Today, more than 140 lawyers and tax advisors, acquainted with international projects and transactions are at our clients' disposal in our offices in Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Heidelberg, Munich, Brussels and Luxembourg. We regularly advise our clients on cross-border transactions in conjunction with our alliance partners of the Broadlaw Group. The exclusive network includes more than 1000 lawyers, based in 28 cities, covering the most important financial and economic centres of Europe, Asia, the Middle East and North Africa. For further information please visit www.broadlawgroup.com. Practice Areas: Employment Law Compliance Corporate Real Estate Company Law IP / IT Capital Markets / Initial Public Offerings / Delistings Antitrust / Merger Control Groups and Affiliated Companies Mergers & Acquisitions Private Equity / Venture Capital Privatization Restructuring and Insolvency Reorganizations and Changes of Registered Office (Seat) Corporate Finance Company Succession / Estate Planning Distribution Systems / Contract Law We understand our business and that of our clients. Our core competences have always particularly included the structuring of businesses and corporate finance, mergers & acquisitions and assisting with strategically important projects. We not only advise businesses and their owners, but we lend them support until the best solution has been reached. Contact Details: Dr. Andreas F. Bauer Tel: +49 89 288174-0 Mail: andreas.bauer@gsk.de
Accountants of the Year – Mexico KSI México is a Mexican Company of Certified Public Accountants, and one of the best domestic consulting firms. Member of KS International, an association of independent accountancy firms with over 100 offices; we operate in some 50 countries around the world to deal with your international business need. We belong to the PCAOB (Public Company Accounting Oversight Board), as a corporation to oversee the audits of public companies in order to protect the interests of investors and further the public interest in the preparation of informative, accurate and independent audit reports. KSI México offers a personal service, focused on the growth and success of our clients. We outstand for the quality of our services, offering a complete solution for each client. We provide a wide range of business service to companies in a variety of industries. The firm specializes in corporate finance advice, accounting, tax planning, consultation, and auditing services. The Key to our approach is to build a close relationship between partner and client. If you are thinking doing business in México, think Ksi México. We help successfully set up and grow many companies. We can tailor a special propose of your investments. Our commitment is to help your business succeed by keeping up-to-date with your affairs and offering a high standard of both commercial and supportive advice.
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Fraud Law Firm of the Year – UK Edmonds Marshall McMahon was founded in February 2012 to offer a novel service to companies and individuals who have been the victims of crime. Our success is based on the creation of a private, high-powered team of senior prosecutors with an unrivalled track record in conducting major fraud prosecutions and regulatory work. We have invested significant time into making sure that we can always provide the services our clients require, including working with other specialist firms where this is in our client’s best interest. We also guarantee our clients that their case will be managed and overseen by one of the firm’s directors. Edmonds Marshall McMahon has three founding partners each with vast but varying expertise and experience: Tamlyn Edmonds – Tamlyn was called to the Bar in 2000, prior to founding EMM she specialised in the most complex and high-value prosecutions on behalf of the DWP & Pensions and Department of Health. She was chosen to lead the Department of Health, Medicines and healthcare produces Regulatory Agency’s (MHRA) specialist team of prosecutors, a role in which she gained an impressive reputation. During this time she had conduct of the largest fraud and trademark cases for the Department of Health, including the largest ever counterfeit medicines case. Tamlyn has considerable experience in restraint and confiscation & enforcement. She also has significant experience in the area of extradition, both within and outside the EU. Andrew Marshall – Andrew is a barrister of almost 30 years’ experience has led the prosecution of major fraud and regulatory matters for a range of government agencies. He has been involved in the notoriously difficult prosecutions of many corporates such as Shell and Schindler Lifts. He is a committed and experienced advocate whose former practice principally relates to large scale, organised crime cases requiring a strategic overview, normally concerning complex fraud or drugs. Other areas of work include wide ranging advisory and review work on criminal and quasi-criminal matters (with a particular speciality in disclosure) appellate work and asset forfeiture and restraint. In addition to being a Grade 4 Advocate for the CPS, Andrew was appointed to the A-G’s list of prosecuting counsel in 1990 and to the list of Standing Counsel in 2005. In June 2012 he was appointed to the Regulatory list of Advocates for the Health & Safety Executive, Office of Rail Regulation and Environment Agency. Kate McMahon – Kate is a specialist, dual-qualified prosecutor. Prior to founding EMM she prosecuted for the Serious Fraud Office where she works as a senior lawyer on some of the
UK’s largest criminal prosecutions. Kate has also prosecuted a number of high-profile, highvalue international ‘boiler room’ frauds operating across a number of countries, involving thousands of victims. Kate also has significant experience in the area of confiscation, having obtained confiscation orders in excess of £1m. She has also successfully conducted many large-scale fraud trials, including the famous ‘transit thefts’ of pharmaceuticals in transit from the EU factories to wholesale dealers in the UK. She has also prosecuted serious and violent crime in Australia as a Crown Court Advocate. Since founding EMM, Kate has specialised in cases involving serious fraud, serious and violent crime, international crime and perverting the course of justice. Edmonds Marshall McMahon is the first and only specialist private prosecution law firm in the UK. Edmonds Marshall McMahon is described by the UK Legal 500 (2013) & (2014) as a leading firm in “Fraud: white collar-crime”. The firm is staffed by highly experienced prosecutors and offers tailor-made private prosecution services to companies and individuals. The Directors have a combined total of 45 years of experience in criminal justice and are focused on helping victims negotiate the system. We are fully versed in all manner of fraud or offending and however complex, understand the problem. We don’t believe in a ‘one size fits all’ approach, we prefer to use our extensive experience, hard won reputation and expertise in criminal law to provide the most effective solution to a problem.
• R (Mirchandani) v Ketan Somaia Ketan Somaia was convicted in June 2014 following a private prosecution brought by Mr Mirchandani for 9 counts of obtaining money transfer by deception totalling $19, 6960,000, Following conviction, Edmonds Marshall McMahon were instructed to commence confiscation proceedings in order to deprive Mr Somaia of the benefit of his criminal conduct, after State bodies indicated that they did not have the capacity to pursue the matter. Restraint proceedings were instituted in the High Court. Following the trial, EMM were able to secure the largest ever confiscation order for a private prosecutor in the sum of £20,434,691 in confiscation to the state, £18,220,723 compensation in favour of Mr Mirchandani and £200,233 compensation in favour of a second victim, Mr Shah.
• R (William Orenstein) v Soloman Pradhan. Following an 8 day trial, Mr Pradhan was convicted and sentenced to 8 months imprisonment for charges of Perverting the Course of Justice & Fraud. Mr Pradhan, who owned a property which shared a border with Mr Orenstein’s tenanted property, knocked through a wall, commandeered Mr Orenstein’s rear yard and erected a hookah bar. When Mr Orenstein tried to claim his property back, Mr Pradhan claimed that he had acquired the title by way of adverse possession, deliberately lied in his application to the land registry and enticed others to lie on his behalf. These individuals eventually gave statements to support the prosecution at trial.
• TM EYE Ltd - Edmonds Marshall McMahon prosecutes a range of cases on behalf of TM Eye Ltd, nationwide. TM Eye represent a number of well-known clients including the manufacturers of brand named, high class, luxury goods such as designer label clothes, handbags, perfumes and watches. They are one of the few organisations in the UK that carries out proactive actions against those involved in this form of criminality. They are experts in surveillance, case preparation, disclosure and giving evidence and have brought the tactics used in fighting organised crime into the area of Intellectual Property theft to catch and convict those involved. Edmonds Marshall McMahon and TM Eye have so far achieved a 100% conviction rate with sentences ranging from fines to 6 months imprisonment. During a recent, ongoing operation, goods valued in the region of £1m were seized.
• Edmonds Marshall McMahon is providing ongoing advice to a high-net worth individual based offshore, with significant corporate and beneficial trust interests, in relation to the potential prosecution of an associate for bribery. The advice provided is set against the background of high-profile civil litigation involving a global corporation, a cash seizure and subsequent investigation by multiple authorities. Edmonds Marshall McMahon are strategizing to manage the client’s exposure to a bribery prosecution and assisting with dealings with the authorities. The case additionally requires consideration of bribery, before and after the introduction of the Bribery Act 2012. The economic downturn has meant that there have been further cuts to the justice budget, in particular with police forces and the CPS. This has meant that more and more people are feeling unsatisfied with the way their cases have been dealt with and many feeling that justice has not been achieved for them. In times such as these more and more people are looking to other means of obtaining justice and private prosecutions are a key tool in this. Edmonds Marshall McMahon have found that not only has there been an increase in financial crime cases but in other types of crime also. Our firm is growing rapidly to accommodate the increase in cases being referred to us. It is a very exciting time for the Edmonds Marshall McMahon team! Contact Details: Edmonds Marshall McMahon 2-5 Warwick Court, London, WC1R 5DJ DX 450 LDE Office: 0207 583 8392
Shipping & Maritime Law Firm of the Year – Singapore Haridass Ho & Partners is boutique law firm with a niche practice in the fields of Admiralty, Shipping and International Trade whilst handling a broad spectrum of legal services. We handle both dry and wet admiralty contentious matters. Additionally we also do non contentious matters and in particular, ship finance work which includes advising clients and preparing all documentation necessary for sale and purchase, mortgage and/or charter of vessels. The firm was established in 1985 and since then we have represented clients from all aspects of the marine industry. Although we started off representing shipyards and still continue to do so, our client base has expanded to include ship-owners, P&I clubs, charterers, ship chandlers, bunker suppliers, traders and bankers. Our team of lawyers include a number of senior admiralty practitioners each with more than 20 years of experience who work with the younger lawyers who are hungry for the experience. The firm has always worked towards providing practical and commercial solutions which will assist the clients in getting the best results. Not everything needs to be litigated. Driving a hard bargain and negotiating a good deal for the clients has served our clients well. We act for Jurong Shipyard and Keppel Shipyard, amongst others. Mr Haridass Ajaib sits on the board of directors of Sembcorp Marine Ltd as well as the Singapore subsidiaries of Precious Shipping, Thailand, which are the ship owning entities. The firm also represented both ship-owners and several bunker suppliers in the recent slew of problems caused by the OW Bunker debacle. We understand the clients’ needs and the circumstances that is sometimes beyond their control and in which they need immediate assistance. Giving them support in terms of advising them on the best course of action, be it litigation or sitting with the other parties and exploring opportunities to amicably resolve matters is our strong suit. The oil and gas sector of the marine industry has been hit hard and this has also had an adverse effect on the rest of the industry including the bulkers. A number of clients have needed advice on restructuring their debts. We have assisted them with this too. The Industry is still suffering from the effects of the hit to the oil and gas industry and the challenges have not been overcome yet. It looks to be a difficult period but we expect to meet the challenges and as always, we aspire to do our best for the clients be it in recovery of their claims, protection of their rights or restructuring of their debts. We expect that things will continue to be difficult for some time yet. We have weathered other economic downturns and believe that by working with our clients and helping them, we too will ride out this period. Contact Details: 24 Raffles Place #18-00 Clifford Centre Singapore 048621 Tel: 6533 2323
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Biography of Selvyn Seidel and Fulbrook Capital Management, LLC
! Selvyn Seidel founded and chairs Fulbrook Capital Management LLC. Fulbrook is an independent third party financing advisor on complex national and international commercial claims. Fulbrook has created and occupies a special space in the funding industry, representing (1) claimants who need assistance in: evaluating their claims; preparing and/or improving the claim for investment, and prosecution; and/or sourcing capital – where Fulbrook identifies and attracts potential investors for the claimant and its claim, from (a) the institutional dedicated third party funders, as well as (b) from individual investors interested in committing only a portion of their capital into litigation finance (e.g., a family office, pension fund, hedge fund, or a private equity entity) and (2) representing and counseling investors looking for good investment opportunities. If needed and acceptable within a jurisdiction’s rules, Fulbrook will assist in buying, selling, or otherwise trading the claim or the claimant itself. Fulbrook also consults and advises claimants and investors, without the counseling having anything to do with linking with capital, but assisting in some fashion in monetizing investment opportunities. Fulbrook emphasizes certain areas, particularly: patents and other IP; international litigation and arbitration; insolvency, and other serious financial distress situations; and mediation in general and high stake disputes. In exceptional circumstances, it will also work on other claims, such as those involving oil and gas, antitrust, securities fraud, insurance, whistleblower claims, and serous breach of contract and fraud claims. In a recent Report by two think tanks that discussed Funders, Fulbrook was identified along with four other entities, as among the “prominent third-party funders” in the industry worldwide. Additionally, Fulbrook has been awarded, since inception of operations about two years ago, 20 awards in the industry, and important aspects of the industry, as being the best in the industry globally and/or in specific important jurisdictions such as the U.S.A. Such awards include: ACQ Magazineʼs Global Award as the “Third Party Litigation Advisory Firm of the Year,” in both 2013 and 2014, based on international surveys taken from its over 50,000 subscribers, in addition to InterContinental Financer Magazine’s “Third Party Funding Firm of the Year (2013) – USA.” In November 2013, the Lawyers World, a global publication, after polling subscribers and internally judging the results, recognition as the “Third Party Funding Firm of the Year 2013 – USA.” In 2014, Fulbrook received Corporate LiveWire’s Global Award for the “Third Party Litigation Advisory Firm of the Year,” and its Global Award for the “Evaluation of International Arbitration Claims Advisory Firm of the Year.” Also in 2014, Fulbrook was awarded Dealmakers
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Magazine’s Annual Award for the “Third Party Funding Firm of the Year – USA.” Furthermore, in 2014, Fulbrook received InterContinental Finance Magazine’s Award the “Leading US Third Party Funding Firm of the Year,” in addition to the Manhattan Business Recognition Award for the “2014 Best of Manhattan Awards for Management Services.” Most recently, Fulbrook has been awarded the 2015 Corporate International Magazine’s Legal Award for the “International Finance Law Firm of the Year in New York”; the Professional Sector Network’s Global Award for the “Capital and Fund Management Practice of the Year”; the Corporate International Magazine Legal award “International Finance Firm of the Year in New York”; the 2015 Global Award of Dealmakers of the “Leading U.S. Third Party Funding Firm of the Year”;
and the Lawyers’ Worldwide Awards Magazine 2015 award as “Most Trusted Third Party Funding Firm of the Year- USA.” Before Fulbrook, in 2007, Mr. Seidel founded and chaired Burford Advisors, an expert advisor in third party finance, and then, in October of 2009, co-founded and chaired Burford Group Ltd., the investment manager for Burford Capital, LLC, which has gone public on the U.K. Aim market of the London Exchange, and is now among the leading and the largest institutional litigation funder in the world with over $500 million under management. Mr. Seidel is recognized in the industry as a pioneering voice. He was described in the Report referred to above as “probably the frontrunner in the industry,” and is usually described as a leader or the leader in the industry. Before Burford and Fulbrook, Mr. Seidel practiced as a litigation attorney for over 40 years in complex litigations and arbitrations, specializing in international. In 1985, he co-founded the New York office of Latham & Watkins, a premier international law firm. Until December 31, 2006 and for almost 25 years, he was a senior litigation partner at Latham and was, at different times, the Chairman of the firm’s International Practice, the founder and Chairman of Latham’s International Litigation and Arbitration practice, and the Chairman of its New York Litigation practice. Mr. Seidel has been and is an active educator. He was for ten years an Adjunct Professor of Law at the New York University School of Law, teaching courses related to litigation and arbitration. He is an Alumnus Lecturer at Linacre College, Oxford University. He chaired for a number of
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years the Advisory Board of Oxford Law Alumni of America, and chaired the Advisory Board of Columbia’s Law School’s Center on International Commercial and investment Arbitration. He currently works with the New York University Law School’s Center for Justice. He lectures on third party finance and participates in conferences and presentations at various law schools in the U.S. and U.K. (including Harvard Law School, Columbia Law School, Oxford Law, and the University of Iowa Law School), and at various Institutes (such as the RAND Institute of Civil Justice, and at LEXIS NEXIS programs on litigation costing and funding). He has authored many articles and papers in the industry, (see www.fulbrookmanagment.com for references to lectures, presentations, articles and papers), the Fulbrook Primer on Third Party Finance of Commercial Claims, and the Fulbrook Snapshot on Third Party Finance of Commercial Claims. He is regularly referred to and cited in the media. (See www.fulbrookmanagement.com) Mr. Seidel is a graduate of the University of Chicago (B.A. in Economics, 1964), J.D. Berkeley School of Law, 1967, member of Law Review), and University of Oxford, 1968, Diploma in Law).
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Corporate & Insolvency Law Firm of the Year – Argentina Study Grispo & Associates is a leading law firm in corporate law that provides innovative and effective solutions to companies in various fields and areas remedies. We foster a culture based on pioneering high performance, teamwork and results orientation, aligning the legal advice with the objectives of our customers. Since 2004 we have the ISO 9001-2008 certification issued by Det Norske Veritas (DNV), which allows us to systematize the provision of our legal services, improve operational efficiency and increase the satisfaction of our customers, because the objectives are established evaluating their needs to the highest quality standards. Our team consists of professionals with solid training and strong orientation to excellence. Coordinated and efficient with the customer in order to obtain concrete and effective solutions work involves a specific and thorough approach each situation, for which it makes available to the customer and acquired the ability and experience. Practice Areas: Corporate Law Business Law Labor Law Civil Rights
Contact Details: Tucuman 637 3rd Floor CABA Argentina 4393-1133 / 3344/3434
International Employment Law Firm of the Year – Global Seyfarth Shaw LLP is an 800+ lawyer firm with global reach and unparalleled capabilities in international employment law. The firm’s team of specialist international employment lawyers is the largest of its type globally, and its practice is acknowledged as one of the world’s leading practices in the area. All the partners in the international practice are internationally-trained, and each has assisted many of the world’s largest companies with numerous complex and high-profile global employment-related strategic, compliance and transactional projects across a wide range of industries. The team has experience across more than 170 countries and has worked on projects covering up to 150 countries at one time. Seyfarth’s international employment team is located in key global locations and provides a true crossborder expertise. Its unique service model has been developed over a number of years and is very well tested by many of the world’s largest companies. The team’s success is the result of a constant, unrelenting focus on the needs of its clients and a commitment to excellence using the strength of an integrated team-based approach to deliver international employment law services in a creative, innovative and commercial way. Seyfarth’s international employment law team has assisted in more than 100 international acquisitions/workforce integrations. In each of these transactions, the team was appointed by the client to provide specialist international employment advice where other firms were the client's appointed transactional counsel. This is a testament to the profile and capability of Seyfarth’s international employment practice. The experience and credentials of Seyfarth’s international practice have led to its reputation as a global leader in the practice of international employment law and have positioned the team as ‘go to’ advisors for large multinational companies requiring strategic employment advice covering their global operations. Key areas of experience and expertise include:
Employment and labor issues arising from international mergers and acquisitions
International outsourcing arrangements
Multi-jurisdictional privacy/data protection and employment law compliance issues
Terminations – individual and large scale reductions in force
Employment and contingent workforce arrangements and documentation
Employment-related privacy and data protection
Protection of employers' proprietary and confidential information
Structuring and implementing employment related strategic initiatives on a multijurisdictional basis
Workplace harassment, anti-discrimination and equal opportunity law matters
Workplace policies and handbooks
International workplace investigations
Contact Details Key Contact: Darren Gardner – Chair, International Practice Firm: Seyfarth Shaw LLP Email: dgardner@seyfarth.com Tel: +1 (415) 544-1018 Website: www.seyfarth.com
Corporate & Financial Services Law Firm of the Year – Belgium Willkie is an elite international law firm of approximately 650 lawyers located in nine offices in six countries. For more than 125 years, we have represented companies across a wide spectrum of businesses and industries, most notably financial services. The firm is comprised of attorneys who are recognized as some of the world’s foremost practitioners in their respective areas. Xavier Dieux is a partner in the Corporate and Finance Department and in the Litigation Department. His practice areas encompass Public Offerings (including TOB), Capital Market Operations and Regulation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, as well as Litigation in all areas of Financial, Corporate, Commercial and Contract Law. As to his Litigation practice, Xavier is also frequently appointed as arbitrator with respect to international or domestic proceedings. He practices in French and in English. Practice Areas: Corporate & Financial Services Finance Capital Markets Mergers & Acquisitions Private Equity/Venture Capital Structured Finance & Derivatives Business Reorganization & Restructuring Litigation Compliance & Enforcement Insurance & Reinsurance Securities, Litigation & Enforcement Complex Commercial Disputes
Contact Details: Avenue Louise, 480 / 3B 1050 Bruxelles T +32 2 290 18 20 F +32 2 290 18 21 E: xdieux@willkie.com
M&A Law Firm of the Year – India Fortitude Law Associates is a full-service law firm where lawyers from diverse backgrounds have integrated their intellectual capital to provide clients with well-rounded and effective legal advice. The firm focuses on representing clients having business interests in India on all aspects of Indian laws and regulations affecting their industries and specializes in strategic legal and regulatory advice coupled with industry expertise in an integrated manner. Fortitude Law Associates focuses on niche areas in which the firm provides significant value and is invariably involved in select highly complex, innovative transactions. Mr. Mahajan has been ranked as a leading practitioner in the Corporate (Merger & Acquisition) area by Chambers Asia, 2009. He was recognized as regulatory counsel in the Telecommunications, Information Technology and Media Industries, Who’s Who Legal, 2007, 2008 and 2009; as well as being noted as a Communications and Financial Services specialist, Legal 500, 2008. Mr. Mahajan's practice focuses on the corporate and commercial laws of India with emphasis on cross-border transactions. Mr. Mahajan advises on mergers and acquisitions, securities laws, financing laws, telecommunications and IT regulations, investment regulations, entry strategies for multinationals and general advice on corporate and commercial laws. Mr. Mahajan has negotiated and advised on multi-jurisdictional joint-venture and shareholder agreements, technology transfer agreements, financing documents, investment agreements, corporate due diligence matters, assisted on public tender offers, and advised on corporate and commercial laws. He has also represented companies in various industries, including aviation, banking, entertainment media, software technology, satellite, telecommunications, textiles and venture capital funds. Mr. Mahajan is admitted with the Bar Council of India and New York Bar Association as a Legal Consultant. Fortitude Law Associates has strong relationships with various international law firms – which has enabled Fortitude Law Associates’ to provide legal counsel carefully nurtured to their clients’ global requirements and because of which Fortitude Law Associates, today has key clients which include marquee repeat Fortune 500 clientele, of which more than 60% are US corporations. Contact Details: Rahul R Mahajan RMahajan@fortitude-law.com Phone: 91.22.49151116
Amine Ghellal – Lawyer of the Year – Africa Amine Ghellal, the founding partner of Ghellal & Mekerba, has 44 years of experience and is considered as one of Algeria’s leading law practitioners. He is said to know the Algerian Business framework “like the back of his hand”. He has a wide knowledge of all aspects of Algerian law regarding investment, corporate, financing, exchange control, tax and customs law. He is an international arbitrator and a member of the International Arbitration Institute. He has a perfect knowledge of contractual mechanisms and precautions governing dispute resolution. Dr. Ghellal acts as an arbitrator before the International Chamber of Commerce (CCI) and the Algerian Chamber of Trade and Industry (CACI). He is also currently seen as one of Africa’s leading gas and oil practitioners and regularly advises major international firms on all the intricacies of energy regulation. Dr. Ghellal has counseled the Algerian Ministry of Energy and has also headed Sonatrach’s “International Legal” and “International Negotiation” departments. Between 1979 and 1981, he was Algeria’s legal expert within the OPEC and the OPAEC. Dr. Ghellal is a graduate in both public and private law and in political sciences. He studied in France and obtained a Higher Diploma in Public law with Magna Cum Laude, a Higher Diploma in Political Sciences with Magna Cum Laude and a PhD with Summa Cum Laude and praises of the examination board. He also taught public law, both in France and Algeria, for many years, and has published many articles. Dr. Ghellal is a member of the Algerian Bar Association, a member of the International Bar Association, a member of the International Arbitration Institute (IAI), a correspondent of the World Bank in Algeria, an honored Member of the International Who’s Who of Professionals and of Project Finance, a member of the International Lawyers Club (Head Office in France), a member of the International Lawyers Association “Mackrell International” (Head Office in Great Britain), he is a member of Primerus and is one of the 5 ambassadors worldwide of the Chinese European Arbitration Center. Contact Details 7 Rue Doudou Mokhtar, Lot no. 2, Ben Aknoun, 16000, Alger, Algérie Tel: 213 21 91 42 30 Mobile: +213 661400248 Fax: 213 21 91 42 36 Email: amine.ghellal@ghellal.com
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