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Domain: construction law, FIDIC-contracts, corporate law, law of real property, litigation and arbitration in high value lawsuits, labour law, immigration law; Construction experience and publications Education: Law Faculty of JATE Szeged University, 1983-1988; graduated with summa cum laude, 1988; Juris Doctor, admitted to the bar in 1991, member of the Budapest Bar. Postgraduate course on the “American Legal System” at the University of South Carolina, US 1989; special course on the “Legal system of the European Community” at the University of Trier, Germany, 1991; scholarship at “La Sapienza University”, Rome, Italy, 1989, 1990, 1991; course on “International Business and Financial Law” at the Academy of American and International Law, Dallas, US, 1992; courses in legal Russian, Saint-Petersburg 1984 and 1988. FIDIC-Contracts Seminar (Rome, 2011, Cornerstone Seminars); Honorary professor of Eötvös Loránd University (2019). Other professional activities: Honorary professor at the Law Faculty of ELTE Budapest University; regular member of the Academy of American and International Law of Dallas since 1992; member at the Deutscher Anwaltverein since 1999 (a member of the section of construction law and of the group of international construction law); he has about 70 professional publications. He is a lecturer at the Budapest University of Technology. He takes part in writing studies and giving lectures in connection with EU-law. He is a member at the Arbitration Court of the Polish Chamber of Commerce (Warsaw). President of Eastern European Lawyers’ association, EAST LEGAL TEAM EEIG (2008-2012); Languages: fluent in German, Italian, English, Russian, Spanish and Hungarian

Aliff, who was a founding partner in another law firm in Mumbai, merged his practice with ALMT Legal in 2003 to enhance the Firm's tax and M&A practice. Aliff is listed among the “Top 100 Private Practice Lawyers in India” by India Business Law Journal in 2018-19, 2020-2021, 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24. Aliff’s tax experience includes advising on cross border tax structuring and issues such as creation of permanent establishment, obligations in relation to withholding tax, transfer pricing, characterization of software payments etc. and more recently on the two pillar approach and India’s stand on issues such as digital tax and nomads. Aliff also advises on indirect tax issues particularly GST and customs issues for various international and domestic clients. Aliff has also been actively involved in various high stakes direct tax litigation matters handled by the firm involving international tax issues such as indirect transfers, transfer pricing disputes and mutual agreement procedures. The Tax Directors Handbook has highly recommended Aliff for his tax practice. Aliff has authored articles for international publications including for the IBFD and been a panelist at various international tax and M&A conferences and seminars. Aliff’s M&A and corporate practice is mainly focused on domestic and cross-border transactional work for domestic and international multinational companies and private equity funds. He is highly regarded for his drafting and negotiation skills in a complex transaction as well as his practical approach towards resolving many structuring and regulatory issues within the framework of the law. Aliff also advises several clients in relation to certain capital markets transactions including registration of and investments by foreign portfolio investors as well as primary and secondary investments by a range of investors in publicly listed companies. Besides his tax and M&A practice, Aliff has helped develop a thriving employment law practice for the Firm and assists several multinational clients on a wide spectrum of employment law issues. In addition to structuring contracts, drafting employment policies and procedures for clients, including issues relating to sexual harassment and anti-sexual harassment policies, and advising on social security schemes, Aliff has also advised on implementing terminations, both as a reduction in workforce as well as termination for misconduct, the enforceability of post termination obligations as well as dispute resolutions. Aliff has also conducted training workshops in companies in relation to effectively dealing with sexual harassment complaints, anti - bribery, data privacy and workplace ethics. Aliff has been consistently recognized as one of India’s leading lawyers by www.almtlegal.com global legal publications like Legal 500, Asia Law Profiles, IFLR 1000 and Chambers & Partners, who has specifically recommended Aliff for his tax, corporate and M&A, employment practice. As examples, Aliff is featured in Asian Legal Business magazine’s 'A-List of India's Super 50 Lawyers’ in 2023 and 2020. Asia Pacific Legal 500 2024 Edition has featured Aliff in ‘Hall of Fame’ for his tax practice and has recognised Aliff as a ‘Leading Lawyer’ for Labour and Employment. Legal 500 India 2024 awards shortlisted Aliff for ‘Tax Lawyer of the Year’ and ‘Labour and Employment Lawyer of the Year’. Legal Era 2022 Rankings has recognised Aliff as ‘Leading Lawyer Champion’ for Tax. Legal Era 2024 India awards has awarded Aliff as ‘Lawyer of the Year – Labour and Employment’ and nominated Aliff for ‘Lawyer of the Year – M&A’. Asia Law Profiles 2023 Edition has recognised Aliff as ‘Distinguished Practitioner’ for Corporate M&A and Labour and Employment. IFLR 1000 2023 Edition recognises Aliff as ‘Highly Regarded Lawyer’ for M&A and Private Equity. LawWiser has featured Aliff in ‘Lawyers Power League 2023 – 100 Leading Law Firm Professionals’ list. Professional appointments and activities Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa, India (1988) Law Society of England and Wales (1992) One of India's representative authors for the International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation (IBFD) Member of the Indian Chapter of the International Fiscal Association (IFA) Qualifications Bachelor of Laws – 1988 University of Bombay (was awarded the gold medal for securing the first rank overall) Bombay Incorporated Law Society (Solicitor's exam) - 1990 (secured the first rank and highest marks in all 5 subjects) LLM - 1991 University of Cambridge, UK Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test - Law society of England and Wales - 1992

Born March 29, 1954 in Tunis High School:  Lycée Français de la Marsa from 1965 until 1971. Graduated in commercial and tax laws from Paris University (Paris 2). Post-Graduated in Higher studies and private law from Tunis University (excellent). Author of:a thesis on the law dated April 27, 1972» related to export industries, presented to the jury presided by M. Philippe FOUCHARD, PHD professor at Dijon and Tunis Universities. Graduated from London International School of English. Member of the International Bar Association. Member of the American Bank Attorneys Member of the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators. Admitted to the Supreme Court. Involved in Mediation procedures 45 years experience includes  the $ 246 millions privatisation of one of national cement infrastructure.

Mr. Dilip B. Desai, the founder and chairman of DHC International, is a national scholar, gold medallist, thought leader, and visionary. His leadership journey started after a short stint with a global service company when he founded his firm with the aim of strengthening value systems, principles and ethics of reputed big organizations and developing the vision, drive and spirit of a passionate entrepreneur. He is acclaimed nationally and internationally for his competence and innovation. Besides being a prolific speaker, he has been associated with ICAI, leading Chambers, management schools, law schools and universities in various capacities.

Sherry Young is a founder, shareholder and past President of the law firm of Rath, Young and Pignatelli, P.C. She heads the firm’s Environmental Practice Group, and assists clients on federal and state environmental matters, real estate transactions, and business and finance transactions. Sherry focuses her practice on environmental law and environmental litigation, including environmental compliance, permits and approvals, and real estate transactions involving contaminated properties. She has extensive experience in litigation with state and federal regulators and has achieved numerous successful settlements for industrial, commercial and municipal clients in a variety of cases. Sherry also has considerable experience in general corporate law, public and private financing, and estates and trusts. She is general counsel for a large, non-profit health care foundation, and advises several non-profits. Sherry serves on the Board of Directors of Walden Mutual Bank, the Board of Directors of the University of New Hampshire Foundation, the Dean’s Advisory Board of the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law, and is Chair of the Board of New Hampshire Public Radio. A recipient of a number of legal awards and recognitions, Sherry lives in Concord, New Hampshire with her husband Gary and their two golden doodles. She enjoys hiking, skiing, and spending time with her grandchildren. Education: University of New Hampshire School of Law, J.D., 1982 Cornell University, B.A., 1975 Bar Memberships/Court Admissions: Member, United States District Court, District of New Hampshire Member, United States Tax Court Member, New Hampshire Supreme Court Member, American Bar Association Member, New Hampshire Bar Association

Jorge Almanza is a founding partner at ICL | Inintegrum CorporaciónLegal where he specializes in corporate law handling all types of corporate matters, he has been involved for more than 20 years in mergers and acquisitions, corporate compliance, foreign investment, joint ventures, international transactions, in the automotive and aerospace foreign investment in Mexico, participating as counsel to various foreign investment business groups within the automotive and aerospace manufacturing industry. Jorge Almanza holds a law degree from Tecnológico de Monterrey, a master's degree in business law from Universidad Anáhuac, and diplomas in Foreign Trade,Anti-Corruption and Compliance. He is currently a professor at Tec de Monterrey teaching the Regulatory Compliance and Corporate Finance.

Ashish is director of International Proximity with responsibility for business development. Ashish graduated with a Maitrise des Sciences de Gestion from the University of Paris IX Dauphine and qualified as a Chartered Accountant at Price Waterhouse in the UK before joining Price Waterhouse in Jersey. Ashish then joined Deutsche Bank where he was responsible for business development for a major division of Deutsche Bank in Jersey. In 1999, he was in charge of setting up the Deutsche Bank operation in Mauritius and he was deputy head of the Deutsche Mauritius office until 2005 when he joined International Proximity.  Ashish is a key driver of policy initiatives at industry level.

Horacio RANGEL-ORTIZ. Born Mexico City, 1957; admitted to practice 1980, Mexico. Graduated from Universidad Iberoamericana 1979 (LL.B.) Mexico City ; The George Washington University , School of Law 1981 (Master of Comparative Law in IP), Washington , D.C. ; Doctor of Laws, Universidad Panamericana, School of Law , Mexico City (PhD) 1994. He practices intellectual property law in Mexico City since 1982 including transactional work and litigation. He has since developed a diverse practice which includes patent, trademark and copyright litigation, prosecution, licensing negotiations, dispute resolution, and portfolio management. Has been extensively involved with a wide range of intellectual property matters and has prepared more than one thousand opinions on complex legal issues. Has served as an expert witness in litigation and arbitration both in Mexico and overseas. He has been ranked among the top Mexican patent lawyers by Managing Intellectual Property's Guide to the World's Leading Patent Law Practitioners . He has been listed in The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers as one of the top Mexican trademark lawyers. His name has been identified by clients and colleagues of Mexico and overseas as one of the three Leading Intellectual Property Lawyer s in Mexico in PLC Which Lawyer? published by Practical Law Company (2007), and has been chosen for inclusion as an intellectual property specialist in Who's Who in the World (“ a significant honor, an achievement in and of itself, that is afforded to very few individuals in the course of a lifetime” according to the editors). Chairman of the International Intellectual Property Committee of the Mexican Bar. Chairman of the International Treaties Committee of the Mexican Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AMPPI) of which he is a former President. He has been President of the Mexican Group of AIPPI and of the International Association of Teachers and Researchers in Intellectual Property (ATRIP). Author of the doctoral dissertation “Patent Infringement” and of dozens of articles published in legal periodicals of more than 15 countries. He has lectured on intellectual property in more than 25 countries of America , Europe , Africa and Asia . Member of the Advisory Board of the Institute for Intellectual Property & Information Law of the University of Houston Law Center .

BOV Fund Services Showcase -Click for a short Video Intro- Loredano Agius joined the Bank of Valletta plc Group through BOV Asset Management Limited in 2004 and subsequently BOV Fund Services Limited upon its incorporation in 2006. He started his career as an Associate within the Finance Division and during the years he continued to advance and started heading the division in 2017. In 2022, he was also appointed as the Deputy Executive Head of the Company, whilst still heading the Finance Division. In June 2023, Loredano was appointed as the General Manager of the Company and as a fellow member of the Board of Directors.

Anju specializes in Banking and Finance and Private Client Practice and is also well-versed in RBI Regulations, FEMA Regulations, Labour Laws, Information Technology Laws, Real Estate Laws, and Corporate Laws. She advises on new standard product documentation for banks and non-banking financial institutions, Priority sector funding, funding against foreign guarantees, loan restructuring under the new RBI Guidelines as well as Government credit guarantee schemes, multi-currency cross-border transactions, external commercial borrowings, institutional loans, etc. in consultation with leading foreign law Firms. Anju also advises on the IBU business of the Indian branches set up in the GIFT City, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Anju advises new banks and non-banking finance companies on their entire legal set-up involving all product documentation, HR, policy reviews IT set up and commercial contracts and offers continuous legal support and advice post business commencement, including on matters related to POSH is also a part of the ICC of her clients. Anju has advised many clients, both in India and outside, on their succession planning including business and personal assets. As a part of Private Client Practice, she also regularly advises Wealth Management Teams of large banks and NBFCs including wealth management companies and family offices. Anju has been ranked amongst the ‘Top Individual Lawyers – Banking and Finance’ in the Legal Powerlist 2020 announced by Forbes India on 31st March, 2021. As a Co-Founder, Anju is on the Board of the Society of Trust and Estate Planners, India. (STEP). Professional Qualifications M.Com (Finance) LL.B. Delhi University Expertise Banking & Finance Human Resources & Industrial Relations Private Client Practice Succession & Estate Planning

Individual’s profile: Attorney and Barrister at Law (LLB, LLM, Member of the BAR Association) Over25 years of experience in professional legal services. Professional Overview Professional legal practice started in1998 with one of the most reputable law firms in Azerbaijan. Further held the positions: Vice-President of the largest Law Firmin Azerbaijan; Chief of Legal Department (of the major onshore oil company in Azerbaijan); Chief of Legal Division (of the HoldingOil Production company in Azerbaijan); Chief Legal Counsel (of Gold Mining Company), etc. This expert has a comprehensive background in handling significant projects, including company acquisitions, foundation, reorganization, privatization, and transfers into management. His expertise spans both Azeri and International Commercial Law, providing a thorough understanding of the relevant legal frameworks. Key Professional Experience: Energy Projects and Legal Transactions Involved in the acquisition of major oil companies in Azerbaijan. Conducted negotiations with State authorities and managed all legal actions related to acquisition processes. Facilitated the transfer of State property into the management of foreign and local private companies. Corporate Legal Management Enormous experience in drafting and examination of absolutely various legal documents and ensuring their compliance with applicable legislation. Maintained a high litigation success rate, demonstrating proficiency in legal representation and dispute resolution. Company Reorganization and Privatization Managed the reorganization, foundation, liquidation, and privatization of numerous companies, adhering to complex legal and regulatory requirements. International Expertise and Representation Participated as an Independent Expert in Commercial Law at multiple international conferences. Certified to work with FIDIC contracts and successfully applied those to certain construction projects in Azerbaijan. Represented clients in high-level negotiations, showcasing extensive experience and professionalism.This profile reflects the expert's significant experience and specialized knowledge in Energy Projects and Commercial Law, highlighting the ability to navigate complex legal landscapes effectively.

Experience Former PwC Audit and Consulting Manager  35 years of experience in Auditing, Accounting and Finance.  Member of the Accounting Research Institute of Ecuador.  Main Partner of SMS del Ecuador Cia. Ltda.  Member of the Latin American SMS Network.  Former Member of the Audit Committee of Banco Guayaquil  Education  Commercial Engineer and Public Accountant — M.B.A., Quebec, Montreal, Canada. — Master, University of Nebrija Spain — Diploma in Forensic Auditing at the University of Bologna, Italy  Diploma in Technology for Education  Diploma in Qualitative Research  Diploma in Digital Marketing  Academic Experience  Professor of Auditing chairs at the Catholic University of Santiago de Guayaquil  Professor of Masters in Management Audit, Forensic and International Financial Reporting Standards  Thesis Director  Director of the SMS Training Academy in Ecuador

Salah Riahi has an experience of more than fifteen years in External Audit and Internal Consulting and the number of banks in the market and the region, he accompanied several companies in the selection and implementation of ERP and Core Banking. He is specialized in: Diagnosis of the organizational structure of Bank Audit Diagnostic Information System for Industrial Society Due diligence assessment Computer Security International Banking Standards BASLE II Risk Management The Firm Our company is a consulting and audit firm set up by former partners and managers of Deloitte and KPMG. We are in the business since 1995. From that date we worked in accounting, tax, Audit and consulting fields for local and foreign companies working in several industries. We experienced different information system specially of local banks as inside managers, external auditors and recently core banking Fees income by services : Audit 69% Tax 13% Consulting 14% IT Services Who we work with A3C has the expertise & the specialist skills to help their actual & potential clients to cope with challenges.  A3C anticipate complex business problems & recommend the appropriate action to our clients, which operating in several industries, such as: Industrial companies. Realestate Services  Banking & financial services; Telecommunication Not- for profit organizations; Energy & Resources; Health; Wholesale & Retail;  Hotels Tourism services.

Salah Riahi has an experience of more than fifteen years in External Audit and Internal Consulting and the number of banks in the market and the region, he accompanied several companies in the selection and implementation of ERP and Core Banking. He is specialized in: Diagnosis of the organizational structure of Bank Audit Diagnostic Information System for Industrial Society Due diligence assessment Computer Security International Banking Standards BASLE II Risk Management The Firm Our company is a consulting and audit firm set up by former partners and managers of Deloitte and KPMG. We are in the business since 1995. From that date we worked in accounting, tax, Audit and consulting fields for local and foreign companies working in several industries. We experienced different information system specially of local banks as inside managers, external auditors and recently core banking Fees income by services : Audit 69% Tax 13% Consulting 14% IT Services Who we work with A3C has the expertise & the specialist skills to help their actual & potential clients to cope with challenges.  A3C anticipate complex business problems & recommend the appropriate action to our clients, which operating in several industries, such as: Industrial companies. Realestate Services  Banking & financial services; Telecommunication Not- for profit organizations; Energy & Resources; Health; Wholesale & Retail;  Hotels Tourism services.

Salah Riahi has an experience of more than fifteen years in External Audit and Internal Consulting and the number of banks in the market and the region, he accompanied several companies in the selection and implementation of ERP and Core Banking. He is specialized in: Diagnosis of the organizational structure of Bank Audit Diagnostic Information System for Industrial Society Due diligence assessment Computer Security International Banking Standards BASLE II Risk Management The Firm Our company is a consulting and audit firm set up by former partners and managers of Deloitte and KPMG. We are in the business since 1995. From that date we worked in accounting, tax, Audit and consulting fields for local and foreign companies working in several industries. We experienced different information system specially of local banks as inside managers, external auditors and recently core banking Fees income by services : Audit 69% Tax 13% Consulting 14% IT Services Who we work with A3C has the expertise & the specialist skills to help their actual & potential clients to cope with challenges.  A3C anticipate complex business problems & recommend the appropriate action to our clients, which operating in several industries, such as: Industrial companies. Realestate Services  Banking & financial services; Telecommunication Not- for profit organizations; Energy & Resources; Health; Wholesale & Retail;  Hotels Tourism services.

SUDVERS is the efficient and powerful International Insurance Broker, Risk-Manager and Financial-Service Provider that enjoys a high amount of trust as a family Business. Our clients, often medium sized family businesses from a large variety of sectors, rely on our highly respected reputation. They place their trust in us regarding the protection of all the possible risks of their business and also their personal protection and that of their employees. Due to our growing and long-standing client relationships we have evolved on a national and international level into a comprehensive specialist in the fields of Risk- and Insurance-Analyzation, Managing Risks, Credit- and Bonds-Management and corporate and private Provision. Nowadays we are trusted by businesses of all different sizes and sectors regarding their insurable risks. These businesses range from small, family lead businesses, up to stock exchange noted billion-turnover companies with over 100 different entities.

Shahannah Abdoolakhan established Abler with a vision to help the business community cope with the fast-changing and complex local and international AML laws and standards. This vision still drives Abler today. Shahannah is a highly qualified and respected professional in the compliance field. She holds an MBA from Oxford Brookes, UK, and is a Fellow of both the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA) and the International Compliance Association (FICA). Shahannah believes that compliance is not a burden, but an opportunity to grow. She is passionate about working together with her clients and partners and embracing the regulatory climate as a catalyst for innovation and excellence.

Dr. Philip Cross has over 20 years of experience as an economist in academia, government, and consulting.  He specializes in econometrics—combining statistical analysis with economic theory to draw inferences about economic outcomes.  His consulting experience includes testifying as an expert in a major class-action litigation involving healthcare provision reimbursement, preparing expert opinions in an antitrust matter and in a lost wages matter, and analyzing the compensation structure for equity partners in a large professional services firm.  In addition, Dr. Cross has considerable experience providing expert support in class actions and antitrust cases as well as general consulting for businesses and governments. Dr. Cross’s experience includes: Served as an expert witness for defendant in a class-action litigation between a health insurer and a group of healthcare providers over alleged claim under-reimbursement.  Submitted an expert report outlining flaws in opposing expert’s method of ascertaining the class by illustrating how data available to opposing expert was insufficient to accurately identify which healthcare providers were members of the class.  Issued a written declaration under penalty of perjury and testified at deposition. Retained as an expert witness in an antitrust litigation between a large automotive manufacturer and one of its suppliers.  Refuted the opposing expert’s claim that sales data supported the allegation that the parts supplier conspired to raise prices during the relevant period.  Demonstrated that opposing expert’s analysis was based on a simplistic and flawed application of pricing dynamics by presenting an improved model of price dynamics, which demonstrated no statistically supportable evidence of a conspiracy. Testified as an expert in a wrongful death matter.  Submitted an expert report estimating economic damages due to lost wages based on projections of future earnings and recent income history. Retained as a consulting expert to provide economic analysis of the compensation structure for equity partners at a large professional services firm.  Constructed a regression model of compensation as a function of productivity, which was also employed to show an absence of gender- and age-discrimination in compensation and promotion policies. Worked with third-party survey firms to design and implement on-line surveys to elicit consumer preferences for various product attributes.  The resulting analysis of the survey data afforded reliable opinions about liability and estimation of damages in product-liability litigations.   Assisted financial appraisers and auditors in estimating balance sheet and cash-flow accounts through statistical modelling based on representative samples, which significantly improved the accuracy of payment frequency and default rates. Dr. Cross holds a Ph.D. in Economics and an M.A. in Economics from the University of Wisconsin.  He also holds a B.Com (Hons.) in Economics from the University of New South Wales.  He is a member of the American Economic Association, American Statistical Association, the Econometric Society, and the American Bar Association. Dr. Cross was previously an Assistant Professor at Georgetown University, has taught at Johns Hopkins University, and has held an affiliate position at the University of Melbourne.  He has held consulting positions with AlixPartners, Berkeley Research Group, Exponent, Inc., and Deloitte Financial Advisory Services.  He was previously a Personnel & Policy Consultant with the U.S. Department of Defense.

Miguel Peleteiro is a managing director in the Valuation Advisory Services practice for Kroll. He is based in the Mexico City office and is the America’s head of the oil and gas industry for the firm. Miguel has over 20 years of experience in the hydrocarbon sector and has advised governments, major oil companies (NOCs and IOCs), as well as midstream and distribution companies on M&A and strategic and financial topics. Prior to joining Kroll (formerly Duff & Phelps), Miguel was partner in Accuracy, a corporate finance advisory firm. Prior to that, Miguel worked for EY’s Transaction Advisory Services Group and Morgan Stanley M&A group. Throughout his career, Miguel worked in various sectors, and progressively specialized in oil and gas; he has covered all sub-sectors within the oil and gas industry sub-sectors (upstream, midstream and downstream). Miguel developed research, analysis and negotiation skills by dealing with situations that involved both financial and legal issues, including private disputes and governmental expropriations. He was additionally appointed negotiator by a major oil & gas company, together with the government of Venezuela, for the development of plants along the Orinoco belt for the expropriation process carried out on certain production assets, and for the preparation of the business plan for the area’s development. Miguel holds a degree in business administration and management from Colegio Universitario De Estudios Financieros (CUNEF), Spain and is a member of the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators. He is fluent in Spanish, English and Portuguese.

Academics: Master in Constitutional Law University of Valencia (Spain) and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras (UNAH). Master in Human Rights & Development Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras (UNAH). Specialist on Tort Law USAID / Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras. Specialist on Tort Law University of Salamanca (Spain). Juris Doctor (Law Degree) with orientation in Company Law Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras. Languages: Spanish English Professional Experience: Over 28 years of experience in the practice of Civil Law in Honduras. Tenured professor of Law at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras in the areas of Contract Law & Obligations and Family Law. Head of the Human Rights Graduate Program at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras (UNAH). Attorney at Law at K&M Abogados. Public Practice: Representative of Civil Society before the Anticorruption Committee. Liaison between the United Nations and the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras. Conferences and publications relating to private law matters. Publications: The Retroactivity of Laws and its Applications in Honduran Law. Commentaries to the Family Code and related norms (Dir.). Concorded Civil Code of Honduras (Dir.). Commentaries on the Law of Conciliation and Arbitration. Bar Memberships: Honduran Bar Association

Angus Forsyth was admitted as a solicitor in England in 1970 and in Hong Kong in 1971. He was one of the four original founders of the well-established local Hong Kong law firm of Stevenson, Wong & Co. in 1978 and from which he retired in 2017.  Commercial and Company, Mergers and Acquisitions, Intellectual Property, Information Technology, Advertising Law and Personal Data Privacy Professional Qualifications: Solicitor of the High Court of England and Wales in 1970; Guildford Law College; Law Society; England (Part II Qualifying Examination, 1970) Solicitor of the High Court of Hong Kong in 1971; and as Notary Public of Hong Kong in 1978 Language:  English He has represented a wide range of private and corporate clients in all aspects of Commercial and Company, Mergers and Acquisitions, Regulatory Law of Insurance, Securities and Futures, Immigration, Intellectual Property and Information Technology, Advertising and Personal Data Privacy and Commercial and Residential Tenancies. Community Involvement: He is a Former Council Member and Vice President of the Hong Kong Society of Notaries and of the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal Panel. He was a member of the Competition Committee of the Law Society of Hong Kong and was a Member of the Companies Registry and Hong Kong Government Advisory Group on the rewrite of Hong Kong Company Law.  He is a Legal Committee Member of The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, Council Member of the Hong Kong Internet Professionals Association, Hong Kong & Mainland Software Industry Cooperation Association, Member of the Companies Registry and Hong Kong Government Advisory Group on the rewrite of Hong Kong Company Law. Former Council Member and Former Vice President of the Hong Kong Society of Notaries Former Member of Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal Panel (1992-1998) Former Member of Law Society of Hong Kong, Working Party on the Occupational Retirement Schemes Ordinance Member Legal Committee, The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce Former Trustee and Chairman of the Hong Kong Arts Festival Trust Member and past President of The Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong Former Committee Member and former Vice Chairman, The Friends of the Hong Kong Museum of Art Member of Committee of Management of the University Museum and Art Gallery, University of Hong Kong Former Chairman, China Heritage Art Foundation Limited Member of the Board, Arts & Education Limited, (Charitable Grants in aid to East/West Hong Kong Arts causes) principally for the Travel Grants of the Fine Arts students at the University of Hong Kong Chairman and Member of the Board of Governors of Musica Viva Limited – Opera and Music Production Former Governor and legal adviser to eInclusion Foundation Limited – grants for computer use education to bridge the Digital Divide Director of Global Heritage Fund Asia Limited – Hong Kong, China and regional Asian support for cultural heritage preservation projects Former Director of The Kew Asia Foundation Limited – Hong Kong centre for the focus of activities of Kew Foundation London UK Honorary Legal Adviser: Honorary Legal Adviser to New Life Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association Former Honorary Legal Adviser to the Hong Kong Festival Fringe  Honorary Legal Adviser to the Friends of the Hong Kong Museum of Art Honorary Legal Adviser to the Friends of the Art Gallery, Chinese University of Hong Kong Former Committee member and former Honorary Legal Adviser, the Royal Overseas League, Hong Kong Branch Honorary Legal Adviser to the Friends of the University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong Honorary Legal Adviser to the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society Limited

Naddaporn has 18 years of experience in the areas of corporate, commercial, M&A and foreign direct investment, banking and finance, TMT, employment and real property.  She has represented local and multinational clients in various industries, such as automobile, food and beverages, healthcare, logistics, engineering, software, e-commerce, for both domestic and cross-border transactions.  She has extensive experiences in advising corporate clients on legal due diligence investigations and establishing joint ventures and investment projects in Thailand and Myanmar.  She has been recommended for corporate and M&A by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific from 2020 to 2024.  Professional Qualification:  Thai Lawyer License and Notarial Services Attorney Professional Membership:  The Lawyers Council of Thailand and The Thai Bar Association Education:     LL.M. in international commercial and business law from the University of East Anglia, UK LL.B. in business law (2nd Class Honours) from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

Achim Heuser founded the law firm HEUSER RECHT UND STEUERN which specialized in arrangement and organization of  international assignments. Achim Heuser advises companies on the realization of their international sales and growth strategies. He authored and issued various publications and specialist articles on these topics. He is a frequent speaker at national and international institutions and events. Apart from his professional qualification as a lawyer, he has gained his experience working for a big company in the industrial sector. Mister Heuser is a member of the German Bar Association in Bonn, a graduate of the Cambridge Course English Legal Methods and a frequent speaker at the Center of International Legal Studies in Salzburg, Austria.

The firm was established in 1999 on the initiative of Mr. Abdellatif EL QUORTOBI, Chartered Accountant, and after accumulating a professional experience of fifteen years (15 years) in Morocco and abroad, including 10 years as a Director in a renowned auditing and consultancy international firm (Big Four). Team With a multidisciplinary team with 5 to 30 years of experience, we ensure that we are involving all the necessary skills to carry out the missions entrusted to us. Almost all of our employees are high level executives, graduates of universities or business schools. We are committed to offer you all our expertise in different areas and industries combined to a listening ability, pro-activity and precision. Areas of expertise The acquired experience covers the following domains: Audit and statutory audit Management and operational auditing Implementation of internal audit structure Accounting services Tax planning Legal and fiscal service and advice Assistance in case of fiscal controls Drawing up of contracts Company valuation Due diligence Merger/acquisition Corporate governance Training and seminars Our assets Listening ability & forward-thinking Assessment of issues at stake & appropriate advice Sector-based expertise & good knowledge of the Moroccan market and law Proactive & with a critical eye Always looking for the most appropriate solutions in order to build a lasting and trustworthy relationship with our clients and partners References by business sector Banks & leasing companies Insurers & Retirement funds Industries, trade & services Public enterprises Transportation & infrastructures Agriculture Communications & IT Associations Schools & training centers

The Barletta law firm was born in the mid-seventies thanks to the commitment, passion and dedication of the lawyer Alberto Barletta. From the beginning, the firm has been characterized by a strong specialization in criminal matters. Over the years, the Barletta law firm has developed a particular vocation for economic criminal law and for criminal matters in public administration. The firm has also, ultimately, gained significant experience in the field of events that require the connection between judicial, investigative and supervisory authorities of different countries, establishing a deep-rooted and fruitful collaboration with numerous European and international colleagues. The linguistic competence and expertise, both scientific and professional, in transactional and cross-border "white collar" crimes allow the firm to offer judicial assistance and legal advice with high professional standards.

Tony joined Acclaim as Managing Director in 2011. He specializes in the structuring, implementation and servicing of global and regional risk solutions for clients with operations that span across the globe. Tony's current focus is to lead Acclaim into the next stage of growth and expansion.  The Firm Founded in 1983, Acclaim is one of Singapore's largest home-grown risk and insurance broking firm dedicated to address the needs of enterprises efficiently. Owned and managed by Singaporean stakeholders, we have grown over the years to become a well-respected insurance broker both locally and regionally. The Acclaim Global Network extends over 140 countries, with over 200 offices, serving enterprises' global needs with committed and qualified in-country teams. As the only local insurance and reinsurance broker with complete specialisation, Acclaim is able to effectively service multinational clients across the region in industries with complex risks such as transport, agriculture and aquaculture.  With a new venture into Japan in 2014, Acclaim has also expanded its reach across Asia Pacific and access to new clients such as large Japanese banking groups and Japanese corporations across Asia.  Acclaim has serviced more than 2,000 satisfied enterprise clients with operations across multiple countries, with complex cross-border risks and insurance needs. These clients are located all over the globe, with many of them staying with Acclaim for more than 2 decades. 

Sarah is an experienced valuer with a career spanning over 21 years, most of which has been in the valuation team at Savills (after four years in the retail investment team).  She provides valuation advice for a variety of purposes including dispute resolution, loan security, taxation, internal purposes and Charities Act.  She specialises in valuing commercial and development properties.  Sarah is also an RICS Registered Valuer and an RICS Registered Expert Witness with circa 15 years’ experience providing expert valuation advice.  She has experience working on numerous complex, multi-faceted and often high-profile disputes.  Her contributions have included: her participation in legal meetings / conferences, mediations and without prejudice expert meetings; the preparation of CPR and FPR compliant court reports; giving evidence to the court orally (High Court in March 2010, March 2016 and March 2023 and Nottingham County Court in October 2023); and experience as both an expert witness and a single joint expert witness. She has had experience providing expert valuation advice in the context of the following types of dispute: Agency misrepresentation; Breaches of lease clauses; Building services defects; Construction defects; CPO proceedings; Financial remedy proceedings; Loss of opportunity; Mis-sold insurance; Option price / profit share / overage assessments; Ownership changes; Restrictive covenants; Restrictive lease clauses; Rights of light; Sale at an undervalue; Section 18 valuations Solicitor's negligence; Specific performance of contracts; and Surveyor's negligence. Internal Responsibilities Sarah is currently joint head of Savills' internal expert witness steering group.  Over the course of 2010-2013, she was the valuation best practice committee representative for Savills’ UK commercial valuation division. Education, Qualifications and Affiliations RICS Registered Expert Witness - May 2022; RICS Expert Witness Certificate - January 2022; RICS Registered Valuer - 2010 onwards; Member RICS - 2004 onwards; MA Property Valuation and Law, City University – 2004; and MA Geography, Downing College, University of Cambridge – 2002.

Sarah is an experienced valuer with a career spanning over 21 years, most of which has been in the valuation team at Savills (after four years in the retail investment team).  She provides valuation advice for a variety of purposes including dispute resolution, loan security, taxation, internal purposes and Charities Act.  She specialises in valuing commercial and development properties.  Sarah is also an RICS Registered Valuer and an RICS Registered Expert Witness with circa 15 years’ experience providing expert valuation advice. Internal Responsibilities Sarah is currently joint head of Savills' internal expert witness steering group.  Over the course of 2010-2013, she was the valuation best practice committee representative for Savills’ UK commercial valuation division. Education, Qualifications and Affiliations RICS Registered Expert Witness - May 2022; RICS Expert Witness Certificate - January 2022; RICS Registered Valuer - 2010 onwards; Member RICS - 2004 onwards; MA Property Valuation and Law, City University – 2004; and MA Geography, Downing College, University of Cambridge – 2002.

Hon. Lady Justice Joyce Aluoch, CBS,EBS, Trail Blazer(Rtd) Judge, Certified International Mediator(IMI) Accredited Mediator, Certified Advanced Mediator and Chartered Mediator, Member, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators London, and the Kenya Branch. Prior to her election as a Judge and First Vice President of  the International Criminal Court at The Hague,  she was a Court of Appeal, High Court Judge and Magistrate in Kenya, having been the second woman to hold the positions. Upon her retirement from the bench in 2018, she successfully moved her legal profession to other forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution. She conducts international mediations, Court Annexed Mediations in Kenya, and private mediations. She is the Patron of Women in Alternative Dispute Resolution(WADR). In July 2022, she  was appointed a  member of Judicial Reform Committee under the Revitalized Agreement for the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan, charged with the responsibility of reforming the judiciary.  She servs in many international and regional organizations including International Advisory Board, office of the Ombudsman of the United Nations  Funds and Programs, Board Member and Chair of Governance and Ethics Committee, Mediators Beyond Boarders International (MBBI),Director of Governance and Ethics, Rotary Club of Nairobi, Board Member of Dialogue Through Conflict Foundation, Patron- Women in Alternative Dispute Resolution-Kenya and Adjunct Professor, University of Western Cape, South Africa. She is a recipient of several international and national Awards including CBS,EBS and Trail Blazer, Awarded by three  Presidents of Kenya.  In  November 2023,  in Florence-Italy, she received  an International Peace Award  from Premio Internazionale  Semplicemente Donna, and in January 2024, was appointed a member of the Jury of the Simplicemente Donna International Award. In March 2024, she  was appointed to the Global Advisory Council of G100 Global Networking.

Attorney Universidad del Rosario. Specialist in Business Law from the Universidad de los Andes. Latin American Law Institute. Tulane University Law School. 2002. It is currently pursuing Masters in Commercial Law International’s National University of Distance Education of Spain (UNED) and University of the Basque Country (UPV-EHU) since September 2009. It has experience in Commercial Law, Corporate Law, International Law Private, Aviation Law, Energy Law and Contract Law. Professor of the Chair of Securities at the University of Rosario from 2009. Languages: English and French.

LL.B (HONS), LL.M, TEP Liza Harridyal Sodha is the Principal of Harridyal Sodha & Associates (LizaLaw). In 1994, Liza graduated with honours, from the law faculty at the University of Manchester, England and then articled in London, England. Thereafter, she completed a professional training course in Jamaica to qualify as a Caricom lawyer, prior to being called to the Bar in Barbados in 1996. In 2001, Liza earned a Masters Degree in the Law of International Trade & Finance from the University of Wolverhampton and London.  Shortly after being accepted to the Barbados Bar, Liza worked for a private, Barbados based wealth management international bank as in-house Counsel and Trust Officer and then for a leading law firm in Barbados. Harridyal Sodha & Associates (LizaLaw) was formed in 2002 and has gained recognition in international circles.  Liza is an Executive of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (Barbados Branch), a Director of the Barbados International Business Association, and the Deputy Chair of the Joint Working Policy Group, which advises the Ministry of International Business in Barbados.

Ben is a veteran disputes resolution lawyer with 35 years’ experience. Ben was formerly special counsel in the London office of a US law firm, specialising in international commercial arbitration and litigation, and partner in a leading London based disputes resolution firm, where he was head of commercial litigation. He has vast experience of handling arbitrations conducted under the LMAA, ICC and LCIA rules involving a wide range of matters, including disputes arising out of on and off shore energy, engineering, refining contracts, construction disputes, waterborne transport, aviation, and insurance. Ben is a seasoned litigator having acted in the Commercial Court in relation to shareholders disputes, in complex fraud cases involving allegations of conspiracy, and has successfully defended statutory demands. He acted in one of the leading reported cases in relation to piercing of the corporate veil. He acted in one of the largest asset recovery matters on behalf of a Swiss bank successfully recovering very substantial sums, coordinating worldwide actions in multiple jurisdictions. He has extensive experience in obtaining and defending freezing injunctions. His experience in interlocutory matters extends to anti-suit injunctions restraining proceedings brought in breach of an agreed jurisdiction clause. Ben has been involved in numerous challenges to arbitration awards and handled commercial cases in the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court and the European Court of Justice, being one of the first English lawyers to have done so. He is a Chartered arbitrator, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, a member of the panel of Arbitrators maintained by the China Maritime Arbitration Commission, Emirates Maritime Arbitration Centre and Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration. He is a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Arbitrators; a Supporting Member of London Maritime Arbitrators Association and a Member of Indian Maritime Association.

Tim studied at Cambridge University and was awarded a distinction in Law. He is Senior Partner at Spring Law which he founded in 2003. Prior to Spring Law, Tim practiced as a litigation Lawyer at city law firms Simmons & Simmons, Pinsent Curtis and Denton Wilde Sapte. During his time with these firms, Tim acted notably on the well-known American Tobacco litigation, the collapse of the BCCI bank and the largest ever maritime arbitration, the case known as Solitaire. Tim was also in-house counsel for a London Stock Market listed company during which time he was responsible for managing the group’s exposure to M&A risk, its intellectual property exploitation and enforcement and the Group’s wider exposure to litigation risk. Tim’s expertise is focussed on: High value Business disputes, invariably involving complex contractual issues Shareholders and Boardroom conflict Warranty and indemnity claims ICT Claims and procurement disputes Intellectual property Negligence, and Tortuous and Contractual damages Tim qualified as a solicitor Advocate in 2010 and uses his rights of audience widely throughout the court system.

Söderberg & Partners was established in 2004 in Stockholm when a group of nine analysts decided to leave one of the Nordic region's large financial companies to start their own consultancy business led by Gustaf Rentzhog, who is still the CEO today. Per-Olof Söderberg bought into their business idea and became principal shareholder, and today, he is Chairman of the Board. At the beginning, our business only offered pension advice, but soon we were also able to offer business insurance advice. Since then, several business areas have emerged, and we continue to expand and innovate within the financial sector. The initial group of nine analysts has grown to more than 2,000 employees in our now international group. A group which is geographically based in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, the Netherlands and Spain. However, although we are larger than ever before, the entrepreneurial spirit is still alive and kicking, and we have no doubt that our franchise structure is one of the reasons for that. Our analysis department is another thing we are also very proud of. Over the years, it became one of the leading analysis departments in the Nordic region. Therefore, it is only natural that analysis is one of the cornerstones of everything we do. What started as a dream is today a well-tuned and growing business. At Söderberg & Partners, we are proud to be among the leading advisers in the Nordic region on insurance and financial products.

A graduate of the ICN, Jean-Marc Petit quickly moved into private practice after his initial experience as an auditor with Deloitte. In 1981, he founded GMP with two partners. The firm developed a French and international client base, offering a full range of traditional integrated services: accounting, payroll and company secretarial support. In 1999, the firm joined the In Extenso network of accountancy firms, part of the Deloitte group. During this period, the firm consolidated its expertise in dealing with international clients and extended its range of services to include the outsourcing of the accounting function of larger groups and assistance in the implementation of IT solutions and management reporting and information systems. In May 2008, Jean-Marc took his firm out of the Deloitte network and founded Fi.Solutions. He is in charge of business development and personally supervises a number of consulting and audit engagements for the firm’s French and international clients. In January 2023, ECOVIS Fi.Solutions joins the Compagnie Fiduciaire, a group of companies with a wide range of expertise and around 1000 employees and partners.

We Are... MEAD , known as the Middle East Auditing (MEAD) -Kuwait, is an auditing, accounting and business-consulting firm, which has been offering personalized and professional services pertinent to Auditing and Accounting to clients in the State of Kuwait since 1980 with branches in Iraq and Qatar, in addition to other related services focusing on business solutions and development. MEAD performance of audit functions shall be in compliance with the International Audit Standards (IAS) and local regulations, using up-to-date techniques, which are adopted consistently worldwide, including necessary tests and procedures to express our opinion pertinent to preparation of financial statements in conformity with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). International Audit Standards require reasonable assurance about the financial statements, and they are void of physical and substantial errors. Nevertheless, our examination focuses on testing the selected samples taken from accounting records. In addition, we advise our clients of any misuse of power and deviations that come to our knowledge during audit works. More importantly, MEAD provides the Management with recommendations that improve decision-making process. We examine the supporting proofs for the funds and notes displayed in the financial statements, with evaluation of adopted accounting principles, and the significant assessment set forth by the Management, and evaluation of the financial statements. Our activity includes full recognition and understanding of the internal control necessary for planning of audit process, and determination of nature and timing of the procedures to be performed. MEAD offers audit and accounting professional services to local clients and foreign companies conducting business in Kuwait. MEAD advises companies on diverse financial and tax rules governing local commercial and industrial activities, and delivers tax consultation with positive solutions to save clients' interests. And Our Mission is... To inculcate long lasting relationship with clients and provide customized and innovative value-added services that improve performance and support the systems.

Fabrizio Cugia di Sant’Orsola, founding partner of the Cugia Cuomo & Associati Law Firm, regularly advises national and international carriers in the areas of: Electronic Communications with in-depth knowledge and practice of EU policies; ffering and provision of electronic, audiovisual and Internet on line services, including issues on download of content, ISP responsibility in restriction of Intellectual Property violations, services and related IP/Copyright regulation; Adoption of Information Society policies and reviews; Drafting, negotiation and set up of online services and/or dissemination and use of protected IP services or rights on the Web (e.g. editorial responsibilities, use of protected images [such as FIA-FOA Formula One image use in introduction of online betting in Italy], creative commons, licensing, trademarks, open source, Internet search engine agreements, image commercial exploitation, etc.) EU competition/antitrust matters. He is International, WTO (Agreement on Government Procurement – GPA) and EU online regulation expert. Advised public institutions of numerous East European countries with the definition and optimization of completion-enhancing policies in the offering of services. In particular, developed EU-approximated public procurement standards and guidelines, both sector-specific (i.e. for regulated markets such as the EU Telecommunications market) and of general scope, with a view to maximize the financial and administrative efficiency of local, national and international tender procedures. Thorough knowledge of innovative and IT-enhanced procurement methods: Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Enterprise resource planning (ERP), e-catalog, e-auctions, e-procurement. He is International and EU communications and electronic commerce regulatory expert: Team Leader in the strengthening and introduction of EU telecommunications regulatory principles in Central Asian Countries, including Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan (World Bank /IFC project). Legal Advisor for National Communications Regulatory Authorities (Italy, Azerbaijan, Luxembourg) in the reform of ex ante telecommunications regulation. Regulatory Expert in the programs of Assistance to approximation of the legislation in liberalized services and offering of e-commerce, Internet and audiovisual services in the Slovak Republic and in Poland. International Contributing Expert in the programs of assistance in regulation alignment projects and in the reform of new liberalized public services and reform of IP rights infringement and protection in Bulgaria. Excellent experience assisting national authorities and Governmental institutions in the development of EU compliant regulatory framework and in drafting and reviewing of EU-approximated competition-oriented sector-specific primary and secondary legislations, including Telecommunication component. Team expert in communications regulatory review projects in Azerbaijan (2005-2010) including projects on adoption of EC and International regulations in the markets for electronic communications services and networks. Experienced Team Leader and in several EU and non-EU sector-specific projects as Telecommunications regulatory expert with missions in Central Asian Countries, including Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan as well as EU-PHARE (Bulgaria, Slovakia, Slovenia, Poland, Hungary, Albania) and EU-EAR (Kosovo) programs. In-depth knowledge of EU policies, expert in multimedia, IP and communications law. Regulatory and legal counsel of national and multinational communications operators on offering of telecommunications and information technology services in Italy and abroad, with particular emphasis on competition issues, introduction of services, numbering allocation, carrier selection, number portability, personal communication (DECT, UMTS, WiFi, GSM standards as well as upcoming 4G standards, LTE, etc.), authorization and licensing, roaming, antitrust, regulation, outsourcing, interconnection, radio and satellite frequency allocation, housing, code hosting and project financing.  Expert in placement transactions, advisor in the privatization procedures of Mediocredito Centrale and Telecom Italia for the Italian Treasury Ministry. Has supervised the homologation procedure of the FLAG apparatus and equipment in the Palermo international connection cable station (1996). Assists service providers on regulatory and corporate compliance in the offering and introduction of new services. Legal advisor on bidding procedures related to GSM, WLL and UMTS licenses, has assisted in the relevant interconnection, roaming and data processing agreements. Legislative assistant, Italian House of Parliament, IXth Legislation (1988-1991). Has assisted in the elaboration and drafting of primary and secondary legislation (Maccanico Law on broadcasting and telecommunications, administrative reform, energy legislation). Admitted to Italian High Courts, Fabrizio has been Legal Assistant to the Italian House of Parliament (1988 – 1991) and Contract Lecturer in Telecommunications Law (2000-2002) at La Sapienza University, Rome. He is member of the Italian Bar Association; International Bar Association (Chair, Communications Committee 2010-2013); International Institute of Communications; American Bar Association, Centre for the Study of Democracy (“Contributing Expert” in Communications Law and Regulation); North Texas Global Telecommunications Society. He has been the author of several publications in the TLC sector since 1993 and, since 2010, he is a Lecturer of European Law at the SSPLE at the University of Perugia. Winner of  Top Legal Industry Awards Lawyer of Year 2017 in TMT- Technology. Languages Italian English French

Our Firm is located in LIMASSOL, the business centre of the Island. We are members of the International Network of Lawyers EURONOMOS based in Paris. We have Partners Offices around the world practicing in different and variable areas The General Secretary of EURONOMOS and one of the Founders of the Network, Mr VAFEAS Andonis, who finish his studies in France, with a specialization in International and European Law as well as in Internet and Dual use Goods Law, is the sole partner of the Firm. LEGAL SERVICES We are covering a large range of legal services as Corporate and Commercial Law, the E-Business, the European Union Law, the Intellectual Property and the Computer Law, the Real Estate and the Tax Law and International Tax Planning. ASSISTANCE Our aim is to provide our Clients with high and personal assistance and attention to their individual requirements. WORLWIDE PARTNERS We have a specialization in International and European Law thanks to many international partnerships WHAT WE DO ADMINISTRATIVE CONSTRUCTION LAW BANKING AND FINANCE CRIMINAL LAW IT LAW TAXATION LAW LITIGATION CONTRACT LAW EMPLOYMENT LAW EU LAW INVESTMENT LAW CORPORATE LAW REAL ESTATE LAW TRUSTS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Rodwell is the Managing Partner of Barrow & Williams LLP and the head of the firm’s litigation practice group. He was admitted to practice in Belize in 1985 and is one of Belize’s leading practitioners in the area of commercial and corporate Law. He has prepared cases and represented clients in judicial hearings at every level of the court system up to and including the Caribbean Court of Justice Belize’s highest appellate court. Rodwell has extensive experience in all areas of the law and focuses his practice on Commercial, Corporate, Litigation, Offshore Services, Real Estate & Trusts. He advises a broad clientele of financial institutions and has a breadth of experience in the area of banking and finance. He specialises in contentious and non contentious commercial transactions. Rodwell also has vast experience working with complex multi-jurisdictional matters. Prior to founding the firm, he served as a Magistrate in Belize City during the years 1982 to 1984 and as Crown Counsel in the Office of Public Prosecution, 1984. He has also tutored in paralegal studies at the University College of Belize, 1991- 1996 and in the Certificate in Public Administration programme offered by the University of the West Indies Extra Mural Studies Programme (1986-1988). In 2008, he was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (Civil Division) – CBE for public and community service. He has participated in various conferences and written numerous academic articles. Rodwell is a member of various professional bodies, has served and serves on various committees, foundations and organizations at the highest level. Memberships & Key Positions Held: Bar Association of Belize (Vice President, 1988-1992 and 2000-2002) General Legal Council (Member,1989) Belize Offshore Practitioner’s Association, (President, 1990 – 2006) University College of Belize, (Chairman, 1992-1994) National Development Foundation of Belize, (Chairman, 1996-2001) Member of the Financial Services Commission (1999- Present) Habitat for Humanity Belize (President, 2003-2007) HelpAge Belize (Director, 2003-2007) Supreme Court Rules Revision Committee (Member, 2005) International Tax Planning Association (Member, 2005-Present) Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (Member, 2005-Present) Scout Foundation of Belize, (Member, 2005-Present) National Trade Negotiating Commission (Member , 2006) Education: University of the West Indies (Bachelor of Arts Degree ( Hons.), 1979) University of the West Indies (Bachelor of Laws Degree (Hons.) 1982) Norman Manley Law School (Legal Education Certificate, 1984)

Kate has advised and represented a large cross section of the alternative asset management  community over the past 21 years, since founding Oesa in 2002. She has also been engaged as a legal and regulatory consultant by Ernst and Young, as well as by large pension funds, a well-known charitable trust, industrial corporates and proprietary trading houses, all of whom required specialist legal advice in relation to their trading and derivative documentation. Kate qualified as a barrister but decided to pursue a career in the City as a sales and trading lawyer specialising in derivatives, prime brokerage and complex structured products.  She gained invaluable experience in-house at several large financial institutions during the innovative period of the 1990’s  including Daiwa Securities, Salomon Brothers (now Citi) and then Goldman Sachs, where she headed up the Prime Brokerage and the European capital markets legal teams that encompassed all the derivative trading activity for EMEA & Hong Kong. Kate’s advice at all of these institutions was integral to the development of a vast array of new innovative financial products.  In addition, she contributed to the many industry initiatives to standardise documentation and product definitions, including the ISDA Master Agreement and CSA/CSD, Master Confirmations, FOA ETD agreements, and the GMRA. Prior to setting up Oesa, Kate was a consultant to the then FSA and was one of the original authors of the Market Abuse Code and the Wholesale Money Markets Code of Conduct.   Kate’s wealth of experience is unmatched today in the alternative asset manager space.  

Kate has advised and represented a large cross section of the alternative asset management  community over the past 21 years, since founding Oesa in 2002. She has also been engaged as a legal and regulatory consultant by Ernst and Young, as well as by large pension funds, a well-known charitable trust, industrial corporates and proprietary trading houses, all of whom required specialist legal advice in relation to their trading and derivative documentation. Kate qualified as a barrister but decided to pursue a career in the City as a sales and trading lawyer specialising in derivatives, prime brokerage and complex structured products.  She gained invaluable experience in-house at several large financial institutions during the innovative period of the 1990’s  including Daiwa Securities, Salomon Brothers (now Citi) and then Goldman Sachs, where she headed up the Prime Brokerage and the European capital markets legal teams that encompassed all the derivative trading activity for EMEA & Hong Kong. Kate’s advice at all of these institutions was integral to the development of a vast array of new innovative financial products.  In addition, she contributed to the many industry initiatives to standardise documentation and product definitions, including the ISDA Master Agreement and CSA/CSD, Master Confirmations, FOA ETD agreements, and the GMRA. Prior to setting up Oesa, Kate was a consultant to the then FSA and was one of the original authors of the Market Abuse Code and the Wholesale Money Markets Code of Conduct.   Kate’s wealth of experience is unmatched today in the alternative asset manager space.  

Mr. Ferdinand Hidalgo joined SRMO in 1989 as an Associate lawyer handling tax, corporate and related labor matters. In 1996, he was promoted to the partnership where he concentrated on handling tax and related issues before the Bureau of Internal Revenue, Bureau of Customs, Court of Tax Appeals and the Supreme Court. Mr. Hidalgo is currently the Head of SRMO’s Tax Practice Group which is composed of lawyers focused in providing tax and related services on matters involving start-up business operations, corporate structures, fiscal incentive applications, customs and tax investigations and other government compliance requirements. He also heads the Mining Practice Group. Mr. Hidalgo earned his Bachelor of Science Major in Accounting at San Beda College in 1983 and his law degree at the Ateneo Law School in 1988. He is also a member of the Tax Management Association of the Philippines and the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He is also a member of the Tax Academic department and a professorial Lecturer of the Philippine Judicial Academy. Practice Areas Tax Law Corporate Law Mining Law Admission to the Bar Admitted, 1989 Education Ateneo de Manila University (LLB)  Professional Activities and Memberships Member, Integrated Bar of the Philippines Member, Tax Management Association  Member, Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants Professorial Lecturer (Tax), Philippine Judicial Academy of the Philippines.

Peter is a Partner and the Head of Private Wealth. He specialises in trusts, tax and estate planning, specifically acting for high net worth individuals, particularly those with cross-jurisdictional affairs, trustees and beneficiaries of UK and overseas trusts, and executors and administrators of estates, including those involving disputes. Peter also regularly advises entrepreneurs, business owners and landowners on their estate planning. Peter has particular expertise in advising clients with a US element to their affairs.

Mrs Mariam Rajabally has been appointed as Board Member of the FSC since 26 April 2019. She is a Partner at a leading accounting firm specialising in transaction advisory services and corporate finance. She has been involved in a number of large transactions in different sectors. Mrs Rajabally also advises on local and international tax matters. She regularly conducts workshops on a number of topics. She is also currently a Commissioner at the Competition Commission of Mauritius. Mrs Rajabally holds an LLB from the London School of Economics and Political Science, a Post Graduate Diploma from the University of Oxford and qualified as a Chartered Accountant (ACA) with PricewaterhouseCoopers, London.

Paul is a Tax Specialist with over twenty-five years’ experience, who holds a Master of Tax from the University of Melbourne Law School. His primary focus is on tax compliance and consulting for domestic and international clients across a variety of industries including manufacturing, information technology, building and construction, forestry, publishing, finance and private investment. He acts as a professional adviser to a broad range of clients including Australian subsidiaries and branches of foreign companies, ASX listed companies, private corporate groups, not for profit and government organisations, family owned business and investment entities. He is also the lead Partner of our Expatriate Tax and Relocation Advisory Services. Paul is a regular speaker at seminars for clients, our national accounting association and the Institute of Chartered Accountants as well as being responsible for internal training of staff. He is involved in writing tax articles and is a contributing author of: The SMART Tax Handbook The Not for Profit Board & Management Guide He is the Chair of the Walker Wayland National Tax Practice Group and a member of the BKR International Tax and Expatriate Tax Committees. Specialist Areas Specialist Tax Services Corporate Tax Domestic and International Tax Law Expatriate and Relocation Advisory Qualifications Master of Tax Bachelor of Business (Accountancy) Chartered Accountant Chartered Tax Adviser Registered Tax Agent Public Practice Certificate Chartered Accountants ANZ Professional Memberships Chartered Accountants ANZ Tax Institute of Australia International Fiscal Association International Tax Planning Association

Experienced business owner with a demonstrated history of working in the medical and legal industry providing administration, marketing and business development services for expert witnesses in the medical field and proven success in facilitating instructions and relationships between personal injury and clinical negligence solicitors and expert witnesses in medico-legal arena. The Firm From comprehensive medicolegal reports to efficient administration and effective marketing strategies, we offer a range of services tailored to meet your specific needs and to enhance streamline your professional activities. Our customers in the legal profession use our services to aid in the resolution of a variety of claims within personal injury and clinical negligence. We were formed with the vision of providing the most reliable and personal service in the market today. We have highly specialised and highly experienced expert witnesses in plastic surgery, hand surgery (including wrists), rehabilitation, orthopaedics, radiology, obstretrics and gynaecology, gastroenterology and emergency medicine (but not limited to). We are passionate about providing outstanding reports in a timely fashion and of the highest standards. We also provide marketing and administration services for expert witnesses which include business administration services, pagination and chronology, financial management, marketing and communication and logistics.

Christopher Lehane B.L. retired in July 2019 having served 42 years as an officer of the High Court, 22 years of which were in the Probate Office and 12 as Official Assignee in Bankruptcy. He is practicing at the Bar of Ireland since October 2020 specializing in Probate law, Personal Insolvency Law and Mediation. He is a qualified Barrister, Mediator and Project Manager. He was Consultant in Probate Law in the Law Society of Ireland for 15 years and lecturer in Griffith College Dublin in Executorship law for ACCA and CPA students for 11 years. He is a member of the Probate Bar Association.

Since April 2004, Evershine has been a USA PCAOB overseas member. We have accumulated more than 20 audit cases relevant with 8K, 10K, 10K. Co-audited listed companies in OTCBB, NASDAQ, NYSE with this certified CPA ffrm by USA PCAOB. Please click PCAOB website (www.pcaobus.org) to see more. In September 2005, Evershine has been the only member in Taiwan of a global accounting association, IAPA (International Association of Practicing Accountants). IAPA has about 9800 staff with 300cities in the world. Know more by checking IAPA website (www.iapa.net). It was in February 2007 when Evershine was invited to be the partner in Taiwan of a global accounting association, LEA (Leading Edge Alliance). While in 2009, LEA was ranked as the 9th ranking accounting association in the world () Evershine was engaged in a state-run company, Taiwan-China Petroleum Corporation (abbreviated as Taiwan CPC), to perform Due Diligence while they aimed at investing overseas enterprises located in India, Qatar & Indonesia. See Taiwan CPC Website for more information. Leading Online Accounting Service Provider Since June 2005, Evershine CPAs Firm started focusing on providing financial accounting services  to Taiwan-based and other Asia-based WFOE (Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprises). We have developed web-platform online accounting collaborative authorization system to support our services. In June 2006, Xiamen Evershine BPO Service Limited was set up to be clients’ service back office. All clients located in PRC (People’s Republic of China) have been served by our Xiamen staff. During December 2008, in order to promote our Accounting Outsourcing service to more clients, Evershine BPO Service Corp.(abbreviated as EvershineBPO), was spun off from the Business Unit of Evershine CPAs Firm. EvershineBPO is providing the AFFORD (accounting for foreign owned remote departments) services to WFOE (wholly foreign owned enterprises) clients. July of 2022, there were more than 1000 WFOE clients whose parent company were from the USA, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, England, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Singapore, HK, Japan, and Taiwan. Talented Multilingual Professional Staff Evershine’s official communication language is both in Chinese and in English. About 80% of our personnel are English proficient both in oral & written skills. We also have staffs from different countries: Russian, native English, Indonesian, Filipino, Japanese and Malaysian. In total, we have 9 CPAs in our firm. Three of them were certified both in USA and Taiwan while one was certified in PRC & Taiwan. Some studied abroad respectively in USA, Canada, Japan, & Australia. 15 people received Master’s Degree in Taiwan and Overseas Graduate School. Our staff were well-trained and obtained enough practice experiences in their professional area.

Managing Partner since 2000, Vincent Domon dedicated most of his activity to international activities. With his team and partners, he is involved into the welcoming of foreign entities as well as helping foreign entrepreneurs to go abroad. He is also very committed into IECnet, one of the top 30 networks in the world which he is chairing for the second time since October 2020 Vincent believes that understanding foreign cultures is just as important as complying with tax obligations. Last but not least, he does like travelling. The Firm Our quality approach In order to continuously improve our processes and to best meet the expectations of our customers and employees, we are ISO 9001 certified across the Lyon, Paris, Avignon, Nîmes and Cavaillon sites. Our accreditations Endrix is accredited in France by COFRAC (3-1800) as an independent third party (ITP) certified to audit CSR reports and extra-financial performance declarations. As an ITP, we also recently received notification of our “operational admissibility” to carry out audit assignments for purpose-driven companies. This makes Endrix one of the first 6 organisations that submitted an application for accreditation and whose admissibility has been accepted.

Professional education:  Master's degree in Tax Consulting. Universidad ULACIT, 2016.  Bachelor´s Degree in Business Administration (Accounting emphasis). Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR), 1999.  Specialist in Taxes. Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica  Job experience:  Since May 2024. Associate of our Company as a specialist in charge of Transfer Pricing. Since November 2019. Partner of BRC Internacional S.A. as partner in charge of Transfer Pricing in Costa Rica, Panamá and Dominican Republic. From July 2014 to November 2019. Partner at TP Consulting in charge of Transfer Pricing in Central America and Dominican Republic. From 2005 to 2014. Regional Tax Advisor for Grupo TACA - Avianca and in charge of Transfer Pricing. From 2001 to 2005. Regional Tax Manager of Grupo TACA (Central, North and South America). From 1996 to 2001: Tax Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers - Costa Rica.

Professional education:  Master's degree in Tax Advice. Universidad para la Cooperación Internacional (UCI), 2016.  International Financial Reporting Standards. Colegio de Contadores Públicos de Costa Rica, 2013.  Specialist in Taxes. Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica (ITCR). 2008.  English Interpreter. Natural Learning Corporation (NLC), 2005.  Bachelor´s Degree in Business Administration (Accounting emphasis). Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR), 2000. Job experience:  Partner of Despacho Jiménez y Guzmán, Asociados, S.A. Since March, 2011. General Comptroller of Colchonería Jirón, S.A.,  an important company in the mattress market in  Costa Rica. 2006 to March 2011. Internal Auditor of Central Azucarera Tempisque, S.A. (CATSA),  an important company of sugarcane cultivation in Costa Rica . 2001-2005: Financial Auditor of Despacho Jiménez Andreoli y Asociados, S.A. (Public Accountants). 1995-2000.

19 years of experience in advising multinational and local companies and foreign investors in Bangladesh. Acted as lawyer for gas exploration companies, energy, telecommunication, IT, FMCG, banking, financial intermediaries, private equity investors and export oriented apparel companies. Specialties: Corporate, syndicated financing, structured financing, merger and acquisition, telecommunication, energy, cross border investment laws and arbitration.

With over 30 years of experience, Annette is a seasoned Attorney-at-Law, always aiming to provide exceptional service while prioritizing client relationships through every process. She has wide ranging expertise, covering the areas of Estate Planning, Wills and Trusts, Estate Administration, Real Estate Transactions, Real Estate Development and Corporate/Commercial matters. Annette’s extensive knowledge in the realm of Estates sees her unravelling the complexities of planning and administration for testators, beneficiaries and executors, particularly in relation to the preparation of estate planning instruments and wills and the transfer of assets on death. She can be counted on to steadily guide executors and beneficiaries as to their duties and obligations in the application process on death, the costs and expenses of administration, the documentation to effect transfers and all that is required for a smooth delivery of wealth to beneficiaries in a timely and cost-efficient manner. Well known for her collaborative and affable nature, Annette has worked with a diverse range of clients, including executors for local and international estates, Attorneys-at-Law, beneficiaries in various countries, and individuals with interests in foreign assets. Her experience in navigating complex legal issues such as conflict of laws scenarios, allocation of assets, duties of executors and trustees in the management of assets and tax considerations allows her to provide comprehensive solutions to her clients. Annette’s passion for all matters relating to land see her equally well versed in the areas of Real Estate and Real Estate Development. Her services include applications for first registration of lands, sub-divisions, splinter titles, strata titles and all applications under the Registration of Titles Act.  She is also frequently involved in the preparation and review of  sale/ purchase agreements, development agreements and generally guiding clients to ensure compliance and protection of their interests. Further services include matters affecting sitting tenants, restrictive covenants, caveats, encroachments, and property taxes. Always a team player, Annette works closely with the firm’s Corporate and Commercial Attorneys in relation to family-owned companies and the nuances of same when it comes to the management and transfer of assets on death.  Annette is involved in various professional organizations which reflects her commitment to the legal community. She has actively served in the Jamaica Bar Association and is an Adjunct Tutor at the Norman Manley Law School. On a broader level, she has served as a member of the Air Jamaica Strata Executive Committee and the Jampro Pension Fund Board as Chairman for several years.  In her spare time, Annette enjoys the privilege of being Jamaican (the art, the culture, the sports, the breathtaking scenery), international travel, runs/walks, cooking, and spending quality time with her family and friends.

Kate graduated with a BSc in Psychology from Otago University.  She began her career at the Community Mental Health Team of Dunedin Hospital.  She then spent 11 years in London working for recruitment companies in various HR, financial and IT roles.  On her return to New Zealand she joined our predecessor firm Jones Fee as our Practice Manager.  Kate is now our General Manager, responsible for the operational and business management of the firm. The Firm For over 30 years, the partners of Fee Langstone have provided clients with personable, pragmatic, and highly skilled legal representation in the context of some of New Zealand’s most significant litigation. Fee Langstone is a boutique specialist firm, with a long-standing commitment to representing insurers, brokers, and their customers to achieve the best possible results. Fee Langstone has acted in some of New Zealand’s most complex cases. We have the resources to ensure that your case will be handled skillfully, no matter how demanding. The partners have acted for some clients for close to 20 years – a testament to the strength of the relationship and our commitment to having a client-focused attitude to each case we handle. In the late 1980s, Philippa Fee and Craig Langstone were partners in the firm of Heaney Jones. In 1996, together with Pauline Davies, they were partners in the firm of Jones Fee. Cecily Brick became a partner of Jones Fee in 2010. Together they formed Fee Langstone in 2015.  Matthew Atkinson joined as a partner in February 2016, after having been a valued member of the staff for over 10 years.  In February 2019 Russell Stewart and Virginia Wethey were promoted to partner bringing the total number of partners to seven. Fee Langstone employs lawyers who come from a variety of backgrounds, including many with international experience, so we are able to match our clients’ needs with specialised skills. In addition to technical ability, the lawyers at Fee Langstone are open, personable, and inclusive in their approach.

Dr. Constanze Bandilla-Dany is a litigation lawyer based in Hamburg. She focuses on litigation matters in a variety of industries and her clients range from privately owned companies to listed and international companies. She has extensive experience in representing her clients in juridical proceedings at German courts, including advising her clients on proceedings at the German High Court. She handles court proceedings mainly in commercial, corporate and insolvency matters. Her main industry focus lies on special-use properties such as shopping centers. Her clients include, among others, real estate funds, insurance companies and real estate management companies. Furthermore she advises on all aspects of commercial tenancy law. Constanze works closely with our Transform initiative in using legal tech to service clients more efficiently. Constanze studied law in Würzburg and Paris. Prior to joining the firm, she worked for another international law firm as a litigation lawyer in London und Germany. Constanze is a German native speaker and fluent in English.

Federico Antich is an Italian international and national business lawyer and mediator. Since 1999, he has mediated more than 5000 cases involving consumer disputes, commercial contracts, company law, intellectual property, and will and estates. He currently holds accreditation as a Mediator with The Chamber of Commerce of Firenze, the Italy-China Business Mediation Centre (ICBMC) Milan, Italy, the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) London, England, and the National Association of Chambers of Commerce in Italy (Unioncamere). Federico Antich practices mediation with polyhedric fortitude and understands that effective mediation starts with listening.  Federico has always embraced mediation as one of the most efficient and certain dispute resolution tools. Since 1999, he has mediated more than 5000 cases involving consumer disputes, commercial contracts, company law, intellectual property, will and probates, as well as real estate. He currently holds accreditation as a Mediator from the most renown local and international institutions in the field, such as the Chamber of Commerce of Firenze, Italy; the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) London, England; the International Mediation Institute (IMI), the Italy-China Business Mediation Centre (ICBMC) Milan, Italy, and the National Association of Chambers of Commerce in Italy (Unioncamere). Furthermore, Federico currently serves as the President of the Italian Delegation of the Centre of Mediation of Europe, the Mediterranean and the Middle East (CEM), a non-profit private association of professionals founded in Strasbourg, France, in 1959 and devoted to spread the knowledge of mediation.The Delegation is a Registered Mediation Provider and Training Organization with Italy’s Ministry of Justice. He is also a Member of the Centre for International Legal Studies (CILS) the International Bar Association (IBA) and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb-Member). Federico is passionate about mediation: he practices with polyhedric fortitude and understands that effective mediation starts with listening. Federico Antich also provides expert mediation consulting, and routinely organizes training and coaching courses for mediators. As an attorney, Federico also represents Italian and foreign clients in court if a claim or need to pursue a case arises. He approaches all litigations with affordable, decisive, and reliable representation. His experience in mediation gives him the ability to pursue smart agreements and settlements to avoid a trial when in the interest of the client.

Strong personal relationships are at the core of our business. When my father founded this company over 50 years ago, his goal was to treat all clients, insurers and business partners with integrity. That’s how CHAZ Insurance Brokers has been built on. And to this day, that foundation of honesty and trust remains the guiding light in our organization. Building a company culture of honesty and trust starts with our people. We train our team members to provide correct, most up-to-date insurance information to our clients. We teach them to treat our clients with utmost respect, and we do everything we can to ensure their contentment. Satisfied team members create satisfied clients. And at CHAZ Insurance Brokers, that’s what we care about - providing our valued clients with the best service possible. Of course, insurance business isn’t the same today as it was in 1966. That is why we combine our depth of insurance knowledge with modern tools of today. We stay on top of industry trends, but we also use IT advancements and the power of the internet as leverage to run our business more efficiently and make the customer feel more at ease than ever. While the method we operate our business has and will inevitably change over the years, one thing that will never change is our commitment to our clients. You will always be the heart of our business. And as my father graciously served our clients decades ago, it is my mission to do the same.

Alberto Soares & Associados SROC is a Portuguese statutory auditing firm established in 2012, registered at the Statutory Auditing Chamber (OROC) in Portugal under the number 276. Some of Alberto Soares & Associados’ partners have more than 20 years of experience and several competences to support their clients. Alberto Soares & Associados is placed in four offices: three in Lisbon and one in Leiria, in the centre of Portugal. Their team comprises 20 persons with different experiences and skills. They offer a proactive approach to their clients. Their services are always focused on providing the highest standards and quality in order to fulfill the needs of their clients.

Jeremy combines business transformation expertise, leadership know-how and commercial success as an international CEO and executive board officer in the UK and Asia, with his experience as a corporate learning and human capital professional of over 25 years. He has operated on an international basis to launch successful businesses and to turn underperformance into excellence. This has included a 7-year period as CEO for an international consultancy company based in Singapore, operating from India to the Pacific. Jeremy is proven at all stages of the business lifecycle, from start-up to internationalisation, raising profiles and profits throughout. Jeremy helps boards, leaders and managers, across multiple industry verticals, in defining strategies to implement digital, leadership and human transformations for the modern workplace, through annual research, consulting, modern facilitation and leadership exploration techniques and operational coaching. He and his team engage executive boards, senior leaders, and senior management, to develop fit for purpose plans that also enable culture change at operational level, to embed the required values and behaviours for successful modernisation across the organisation. In parallel, Jeremy produces and hosts his own multi-platform ‘Rethink Leadership’ Podcast, also available to watch on YouTube, bringing new leadership and transformation next practices from global experts to an international audience. Jeremy core purpose is to champion diverse, equitable and inclusive workplaces at all levels, everywhere. As an example, Jeremy is a noted male ally advocating for greater gender balance in boardrooms, leadership suites and senior management. He does this through delivering male allyship programmes across corporate enterprise for male leaders particularly, in Asia and Europe, moving words into positive action. “Jeremy Blain embodies the spirit and actions of a thoroughly ‘now’ leader, who understands the stakes for businesses and people everywhere, as they navigate an increasingly unpredictable future. He does this by harnessing his own expertise and that of his impressive business network, to help others strategically and at very human levels operationally… … His effortless relationships and value add across borders, cultures, genders and business verticals impress. Moreso this is rare among the senior-most leaders globally we assess. Constantly challenging himself, his business, his partners and clients to embrace new ways of working, collaborating and communicating…Congratulations Jeremy Blain, International Gamechanger of The Year, Winner, 2023.‘ Jeremy is also a global authority on empowered working and backed this up with his 2021 critically acclaimed, triple-award-winning, international #1 best-selling book: ‘The Inner CEO – Unleashing leaders at all levels’.  The book and supporting offering provide a blueprint to make leading at all levels in our organisations a reality, ushering a bold new age of distributed leadership to support business health, speed, and growth.   “Jeremy has long been well ahead of the curve in transforming businesses to be led by everyone, not just its leaders, and if ever there was a time to accelerate that process, it is now.” Paul Hargreaves, CEO, Cotswold Fayre, UK; author of Forces for Good: Creating a better world through purpose-driven businesses Jeremy is a regular Keynote speaker, researcher, and author of over 30 industry white papers. He is also a regular media commentator and has received coverage in high profile publications including Forbes, CEO Today, Medium, The Times of London, Dialogue by DUKE CE, Business Matters, HRM, HR Online, and more.

Jeremy combines business transformation expertise, leadership know-how and commercial success as an international CEO and executive board officer in the UK and Asia, with his experience as a corporate learning and human capital professional of over 25 years. He has operated on an international basis to launch successful businesses and to turn underperformance into excellence. This has included a 7-year period as CEO for an international consultancy company based in Singapore, operating from India to the Pacific. Jeremy is proven at all stages of the business lifecycle, from start-up to internationalisation, raising profiles and profits throughout. Jeremy helps boards, leaders and managers, across multiple industry verticals, in defining strategies to implement digital, leadership and human transformations for the modern workplace, through annual research, consulting, modern facilitation and leadership exploration techniques and operational coaching. He and his team engage executive boards, senior leaders, and senior management, to develop fit for purpose plans that also enable culture change at operational level, to embed the required values and behaviours for successful modernisation across the organisation. In parallel, Jeremy produces and hosts his own multi-platform ‘Rethink Leadership’ Podcast, also available to watch on YouTube, bringing new leadership and transformation next practices from global experts to an international audience. Jeremy core purpose is to champion diverse, equitable and inclusive workplaces at all levels, everywhere. As an example, Jeremy is a noted male ally advocating for greater gender balance in boardrooms, leadership suites and senior management. He does this through delivering male allyship programmes across corporate enterprise for male leaders particularly, in Asia and Europe, moving words into positive action. “Jeremy Blain embodies the spirit and actions of a thoroughly ‘now’ leader, who understands the stakes for businesses and people everywhere, as they navigate an increasingly unpredictable future. He does this by harnessing his own expertise and that of his impressive business network, to help others strategically and at very human levels operationally… … His effortless relationships and value add across borders, cultures, genders and business verticals impress. Moreso this is rare among the senior-most leaders globally we assess. Constantly challenging himself, his business, his partners and clients to embrace new ways of working, collaborating and communicating…Congratulations Jeremy Blain, International Gamechanger of The Year, Winner, 2023.‘ Jeremy is also a global authority on empowered working and backed this up with his 2021 critically acclaimed, triple-award-winning, international #1 best-selling book: ‘The Inner CEO – Unleashing leaders at all levels’.  The book and supporting offering provide a blueprint to make leading at all levels in our organisations a reality, ushering a bold new age of distributed leadership to support business health, speed, and growth.   “Jeremy has long been well ahead of the curve in transforming businesses to be led by everyone, not just its leaders, and if ever there was a time to accelerate that process, it is now.” Paul Hargreaves, CEO, Cotswold Fayre, UK; author of Forces for Good: Creating a better world through purpose-driven businesses Jeremy is a regular Keynote speaker, researcher, and author of over 30 industry white papers. He is also a regular media commentator and has received coverage in high profile publications including Forbes, CEO Today, Medium, The Times of London, Dialogue by DUKE CE, Business Matters, HRM, HR Online, and more.

Jeremy combines business transformation expertise, leadership know-how and commercial success as an international CEO and executive board officer in the UK and Asia, with his experience as a corporate learning and human capital professional of over 25 years. He has operated on an international basis to launch successful businesses and to turn underperformance into excellence. This has included a 7-year period as CEO for an international consultancy company based in Singapore, operating from India to the Pacific. Jeremy is proven at all stages of the business lifecycle, from start-up to internationalisation, raising profiles and profits throughout. Jeremy helps boards, leaders and managers, across multiple industry verticals, in defining strategies to implement digital, leadership and human transformations for the modern workplace, through annual research, consulting, modern facilitation and leadership exploration techniques and operational coaching. He and his team engage executive boards, senior leaders, and senior management, to develop fit for purpose plans that also enable culture change at operational level, to embed the required values and behaviours for successful modernisation across the organisation. In parallel, Jeremy produces and hosts his own multi-platform ‘Rethink Leadership’ Podcast, also available to watch on YouTube, bringing new leadership and transformation next practices from global experts to an international audience. Jeremy core purpose is to champion diverse, equitable and inclusive workplaces at all levels, everywhere. As an example, Jeremy is a noted male ally advocating for greater gender balance in boardrooms, leadership suites and senior management. He does this through delivering male allyship programmes across corporate enterprise for male leaders particularly, in Asia and Europe, moving words into positive action. “Jeremy Blain embodies the spirit and actions of a thoroughly ‘now’ leader, who understands the stakes for businesses and people everywhere, as they navigate an increasingly unpredictable future. He does this by harnessing his own expertise and that of his impressive business network, to help others strategically and at very human levels operationally… … His effortless relationships and value add across borders, cultures, genders and business verticals impress. Moreso this is rare among the senior-most leaders globally we assess. Constantly challenging himself, his business, his partners and clients to embrace new ways of working, collaborating and communicating…Congratulations Jeremy Blain, International Gamechanger of The Year, Winner, 2023.‘ Jeremy is also a global authority on empowered working and backed this up with his 2021 critically acclaimed, triple-award-winning, international #1 best-selling book: ‘The Inner CEO – Unleashing leaders at all levels’.  The book and supporting offering provide a blueprint to make leading at all levels in our organisations a reality, ushering a bold new age of distributed leadership to support business health, speed, and growth.   “Jeremy has long been well ahead of the curve in transforming businesses to be led by everyone, not just its leaders, and if ever there was a time to accelerate that process, it is now.” Paul Hargreaves, CEO, Cotswold Fayre, UK; author of Forces for Good: Creating a better world through purpose-driven businesses Jeremy is a regular Keynote speaker, researcher, and author of over 30 industry white papers. He is also a regular media commentator and has received coverage in high profile publications including Forbes, CEO Today, Medium, The Times of London, Dialogue by DUKE CE, Business Matters, HRM, HR Online, and more.

Jeremy combines business transformation expertise, leadership know-how and commercial success as an international CEO and executive board officer in the UK and Asia, with his experience as a corporate learning and human capital professional of over 25 years. He has operated on an international basis to launch successful businesses and to turn underperformance into excellence. This has included a 7-year period as CEO for an international consultancy company based in Singapore, operating from India to the Pacific. Jeremy is proven at all stages of the business lifecycle, from start-up to internationalisation, raising profiles and profits throughout. Jeremy helps boards, leaders and managers, across multiple industry verticals, in defining strategies to implement digital, leadership and human transformations for the modern workplace, through annual research, consulting, modern facilitation and leadership exploration techniques and operational coaching. He and his team engage executive boards, senior leaders, and senior management, to develop fit for purpose plans that also enable culture change at operational level, to embed the required values and behaviours for successful modernisation across the organisation. In parallel, Jeremy produces and hosts his own multi-platform ‘Rethink Leadership’ Podcast, also available to watch on YouTube, bringing new leadership and transformation next practices from global experts to an international audience. Jeremy core purpose is to champion diverse, equitable and inclusive workplaces at all levels, everywhere. As an example, Jeremy is a noted male ally advocating for greater gender balance in boardrooms, leadership suites and senior management. He does this through delivering male allyship programmes across corporate enterprise for male leaders particularly, in Asia and Europe, moving words into positive action. “Jeremy Blain embodies the spirit and actions of a thoroughly ‘now’ leader, who understands the stakes for businesses and people everywhere, as they navigate an increasingly unpredictable future. He does this by harnessing his own expertise and that of his impressive business network, to help others strategically and at very human levels operationally… … His effortless relationships and value add across borders, cultures, genders and business verticals impress. Moreso this is rare among the senior-most leaders globally we assess. Constantly challenging himself, his business, his partners and clients to embrace new ways of working, collaborating and communicating…Congratulations Jeremy Blain, International Gamechanger of The Year, Winner, 2023.‘ Jeremy is also a global authority on empowered working and backed this up with his 2021 critically acclaimed, triple-award-winning, international #1 best-selling book: ‘The Inner CEO – Unleashing leaders at all levels’.  The book and supporting offering provide a blueprint to make leading at all levels in our organisations a reality, ushering a bold new age of distributed leadership to support business health, speed, and growth.   “Jeremy has long been well ahead of the curve in transforming businesses to be led by everyone, not just its leaders, and if ever there was a time to accelerate that process, it is now.” Paul Hargreaves, CEO, Cotswold Fayre, UK; author of Forces for Good: Creating a better world through purpose-driven businesses Jeremy is a regular Keynote speaker, researcher, and author of over 30 industry white papers. He is also a regular media commentator and has received coverage in high profile publications including Forbes, CEO Today, Medium, The Times of London, Dialogue by DUKE CE, Business Matters, HRM, HR Online, and more.

Tomáš Bělina is an executive director and partner of the law firm Bělina & Partners.  He specializes in commercial law, labor law, dispute resolution and litigation, public procurement law. However, with a Bělina & Partners team of other seasoned and talented lawyers he is well prepared to provide a professional and comprehensive service and assistance in a wide range of other law areas of practice. He prepares contractual and other legal documents, as well as expert opinions. He represents clients in court and arbitration disputes or clients in tender procedures. He has experiences from participation in mergers and acquisitions of foreign investors in the Czech Republic and in legal audits of important Czech and foreign companies. He participated in many legal expertises and preparations of documentation for large property transaction. For a long time, he has also been engaged in consulting in the field of labor law. He speaks Czech and English.

Diego's practice focuses on business start-ups, purchase and sale of shares, negotiation and advice on contractual matters, arbitration and aviation law. He is a frequent author of articles on aviation law, both in legal publications and in national media. Over the past 15 years he has been involved in around 200 transactions involving aircraft, heavy machinery and vessels. Practice areas Arbitration. Aeronautical Law. Contracts. Fusions and acquisitions. Tourism Companies. Professional experience Fargosi ​​& Associates. Buenos Aires, Argentina Haight, Gardner, Poor and Havens. New York, United States. Argentinian airlines. Executive Director. CLARA (Argentine Airlines Association). President. Training Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina, Lawyer. INADE – IUA, Master in Aeronautical Law. Languages Spanish English

Faisal A. Linjawy focuses his practice on joint ventures, restructuring, IPOs, capital market advice, incorporation and liquidation of regional and foreign multinational companies doing business in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He has extensive experience in corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, as well as in project financing. Faisal consistently advises foreign national clients who are investing or doing business in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He also provides consultations to a wide-array of multi-national corporations on various corporate issues. Faisal has been recommended consistently by the Legal 500 for his corporate legal works in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, including recently being named as “Leading Individual” in Saudi Arabia in the field of corporate. Faisal also currently acts as a Board Secretary and General Assembly Secretary to one of the biggest pharmaceutical manufacturing companies in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. REPRESENTATIVE TRANSACTIONS Advising one of the largest local pharmaceutical manufacturers in connection with its IPO filings and advising it on corporate governance aspects  Advising a world-renowned multi-billion $ technology company on the formalities and legal registrations required to introduce its digital streaming platform in Saudi Arabia Acting for the lenders in connection with the advice related to the Shuqaiq-3 Independent Water Project (IWP), which is a US$600 million project (one of the largest desalination plants in Saudi Arabia) Acting for one of the largest publicly regulated banks based in Bavaria, Germany, in connection with a multi-million euros financing transaction for a large bottling company owned by a reputable family-held business in Saudi  Acting for one of the largest US-based financers in connection with a multi-million Dollars equipment financing for a large contractor based in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, including advising on cross-border pledge of the equipment  Advising a large private Indian bank in connection with the applicable laws and best-practices for lending of a local Saudi business valued at multi-billion Saudi Arabian riyals  Advising the lenders for the 100+ million SAR financing of the Saudi Aramco power cogeneration projects at Abqaiq, Hawiyah and Ras Tanura  Advising a leading Saudi Arabian automotive agent in connection with a multi-million corporate restructuring project as well as advising it on various matters related to its businesses in Saudi Arabia  Advising the world’s largest shipbuilding company in relation to a joint venture project with state-owned enterprises in Saudi Arabia  Acting for a multinational shipping agent in connection with a joint venture and foreign investment in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  Advising Saudi Total Petroleum Products on various matters from corporate to dispute resolution  Advising and representing a large publicly listed French manufacturing company in connection with a multi-million acquisition project in Saudi Arabia as well as representing it in various litigations inside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  Advising a major and reputable information technology specialized in delivery of food in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in relation with corporate regulations, competition rules and expansion of its business  Advising a multi-national joint stock Omani pharmaceutical manufacturing company in doing business in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as well as representing it in a tender project in King Abdullah Economic City  Advising a multi-national and multi-billion paper tissues manufacturer on expanding its businesses in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in light of the new regulatory changes  Advising a subsidiary of a multi-billion dollars and multinational food packaging and processing company on various regulatory issues in relation to its expansion of business in Saudi Arabia  Advising a multi-billion EPC Indian company on labor laws and regulations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  Advising one of the largest regional investment companies in relation to its stock sale agreement in one of the largest restaurant chains  Liquidation of a Fortune 500 company’s branch in Saudi Arabia specialized in the installation and maintenance of medical equipment  EDUCATION University of Kent (UK), LLB with Honors University of Kent (UK), LLM in International Commercial Law (Merit) CME1 (Securities Rules and Regulations) & CME 5 (Corporate Finance) LICENSES Saudi Arabian Ministry of Justice Lawyer License No. 41494 ARTICLES The New Saudi Companies Law – The Latest Game-Changer (2022) LANGUAGES English Arabic

Founding partner of the firm. Sara V. Sicard specializes in the practice of commercial and corporate law, shipping and maritime law, banking law, real estate law and foreing investment, among other areas. Sara V. Sicard received a law degree from the University Pedro Henriquez Ureña (UNPHU) in 1990, Cum Laude. She obtained in 1992 a Masters in International Business Law with a focus on International Business (graduated with merit) from Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London, England. She obtained her license to practice law in the Dominican courts in 1993. She is a member of the following institutions: the Dominican Republic Lawyers Association, Inc., Instituto Iberoamericano de Derecho Marítimo (institution of which she is former Vice-president) and Association of graduates of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Sara Sicard is an active participant in the review of bills that impact the maritime and shipping sector. RAFUL SICARD POLANCO & FERNANDEZ ‘RSPF’ was founded in 2003 with the primary goal of providing its clients with a legal service of the highest quality with a personalised touch. The firm is made up of four partners and ten associate attorneys. It is a vanguard firm, able to manage basic as well as complex legal transactions, litigations and legal counsel in general, with the same ease, effectiveness and professionalism. This is a full service law firm with a ‘boutique’ perspective where members of staff are able to work in five languages (Spanish, English, French, German and Portuguese). RSPF stands out in the local market for the quality of its work as well as its continuous striving for the highest ethical standards. In addition to the usual work done by law firms in the Dominican Republic, RSPF has throughout its 15 years of incorporation been able to develop a niche and special recognition in specific industry sectors such as transportation (with special emphasis in aviation and maritime matters), telecommunications, energy, labour, tax, business, finance and securities. RSPF is also proud to have strategic alliances with lawyers from Central America and the United States.

Founding partner of the firm. Sara V. Sicard specializes in the practice of commercial and corporate law, shipping and maritime law, banking law, real estate law and foreing investment, among other areas. Sara V. Sicard received a law degree from the University Pedro Henriquez Ureña (UNPHU) in 1990, Cum Laude. She obtained in 1992 a Masters in International Business Law with a focus on International Business (graduated with merit) from Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London, England. She obtained her license to practice law in the Dominican courts in 1993. She is a member of the following institutions: the Dominican Republic Lawyers Association, Inc., Instituto Iberoamericano de Derecho Marítimo (institution of which she is former Vice-president) and Association of graduates of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Sara Sicard is an active participant in the review of bills that impact the maritime and shipping sector. RAFUL SICARD POLANCO & FERNANDEZ ‘RSPF’ was founded in 2003 with the primary goal of providing its clients with a legal service of the highest quality with a personalised touch. The firm is made up of four partners and ten associate attorneys. It is a vanguard firm, able to manage basic as well as complex legal transactions, litigations and legal counsel in general, with the same ease, effectiveness and professionalism. This is a full service law firm with a ‘boutique’ perspective where members of staff are able to work in five languages (Spanish, English, French, German and Portuguese). RSPF stands out in the local market for the quality of its work as well as its continuous striving for the highest ethical standards. In addition to the usual work done by law firms in the Dominican Republic, RSPF has throughout its 15 years of incorporation been able to develop a niche and special recognition in specific industry sectors such as transportation (with special emphasis in aviation and maritime matters), telecommunications, energy, labour, tax, business, finance and securities. RSPF is also proud to have strategic alliances with lawyers from Central America and the United States.

MAIN PRACTICE AREAS Advice in real estate and other finance transactions Banking and capital market litigation (incl investment and advisory liability) Domestic and international arbitration REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS Representation of a security issuer from various securities issues against a large number of investors in a dispute concerning the participation in losses as to hybrid equity capital instruments > EUR 100 million Reorganization of three nationwide portfolio financings, approximately EUR 265 million Advice and representation, predominantly as counsel for the lender, in a multitude of commercial debt financings and mezzanine financings in the multi-digit-million euro range Advisory services for and representation of a credit institution in the context of the acquisition of a performing loan portfolio Representation of the founder of a company in a post-M&A dispute after the sale of the company, approximately EUR 40 million Representation of a group of shareholders in comprehensive dispute with majority shareholder including special audit (Sonderprüfungsverfahren), squeeze out, and two expedited shareholder actions (Spruchverfahren) Arbitrator in a post-M&A dispute resulting from a german-US acquisition of a company, approximately EUR 10 million PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE SINCE 2018 - Kantenwein • Zimmermann • Spatscheck & Partner, partner 2012 – 2018 - Kantenwein • Zimmermann • Fox • Kröck & Partner, partner 2009 – 2011 - Kantenwein • Zimmermann • Fox • Kröck & Partner, salary partner 2008 – 2009 - Syndicus / Head of transaction management at Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG (previously: Hypo Real Estate Bank AG) 2006 – 2007 - International bank and finance holding (Hypo Real Estate Holding AG), in-house counsel 1998 – 2006 - Major german law firm, subsequently major international law firm, in Munich, litigation and arbitration department LANGUAGES German English  

Founded in 2000 by Richard H. Steen, this AV rated firm provides comprehensive management of complex commercial, construction and environmental disputes and innovative Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) solutions to conflict. Mr. Steen has more than 30 years experience in ADR and the construction industry, including claims and disputes valued in the billions of dollars on public and private projects worldwide. We are committed to finding effective and efficient solutions to your business disputes. Mr. Steen has been selected and has served as an arbitrator or mediator in more than 1500 disputes in a wide variety of commercial, construction, professional liability and insurance matters. With extensive experience in ADR process development and program design, and claims management, we can tailor an ADR solution to one dispute or to a caseload.

Aprigliano is an innovative Law boutique focusing on technological development, key element to increase workplace efficiency and meet the requests of international and increasingly demanding Clients. We focus on understanding and solving our Clients’ problems under parameters such as monitoring, forecasting and planning, which are connected to the need to increase advantages and control costs. Therefore, our idea of problem-solving cannot depart from the great attention we pay to the value and needs of each person. That is why our organizational model revolves around our Clients and why it is designed to adapt the services we offer to each Client’s needs, in order to create the perfect conditions for a long-term mutual trust relationship. Aprigliano is a leading law firm specializing in Immigration Law and in the corporate internationalization process, providing exclusive and customized assistance to businesspeople and foreign companies planning on entering and operating in the Italian market. All services offered are carefully designed and tailored for the purpose of meeting our Clients’ requests. We take every single detail into account – our priority is to offer effective, precise and speedy solutions, as we are aware that time is a key factor for our Clients’ success. Aprigliano Law Firm is made up of a team of skilled professionals with proven multidisciplinary expertise in order to provide integrated and versatile solutions. We are also a multilingual Law Firm. Our team speaks fluent English, and is knowledgeable in several languages, including French, German, Spanish and Italian. In addition, we can rely on experienced third-party professionals, such as consultants, accountants and experts in international affairs and transactions. In accordance with the code of ethics and with the law, Aprigliano ensures complete confidentiality of all information provided by Clients, and complies with all laws and regulations relating to legal services and transparency. Aprigliano holds professional indemnity insurance with Unipol S.p.A., with insurance cover up to €1.000.000,00 (euro 1 million) for any possible damage caused to Clients. The Firm was founded in 2002 by Salvatore Aprigliano, business attorney from Milan, and expert in business negotiation, International and Immigration Law. Education Law Degree – Università degli Studi di Milano (1999) Short post-diploma course in Business Law – ELS Fairleigh Dickinson University – NJ/USA (2000) Higher Training Course in Immigration Law - Università Cattolica di Milano (2006) Higher Training Course in Immigration Law (Milan - 2008) Higher Training Course in Administrative law – Società Italiana Avvocati Amministrativisti (2010) Higher Training Course in business negotiation – ISDACI Università di Parma (2010) Higher Training Course in Immigration Law – CSM (2011) Higher Training Course in “English for Law & International Transaction” – Eflit Università di Parma (2012) Higher Training Course in International agreements – Altalex (2015) Higher Training Course in “English for Law & International Transaction II” – Eflit Università di Parma (2018) Professional qualifications Enrolment on the register of Milan trainee lawyers (2000) Enrolment in the Milan Bar Association (2006) Enrolment in the Court of Cassation Bar Association (2018) Professional activity Professor of general accounting – Fondazione En.A.I.P. Lombardia (1998-2000) Collaboration with International Law Firm in Milan (1999-2002) Member of the Town Planning Committee – Municipality of Cassina de’ Pecchi (MI) (1999-2004) Member of the Budget Committee – Municipality of Cassina de’ Pecchi (MI) (1999-2004) Manager of Aprigliano Law Firm (2002 - present) Language skills Foreign languages: English (fluent)

Pooja Tidke has completed her degree in Law from the Government Law College, Mumbai and has been enrolled as an Advocate of the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa since 2005. She also holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from H.R. College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai. She leads the firm’s Dispute Resolution (Litigaton and Arbitration), insolvency law, intellectual property law, technology law and maritime law practices. She has led and been involved in several important civil, commercial and constitutional cases in the real estate, shipping, infrastructure, pharmaceutical, sports, media and entertainment as well as education sectors. She practices on the original as well as appellate side of the Bombay High Court and several other Courts across the city. Before founding Parinam Law Associates, she was a Partner at Juris Corp and ALMT Legal. She believes in proactively pursuing cases and adopts an expeditious approach towards effectively resolving disputes. Qualifications Enrolled as Advocate with the Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa – 2005 LLB, Government Law College, Mumbai – 2005 B. Com, H.R. College of Commerce & Economics, Mumbai – 2002 Practice Areas Arbitration & Dispute Resolution Competition Law Dispute Resolution Intellectual Property Information Technology Insolvency Law & Data Privacy Law International Treaties & Conventions Media & Entertainment Marimtime Policy Languages English Hindi Marathi

Ms. Chen is a partner at JunHe and her practice focuses on capital markets, PE/VC investment, fund formation, debt, restructuring and IPOs. She advises public and private companies on a wide range of matters, including mergers and acquisitions, outbound investment, foreign direct investment, corporate governance and compliance. Ms. Chen has clients in various industrial sectors including finance, manufacturing, retail, education, pharmacy, biology, solar energy, telecommunications, media, entertainment and infrastructure. Ms. Chen has extensive experience in private equity and venture capital investment. Her PE/VC clients include Goldman Sachs, Warburg Pincus, Temasek, Sequoia, Advent, MBK, CDH, CITIC Capital, China Everbright Healthcare, FountainVest, Qiming Venture, Highlight Capital, Prax, CIC, CoBuilder, Yuansheng BioVenture, Stone VC and Biotrack Capital. Ms. Chen has recently completed over 200 private equity investment and exit projects. M Some of her recent representative transactions include Goldman Sach in its investment I n a medical imaging center and Sequoia Capital in its investment in JD Finance.  Other transactions include CITIC Capital in its investment in Pharmaron, CCBI in its investment in CooTek, Sequoia Capital in its investment in BGI (300676) and China Everbright Healthcare in its investment in Betta Pharma (300588). She also represented CIC in its investment in Didi, Sequoia Capital in its investment in a chain of eye hospitals and a beverage manufacturing company. Ms. Chen also represented Highlight Capital in its investment in Quyi, and an orthopedic medical equipment manufacturing company, and CDH and co-investors in their investment in a NEEQ medical equipment company.  She also currently represents a wide range of companies in PE/VC fund investments, including Face++, Youxin.com, Tuhu.com, Mia, ITjuzi, wajiu.com and Wingtek. Education L.LM., Washington University, St. Louis L.LM., Fudan University L.LB. and B.A., Beijing Normal University Professional Associations Admitted to the New York Bar and the PRC Bar Language Skills English Chinese

His expertise covers the various fields of civil and commercial law, including construction, project, aviation and corporate disputes, product liability and contracts for large French and international companies. In the insurance sector, Nicolas advises on matters relating to professional or product liability in the areas of aviation, pharmaceuticals, energy, chemicals and construction. Nicolas' arbitration experience involves acting as counsel during ad hoc or institutional arbitrations. In addition, he has experience as an arbitrator in domestic commercial disputes. Nicolas is also well known for his broad expertise in Africa related matters which includes representing several African governments in project disputes and contractual negotiations. Nicolas currently heads the Paris Africa group. Nicolas speaks French and English and is a member of the Paris and New York bars.

Introduction Percival (Percy) Billimoria, Senior Advocate Percy is also a Chartered Accountant by qualification – a practising Chartered Accountant. Financial Crime Trials, criminal revision petitioner/quashing petitions/bail matters Mainly CBI, PMLA and EOW matters Commercial Disputes Commercial suits, arbitration & dispute resolution & competition law (Anti-trust) Contractual disputes, including joint ventures and cross-border disputes, telecom, IP and pharma Arbitration and Dispute Resolution Lead counsel in several domestic and foreign seated arbitrations. Appointed on the panel of arbitrators in arbitrations seated outside India. Empanelled as an arbitrator by the LCIA and the Nani Palkhivala Arbitration Centre and the Indian Council of Arbitration. Acted as an expert in an international arbitration on the interpretation of accounting standards pertaining to the computation of “cost oil” in an oil exploration (NELP regime) contract. Commissioned by LexisNexis to author a treatise on International Commercial Arbitration. Competition Law (Anti-trust) Authored the India Chapter in GDR Publication: Global Damages Law. Adversarial behavioural matters (cartels and abuse of dominance) and also gun-jumping. Lead counsel in several matters which have shaped the anti-trust jurisprudence in India. Non-Government Advisor (“NGA”) to the Competition Commission of India – till 2021. Financial Crime - Landmark Litigation… Bodo Herbert Garbe vs. Central Bureau of Investigation Successfully represented B H Garbe as lead counsel. The Delhi High Court quashed trial proceedings against Garbe, establishing the yardstick for circumstantial evidence to allege a conspiracy. Rheinmetall Air Defence vs. Central Bureau of Investigation Successfully represented Rheinmetall Air Defence as lead counsel. The Special CBI Court discharged the accused from charges of corruption and conspiracy, leading to closure of the trial. Sunil Bharti Mittal vs. Central Bureau of Investigation Part of the team which successfully argued before the Supreme Court that the doctrine of guiding mind and will has no reverse application. Universal Music vs The Enforcement Directorate Successfully represented Universal Music before the Appellate Authority which ruled that there was no prima facie case made out. The question of whether the appropriate provision was invoked by the Enforcement Directorate was considered in the ruling. Food Safety & Standards Authority of India vs. Barry Callebaut India Pvt Ltd. Successfully represented Barry Callebaut - the Supreme Court intervened to stop coercive steps by the authority in what is a relief seldom granted when the authority pleads the cause of public health and safety. Lead Counsel for one of the co-accused in the trial pertaining to allocation of coal blocks before the Special Court (CBI). Represented Caparo Industries in a matter pertaining to misfeasance by certain employees. Advising Rolls-Royce plc on the Deferred Prosecution Agreement under the UK Bribery Act. Lead Counsel for Sphere Invest, an offshore fund on the alleged fraud by the promoters of an investee company which impacted its directors and its shareholding. Counsel for Bain Capital and TPG, private equity investors on their allegations of fraud against the promoter of an investee company – Lilliput. Representing Partners of a major international accounting firm who are co-accused in the matter concerning Kingfisher Airlines. Advising an international consulting company pertaining to an investigation into the merger of Air India and Indian Airlines. Representing a senior member of the engineering services of the armed forces in an entrapment matter under the Prevention of Corruption Act before the High Court of Bombay. Advising Moody’s Inc., in the conduct of an independent investigation of its Indian subsidiary. Advising and representing Thermofisher Inc., a US pharmaceutical multi-national in an investigation by the police authorities and subsequently representing them successfully in the High Court of Delhi in a motion to quash proceedings. Landmark Arbitrations … Successfully acted for: A British oil and gas multinational in their dispute with a contractor, in respect of the Panna-Mukti-Tapti oil field; A multi-national manufacturer of industrial gas establishing a gas supply plant on BOO terms; An Indian infrastructure company, in relation to its participation in the bid process for the award of a port project in the State of Orissa; Challenge to bids and bid terms of the National Highways Authority of India pertaining to the Kishangarh Udaipur Ahmedabad stretch of National Highways; 2 contractors on the KBPL (“Kandla-Bhatinda Pipeline”) Project; 5 Contractors to the Spie-Capag/NKK/Toyo consortium; Contractors to the 765 kV S/C Mainpuri-Hapur & Mainpuri-Greater Noida Line with 765 kV/400 kV AIS at Hapur & Greater Noida and Associated Schemes/Work A state-owned insurance company in a dispute pertaining to the computation of a loss of profit claim; A multi-national company providing services to the Commonwealth Games Committee of 2010; Indian joint venture partner in a dispute between parties to a joint venture hospital project in India; Insurance claim pertaining to the loss of profit arising from damage to a pipeline in the Narmada basin; Insurance claim pertaining to material damage and loss of profit arising from the labour unrest in a factory manufacturing tiles; A German company in its dispute with a Indian public sector undertaking pertaining to the contract for Calcination Product Hydrate Filtration, Storage and Transport Package, on a “As Built” basis for an alumina refinery plant; A multinational technology company in a dispute arising from a distribution agreement involving legal questions on the subject of conflict of laws; An international steel conglomerate in respect of claims arising from construction of a blast furnace complex in India (award expected); An African company in their dispute with an Indian company pertaining to project import of a sugarcane plant (award expected); A leading family business group in India pertaining to a dispute among the family on ownership of the trademark (award expected); A Society managing a medical college and hospital pertaining to disputes regarding the membership and affairs of the society (presently ongoing); A broadcasting company in its claim against Doordarshan India’s state broadcaster (presently ongoing); A multinational rating agency defending a claim against its Indian subsidiary (award expected); A leading travel business group defending a claim by its former joint venture partner. Landmark Litigations – Arbitration and Dispute Resolution … Pricol Limited vs. Johnson Controls Enterprise Ltd. & Ors Lead counsel in the Supreme Court addressed a pathological arbitration clause and referred the parties to arbitration by virtually re-drafting the clause. This decision reflects a pro-arbitration approach of the Supreme Court of India since the 2012 decision in Bharat Aluminium Co. v. Kaiser Aluminium Technical Services Inc. Swiss Timing vs Organising Committee, Commonwealth Games 2010, Delhi Lead counsel in the Supreme Court in a landmark decision settled the question of whether an allegation of fraud is “arbitrable”. The decision paved the way for the allegation to be settled in arbitration rather than in a trial. OPG vs GAIL Enforcement of a domestic Arbitration award again GAIL where the undertaking on record by opposing counsel is disputed. National India Insurance Company vs Regency Ceramics Ltd Challenging the arbitration award which is perverse to fundamentals principles of Insurance law and therefore fundamental policy of India. Seagate Technologies On whether an arbitration should proceed when there are US court rulings on the same issue between parties and there is no further cause of action. Social Organics Challenge to an award issued under the domain registry rules in respect of breach of a trademark and trade name on the grounds that the award was amended after the Tribunal became functus officio. Landmark Matters – Competition Law Jurisprudence in India … Schott Glass vs Competition Commission of India and Kapoor Glass Pvt Ltd. Percy successfully represented Schott Glass GmbH as lead counsel. The erstwhile Competition Appellate Tribunal, in its landmark judgment settled the law on margin squeeze, in line with international jurisprudence. This was the first major abuse of dominance matter on complex anti-trust concepts such as discriminatory pricing and margin squeeze. This matter was nominated for the best defence by Global Competition Review, 2015 and was the only nomination from India in that year. Now the lead counsel for Schott Glass in the Supreme Court of India in defending the decision of the erstwhile Competition Appellate Tribunal on appeal by the Competition Commission of India and the informant. Thomas Cook vs. Competition Commission of India Percy successfully represented Thomas Cook as lead counsel. The erstwhile Competition Appellate Tribunal in the first appeal against a finding of “gun jumping” by the CCI set out the jurisprudence on the question of when a merger filing is mandatory. Toyota Kirloskar Ltd vs. Competition Commission of India Percy represented Toyota Kirloskar Ltd in its appeal before the erstwhile Competition Appellate Tribunal as lead counsel against the finding of abuse of dominance by Toyota and other automobile companies in respect of the sales and distribution of spare parts. The erstwhile Competition Appellate Tribunal, while confirming the finding, substantially modified the directions of the Competition Commission of India in respect of the business model of the automobile companies and also reduced the quantum of the penalty. Solar Industries Ltd vs. Competition Commission of India Percy represented Solar Industries Ltd in its appeal before the erstwhile Competition Appellate Tribunal as lead counsel against the finding of collusive bidding (the ‘Explosives Cartel’ case). The erstwhile Competition Appellate Tribunal, while confirming the finding, reduced the quantum of the penalty. Jindal Steel Ltd vs. Competition Commission of India Percy represented Jindal Steel Ltd in its appeal before the erstwhile Competition Appellate Tribunal as lead counsel against a preliminary order of the Competition Commission of India. The issue centered around the right of an informant to appeal against a prima facie order finding no reason to investigate. The erstwhile Competition Appellate Tribunal, while denying the appeal, held that it was a question of law to be dealt with by the courts, which paved the way for further resolution of the issue. Other Landmark Litigations Union of India v Bharti Airtel, Bharti Hexacom & Ors Successfully represented Bharti Airtel and Bharti Hexacom as lead counsel. The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal ruled on decided the manner of computation of “Adjusted Gross Revenue” for the purpose of levy of license fees. This ruling settled disputed sums and also resulted in a recurring benefit of several million for telecom companies in India. Also appeared in the Supreme Court in the same matter. Rolls-Royce plc., v CIT Successfully represented Rolls-Royce plc., before the ITAT (Delhi) in respect of long-standing tax disputes arising from deeming tax provisions of a ‘permanent establishment’ in India. Represented Rolls-Royce plc., before the High Court of Delhi in the appeal by the Revenue Authorities against the order of the ITAT (Delhi). Master Riain R Kishnani & Anr vs. Union of India and Ors Lead counsel for a Article 32 petition for denial of fundamental to a progeny of mixed marriage, before the Supreme Court of India. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax vs Metrochem Industries Limited Successfully represented Metrochem as lead counsel. The Supreme Court of India ruled on the question of whether an amalgamation of companies effective retrospectively is a device to evade tax. Significant Clients Clients who have regularly instructed on adversarial matters include, Rheinmetall Air Defence, Bharati Airtel, Universal Music, Thermofisher Inc., EF Developpement Environment SA and its subsidiary Citelum, Honeywell, Moody’s Inc., Rolls-Royce plc, Schott Glass GmbH, Barry Callebaut, Business Aircraft Operators Association, National Insurance Company Ltd., Formosa Plastics, USA, Kajima Properties, Metrochem Industries Limited, Toyota Kirloskar, POSCO E&C, Bain Capital, Caparo Group, Grant Thornton, KPMG, Accenture, Soma-Roadys. Noteworthy Citations … Who’s Who Legal (“WWL”) “Thought Leader” in India jurisdiction on Litigation - 2021. “Thought Leader” in India jurisdiction on Litigation – 2019. According to the WWL Percy is among the most highly regarded experts in our India research. Percy Billimoria stands out for his formidable work before the Competition Appellate Tribunal. Subsequently, the WWL noted that he “remains one of India’s leading lights on antitrust litigation and is regarded as a powerhouse in the space.” Consistently ranked in the Who’s Who Legal – Arbitration each year. Chambers & Partners Recognised in Chambers & Partners – Asia-Pacific Guide 2022 cites Percy as being highly respected for his advocacy skills stating that “he is a fantastic lawyer in terms of strategy”. Recognised Percy as being well known for his expertise in litigation in the areas of joint ventures, infrastructure projects and project finance and quotes a client as saying “He is meticulous and forthright in his approach to work, has a great analytical mind and advises correctly on the right course of action to resolve disputes favourably”, adding that “he is also frank in explaining the inherent weakness in a case and in identifying the best way forward.” In particular Chambers & Partners (2016 edition) states that clients report that he "inspires confidence when arguing a matter," owing to his extensive preparation and strategic insight. Percy has been previously commended to have received “high praise from clients, who describe him as a "very experienced litigation lawyer" and, as having an "impressive capability for quickly grasping the content of the matter"; that he “inspires confidence when arguing a matter owing to his extensive preparation and strategic insight”; for his “direct and pragmatic style which inspires confidence in clients”; as a “mature and respected lawyer”; as an articulate and excellent counsel with sound understanding of litigation strategies and commercial issues;” as a “very impressive litigation counsel with a good knowledge of the economics behind competition law.” Legal 500 Percy has been recognized by Asia Pacific Legal 500 as one of the leading individuals in India and as a “fine lawyer” and a leading individual who comes “highly recommended”. Noteworthy Awards Asia-Law Leading Lawyer, 2018 for Disputes and Litigation. Listed in “The A List – India’s Top 100 Lawyers” (2017) for Litigation, Competition Law and Direct Tax. Winner of the Legal League individual category award in “Excellence in Arbitration” (March 2018). Selected by the editorial team of India Inc. to be featured in the annual ‘100 Most Influential in UK-India Relations’ publication to be launched in June 2018. Listed in the “Who’s Who Legal” for Litigation. Listed in the “Who’s Who Legal” for Competition Law. The Asian-Mena Counsel has named Percy as the “External Counsel of the Year” (2013) for his “industry, knowledge and commercial approach”. Best Competition Law Litigator, 2014, Legal Era Awards, 2013-14. Best Tax Lawyer of the Year, 2012, Legal Era Awards, 2011-12. Previously listed in the Tax Director’s Handbook as “highly regarded”. Memberships and Affiliations Present Advisory Board, Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA. Honorary Overseas Member of the Commercial Bar Association (“COMBAR”). Non-Government Advisor to the Competition Commission of India. India Committee of the American Bar Association. Indian Council of Arbitration. Empanelled as arbitrator with LCIA. Empanelled as arbitrator with Nani Palkhivala Arbitration Center. Empanelled as arbitrator with Delos Dispute Resolution, Paris. Former Task Force on Dispute Resolution - Confederation of Indian Industry (“CII”). ICC India Executive Committee (2016). National Council for Competition Law of ASSOCHAM. Working Group on Unilateral Conduct Committee of the American Bar Association’s Section on Anti-trust law. Direct Tax Committee of the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Committee of Legal Affairs, Indo-American Chamber of Commerce. Honorary Faculty of National Institute of Construction Management and Research Committee for Review of Education and Training of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. PHDCCI Capital Markets Committee PHDCCI Corporate Affairs Committee Career Fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India Bar Council of India Formerly National Chair of the firm’s “Disputes and Litigation” practice at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas and Head – Delhi Office till July 2018. Prior to that Percy was a Senior Partner and Chair of the Litigation Practice at AZB & Partners. Percy started his career with Arthur Andersen in 1987.

Mark has been a Partner in the Commercial Property Group since 1999 and has specialised in commercial property matters for 35 years. He qualified in Lincoln’s Inn before working in the City for Eversheds, DLA and Charles Russell Speechlys. He specialises in the purchase, letting and disposal of properties for owners, occupiers and investors. Mark deals with overseas investors, educational facilities and developers entering into slow burn development transactions - including Land Promotion Agreements, Options and Conditional Agreements. His clients include many international companies and trusts and Mark is well versed in very difficult landlord and tenant matter and the acquisition and disposal of investment properties. Mark is ranked as "Elite" for Real Estate work and is recognised in the Legal 500 Hall of Fame. He also holds a Diploma in Landlord & Tenant Law and is recognised by both of the main legal directories as a leading practitioner of property law.  His expertise in delaing with property finance matters is well known having been voted as "Property Finance Lawyer of the Year". Expertise Commercial property Property portfolio management Pension scheme lending Property finance Land promotion & options Leisure & hospitality Banking & finance

Marta is uniquely positioned as a multi-lingual, international privacy expert. Until summer 2021 she has been partner and privacy lead at Deloitte Legal UK (was Kemp Little) - an award winning technology and digital media legal services firm, known for its innovative approach, particularly with early stage ventures and new technologies. Marta is dual qualified as an Solicitor of England and Wales (SRA registered) and Spanish Abogada (ICA Madrid registered). She is also a registered privacy professional, holding a CIPP/E certificate. An early adopter to the pressing issues in technology, including AI and privacy, in particular in relation to the health and health-tech sectors, media and travel, Marta spent 4 years at Field Fisher in London, another top ranked technology, outsourcing and privacy provider, prior to joining Kemp Little. She successfully completed her legal training with Baker & McKenzie, in Madrid. Upon qualifying as a lawyer, Marta subsequently joined Bird & Bird, also in Madrid - and another highly rated, global leading firm, in terms of Technology, Telecoms and Media matters. Marta’s career as a lawyer has provided her with an enviable opportunity to work with high profile clients across several specialisms and jurisdictions. The common thread throughout has been her interest, knowledge and focus in technology and privacy matters. A respected and likeable partner who knows how to energise the workplace culture to generate the best results for the organisation, Marta is an impressive and exciting leader. She not only understands how to deliver exceptional results, she also motivates and inspires trust in those around her.

Hisham completed his LL.B. in 1983 and joined the firm upon graduation. Hisham started his practicing in the fields of Admiralty, Marine and Commercial (corporate) laws. His continuous work in these fields over the years allowed him to acquire extensive experience in both domestic and international Shipping, customs and Taxes, insurance claims, banking and finance, corporate and labor law, Real Estate, Property Management and contracts, Intellectual Property and other associated legal matters, including the alternative types of disputes’ resolution. He was chosen as a Partner in 1992, and became the Managing Partner as of 1996. His extensive experience extends to advising clients on stock market aspects and corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, public company takeovers, shareholders agreements, and shares purchase. Hisham has always been the head of the maritime team at our office. Hisham led the emergency team in handling all types of claims including oil pollutions (M/T Abul Kalam Azad, M/T Grigoroussa 1), hull damage (M/V Lanai, M/V Costa Europa) damage to fixed and floating objects (FFO)—as in the M/V Sarah Degagnés and Lyra Leader—which was a claim that included cargo shortage and damage, customs claims and bunkers disputes Hisham is the legal consultant of a number of the biggest companies working in Egypt in both the marine and corporate fields including multinational companies running container terminals, oil petroleum companies and is also assisting major banks and multinational companies working in the different fields of the Egyptian Economy. Hisham enjoys a wide circle of relationships in the legal and corporate areas and is a well-respected figure before the different authorities working in the fields covered by our services; Hisham is a member of several national and international organizations and is also the legal advisor to the Alexandria Chamber of Shipping and the Egyptian Vessels’ Owners Federation.

Hamraj acts for corporate and individual clients in investigations brought by the major UK law enforcement agencies including the SFO, HMRC, FCA, NCA, CMA, CPS, BEIS, ICO, Trading Standards and a wide range of regulatory bodies. He has particular expertise in HMRC investigations and prosecutions including MTIC & VAT fraud, money laundering, tax & duty evasion and regularly conducts cases throughout the country. There are few solicitors nationally who can match Hamraj’s experience of complex multi-million pounds MTIC and VAT fraud cases as he acted in many such cases in his career. He has considerable expertise in the areas of money laundering, bribery & corruption and insider dealing, having been instructed by a number of PLCs and senior company executives on such matters. The work is often complex, multi-jurisdictional and necessitates overseas travel which has led to Hamraj working in numerous overseas jurisdictions. Hamraj advises corporate and individual clients both during and in the immediate aftermath of a dawn raid when quick, effective and incisive advice is required to protect the legal rights and reputation of the client. He has considerable experience of representing clients in interviews with all the leading law enforcement agencies including the SFO, HMRC and the NCA. He is admired for his novel tactical thinking and possesses a proven track record of guiding clients to a successful conclusion in many difficult and demanding cases. As a result of working on high profile and complex fraud cases, Hamraj’s client base is both national and international ranging from publicly listed companies to individual clients. Due to his expertise and experience in international financial crime investigations, Hamraj is also instructed in complex extradition cases often with a financial crime background involving allegations such as money laundering, wire fraud, bribery and corruption. He accepts instructions involving all jurisdictions but most notably the USA, Russia, CIS countries, India, Pakistan, Africa, the Caribbean, South America and the Far East. Civil Fraud & Asset Recovery In addition to criminal fraud, Hamraj advises in relation to civil fraud matters acting for both claimants and defendants. His clients range from large corporations to private individuals with the work often including early action and interim reliefs.  The areas of work include: Cryptocurrency disputes The conduct of internal investigations on behalf of corporate clients Obtaining and responding to freezing orders Obtaining and responding to search orders Norwich Pharmacal orders Receivership orders The civil fraud and asset recovery High Court litigation for claimants and defendants includes allegations of fraudulent misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary and directors’ duties, unjust enrichment, unlawful means conspiracy, bribery, deceit, carousel/MTIC fraud, boiler room fraud and bogus investment schemes. Civil Recovery | POCA Hamraj is recognised by Chambers UK as a leading lawyer in the area of proceeds of crime and asset forfeiture, being one of only six solicitors ranked in Band 1 in the country. His work includes civil recovery proceedings under Part 5 of POCA such as Property Freezing Orders, Civil Recovery Orders and Account Freezing Orders. Hamraj is also able to advise in relation to Interim Freezing Orders and Unexplained Wealth Orders. HMRC Tax Investigations | Tax Tribunals There is often a considerable overlap between criminal and civil fraud proceedings and HMRC civil tax investigations. Hamraj regularly advises both corporate and individual clients in relation to HMRC civil tax investigations, VAT Assessments including Kittel Assessments as well as COP8 & COP9 investigations. The work includes representation before the First-tier Tax Tribunal and the Upper Tribunal in relation to VAT Assessments, Kittel VAT Notices, Direct Tax Appeals, Personal Liability Notices, Condemnation Proceedings and Excise Duty matters. Disciplinary | Regulatory | Sports Work Hamraj has represented a number of professionals facing criminal and regulatory allegations including accountants and other financial professionals, solicitors, doctors, dentists and pharmacists. He has developed an excellent understanding of the regulatory framework and codes of professional conduct governing the professions. In recent years, Hamraj has successfully represented a number of solicitors in serious criminal fraud prosecutions and achieved their acquittal which has resulted in a successful outcome in associated SRA disciplinary proceedings. Hamraj has represented many individuals from the sporting world (mainly football, cricket, horse racing and boxing) and is regularly instructed by a number of Premier League and Championship Football Clubs. Serious Criminal Work Hamraj also undertakes serious criminal work such as historic sexual allegations, murder, corporate manslaughter, drugs offences and serious driving offences, having acted in many high-profile cases of this nature. Clients include football clubs, members of the professions, company executives and public figures from the world of entertainment, politics, media and sport. Hamraj places the issues of confidentiality, privacy and reputation management at the forefront of his strategy when conducting cases. Matters are dealt with the utmost sensitivity and complete discretion. He always adopts a strong and proactive approach to investigations with the overriding objective to bring each matter to a successful and swift conclusion, and where possible, to avoid court proceedings and any adverse publicity for his client.

Hamraj acts for corporate and individual clients in investigations brought by the major UK law enforcement agencies including the SFO, HMRC, FCA, NCA, CMA, CPS, BEIS, ICO, Trading Standards and a wide range of regulatory bodies. He has particular expertise in HMRC investigations and prosecutions including MTIC & VAT fraud, money laundering, tax & duty evasion and regularly conducts cases throughout the country. There are few solicitors nationally who can match Hamraj’s experience of complex multi-million pounds MTIC and VAT fraud cases as he acted in many such cases in his career. He has considerable expertise in the areas of money laundering, bribery & corruption and insider dealing, having been instructed by a number of PLCs and senior company executives on such matters. The work is often complex, multi-jurisdictional and necessitates overseas travel which has led to Hamraj working in numerous overseas jurisdictions. Hamraj advises corporate and individual clients both during and in the immediate aftermath of a dawn raid when quick, effective and incisive advice is required to protect the legal rights and reputation of the client. He has considerable experience of representing clients in interviews with all the leading law enforcement agencies including the SFO, HMRC and the NCA. He is admired for his novel tactical thinking and possesses a proven track record of guiding clients to a successful conclusion in many difficult and demanding cases. As a result of working on high profile and complex fraud cases, Hamraj’s client base is both national and international ranging from publicly listed companies to individual clients. Due to his expertise and experience in international financial crime investigations, Hamraj is also instructed in complex extradition cases often with a financial crime background involving allegations such as money laundering, wire fraud, bribery and corruption. He accepts instructions involving all jurisdictions but most notably the USA, Russia, CIS countries, India, Pakistan, Africa, the Caribbean, South America and the Far East. Civil Fraud & Asset Recovery In addition to criminal fraud, Hamraj advises in relation to civil fraud matters acting for both claimants and defendants. His clients range from large corporations to private individuals with the work often including early action and interim reliefs.  The areas of work include: Cryptocurrency disputes The conduct of internal investigations on behalf of corporate clients Obtaining and responding to freezing orders Obtaining and responding to search orders Norwich Pharmacal orders Receivership orders The civil fraud and asset recovery High Court litigation for claimants and defendants includes allegations of fraudulent misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary and directors’ duties, unjust enrichment, unlawful means conspiracy, bribery, deceit, carousel/MTIC fraud, boiler room fraud and bogus investment schemes. Civil Recovery | POCA Hamraj is recognised by Chambers UK as a leading lawyer in the area of proceeds of crime and asset forfeiture, being one of only six solicitors ranked in Band 1 in the country. His work includes civil recovery proceedings under Part 5 of POCA such as Property Freezing Orders, Civil Recovery Orders and Account Freezing Orders. Hamraj is also able to advise in relation to Interim Freezing Orders and Unexplained Wealth Orders. HMRC Tax Investigations | Tax Tribunals There is often a considerable overlap between criminal and civil fraud proceedings and HMRC civil tax investigations. Hamraj regularly advises both corporate and individual clients in relation to HMRC civil tax investigations, VAT Assessments including Kittel Assessments as well as COP8 & COP9 investigations. The work includes representation before the First-tier Tax Tribunal and the Upper Tribunal in relation to VAT Assessments, Kittel VAT Notices, Direct Tax Appeals, Personal Liability Notices, Condemnation Proceedings and Excise Duty matters. Disciplinary | Regulatory | Sports Work Hamraj has represented a number of professionals facing criminal and regulatory allegations including accountants and other financial professionals, solicitors, doctors, dentists and pharmacists. He has developed an excellent understanding of the regulatory framework and codes of professional conduct governing the professions. In recent years, Hamraj has successfully represented a number of solicitors in serious criminal fraud prosecutions and achieved their acquittal which has resulted in a successful outcome in associated SRA disciplinary proceedings. Hamraj has represented many individuals from the sporting world (mainly football, cricket, horse racing and boxing) and is regularly instructed by a number of Premier League and Championship Football Clubs. Serious Criminal Work Hamraj also undertakes serious criminal work such as historic sexual allegations, murder, corporate manslaughter, drugs offences and serious driving offences, having acted in many high-profile cases of this nature. Clients include football clubs, members of the professions, company executives and public figures from the world of entertainment, politics, media and sport. Hamraj places the issues of confidentiality, privacy and reputation management at the forefront of his strategy when conducting cases. Matters are dealt with the utmost sensitivity and complete discretion. He always adopts a strong and proactive approach to investigations with the overriding objective to bring each matter to a successful and swift conclusion, and where possible, to avoid court proceedings and any adverse publicity for his client.

Adrian Şter founded 360Competition in 2021. Adrian has been involved in some of the most high-profile and high-value cases throughout his 16 years career, both on the Romanian market, as well as at a regional level. As a result, he is widely recognized as one of Romania’s foremost experts in competition and state aid law, and is recommended and recognised in Chambers and Partners, Who’s Who Legal, Legal 500 and other rankings as one of the best competition experts in Romania. Prior to founding 360Competition, Adrian was the Partner in charge of the competition law and state aid department of D&B David si Baias and the Partner in charge of the competition department of Wolf Theiss. Adrian has provided legal assistance regarding cartels, mergers, vertical agreements, competition litigation or abuses of dominant position to clients across a variety of economic and industrial sectors, including oil & gas, food, transport, telecom, pharma, FMCG, retail, financial and banking, automotive, media, agricultural or construction. Adrian held the position of co-chair of AmCham Romania’s competition law committee for three consecutive mandates. Adrian now acts as AmCham’s representative to the Coalition for the Development Romania, a task force gathering the most representative organizations for the business environment in Romania.

Adrian Şter founded 360Competition in 2021. Adrian has been involved in some of the most high-profile and high-value cases throughout his 16 years career, both on the Romanian market, as well as at a regional level. As a result, he is widely recognized as one of Romania’s foremost experts in competition and state aid law, and is recommended and recognised in Chambers and Partners, Who’s Who Legal, Legal 500 and other rankings as one of the best competition experts in Romania. Prior to founding 360Competition, Adrian was the Partner in charge of the competition law and state aid department of D&B David si Baias and the Partner in charge of the competition department of Wolf Theiss. Adrian has provided legal assistance regarding cartels, mergers, vertical agreements, competition litigation or abuses of dominant position to clients across a variety of economic and industrial sectors, including oil & gas, food, transport, telecom, pharma, FMCG, retail, financial and banking, automotive, media, agricultural or construction. Adrian held the position of co-chair of AmCham Romania’s competition law committee for three consecutive mandates. Adrian now acts as AmCham’s representative to the Coalition for the Development Romania, a task force gathering the most representative organizations for the business environment in Romania.

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Additional Areas: Intellectual Property, IP Litigation, Patent Litigation, Patents Areas of expertise: Patent drafting and prosecution; infringement opinions; due diligence; IP audits; EPO oppositions; Intellectual Property Enterprise Court. John has over 30 years’ experience as a patent attorney and acts for a diverse range of clients, from startups and SMEs to large global corporates. His University of Cambridge degree in Natural Sciences means he is well placed to help clients in the physics and computer-implemented technologies fields.  John has deep and varied experience in writing and prosecuting patents in advanced engineering, aerospace, lasers and optics hardware, medical devices and implants and software controlled telemedicine/robotic surgery, and medical IT systems. In addition to being Barker Brettell’s senior partner, John heads up the firm’s Aerospace sector group, as well as leading the firm’s secondment initiative. Experience: Worked at QinetiQ investigating III-IV semi-conductor properties using laser-induced phonon excitation. He undertook patent work on a wide range of technologies, including optical laser diffraction and ultrasound dispersion for particle size distribution determination on optics and software Drafting and filing patents for computer-implemented technology inventions Worked with HP on computer networks and media delivery Worked on backbone internet optical networks, switches and routers for Ericsson and for Cisco Drafting and filing patents on security software/technology for QinetiQ  Drafting and filings patents for clients in the Fin Tech sector on financial technology such as credit cards Worked on vehicle telematic systems, control systems and display systems Qualifications: MA (Cantab), Natural Sciences (Physics) - CPA, EPA, RTMA, UPC Representative University Alumni: - University of Cambridge Sector specialisms: Aerospace Automotive Computing & Software Energy Food & Drink Medical Universities Technical specialisms: Advanced engineering Computers and electronics Consumer products Electronics and semiconductors Fintech Mechanical engineering Medical devices Nanotechnology Optics Physics and materials Telecommunications Articles: https://www.barkerbrettell.co.uk/do-you-have-a-european-patent-application/ https://www.barkerbrettell.co.uk/the-shape-of-things-to-come-upc-first-decision-hints-at-pro-patentee-leaning/ https://www.barkerbrettell.co.uk/intellectual-property-the-lifeblood-of-smes/

He was the founder of Studio Legale Daffarra, d’Addio & Partners where he held the position of senior partner from 1990 until 2013. After a short experience at DDR Trust in 2014, where he was founding partner, he joined C-Lex in February 2015. Before starting his practice in 1990, starting 1978 he was in-house counsel of various leading multinational companies, both in the industrial and the media sectors. In his professional role he oversaw the legal affairs of various companies, artists and professionals in the field of media and communication. From 1994 up to 2006 he held the position of Secretary General of FAPAV- Federation Against Audio-Visual Piracy and currently he maintains a consultancy relationship with this association and the Motion Picture Association (MPA).  He is a former member of the Permanent Consultative Committee for Copyright at the Council of Ministers, and he is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the American Chamber of Commerce in Italy. In his capacity in the above positions, he has cooperated with various government offices in relation to copyright matters in Italy, Europe and the United States. He regularly holds lectures and courses on intellectual property issues. He is a founding partner of AGICA (Association of the Lawyers in the Cinema and Audiovisual Industry) and a member of the Executive Committee of LES Italy (Licensing Executives Society). He is also a member of ALAI (International Literary and Artistic Association).

Matthew graduated from Leicester University with First Class honours in Law in 2004. After achieving a distinction in the LPC he qualified at Barlow Lyde & Gilbert in 2009 and moved to HFW in 2011. Matthew joined MFB in 2018 and was promoted to partner in 2019. Matthew has a broad practice advising primarily on contentious matters across wet and dry shipping. He has particular expertise in the investigation and handling of disputes arising out of marine casualties including groundings, collisions and salvage cases. Over recent years Matthew has been closely involved in a number of high profile casualties including the "FRONT ALTAIR", "FORTUNA", "THORCO LINEAGE", “KEA TRADER” and “AGIA ZONI II”.  His experience includes advising on complex transhipment and wreck removal operations as well as legal issues arising from limitation of liability, general average, unsafe ports, pollution and the carriage of dangerous goods. Matthew also has extensive dry shipping litigation experience and has handled a wide range of disputes for shipowners, charterers, cargo interests and their respective insurers. He has advised on numerous cases arising out of vessel sharing arrangements, charter parties, bills of lading, pool agreements and sale contracts. Over recent years Matthew has also developed a detailed knowledge of cyber security issues in the marine market. He has a number of published articles on the subject and gives regular presentations to clients and industry groups on this, and other topics of interest.

Founder of Hum Law, Lai-King Hum is known for expertise in all areas of workplace law. Her practice encompasses employment law, human rights, professional regulation, mediation and litigation. Lai opened her Toronto-based employment law and human rights firm in 2014, having established herself as a leading employment law practitioner at top-tier national firms in Ontario and Quebec. Lai advises and represents Canadian and U.S.- and International -based businesses, non-profit organizations, entrepreneurs and individuals in a range of matters in jurisdictions across Canada. She offers legal services in English and French to clients in manufacturing, education, healthcare and financial / banking services. Licensed by both the Ontario Bar and the Quebec Bar, Lai has appeared before various levels of court and tribunals. She is a member of ADR Institute of Ontario, and conducts workplace investigations as well as mediations. Before embarking on a full-scale investigation, Lai first ensures that the client has explored and exhausted all avenues for resolution. She is experienced in resolving internal workplace matters relating to harassment or discrimination, either through investigations or as a workplace mediator. As a mediator in workplace matters, Lai tailors her approach to the circumstances at-hand, but leans towards an evaluative mediation practice model, rooted in her knowledge of the law. In addition to her practice, Lai is a Deputy Judge in the Small Claims Court of the Superior Court of Justice in Toronto. She is also one of three Discrimination and Harassment Counsel in the Discrimination and Harassment Counsel Program, a service funded by the Law Society of Ontario. We look forward to assisting our colleagues in The Lawyer Network on Workplace Law and Investigations issues in Canada. Appointments Deputy Judge, Toronto Small Claims Court, Superior Court of Justice Former Tribunal Member, Condominium Authority Tribunal Counsel, Discrimination and Harassment Counsel Program Independent Complaints Review Officer for the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants Chair of The Chinese and Southeast Asian Legal Clinic  Community Outreach Director, Up With Women, organization assisting recently homeless women rebuild their lives Trustee, CPAC Foundation and Member, CPAC, organization representing the interests of internationally trained professionals Board Member, Toronto Chinese Business Association Past President, CityPlace Residents’ Association Professional Associations President, Ontario Deputy Judges Association Executive, Toronto Deputy Judges Regional Association Member, North American Association of Asian Professionals (NAAAP) Member, ADR Institute of Ontario Member, Ontario Bar Association, and Former Executive, Small, Solo and General Practice Forum Member , Canadian Bar Association, and Member-at-Large, National Small, Solo, and General Practice Section Former Executive, Education Section, Ontario Bar Association Past President, Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers Past Chair, Roundtable of Diversity Associations

Anthony M. Verna III, is the managing partner at Verna Law, P.C. With a strong focus on Trademark, Copyright, Domain Names, Entertainment, and Advertising law, Verna Law, P.C. strives to provide all Intellectual Property services a modern business of any size may need to market and promote itself better. From the very early concept stage, Verna Law, P.C. can conduct a comprehensive, all-encompassing search and analysis on any proposed trademark to head off complications. Once the proposed concept enters the Alpha stage, Verna Law, P.C. can seamlessly switch to handling registration, protection, and if needed, defense of registered trademarks, copyrights, and domain names, as well as prosecution of entities violating said rights. Verna Law, P.C. also provides intellectual property counseling and services tailored to fit into your business’ comprehensive growth strategy. This shows as many of Verna Law, P.C.’s clients are international: from China, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Germany, Verna Law’s reach is worldwide.  Additionally, Verna Law, P.C., can handle your business’ Entertainment and Advertising law needs by helping your business create advertising and promotions that keep competitors and regulators at bay. Located in the shadow of New York City, Verna Law, P.C. has a global reach that will provide clients with the most vigorous Intellectual Property advocate available. Anthony M. Verna III  is a member of the New York and New Jersey Bars, as well as the U.S. District Court Southern District of New York. He is a sought-after business speaker, including regular appearances at the World Board Gaming Championships, Business Marketing Association of New Jersey, and Columbian Lawyers Association. A leader in his field, Anthony M. Verna III has lead multiple continuing education classes and professional development seminars including Practicing Before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board at Lawline.com,  Intellectual Property Law for Small Law Firms at Rutgers Law School-Camden and  Advanced Trademark Trial & Appeal Board Techniques and Practicing before Trademark Trial & Appeal Board TTAB for Lawline.com as well as Copyright Basics: The Nuts & Bolts for the Jenkins Law Libary. His paper,  “www.WhatsInA.Name” was published in the Seton Hall Journal of Sports & Entertainment Law. Select Media Appearances Include: UniWatch Blog, June 17, 2008 UniWatch on ESPN.com, March 12, 2009 Twitter Hashtags and Trademarks on V3IM, February 19, 2014 Guest post at Elevatemybrand.com, March 24, 2014 Guest article on mistakes in trademark applications at Tin Shingle, March 31, 2014 Tin Shingle – Rights of Privacy, April 15, 2014 The Realtime Report – Rights of Privacy, April 22, 2014 Tin Shingle – Issues in Charity-Based Advertising, September 13, 2014 Trademark Bullying: Do the Little Guys Stand a Chance? -The Toy Book, May/June 2018 International Counterfeiting: Four Action Items to Take – Toy World, October 2018

Brian is King’s Counsel and practices in the areas of personal injury, employment, and commercial litigation. He is an experienced litigator and is a member of the Canadian Bar Association, the Law Society of Upper Canada, and the Law Society of New Brunswick. He is immediate past President of the Moncton Area Lawyers’ Association and sits on the Examining Committee of the Law Society of New Brunswick. Brian holds a B.A. from Dalhousie University, an LL.B. from the University of New Brunswick and an LL.M. from Osgoode Hall Law School, and was appointed as King’s Counsel in 2015. He has appeared at all levels of Court in New Brunswick and Ontario and also before the Federal Court of Canada and the Supreme Court of Canada. He has also appeared in all levels of Court in Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland & Labrador as well as at the Federal Court, both at the Trial and Appeal levels. Brian practices law in both French and English. As a former City Councilor and Mayor of the City of Moncton, he has served on numerous boards, agencies and commissions. During his tenure as Mayor, the water treatment facility was put in place, the Fourplex and Sportsplex were built, and the city became the first officially bilingual City in Canada. For these efforts, he was awarded the Prix Dialogue in New Brunswick, the Phoenix Award by the EPA in the United States, and was made a Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters by the Republic of France. Serving as Member of Parliament from 2006 to 2011 for the riding of Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe, he was the Atlantic Caucus Chairman, Critic for Democratic Reform and Critic for Justice as well as a member of the Official Languages Committee and the Vice-Chair of the Justice Committee. Brian was the recipient of the Order of Moncton in 2020, is member of the Canadian Bar Associations Law Reform Committee and has an honorary designation as Consul for the Republic of Romania.  He is currently at the Capitol Theater Foundation, La Theatre l’Escaouette Fundraising Campaign, and the Peter McKee Foodbank Fundraising drive. Brian is married with three daughters. He enjoys early Irish folk music, travelling the world with his wife, good red wines, salmon fishing, and golf. He would like to traverse the Panama Canal and see Machu Pichu in Peru. His favourite home passion is French cooking, favourite music is Mozart Opera, and his favourite painter is Picasso. His team is the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Peggy has several precedents of the Supreme Court on her name. In addition, Peggy has published and lectured extensively in seminars of the Israeli Bar Association and educational institutes managed by Tel Aviv University. Her publications include the Israeli chapter in International Execution Against Judgment Debtors; Attacking Foreign Assets, published by the Center for International Legal Studies (Lloyds of London Press); International Franchising (part of the 2007 Comparative Law Yearbook series), Israeli chapter, published by Wolters Kluwer; and the Israeli section in Enforcement of Foreign Judgments (comparative reviews), published by LLP Limited; co-author of the Israeli chapter of the comparative book on World Class Action edited by Baker Law. The Israeli chapter of Transparency in Insurance, AIDA Research Series, published by Springer, 2019.On a regular basis Peggy publishes articles in ILO and Lexology. Peggy regularly lectures on various insurance topics to insurance companies, members of the Israel Bar Association, AIDA World, and in academic forums. Peggy was involved in crisis management, as well as product contamination claims .The recent claim relating to product recall was a claim whereby the product (frozen food) was recalled due to Listeria. Peggy is involved in subrogation claims of Insurers who paid under the Terrorism policy. The claim was filed against the Israeli Tax Authority. Peggy was appointed as an outside Counsel for the Governmental Company “Kanat” – The Government Fund for the insurance of Natural Disasters in Agriculture. Peggy was appointed (in October 2018) as the President of AIDA World – The International Association of Insurance Law, which comprises more than 44 countries and led to comparative researches in Insurance and the initiation of an Insurance Encyclopedia. Peggy is a co-chairman of the Insurance Committee of the Israeli Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation Department, Class Action claims and international complex litigation. Education: Graduate (Summa Cum Laude) of the Tel Aviv University Status: Legal 500 , 2022 - Hall of Fame WWL (Who's Who Legal) Insurance & Reinsurance – leading individuals - for 2022: "Peggy Sharon from Levitan, Sharon & Co is a market leader for coverage litigation in a variety of insurance disputes, from professional liability claims to class actions." Membership: The Israel Bar Association, Co-Head of the Bar Committee of Torts and Insurance. Since October 2018, President of AIDA World, the international association of insurance Law (Association International de Droit D' Assurance) and President of the AIDA Israel Branch.

Rainy has worked in the IP field for over 14 years, and she has worked for a number of big brands, such as Nestle, Coca Cola, Disney as well as NOKIA. Rainy has extensive trademark prosecution experience as well as copyright, domain names, customs and enforcement of trademark rights and domain name disputes. Besides working as an attorney, Rainy is also in charge of management and training of the China Office. Rainy’s working languages are English, Mandarin and Spanish. Professional Qualifications LLB Law LLM Intellectual Property Law, UK Professional Members INTA

Georges Troy holds a Doctorate in law with an expert comptable degree and the Ecole nationale des impôts degree. Georges Troy joined the French Ministry of Economy and Finance when he left the Ecole nationale des impôts. Then he joined as Inhouse Group tax adviser Usinor, now Arcelor. Georges Troy has recognized competencies in the fields of mergers and acquisitions, tax law, company law and dispute resolutions and holds frequent speeches on international and domestic topics. Georges Troy is a lawyer at the Paris Bar in France and at the Faro Bar in Portugal. His tax practice is focused on international tax, tax advisory, corporate tax, income tax, wealth tax, and litigation tax before all French jurisdictions.

Samantha leads our products law and life sciences team. She has over 22 years of experience and became a partner in the London office in 2015. She advises on recalls, public inquiries and product liability claims (including group litigation orders), with a focus on the pharmaceutical, medical devices and consumer sectors. The claims she handles are often of a commercially sensitive nature. She represents insurers and manufacturers in some of the largest and most high-profile matters, overseeing claims in the UK and internationally. Notably, Samantha has led hugely significant cases which have shaped the development of product liability law in Europe. She has headed not only the team which successfully defended the DePuy ULTAMET Metal on Metal Hip Litigation, a complex product liability group action culminating in a landmark judgment in the High Court (Gee & Others v DePuy International Limited) but also the team which successfully defended medical device manufacturers in the UK Supreme Court in the case of Hastings v Finsbury Orthopaedics Ltd (1) and Stryker UK Ltd (2).

Samantha leads our products law and life sciences team. She has over 22 years of experience and became a partner in the London office in 2015. She advises on recalls, public inquiries and product liability claims (including group litigation orders), with a focus on the pharmaceutical, medical devices and consumer sectors. The claims she handles are often of a commercially sensitive nature. She represents insurers and manufacturers in some of the largest and most high-profile matters, overseeing claims in the UK and internationally. Notably, Samantha has led hugely significant cases which have shaped the development of product liability law in Europe. She has headed not only the team which successfully defended the DePuy ULTAMET Metal on Metal Hip Litigation, a complex product liability group action culminating in a landmark judgment in the High Court (Gee & Others v DePuy International Limited) but also the team which successfully defended medical device manufacturers in the UK Supreme Court in the case of Hastings v Finsbury Orthopaedics Ltd (1) and Stryker UK Ltd (2).

Samantha leads our products law and life sciences team. She has over 22 years of experience and became a partner in the London office in 2015. She advises on recalls, public inquiries and product liability claims (including group litigation orders), with a focus on the pharmaceutical, medical devices and consumer sectors. The claims she handles are often of a commercially sensitive nature. She represents insurers and manufacturers in some of the largest and most high-profile matters, overseeing claims in the UK and internationally. Notably, Samantha has led hugely significant cases which have shaped the development of product liability law in Europe. She has headed not only the team which successfully defended the DePuy ULTAMET Metal on Metal Hip Litigation, a complex product liability group action culminating in a landmark judgment in the High Court (Gee & Others v DePuy International Limited) but also the team which successfully defended medical device manufacturers in the UK Supreme Court in the case of Hastings v Finsbury Orthopaedics Ltd (1) and Stryker UK Ltd (2).

Samantha leads the products law and life sciences team at Kennedys. She has over 22 years of experience and became a partner in the London office in 2015.  She advises on recalls, public inquiries and product liability claims (including group litigation orders), with a focus on the pharmaceutical, medical devices and consumer sectors. The claims she handles are often of a commercially sensitive nature. She represents insurers and manufacturers in some of the largest and most high-profile matters, overseeing claims in the UK and internationally. Notably, Samantha has led hugely significant cases which have shaped the development of product liability law in Europe. She has headed not only the team which successfully defended the DePuy ULTAMET Metal on Metal Hip Litigation, a complex product liability group action culminating in a landmark judgment in the High Court (Gee & Others v DePuy International Limited) but also the team which successfully defended medical device manufacturers in the UK Supreme Court in the case of Hastings v Finsbury Orthopaedics Ltd (1) and Stryker UK Ltd (2).

He is the founding and managing partner of the Firm, admitted to practice before the Italian Supreme Court and other Superior Jurisdictions. He is professor of “International Business Law” at LIUC, University of Castellanza, and of “European and Trust law” at the University of Brescia. He is senior member of the European Arbitration Chamber in Brussels, Member of the Board of Confedilizia and President of Assotrusts (the Italian association for the promotion of the Trust). He has participated as Arbitrator and Co-arbitrator in institutional and ad hoc arbitrations in Italy and abroad under various rules (ICC, LCIA, ICSID, SCC, CRCICA, DIAC) In his over 20 years of professional practice, he has acquired major experience in trusts law, succession and estate planning, international arbitrations, international corporate law, cross-border transactions and corporate planning. He is the author of numerous publications and speaker at conferences in Italy and abroad. He is a member of “The international academy of Estate and trust law” (TIAETL).

Practitioner in the field of Civil Litigation focusing on insurance and reinsurance related matters, including cyber security and other specialty, complex and catastrophic losses. Experience at all levels of Ontario Courts and in Arbitrations. Industry experience as in-house counsel with an insurance company dealing with commercial insurance, reinsurance and large loss exposures, including products and general property and casualty exposures. EDUCATION B.A. (Hons.), Queen’s University, 1973 (Academic Medallist), J.D., University of Toronto, 1976; Arbitrators’ Institute of Canada courses, Parts I and II. (1986/87); Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Diploma, International Arbitration (2012).CALL TO THE BAR Ontario, 1978 Areas of Concentration Special Risks | Large Loss Exposures | Reinsurance Cyber Insurance & Liability Property Claims | Equipment Breakdown Subrogation | Environmental Commercial & Personal Lines Claims Defense Personal Injury | MVA Tort & Occupiers’ Liability Defense Product Liability Coverage Disputes, Claims & Defense Fraud & Arson Claims Construction & Condominium Claims Professional Negligence Claims | Defense Memberships Law Society of Upper Canada; Canadian Defence Lawyers; Defense Research Institute; Advocates’ Society; Osgoode Society, Toronto Insurance Women’s Association, Associate Member of Risk and Insurance Management Society; The Risk Management Society (RIMS); The Property Casualty Underwriters Club; Insurance Institute of Canada; Transportation Lawyers Association and The Canadian Transport Lawyers’ Association. Founding member, Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society.

Practitioner in the field of Civil Litigation focusing on insurance and reinsurance related matters, including cyber security and other specialty, complex and catastrophic losses. Experience at all levels of Ontario Courts and in Arbitrations. Industry experience as in-house counsel with an insurance company dealing with commercial insurance, reinsurance and large loss exposures, including products and general property and casualty exposures. EDUCATION B.A. (Hons.), Queen’s University, 1973 (Academic Medallist), J.D., University of Toronto, 1976; Arbitrators’ Institute of Canada courses, Parts I and II. (1986/87); Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Diploma, International Arbitration (2012).CALL TO THE BAR Ontario, 1978 Areas of Concentration Special Risks | Large Loss Exposures | Reinsurance Cyber Insurance & Liability Property Claims | Equipment Breakdown Subrogation | Environmental Commercial & Personal Lines Claims Defense Personal Injury | MVA Tort & Occupiers’ Liability Defense Product Liability Coverage Disputes, Claims & Defense Fraud & Arson Claims Construction & Condominium Claims Professional Negligence Claims | Defense Memberships Law Society of Upper Canada; Canadian Defence Lawyers; Defense Research Institute; Advocates’ Society; Osgoode Society, Toronto Insurance Women’s Association, Associate Member of Risk and Insurance Management Society; The Risk Management Society (RIMS); The Property Casualty Underwriters Club; Insurance Institute of Canada; Transportation Lawyers Association and The Canadian Transport Lawyers’ Association. Founding member, Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society.

Fields of activity In­tel­lec­tual Prop­erty, Com­pet­i­tion, Copy­right and Me­dia Law Copyright Industrial property protection Profile Universities of Constance and Heidelberg, schools of law Recommendations "Schneider has a keen eye for the expansion of brand portfolios. She invariably enables her clients to extract maximum value from their trademark holdings", WTR 1000, 2024  "Julia Schneider is the star player on the trademark side of the practice", WTR 1000, 2023 Recommended individual for trademarks, WTR 1000, 2024 Memberships Deutscher Anwaltverein (DAV) Deutsche Vereinigung für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht e.V. Languages German English

In the biological and chemical fields, Michael Marchant’s expertise comes in all sizes. He works on gene sequences, immunology and antibody technology. He has experience in small molecule pharmaceuticals and cellular technology, particularly stem cell biology. He also works on polymer technology, diagnostic technology and medical devices. Michael works closely with clients to advise on European and global filing strategies. That extends to obtaining and opposing patent term extensions (SPCs) and advising on regulatory and orphan drug issues. He is regularly involved in contentious work, including due diligence advice and infringement and validity opinions, and attendance at EPO opposition and appeal proceedings. Michael also regularly provides opinions on registered and unregistered design infringement and validity, as well as being heavily involved in registered design filings. He is a member of Murgitroyd’s design group. Michael read Natural Sciences at the University of Cambridge, where he specialised in plant sciences (including plant pathology and plant genetics). He joined Murgitroyd in 2008 to head the London Office patent group, having spent almost six years at a leading London firm of patent attorneys.

Yann is a banking and finance partner at Stephenson Harwood Paris with a focus on acquisition, leverage, real estate and structured finance. Yann has developed extensive experience in advising investment funds' and banks on the structuring of subscription line facilities, NAV (Net Asset Value) and equity bridge financing. His previous experiences working as an in-house lawyer in a major French bank and in a magic circle law firm has given Yann a particular insight on the issues his banking and institutional clients are facing and also extensive experience in a wide range of national and cross-border secured financing transactions. Yann is recognised for his negotiation skills, combining commercial and pragmatic approach, as well as his technical skills and his commitment to his clients. He advises on general banking transactions, including corporate lending, leasing, cash management and factoring transactions, and has also developed a strong expertise in alternative financing such as private placement (EURO PP, unitranche and mezzanine). Yann has experience of both the negotiation of these transactions and their restructuring. He also advises on their transfer and related French regulatory issues (such as the French banking monopoly rules). His clients include international banks and financial institutions, private debt lenders, corporates, sponsors, private equity and investment funds. Yann speaks French, English and German and is a member of the Paris bar since 1997.

Stephen is the Managing Partner of mlplaw and has over 25 years’ experience advising on all aspects of contentious and non-contentious business law and business ownership. Recommended in both Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners, Stephen is renowned for his ability to quickly identify a client’s successful outcome and to then relentlessly pursue that outcome. Stephen has developed a particular specialism in digital, technology, healthcare and family owned businesses. He covers all areas of business law and ownership, including commercial litigation and private disputes, and together with his corporate and commercial team provides advice on all aspects of the law relating to mergers, acquisitions, financing, re-structuring, complex commercial contracts, standard trading terms, share options, shareholder and partnership agreements, commercial dispute resolution, joint venture and partnering arrangements, IT and Technology law, Intellectual Property, EU and competition law, Brexit, Data Protection and GDPR. Stephen spent over 10 years at a leading city firm before moving to mlplaw which he acquired through a MBO in 2014. He continued to develop the firm as a boutique corporate and commercial firm with a specialist private client offering renowned for the quality of its people and its first class client service. During that time Stephen has published a book “Family Business Succession – the options and pitfalls” and raised significant amounts of money for charity. Stephen works closely with mlplaw’s leadership team to implement improvements and innovations that enhance the service we provide to clients and that make mlplaw an even greater place to work.  This includes a collaborative and innovative approach to pricing including aligning our charges to the outcomes delivered for clients and monthly retainers that covers all our services and a full commitment to hybrid and flexible working and an impressive, flexible, benefits package.  He champions our “Do the Right Thing” initiatives especially our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion efforts and supporting our chosen social enterprises and charities with free advice.

Stephen is the Managing Partner of mlplaw and has over 25 years’ experience advising on all aspects of contentious and non-contentious business law and business ownership. Recommended in both Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners, Stephen is renowned for his ability to quickly identify a client’s successful outcome and to then relentlessly pursue that outcome. Stephen has developed a particular specialism in digital, technology, healthcare and family owned businesses. He covers all areas of business law and ownership, including commercial litigation and private disputes, and together with his corporate and commercial team provides advice on all aspects of the law relating to mergers, acquisitions, financing, re-structuring, complex commercial contracts, standard trading terms, share options, shareholder and partnership agreements, commercial dispute resolution, joint venture and partnering arrangements, IT and Technology law, Intellectual Property, EU and competition law, Brexit, Data Protection and GDPR. Stephen spent over 10 years at a leading city firm before moving to mlplaw which he acquired through a MBO in 2014. He continued to develop the firm as a boutique corporate and commercial firm with a specialist private client offering renowned for the quality of its people and its first class client service. During that time Stephen has published a book “Family Business Succession – the options and pitfalls” and raised significant amounts of money for charity. Stephen works closely with mlplaw’s leadership team to implement improvements and innovations that enhance the service we provide to clients and that make mlplaw an even greater place to work.  This includes a collaborative and innovative approach to pricing including aligning our charges to the outcomes delivered for clients and monthly retainers that covers all our services and a full commitment to hybrid and flexible working and an impressive, flexible, benefits package.  He champions our “Do the Right Thing” initiatives especially our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion efforts and supporting our chosen social enterprises and charities with free advice.

Mr. Wong has over time developed his areas of legal specialty in handling complex commercial litigation cases and, above all, work pertaining to commercial and corporate matters including, among others, merger and acquisition and corporate finance. Conveyancing practice especially regarding its corporate aspect still takes up his significant working time when complicated legal issues have called for his personal attention.  In particular, he has overseen the legal documentation in quite a number of conveyancing projects involving project finance and sale of individual units (including first-hand properties) in such projects. He has indeed travelled quite broadly in Mainland China over the past 20 years and has thus developed and expanded his China-related practice, and not least in Shanghai.  As such, he has become the Chief Legal Representative of our Shanghai Representative Office set up with the approval of Ministry of Justice in Peking since 2004.  By the end of 2006, he had successfully fostered and thus established our firm's formal association with Jin Mao P.R.C. Lawyers in Hong Kong, it being one of the leading law firms in Shanghai.  Over the years, he has been involved personally in listing work of our firm and especially in the flourishing LSE and AIM in London and listing in Frankfurt and also in Hong Kong.  He has now been frequently involved in advising clients, notably China entrepreneurs and also the UK or some European clients, on the legal aspects (contentious or otherwise) of their business and operation as well as listing projects both within or without Hong Kong in his increasingly extensive cross-border practice.

Partner Tambet Toomela leads the data protection, labour law, intellectual property, and IT law practices of the Law Firm Eversheds Sutherand Ots & Co. Tambet has over 20 years of experience in counselling and representing clients. Tambet has extensive experience in the areas of personal data protection, employment law and technology law, which he has managed in the firm for over 10 years. Tambet has been a valued lecturer at GDPR and labour law seminars, including training the lawyers of the Labour Inspectorate, has written extensively on these topics in both the academic and daily media, and has also contributed to the legislative process. In addition, Tambet has been a lecturer in information and communication law at the University of Tartu. Tambet represented a client of our firm in a landmark Supreme Court case in the criminal proceedings on the charges of obstruction of the operation of a computer system and distribution of spyware, malware and computer viruses, which was unique and pioneering for many subsequent decisions in computer virus and computer malware related offences. Tambet has considerable experience in representing clients in dispute resolution both in and out of court, in drafting various special contracts (including advising on major industrial and development projects), in advising clients in consumer protection and advertising, as well as in arranging residence and work permits. Tambet also consults clients on various intellectual property related matters, such as acquisition, registration, licensing and protection, trade mark disputes, and assists them in handling matters concerning IT solutions, products, and services. He serves as the data protection officer (DPO) for many key-clients of the firm. From 2015 to 2020 Tambet was a lecturer at the University of Tartu, delivering lectures and seminars on ICT litigation. He is also a member of the AIPPI (International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property) Estonian National Group and a member of the IP/IT law commission at the Estonian Bar Association. Tambet has experience in all aspects of labour law disputes and related proceedings. He coordinates establishment of different staff regulations and collective bargaining situations by the employment law team. He is a well-known lecturer on employment law and among other trainings has also given a full day training to the lawyers’ team of the Estonian Employment Inspectorate (2019). Tambet is a regular contributor to several editorials on employment law.

Olumide is hardworking and intelligent. He has a sound understanding of legal issues in his areas of practice. Olumide had garnered considerable Corporate Finance, Intellectual Property, and Arbitration experience while he was with another law Firm. Since he joined the Firm in 2007, he has been involved in many Project Finance, and Foreign Investments and Divestment transactions. He is currently the Team Lead of Intellectual Property & Technology practice group. EDUCATION University of Lagos (LL.B) Nigerian Law School (B.L) PRACTICE AREAS Intellectual Property & Technology Property & Real Estate Legal Advisory, Company Secretarial & Regulatory Compliance MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES Nigerian Bar Association

"My passion for the law and for my clients’ cases is what give me the focus I need to fiercely and fearlessly advocate for them.” Since 1995, Marc has gathered a comprehensive expertise in commercial and financial litigation, both civil and criminal, and is recognized as one of Switzerland’s leading specialists in financial criminal law, money laundering, fraud, corruption and criminal organizations. His extensive experience includes international legal assistance in criminal, civil and administrative matters, and recent cases have involved France, Italy, Belgium, Spain, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States. Marc is also a first-tier lawyer in commercial and banking dispute-resolution and represents clients before Swiss courts at all stages – from first instance through to appeal courts and the Tribunal federal (Supreme Court). In the last 10 years, Marc has regularly been recognized as a leader in his field by several legal publications (Chambers, WWH Legal, BestLawyers, etc.). Marc was also honored to be admitted as a fellow in the International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators, an institution regrouping highly experienced litigation professionals and distinguished academics. Notable work Advising and representing clients in civil banking law litigations Advising and representing injured parties in white collar crime litigations, including some of the most high-profile cases in Switzerland in the last 10 years Lead counsel in advising and representing state-owned institutions in civil and criminal financial matters, both national and international Advising and representing banks and other financial institution in commercial litigation Advising and representing a foreign government in Swiss litigation Lead counsel in various complex litigation taking place in multiple jurisdictions, including international criminal assistance Lead counsel in assisting financial intermediaries in administrative matters involving the Swiss financial regulatory body (FINMA) Background Bachelor’s Law degree, University of Geneva (1994) LL.M., International Business Law, King’s College London (2000)

Piotr is experienced in commercial litigation, investment arbitration, technology transfer, IP protection and Life Sciences. While managing and developing one of the largest law firms in Poland, he has represented a number of leading Polish companies of key importance to the global economy, many of which are Polish subsidiaries of the world’s best known corporations. Piotr is a co-founder of several well-known Polish pioneering law firms, including the first private law firm in Cracow set up at the end of the 1980s, that specialized in providing services to private businesses and to the first foreign investors in Poland. In 1990, Piotr brought the Washington, D.C.-based Hogan & Hartson to Poland (only the third US law firm to be introduced to Poland), which he then developed and co-ran as the Polish Partner until February 1996. Subsequently he joined White & Case from New York and, as a MB member of the Polish branch, developed from scratch one of the very first teams of Polish lawyers and experts in the then brand new Intellectual and Industrial Property Law area, and also headed IP, technology transfer, commercial litigation and commercial arbitration legal practices. During the systemic transformation which took place in Poland in the 1990s, Piotr not only managed the development of private law firms on the Polish market, but also ran controversial, precedential cases in IP protection, technology transfer, and other landmark transactions during that critical period. Moreover, he ran the first investment projects concerning commercialization and privatization of state-owned enterprises and advised on major business ventures involving the organization and financing of companies and projects. He also conducted numerous complex multijurisdictional commercial litigation before common courts and arbitral tribunals. In January 1999, Piotr founded Kochański & Partners, and has been successfully expanding and developing this firm to this day. Piotr is actively involved in a number of ESG initiatives and pro bono cases, and is consistently building and promoting the idea of sustainable business. His vision is to marry law with technology, and in line with this is the author of IRAAPORT (Internet Remote Actions and Paper Observance Register Technology), a proprietary ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system for professional law firm management, and communications with clients. Languages: Polish, English, French. Membership: The Warsaw Bar Association, The Washington D.C. Bar Association. Education: The Jagiellonian University of Kraków (Master of Law, 1985), George Washington University (Teaching Visiting Scholar, 1993-95), The University of Warsaw (Postgraduate studies on ADRs – Negotiations, Mediations, Arbitration, 2008). Recommendations: The Legal 500 EMEA, Chambers Europe, Global Law Experts, IP Stars and PLC Which Lawyer. Piotr was awarded the prestigious title of‘ Lawyer of Thirty Years’ by the Polish Association of Legal Employers and the „Rzeczpospolita” daily newspaper – given his „meaningful input in building of the new legal business market and his personal work engagement, including social and academic work, which has contributed to Poland and its legal and economic development”. Piotr has been shortlisted twice in the “Managing Partner of the Year” category by The European Lawyer Awards.

A skilled litigator, trial lawyer, and arbiter with experience advising clients, trying cases, and negotiating complex civil and criminal disputes. Mr. Spanos specializes in civil cases, labour law and immigration policies with focus on “golden visa” immigrants. Mr. Spanos represents clients in cross-border transactions – joint ventures, sophisticated mergers, acquisitions, and other deal making – where he is experienced in domestic and international trade, customs, finance, and banking issues. Among his clients are high net worth individuals, foreign governments and their officials and financial institutions. He is capable of proceeding complex cases and also negotiating. Also consults successfully about personal and business investments, especially when it comes along with secure immigration policies, achieving the best solution to clients. Furthermore, he represents clients to criminal, civil and administrative cases. Bar Admission Theodoros N. Spanos is member of Athens Bar Association, as well the law firm, in which he is the managing partner. Languages English, French Lawyer's Areas of Practice Administrative Law Appellate Practice Arbitration Banking Law Business Law Civil Litigation Commercial Law Commercial Litigation Criminal Law Customs Law Employees Rights Federal Law Financial Litigation Immigration Law and Golden Visa International Law Litigation Money Laundering Real Estate White Collar Crime Short Career Letter Mr Spanos successfully completed the Athens Law University on 2013. After completing his obligatory military services as lieutenant, he started the career in law being a trainee lawyer for more than 1 and half years in very highly rated law firm in Athens. After successfully finishing his trainee lawyer career, he became an Attorney at Law on 2015 and continued his successful route in law firm. Meanwhile he completed his LLM in labour law. On 2016, he established his own law firm.  After this, he completed many hundred of cases and gained top experience in golden visa – immigration cases, highly net worth individuals, financial regulations, establishment of new entities-companies, loan issues and investments. The law firm Sflegal in which he is the managing partner is currently having more than 10 staff and is having a wide expertise in court and out of court cases.

Intellectual Property Attorney, born in Lima, Peru, in 1944. Admitted to Lima Bar Association in 1970. Education Universidad de San Marcos (Bachelor at Law, Lawyer’s Degree and Doctor in Law) McGill University, Montreal, Canada (Diploma in International Air and Space Law) The Southwestern Legal Foundation, Dallas, Texas  (Diploma in Comparative Law) Membership Lima Bar Association (Member of the Board of Directors 2001-2002)(President Intellectual Property Law Committee 1998 and 2004-2008)(Member of the List of Arbitrators) Peruvian Industrial Property Association (APPI)(Vice-President 1995-1997; President 1997-1999) Lima Chamber of Commerce (Member of the Board of Directors and President of Intellectual Property Committee 2000-2002) American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM PERU)(Member of the Intellectual Property Committee)(Member of the List of Arbitrators) Fédération Internationale des Conseils en Propriété Intellectuelle (FICPI) (President Peruvian Group 1997-2010) Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle (AIPPI) (President Peruvian Group, 1997-2010) Inter-American Association of Industrial Property (ASIPI) (Delegate Peruvian Members 1998-2000) International Trademark Association (INTA) American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) (Committee Member: Industrial Designs, Patent Law, Trademark Law) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) (Member of the list of Domain Name Panelists for .pe) European Communities Trademark Association (ECTA)(Member of Patent Committee) Alliance Française de Lima (Member of the Board of Directors 2010-2012) Alava (Spain) Bar Association Santa Cruz (Bolivia Bar Association (Honorary Member 2001) La Paz (Bolivia) Bar Association (Honorary Member 2001) Others Head of Diplomatic Mission in Peru as Chargé d’ Affaires a.i. of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (February 11, 1999-June 17, 2005) Practice Areas Intellectual Property Corporate Law General Law Arbitration Domain Name Dispute Resolution Languages:  Spanish English French

Founded in 2000, Gordilho e Napolitano Advogados have strong performance and are renowned in Litigation and on structuring measures to prevent Lawsuits and obtain the best results in the existing ones. With its main office in São Paulo, the firm counts on over 50 professionals specialized in different areas of Law, in addition to qualified correspondents able to operate in the whole national territory. The solid experience in Litigation qualifies and supports the firm in other segments of Law, such as, for example, structuring and reviewing several types of agreements and corporate documents or succession plans, developed with technical and theoretical depth closely related to the firm’s experience with the real problems faced in court or arbitrations.

Stevan Pardo is a leading authority on Florida construction and corporate hospitality law. During the past 39 years as a construction and business litigator, Stevan has represented companies involved in virtually all aspects of the construction and business industry including owners, contractors, design professionals, subcontractors, sureties, and insurers. One of his construction specialties is representing condominium associations after developer turnover, including construction defect claims and accounting claims, arising out of the turnover of condominium property to unit owners. His legal representations have also included delay and defect claims arising out of commercial and residential, high-rise residential, hospitality and resorts, multifamily, retail, and office construction projects. Stevan’s clients rely on him to advise them on all aspects of the delivery of construction and engineering projects, from procurement and the drafting and negotiation of contracts, to contract administration, the avoidance and resolution of disputes, and insurance matters. Stevan has developed an impressive track record representing developers and investors in multimillion-dollar real property transactions, including purchases and sales, joint ventures, and residential and commercial development. He has also been at the forefront of Florida Condominium Association lawsuits against Hotel Condominium structures involving several branded and independently operated hotel condominium properties. Stevan brings a unique perspective to the real estate side of his practice because of his 25 years of personal experience as a real estate developer and a hotel owner, builder, and operator. His own experience handling complex construction, buying and selling properties, and negotiating with lenders, has given him deep insight into the world of construction and renovation and has served to enhance the legal advice and business strategies he provides to his hotel clients. As a result of his practical knowledge, Stevan is well-versed in both the business impacts and legal aspects of his clients’ real estate and construction endeavors. His real-world experience has helped Stevan to become a go-to attorney when negotiating and implementing real estate deals in Florida and across the country. Stevan’s distinctive business background also has given him a unique ability to troubleshoot difficult projects for clients before they devolve into full-blown disputes, and to craft business solutions to his clients’ business problems. When necessary, however, Stevan brings extensive trial experience in representing clients before the Florida courts, federal courts, mediators, arbitration panels, and appellate courts. Other key areas of Stevan’s expertise include working with franchisors and franchisees, management companies, vendors, and insurers. Drawing from his real-life experience in hotel ownership, Stevan provides his clients with insight into the business aspects of a legal decision and the legal effects of a business decision. Stevan has developed relationships with various hotel franchisors, including Ritz Carlton, St. Regis, Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, and other well recognized industry flags. This holistic combination of legal experience and hospitality industry knowledge brings a critical and essential benefit to Stevan’s hotel and resort clients. Stevan’s membership in the Hotel Trade Organizations and Young Presidents Organization (YPO) Hospitality, Real Estate and Construction Networks allows him to remain current on issues relating to the business and legal challenges in today’s construction, real estate, and hospitality community. His role as a member of the Executive Committee of the local YPO Chapter enables Stevan to keep his pulse on the trends, changes, and challenges facing the construction, real estate, and hospitality community in South Florida, the United States, and internationally. A strong believer in pro bono work, Stevan has committed his legal and construction skills to bettering his local community. Stevan formerly served as the Chair of the City of Miami Beach Historic Preservation Board. In that role, Stevan combined his experience as a real estate developer, a lawyer, and a resident to balance the importance of historic preservation with development. Stevan also served as both construction and legal consultant to a large new community center in his neighborhood. He was the President of the Venetian Island Homeowners Association for several years and spear headed the historic preservation of the Venetian Causeway, a historic link between Miami and Miami Beach, was President of Temple Beth Sholom and is a long standing member of the Duke University South Florida Regional Board. Prior to launching his law firm, Stevan, an AV-Preeminent rated lawyer for several years, was a partner and leader of the construction litigation department of Greenberg Traurig, where he practiced law for more than a decade.

– 1994, Founded Yoram Fay & Co. Law Offices was founded on 1994. Our office is located in Tel Aviv, in close proximity to all major courts and government offices. At the same time, it is a very discreet and private location. – Reputation for Quality Yoram Fay & Co. Law Offices has built its reputation for quality, competence and efficiency among very demanding and discerning clients. We are dedicated to the provision of professional legal services characterized by independent and creative thinking. – Team of Players Yoram Fay & Co. Law Offices offers a permanent team of three players and additional pre-legal and administrative assistance. At any time you can count on our high personal commitment to ensure the best possible representation of your interests in Israel and overseas. We usually use two lawyers to handle a case since we believe that “two heads are better than one”, and there is always someone who can answer all your enquiries. What makes me qualified? We advise our clients on all legal matters, we provide solutions that meets most of your goals. We offer services of preparing legal documents in Hebrew as in your own language, investigation of complicated legal situations, negotiations, finding financing resources, and practicing litigation at courts.

Known as the ‘big picture guy’ to his clients, Mr. Raian Karanjawala is the co-founder of 39-year-old Karanjawala & Company, one of India’s leading law firms, based in New Delhi, with close to 100 lawyers, offering top-notch legal advice and services to governments, corporate houses and leading personalities in the world of politics, business and films. Mr. Karanjawala is well known for his keen legal strategy, solution-oriented approach and his farsighted and practical advice to clients. A go-to litigator and strategist for complex litigation as well as notable causes, Mr. Karanjawala and the Firm have consistently been rated as a ‘Band 1 lawyer’ and a ‘Tier 1’ Dispute Resolution Firm, New Delhi, respectively by accrediting agency Chambers and Partners (Asia) for outstanding service in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022.  Key Awards and Accolades India Business Law Journal has recognized Mr. Raian Karanjawala among ‘Legal Icons’ in their A- List for 2023 edition. Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific 2023 Guide has recognized Mr. Raian Karanjawala as Eminent Practitioner in Dispute Resolution: New Delhi based and White Collar Crime and Corporate Invetsigations. Chambers and Partners Asia- Pacific has recognised Mr. Raian Karanjawala in the area of White-Collar Crime and Dispute Resolution for his outstanding service for 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 & 2022   Legal Era – Legal Media Group has recognised Mr Raian Karanjawala amongst “Leading Lawyer Legends” for Dispute Resolution: Arbitration and Litigation and White Collar Crime for the year 2022.  Asialaw Profiles has recognised Mr. Raian Karanjawala in their 2022 Edition. Chambers & Partners Asia Pacific has recognised Mr. Raian Karanjawala as eminent practitioner in dispute resolution for the year 2022 and 2021. Chambers & Partners Global 2022, 2023 has recognised Mr. Raian Karanjawala as eminent practitioner in dispute resolution.  Asialaw Leading Lawyers awards has recognised Mr. Raian Karanjwala as Elite Practitioner for Dispute Resolution Practice area for the year 2022.  Forbes Legal Powerlist has enlisted Mr Raian Karanjawala as the “Top Managing Partner – Above 10 Years Experience” for the year 2021.  IBLJ A- List has recognised Mr. Raian Karanjawala amongst Top 50 Legal Icons for the year 2022.  BW Global Leaders Awards awarded Mr Raian Karanjawala as “Managing Partner of the Year” for the year 2021.  Asialaw Profiles has included Mr. Raian Karanjawala as ‘Elite Practitioner’ in the Dispute Resolution category for the year 2021.  Benchmark Litigation has recognised Mr. Raian Karanjawala in the area of Commercial and Transaction practice as ‘Litigation Star’ for the year 2020 and ‘Dispute Resolution Star’ for the year 2019.  Asia leading lawyers recognised Mr. Raian Karanjawala as ‘Elite Practitioner’ for the year 2020. Asia Law Profiles has recognised Mr. Raian Karanjawala as the “Elite Practitioner” for the year 2020.  Asia law recognised Mr. Raian Karanjawala amongst the leading lawyers in India for 2020. Indian Business Law Journal (IBLJ) has recognised Mr. Raian Karanjawala as Legal Icon amongst the A-list of India’s Top 100 Lawyers and 50 Legal Icons for the year 2020.  Chambers & Partners has recognised Mr. Raian Karanjawala as Eminent Practioner for “White Collar Crime” practice for the year 2020 and 2021. Forbes Legal Powerlist has awarded Mr Raian Karanjawala the “Top Managing Partners of the Country” award for the year 2020.  India Business Law Journal (IBLJ) has recognised Mr. Raian Karanjawala as a legal icon amongst A-List of India’s Top 100 Lawyers and 35 Legal Icons for the year 2019.  Asia law Leading Lawyers Trophy have awarded Mr. Raian Karanjawala with ‘Market-Leading Lawyer’ for 2017 and 2018.  India Business Law Journal (IBLJ) has recognised Mr. Raian Karanjawala as a ‘Legal Icon’ amongst the A-list of India’s Top 100 Lawyers for the year 2017.

Milly was admitted to practise as a solicitor in Hong Kong in 1998. She is the Head the Employment and partner of Litigation, Disputes Resolution & Arbitration of Messrs. Hastings & Co. She has over 20 year’s experience to advise on litigatious matters both in civil and criminal cases to the local government, foreign and PRC corporate entities or individuals, specialized in the practices of employment and commercial fraud, aviation and transport, insurance and personal injuries in Hong Kong. Milly has expertized to advise several local airlines in aviation matters and PRC or local insurance companies in Hong Kong insurance matters. She is one of the co-author to the Hong Kong Chapter in Aviation Law Review (2017) and the main author of Hong Kong Chapter in ICLG’s the International Comparative Legal Guide – International Arbitration 2022. Milly has frequently handled contentious or non-contentious employment matters with various quasi-governmental bodies and financial institutions in Hong Kong. With her previous working experiences in the government, she has assisted her clients to settle or claim back those financial losses, both in civil and criminal, as a result of the cybercrime and money laundering in relation to Hong Kong jurisdiction. Milly has been appointed as the Chairman of Appeal Tribunals (Building Ordinance), Adjudicator to the Registration of Persons Tribunal and the member of Transport Tribunal, and currently serves as the member of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal. Professional Qualifications:  Solicitor of the High Court of Hong Kong – 1998  Civil Celebrant of Marriages – 2007  Member of Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators – 2021  WIA of Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) – 2021  Member of Hong Kong Insurance Law Association (AIDA) – 2021 Education:  University of Hong Kong (LL.B., 1994)  University of Hong Kong (PCLL, 1995) Language:  English, Cantonese and Mandarin

Lloyd is an experienced employment lawyer, advising clients across numerous sectors on a wide range of contentious and non-contentious employment law issues. Lloyd became a partner in 2015, having joined Stevens & Bolton in 2013 from an international law firm. He advises on tricky employee relations matters, strategic HR projects, senior executive disputes, restructurings and reorganisations, employee/worker/contractor status, sensitive discrimination matters, TUPE and outsourcing, restrictive covenants and protecting business interests, defending employment tribunal claims and employee data privacy/GDPR issues. He has a focus on the technology, media and retail sectors. Lloyd has strong links with international law firms around the world as a result of his role on the firm’s International Practice Group (responsible for international business development and strategy). He is also part of the firm’s inward investment team, which assists overseas businesses with setting up and growing their operations in the UK. Recent highlights include: Advising a public-listed international gaming business on the departure of its CEO and negotiating favourable exit terms Advising a food preparation business on an executive restructuring programme Advising a senior partner in a professional services firm on claims of race and age discrimination and securing favourable settlement terms Supporting numerous US-based legal and HR teams with their UK employment law issues, from first hires and effective performance management to separations Defending a financial services company from high-value and potentially high-profile allegations of whistleblowing and discrimination against its CEO Advising a global IT outsourcing and consultancy business on its UK employment law issues, including TUPE and Agency Worker Regulations advice on transactions, IR35, modern slavery obligations and employee relations issues Advising a London media agency on IP ownership, GDPR compliance, freelancer and worker status issues Advising a banking solutions and retail technology business in relation to GDPR compliance and TUPE contract negotiations in the context of outsourcing Lloyd is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association, the European Employment Lawyers Association and the International Bar Association.

Kerry advises on the full range of contentious and non-contentious employment matters as well as business immigration. Kerry is a partner and head of the employment, immigration and pensions practice. Prior to joining Stevens & Bolton in 2006, she qualified and worked at a top international law firm. Kerry advises on strategic HR issues and contentious and non-contentious employment matters. Her experience includes drafting contracts and staff handbooks, advising on dismissals and termination packages, collective redundancies and reorganisations, discrimination, family friendly rights and advising in relation to and preparing for Employment Tribunal claims. She also has particular expertise in advising on TUPE and business transfers, both in the context of outsourcing and business acquisitions. In addition, Kerry is experienced in all aspects of business immigration law and right to work issues. She regularly advises employers in relation to Skilled Worker and Intra Company Transfer applications (previously Tier 2 applications), including assisting employers with the sponsorship registration process, assigning certificates of sponsorship and entry clearance and extension applications. She also advises on sponsor compliance issues, as well as right to work checks. Additionally, she advises in relation to indefinite leave to remain and naturalisation applications, and is currently advising clients on the impact of the end of the Brexit transition period on their ability to employ European nationals and on the recent changes to the sponsorship regime. Recent highlights include: Advising a number of clients on restructuring and collective redundancies, including a publishing company and a well-known luxury hotel group Advising clients, including a publishing company and a coffee and drink machine supplier, on projects such as reductions to pay and reducing working hours Advising a large multinational manufacturing company on outsourcing services to a company in eastern Europe, including drafting and negotiating complex TUPE provisions and managing a project to ensure that the many transferring employees sign up to a settlement agreement prior to each of the phased transfer dates Advising a well-known technology company in relation to the employment and HR issues arising from restructuring the group after an acquisition, including advising on the impact of TUPE and the information and consultation process Advising a FTSE 100 business in relation to the TUPE provisions in a contract with a supermarket, including negotiating the TUPE clauses and obtaining cover for redundancy costs following the transfer Advising a special gases provider in connection with holiday pay calculations factoring in various overtime arrangements and allowances, including in relation to union negotiations and drafting the collective agreement to reflect the agreed terms Advising a luxury retailer in relation to a complex discrimination and whistleblowing claim, which ultimately settled before the hearing Advising clients, including a pharmaceutical company and food and beverage brand, on all of their UK business immigration matters, including advising on sponsor compliance, issuing Certificates of Sponsorship and assisting with Skilled Worker (previously Tier 2) immigration applications Kerry regularly has articles published in the HR press and provides comments to the media on employment and immigration matters. She also provides tailored training to clients and runs webinars.

Camille has been post graduated in 1995 from La Rochelle Business School, one of the most prestigious French Business Schools. Camille has finalized her studies in the UK at Plymouth University, an intensive experience certainly at the origin of her attraction for Anglo-Saxon countries. Her thesis aiming at validating her post-graduated Diploma was focusing on Direct Foreign Corporate Investments in Ireland. Straight after post-graduation, Camille left France and found her first employment with Kerry Group, a well known international group in the Food Industry , and worked in the “customer service” department liaising on a daily basis with sales, production, buying department, transport & laboratory. Having the personal project for many years to establish a company in an international environment, Camille established SEDI in 1996, first in Ireland, then in the UK and finally in France, straight after one year of professional experience with Kerry Group, thanks to the support of one of her former senior lecturer, well known as Tax agent. Hard worker, respecting deadlines, not being reluctant at taking decisions or at spending hours looking for information, being keen to communicate about complicated issues with simple words, Camille’s aim is to help her clients expanding gradually in a foreign surrounding. Active member of the Franco-British Chamber of Commerce in Paris and of other business networks, Camille is regularly invited to be speaker during conferences & professional seminars. SEDI is also organizing regularly conferences to share its expertise. With an educational & working knowledge of both the French and English system, her company SEDI is able to offer expert advice and guidance on company formations, payroll, financial and administrative back up services. SEDI’s portfolio of clients is 100% international and has helped to built up a vast experience throughout very different legal, tax and social cases in Ireland, UK and France along these 29 past years. Outside interests : Travelling abroad, hiking, bio attitude, DIY Foreign languages : French mother tongue - English fluent , can understand & read Portuguese & German (no regular oral practice ) Practice area : Company agent / Accounting & VAT / Corporate Tax 

Roberto Gilardino is Regional Partner at Horizons, supervising the advisory’s activities in North Asia as well as additional countries (including Mongolia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Pakistan, UAE, Cyprus and Malta). From the Horizons lead office in the heart of downtown Shanghai, Roberto, in addition to his portfolio, oversees the advisory’s transnational operations. His Shanghai-based team, whose expertise rests in corporate issues and property safeguard, liaises day-to-day with Horizons’ regional offices, serving as the advisory’s global gateway. Roberto’s background and skill-set lie in international business and corporate law with a special attention on corporate government, strategy and shareholder protection. He is further highly judicious in proving clients with robust M&A support and negotiation analysis. Having a deep sense of cross-cultural issues in cross-border transactions and corporate matters, Roberto and his team provide clients with unique insights and strategies related to the difficult-to-read, often behind the scenes, nuances in transnational business. Serving as a versatile leader, Roberto is equally able to tend to highly positioned clients and liaise with governmental entities, as he is able to roll up his sleeves and attend to the nuts and bolt work corporate advisory. Prior to joining Horizons, Roberto served professionally in ministries, governmental bodies and the private sector, primarily in China. An Italian national, Roberto is fluent in Italian, English, Mandarin Chinese and Japanese.  

Sousa Silva is the Founder of Sousa Saraiva da Silva- IP. He is an attorney with over 12 years of enriched experience in commercial, corporate, banking, administrative, labor, IP, immigration, family, inheritance, tax, legal audits, litigation (including extrajudicial and judicial debt collection) areas. He holds a post-graduate degree in law from Agostinho Neto University, Angola. Previously, he had worked with Coca-Cola. He is an experienced attorney with a demonstrated history of working in the legal services industry. The Firm Vision We strive to be the benchmark for excellence in the field of legal services.  Mission We provide legal assistance services in Angola, with highest professionalism and ethics, combined with national and international experience and practices. We deliver highly efficient, effective, and innovative IP solutions to our clients with an objective to provide high-quality and responsive intellectual property rights services maintaining the highest international standards. With our enriched experience, we cater to every aspect of intellectual property rights - patents, trademarks, and copyrights. Our integrated IP solutions enable our clients to maximize their potential and have a competitive edge in the business.

Solicitor of HKSAR Solicitor of NSW, Australia Solicitor of England and Wales Commerce The University of Sydney LL.B. The University of Sydney LL.M. (Arbitration) University of London PHD Graduate. Tsinghua University Registered Civil Celebrant of Marriage of HK Registered Member of Global Trust Agents Association Registered Member of Hong Kong Trustees’ Association Limited CEDR Accredited Mediator CEDR QDAC Arbitrator Registered Member of Society of Trust and Estate Practitioner Volunteer Lawyer of The Incorporated Management Committee of H.K.T.A. Tang Hin Memorial Secondary School Visiting Professor of Chu Hai College of Higher Education

Education: 1978 - 1983English Language High School, Plovdiv 1984 - 1990Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", Law Faculty, Master’s Degree in Law Specializations: Aug. 1990Practical training in Company Law, Veale Wasbrough Law Office, Bristol, United Kingdom April 1999Course in Media Law, Tucson, AZ, USA Professional career: 1991 - 1996"Tomov and Stanoev" Law Offices - Lawyer since 1997"Bazlyankov, Stanoev & Tashev" Law Offices, Senior Partner Specialist in the field of: Foreign and local investments, Company Law, Privatization, Court proceedings, Telecommunications and Media Law, Real Estates Languages: Russian English

As the founder of IndiaLaw LLP, Sreejith brought the best practices of the corporate world into the legal profession. He founded the firm in 1998, and over the course of more than two decades, the firm has grown to be a preferred name for several corporate leaders. Sreejith is well acquainted with the legal landscape of arbitration and civil & commercial litigation proceedings. He has successfully handled several civil and commercial litigations in the High Court of Bombay and various other courts. Though his forte is commercial arbitration, his opinion is continually sought after in all kinds of dispute resolution. His unique approach is to create a specialist mechanism for handling regular commercial arbitrations in a time bound manner for faster dispute resolution, obviating procedural delays in civil litigation. His work got him nominated as a member of the National Task Force constituted by CII on Dispute Resolution. Sreejith has also developed an innovative mechanism for the execution of the Arbitral Award and Decrees and has successfully handled thousands of execution proceedings across the country. The mechanism includes a potent blend of technology, a systematic approach and subsequent training to the Associates & Advocates. Sreejith’s expertise in Arbitration, Banking and Non-Banking Finance Laws has earned IndiaLaw a loyal corporate clientele. Today, the firm is associated with several leading Banks, NBFCs and other corporates. Right from the inception of his legal career, Sreejith had identified the requirements of the Indian corporate and he went on to create a client-friendly process that put clients at ease while addressing their legal concerns. This helped INDIALAW progress into a result-oriented, accountable group of lawyers who believe in the proactive handling of cases, personalized communication with their clients providing case development at every turn with tailored action plans. Sreejith is instrumental in introducing technology (including a customized ERP), a well-defined standard operating procedure and a dedicated client service team among others, which defined the modern legal practice. His vision, discipline and sincerity has led to the establishment and growth of the IndiaLaw.

Anita Nador is a partner in Gowling WLG's Toronto office, a co-lead of the firm's Global Trade Secrets group and a member of the firm's national Life Sciences Group. She is a lawyer and registered patent agent in Canada and the United States, and a registered trademark agent in Canada. Recognized as a leader in her field by the world's top legal and IP rankings organizations, including IAM Strategy 300: The World's Leading IP Strategists, Anita focuses her practice on intellectual property (IP), regulatory and commercialization planning, primarily in the life sciences and chemical sectors - including pharmaceuticals, biologics, natural health products, agriculture, foods and medical devices. Anita is particularly distinguished for her ability to pair sophisticated IP experience with a nuanced understanding of corporate, transactional, and regulatory law – ensuring her clients' commercial interests and IP strategies are strongly aligned. Her practice encompasses all aspects of these areas, including: IP strategy and prosecution, particularly patent drafting, prosecution and trade secrets Issues relating to the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) [PM(NOC)] Regulations, and the Patented Medicines Prices Review Board [PMPRB] Reimbursement Advertising, marketing and labelling, such as matters involving the Pharmaceutical Advertising Advisory Board (PAAB), IMC Code of Ethical Practices, and health care professionals' codes of conduct Privacy and access to information Anita also assists clients with related agreements, such as asset purchase, license, development, clinical trial, consulting, and master services agreements and has advised and conducted due diligence on many commercial transactions and financings. A former researcher at Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School in Boston and Allelix Biopharmaceuticals in Mississauga, Anita grounds her advice in first-hand knowledge of the day-to-day commercial and scientific realities that shape her clients' businesses. Anita services a range of clients - from startups and academic institutions to some of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies. In recognition of her ability to add real value to these and other clients' businesses, Anita was a recipient of a 2016 Client Choice Award, which described her as a "trustworthy and extremely knowledgeable adviser" and praised her legal advice as "outstanding." Anita regularly speaks, teaches and writes on topics related to intellectual property, regulatory compliance and technology transfer issues. She is currently an adjunct professor at the University of Toronto's Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation.

We are a law firm with a commercial focus, acting in association with tax advisors, accountants, engineers, investors, and funding partners. Our trans-regional advice and support is aimed at mid-market entrepreneurs and medium-sized businesses. Our focus is business and company law and the realisation of reorganisations and restructurings with the takeover of management function. In addition to supporting and implementing national and international projects we have an extensive network and a wide network through our partner law firms and tax advisors world-wide

Kaoru Haraguchi, as an international lawyer, specializes in explaining laws and practical business to our foreign clients. Kaoru Haraguchi with a strong sense of responsibility will tenaciously fight until the last victory, overcoming any kind of difficulties or challenges. Additionally, Kaoru Haraguchi will flexibly correspond to the changes in society, not only expanding but also developing its professional field of expertise. Furthermore, recently, Kaoru Haraguchi has actively continued handling difficult and various matters from lawsuits, antitrust cases, and labor issues, developing new areas of specialties as a retained attorney of a world's leading steel manufacturing company. Most recently, he managed an international insolvency case, where he represented a first section-listed company of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Daniel Aranda is a trial and business lawyer serving US, Mexican, Latin-American and European clients in the manufacturing, finance and banking, maritime, construction, energy, telecommunications, gambling and government procurement sectors with an emphasis on shareholders’ conflicts. Drawing on his transactional and corporate acumen built over the past 24 years, clients benefit from integral business driven litigation strategies, enabling the handling of complex national and cross-border disputes from a multidisciplinary approach. Daniel Aranda has expanded its practice to overturn adverse results obtained by other practitioners.  Practice Areas Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution Corporate Energy Litigation Finance Mergers & Acquisitions Transactions

Area of ​​expertise Tax law Business law Corporate law Business creation Business: transfer, merger, acquisition Assets: transmission, inheritance, management Specialization certificate(s) Tax law  customs law Diplomas and titles Associate lawyer registered with the Nice Bar Specialist in Tax Law and Customs Law Former Legal and Tax Advisor Diploma: Master's degree, University of Paris Dauphine Former assistant lecturer at the University of Toulon-Var Lecturer at the Faculty of Law of Nice-Sophia Antipolis Member of the Association of Tax Lawyers Ordinal function(s) Former Member of the Council of the Order Para-professional functions Former President of CARPA of NICE

Gerard is the Managing Partner of the firm. He is a former Partner in an international law firm. Gerard started his legal career in disputes. To reshape his practice, he switched to corporate and securities; and now, focusing on banking and finance. Gerard has a broad financial services practice covering general bank and syndicated lending, asset financing, structured finance, capital market transactions, derivatives, and market regulations. His banking and finance practice covers a broad array of banking transactions. He acts for banking institutions, non-bank finance providers, and corporates on general bank lending, syndicated lending, acquisition finance, leveraged finance, structured finance, and refinancing of existing loans. For capital markets practice, he covers a wide spectrum of securities products (equity and debt products) and services, derivatives, and securitisation. He advises financial intermediaries on origination of securities products and services; and provides regulatory and transactional advice to financial and non-financial clients on exchange-traded and OTC derivatives, and market regulations. His financial regulation practice supports clients operating in the financial services industry such as asset managers, banks, brokers, e-money issuers, funds, payment service providers, and trustees. He assists them in complying with financial services laws, business conduct rules, and market rules in their daily operations, governance, and transactions. His fintech practice covers a diverse range of Fintech work relating to corporate, digital assets (such as cryptos and NFTs), lending, payment systems, and securities. He advises corporates, emerging players, and financial institutions on capital raisings through token offerings on blockchain, crowdfunding, and digital assets.

International private law, in all its branches, is an independent legal field that requires those practicing it to possess a specific set of skills, knowledge and expertise. Globalization, while constantly opening new opportunities also presents new challenges. Legal issues that are complicated enough within the boundaries of one country, become particularly complex when the client’s issues or interests lie overseas. The client meets problems caused by distance, language and culture differences, different legal systems including unfamiliar foreign laws and procedures. All these seem to be insurmountable. Examples are numerous and varied: A commercial creditor wonders what is the best way to recover the debt from a debtor in a foreign country? where and how he should sue? are the efforts worth the costs? An attorney deliberates if the judgment he acquired in favour of his client will be recognized and enforced in the respondent’s country? While making an offer to a client overseas, an exporter wants to insert the best safeguards in the event of a breach of the agreement. An investor considering the purchase of property may wish to be aware of the prevalent legal atmosphere. Due to  our international partnerships  we offer solutions to all these problems and  many others in over 100 countries, diligently and professionally. Personal contacts with our clients are very important to us. Many of our clients have been with us for over 30 years. In order to keep constant contact, furnish updates, consult together over ways and means we appoint an attorney for every client. Your case manager will know and understand your special requirements and work in close cooperation with you. Our clear aim is keep our clients for long stretches of time. Rather than Immediate remuneration our goal is to build a long term relationship based on trust and continued success.Initial consultation for new clients is free. Our fees for collection work (outside court procedures) are success-based. We believe in keeping our employees satisfied and motivate them through generous incentive plans. (the average time an employee works with us is over 10 years) We also believe in giving back to the community by employing handicapped workers and do pro-bono work for animal rights organizations

The Swiss emloyment law firm Humbert Heinzen Hischier is regularly recognized by the Swiss business magazine Bilanz and the newspaper Le Temps as one of the leading “top law firms in employment law” for employers and employees in Switzerland . The rankings of international magazines such as «Who’s Who Legal» designate attorney Dr. Denis G. Humbert as “Top Player”, “Labor & Employment Lawyer of the year”, “and one of the leading Swiss employment lawyers”.Dr.iur. Denis G. Humbert is an attorney practicing in the field of employment law. He advises and represents employers and employees in all matters of employment law in Zurich and the rest of Switzerland. PREFERRED AREAS OF WORK Arbeitsrecht (advising and litigating / author of numerous publications / lecturing) PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Since 2001 working as an attoreny in the field of employment law in Zurich Partner with HUMBERT HEINZEN HISCHIER attorneys (formerly Humbert Heinzen Lerch, since 2001) Lawyer with two major business law firms (1994-2000) Judge with the Landlord and Tenant Court of Bülach/Zurich, extracurricular (since 2004) Law clerk at the District Court of Uster (1990-1993) Member of the arbitration board for landlord and tenant issues at the District Court of Bülach (1990-1993) Legal counsel in the legal department of SUISA (Swiss Copyright Society) EDUCATION Certified Specialist SBA Employment Law (2009) Bar exam Canton of Zurich (1994) Doctoral thesis University of Zurich (Dr.iur., 1990) Topic: «The new protection against dismissal in the Swiss labour law» Universität Zürich (lic. iur., 1988) EXTRACURRICULAR Foundation Ombudsman “Pestalozzi Children’s Foundation” Co-President of the Board of “Zurich Animal Protection” Member of the Board and former president of “Codex Club Zurich” Former member of the foundation council of the “Pestalozzi Children’s Foundation” Trogen MEMBERSHIPS Group of experts in labour law Zurich Bar Association Zurich Bar Association Swiss Bar Association LANGUAGES German English French ACTIVITIES AS A SPEAKER Various lectures on selected topics in labor law and on other legal topics before various bodies (f.e. Schweizerischer Anwaltsverband; Fachgruppe Arbeitsrecht Zürcher Anwaltsverband; Verband der Friedensrichter und Friedensrichterinnen des Kantons Zürich; Credit Suisse Fides; Europa Institut der Universität Zürich; Schweizerische Treuhandkammer; Schweizerische Maklerkammer; Forum für Medizinische Fortbildung (FOMF), PersonalSchweiz; Schulthess Forum; LSA Leading Swiss Agencies; Forum Arbeitsrecht in der Unternehmung; Weka; Weka Business Media; Zahnärztefortbildung Rosenberg; VPS Personalvorsorge und Sozialversicherung; Mobbing Zentrale Schweiz; Handels- und Industrievereinigung Gossau; Wirtschaftskammer Ausserschwyz; Conceptum Further Education)

The Swiss emloyment law firm Humbert Heinzen Hischier is regularly recognized by the Swiss business magazine Bilanz and the newspaper Le Temps as one of the leading “top law firms in employment law” for employers and employees in Switzerland . The rankings of international magazines such as «Who’s Who Legal» designate attorney Dr. Denis G. Humbert as “Top Player”, “Labor & Employment Lawyer of the year”, “and one of the leading Swiss employment lawyers”.Dr.iur. Denis G. Humbert is an attorney practicing in the field of employment law. He advises and represents employers and employees in all matters of employment law in Zurich and the rest of Switzerland. PREFERRED AREAS OF WORK Arbeitsrecht (advising and litigating / author of numerous publications / lecturing) PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Since 2001 working as an attoreny in the field of employment law in Zurich Partner with HUMBERT HEINZEN HISCHIER attorneys (formerly Humbert Heinzen Lerch, since 2001) Lawyer with two major business law firms (1994-2000) Judge with the Landlord and Tenant Court of Bülach/Zurich, extracurricular (since 2004) Law clerk at the District Court of Uster (1990-1993) Member of the arbitration board for landlord and tenant issues at the District Court of Bülach (1990-1993) Legal counsel in the legal department of SUISA (Swiss Copyright Society) EDUCATION Certified Specialist SBA Employment Law (2009) Bar exam Canton of Zurich (1994) Doctoral thesis University of Zurich (Dr.iur., 1990) Topic: «The new protection against dismissal in the Swiss labour law» Universität Zürich (lic. iur., 1988) EXTRACURRICULAR Foundation Ombudsman “Pestalozzi Children’s Foundation” Co-President of the Board of “Zurich Animal Protection” Member of the Board and former president of “Codex Club Zurich” Former member of the foundation council of the “Pestalozzi Children’s Foundation” Trogen MEMBERSHIPS Group of experts in labour law Zurich Bar Association Zurich Bar Association Swiss Bar Association LANGUAGES German English French ACTIVITIES AS A SPEAKER Various lectures on selected topics in labor law and on other legal topics before various bodies (f.e. Schweizerischer Anwaltsverband; Fachgruppe Arbeitsrecht Zürcher Anwaltsverband; Verband der Friedensrichter und Friedensrichterinnen des Kantons Zürich; Credit Suisse Fides; Europa Institut der Universität Zürich; Schweizerische Treuhandkammer; Schweizerische Maklerkammer; Forum für Medizinische Fortbildung (FOMF), PersonalSchweiz; Schulthess Forum; LSA Leading Swiss Agencies; Forum Arbeitsrecht in der Unternehmung; Weka; Weka Business Media; Zahnärztefortbildung Rosenberg; VPS Personalvorsorge und Sozialversicherung; Mobbing Zentrale Schweiz; Handels- und Industrievereinigung Gossau; Wirtschaftskammer Ausserschwyz; Conceptum Further Education)

Francesco Rotondi is the Founding and Managing Partner of LabLaw Studio Legale Rotondi & Partners. He provides 360° Labor Law and Industrial Relations counsel to numerous important Italian companies as well as international businesses with operations in Italy. He boasts a solid experience assisting with reorganization and restructuring plans, extraordinary operations, trade union litigation, the management of employment contracts, and with the organization of agency networks in the commercial and credit sectors. Francesco is particularly well known for managing complex reorganizations and corporate restructuring, top management labor issues and litigation, in addition to providing counsel on future scenarios of labor law and the individual work contracts – advising on new types of employment contracts for the digital economy. Francesco commenced his professional career in 1991 at Trifirò & Partners, where he became Partner. In 2001, he joined Hammonds Rossotto as a Partner and Head of the Employment and Industrial Relations Department. In 2006, Francesco Rotondi founded LabLaw – one of the top employment and labour law firms in Italy.

Mr. Hussein has extensive experience in the legal field with a practice focuses on commercial general corporate, mergers and acquisitions and banking and finance. He is experienced in conducting cross border transactions, capital market and banking and finance. He is experienced as well in drafting, negotiating, and executing high-value transactions for corporations in the various industries (including F&B), facility agreements, natural resources, manufacturing, construction, tourism, telecommunications, and e-payment sectors. Mr. Hussein’s experience is mainly construction-related encompasses various types of agreements, e.g., manufacturing, supply, agency, distribution, transaction documents, loan agreements, islamic finance.

Mr. Hussein has extensive experience in the legal field with a practice focuses on commercial general corporate, mergers and acquisitions and banking and finance. He is experienced in conducting cross border transactions, capital market and banking and finance. He is experienced as well in drafting, negotiating, and executing high-value transactions for corporations in the various industries (including F&B), facility agreements, natural resources, manufacturing, construction, tourism, telecommunications, and e-payment sectors. Mr. Hussein’s experience is mainly construction-related encompasses various types of agreements, e.g., manufacturing, supply, agency, distribution, transaction documents, loan agreements, islamic finance.

Liliana Bakayoko is an Attorney at Law at the Paris Bar, a Doctor of Law and a former Professor of Law. She has 20 years of experience as a lawyer and ten years of experience teaching law. Liliana Bakayoko has been honored with several international awards. She received the prestigious title of Top International Business Lawyer of the Year for 2024 from the International Association of Top Professionals, based in New York. She has won the International Elite 100 Global Award for Business Lawyer of the Year - Global. She was also named International Business Lawyer of the Year in France - 2024 at the Global Law Experts Annual Awards. She was designated Leading International Business Lawyer of the Year - Paris at the 2023 Leading Adviser Awards by Acquisition International. She has been selected by Leaders in Law and Advisory Excellence as the exclusively recommended expert in international business law for France on a global level. World’s Leaders Magazine featured her in its annual listing of ‘World’s Most Influential Women Leaders in Law, 2024', highlighting “exceptional women law experts possessing unique traits and ideologies that helped them to attain a successful stature in their legal sector”.    She has valuable know-how in cross-border transactions and business-government relations. She is a Consultant in International Investment, Government Relations, and Business Development for a major U.S. company that provides corporate and government clients with expert-led, technology-driven risk management solutions. She has also built solid experience in information technology law (cyberlaw). She has significantly increased her knowledge in this field while advising one of the world’s leading information technology companies. Liliana Bakayoko’s law firm provides legal services mainly in business law, IT law, intellectual property law, corporate law and international private law. As entrepreneurship is a multifaceted activity, the law firm addresses your concerns related to the following areas:          *  the conclusion and execution of contracts relating to your business; the protection of your digital activities; the protection of your intellectual property rights (trademark and patent registrations, literary and artistic property); the internationalization of your business; the choice and reorganization of your professional entities (sole trader or companies); amicable dispute resolution; representation before courts and arbitral tribunals. The law firm provides services that are well-suited to the needs of its clients by offering optimal and efficient legal solutions.

Daniel A. Boehnen is a founder of McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP. His practice focuses primarily on trials, appeals, opposition proceedings, and all forms of disputed patent matters. Clients often seek his counsel on general IP, business, and legal problems because of his keen insight and his ability to create understanding, simplify problems, and innovate solutions. Clients praise Mr. Boehnen for crafting aggressive strategies to try cases and settle cases while remaining sensitive to the client’s business goals. Mr. Boehnen and his team have been praised by clients as the most integrated and efficient attorneys they work with. His litigation experience encompasses a wide range of high-tech industries in all levels of the federal court system. He has been involved in many notable and precedent-setting cases. Mr. Boehnen is frequently invited as a guest speaker to corporate and professional groups.

Anna specialises in corporate and commercial law and leads Lane Neave’s competition law team. She routinely advises on the Commerce Act, Fair Trading Act and all aspects of competition and consumer law. Anna is also the principal contact for Lane Neave’s intellectual property practice and acts on a wide range of trade mark, copyright and other intellectual property matters. Anna holds a Masters Degree from the University of Melbourne in Competition and Consumer Protection Law, and Chairs the Advisory Board of the Competition Law and Policy Institute of New Zealand. She also Chairs the Board of the Canterbury Society of Arts, which operates CoCA, Christchurch’s Contemporary Art Gallery. In  2023, Anna was recognised as an Elite Woman in NZ Lawyer’s annual rankings, and shortlisted for Antitrust/Competition Lawyer of the Year at the 2023 APAC Women in Business Law Awards.

If you have a personal injury claim, we can provide immediate legal representation – and we work on a “no win, no pay” basis. DSC Attorneys is firmly established as a leader in the highly specialised field of personal injury litigation. We treat every case with the respect and dignity it deserves, combining our extensive legal expertise and experience to get our clients the best possible results.

Mr Edmond Cibamba Diata has been a lawyer at the Court of Appeal of Kinshasa/Matete since 2001, after having worked as a Legal Defender since 1994. He has 27 years of experience in the practice of Law in the DRC; He has been a mining and quarrying Agent in the DRC since 2003 and therefore has 18 years of experience in Congolese Mining Law; He has been a lecturer at the Faculty of Law of the Université Libre de Kinshasa since 2003 and lectures on Tax Law and Mining Law; He has been a legal consultant in South Africa since 2010 where he assists investors with interests or wishing to invest in the DRC, to accompany them in all legal security; He is listed as an arbitrator with the Common Court of Justice and Arbitration (CCJA) since 2015 and is very active in the resolution of business disputes in both jurisdictional and arbitral proceedings. In this capacity, he represents and assists clients before the courts of the DRC and before the CCJA, both in arbitration and in cassation and before other international arbitration bodies such as the International Court of Arbitration. For nearly three decades, Mr Edmond Cibamba Diata has been involved in the fields of Business Law and practices Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Mining and Hydrocarbons Law, Tax and Customs Law, Securities Law etc. Mr Edmond Cibamba Diata was a member of the Law Firm of Lawyers and Mining and Quarrying Agents “Emery Mukendi Wafwana & Associates, SCP” (“EMW&A, SCP”) where he was a Director. With EMW&A, SCP, He advised and assisted the government of the DRC in the reforms of the legal, fiscal, customs and foreign exchange frameworks of the mining sector in collaboration with international consultants, between 2001 and 2003, which led to the promulgation of the Mining Code (2002), the Mining Regulations (2003) and the decrees on the statutes, organisation and operation of the Mining Cadastre and the Mining and Quarrying Rights Validation Commission; Also with EMW&A, SCP, He has advised and assisted the government of the DRC in the reforms and revision of the Mining Code (2002) which resulted in the Law amending and supplementing the Mining Code (2018). Mr Edmond Cibamba Diata has carried out numerous comparative studies for the benefit of mining companies having concluded mining conventions with the Congolese State under the old Mining Law, between the fiscal and customs advantages of the new Mining Code and those of the mining conventions. He has assisted mining companies in obtaining mining rights from the Mining Registry and in managing these rights in relation to the various related mining obligations. He has advised and assisted several firms in the settlement of tax or parafiscal disputes with the DGI and DGRAD as well as those with various public administrations; He has issued numerous legal opinions for the benefit of his clients resolving many Business Law issues and published several studies in the fields of Business Law, Commercial Law, and Mining Taxation. Mr Edmond Cibamba Diata is a co-founding partner of ELITE LAW FIRM, a professional civil company, a Law Firm of Mining and Quarrying Agents under Congolese law, with its main office in Kinshasa and two secondary offices, in Lubumbashi and Kolwezi.

Mr. Corporal has extensive experience representing clients in the litigation and arbitration of disputes involving public utilities (power and water), telecommunications, mass media and technology, toll roads, investments, commercial contracts, banking, securities and antitrust issues. Mr. Corporal’s experience includes litigation or arbitration before and/or against regulatory agencies in the mentioned sectors, such as the National Telecommunications Commission, Toll Regulatory Board, National Water Resources Board, Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System – Regulatory Office, Philippine Competition Commission and Energy Regulatory Commission. Mr. Corporal has also represented and assisted clients in arbitration before the International Chamber of Commerce, Singapore International Arbitration Commission, Philippine Dispute Resolution Center and in Ad Hoc arbitrations. Mr. Corporal also represents clients in construction disputes before the Construction Industry Arbitration Commission, and works closely with clients (whether owner or contractor) involved in construction activities by assisting in pre-dispute negotiations that aid the clients by avoiding full-blown construction disputes. Mr. Corporal was recognized among the “Next Generation Partners,” or younger partners who “take on leadership roles in multiple legal matters,” and was recommended for the practice area of Dispute Resolution by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific for 2021. Mr. Corporal was admitted to the Philippine Bar in 1998 and is a member of the Makati City Chapter of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines.

Chris Van Olmen is co-founder of the law firm Van Olmen & Wynant and head of the employment law practice. He is also co-founder and managing partner of L&E Global, an integrated alliance of premier employment law boutique firms. Chris covers all aspects of employment and industrial relations, including employment-related issues connected to reorganisation and restructuring processes, collective dismissals and closures and individual and collective employment disputes, including litigation for the Belgian Labour Courts. His clients include national and international companies and top executives. Chris is a reguar speaker or moderator at national and international seminars and conferences. His recent publications include: "International Labour and Employment Compliance Handbook" (Wolters Kluwer 2023);  the Belgian Chapter in "Employment Law Review” (Law Business Research 2023);  “The On Demand Economy”, Report of the IBA Global Employment Institute, 2019;  "Le lien de subordination à l’épreuve de l’ubérisation de l’économie ?", Wolters Kluwer / Chr. D.S. – Soc. Kron., 2016, 07. Chris is listed as a leading individual in The Legal 500 (2023), in Chambers Europe (2023) and named as "Employment Lawyer of the Year, Belgium" in Best Lawyers (2023). The Legal 500 includes Chris in its “Hall of Fame” (2023). Who's Who Legal mentions Chris as one of the 3 "Global Elite Thought Leader" of Belgium in their WWL Thought Leaders Labour & Employment (2023). Since 1999 he has been lecturing on social law in the traineeship programme organised by the Brussels Bar. He also served as a member of the Brussels Bar Council and is Board Member of the “Association for Social Law”. Chris Van Olmen is past Chair of the Employment and Industrial Relations Law Committee and past Chair of the Global Employment Institute of the IBA (International Bar Association). He currently is a member of the Advisory Board of the IBA GEI.  Chris is also a member of EELA (European Employment Lawyers Association) and of the American Bar Association (Labour and Employment Law Section).

Main Focus IT Law E-Commerce Data protection Infrastructure projects Education University of Vienna, Mag. iur. 1995, Dr. iur. 1998 King's College London, Master of Laws (LL.M.) 2000 Associate in Vienna 2000-2003 Admitted to the bar in Austria since 2003 Technical University, DI of Computer Science 2008 Lecturer at the Department of Information and Intellectual Property Law at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration (E-Commerce) Languages German (mother tongue) English (fluent)

Flavio Dario Espinal is managing partner and founder of FDE Legal, a law firm offering a wide range of legal services in the Dominican Republic. With over 40 years of experience, he concentrates his legal practice in corporate and business law, administrative law, constitutional law, financial and banking law, regulation and compliance, corporate governance, and foreign investment, and alternative dispute resolution. Dr. Espinal has served as legal counsel to the President (2016-2020), Ambassador of the Dominican Republic to the United States (2004-2009) and Permanent Representative of the Dominican Republic to the Organization of American States (OAS) (1996-2000). In his professional career he has combined private law practice with consulting and national and international public service. He has also worked both in private practice and public service in the preparation and drafting of legislation, regulations, international agreements and reports on relevant legal issues. Flavio Darío Espinal was a member of the commission of jurists appointed by the Executive Branch to draft the preliminary draft that served as the basis for the 2010 Constitution, as well as the commission of jurists appointed to draft a set of laws to complement said Constitution. The prestigious governmental positions and appointments in which he has served have had a significant influence in the development and modernization of the legal system of the Dominican Republic. He has been one of the most influential and respected law professors in the country and is a prolific writer with numerous articles and books, with a regular presence in the country's media with important analyses and opinions on local and international legal, political and economic issues. He obtained his law degree (summa cum laude) from the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM), Dominican Republic, an M.A. in Government from the University of Essex, England, and a PhD in Government from the University of Virginia. He is founder member and member of the Board of Directors of Fundación Institucionalidad y Justicia (FINJUS), the leading non-governmental institution in the Dominican Republic for judicial and institutional reform; as well as member of the International Advisory Counsel (IAC) of Global Americans.

Mr. Christos Paraskevas is a registered Cyprus Lawyer, and he is the founder and managing partner of Christos Paraskevas LLC firm. He is also the Head of Practice of the Law Firm in Limassol and Nicosia. Christos graduated from the Law School of Aristotle University in Greece and then continued his studies in the United Kingdom, obtaining an LL.M. (Master in Laws) in Commercial Law from the University of Bristol. After he finished his studies, Christos returned to Cyprus and he was admitted as a member of Cyprus Bar Association as a qualified Cyprus Lawyer . Before executing his vision of building his own Law Firm with a new, innovative business model, Christos has gained solid commercial and civil litigation experience by having worked for years at the litigation department of one of the most reputable law firms in Cyprus and has extensive experience in various fields of the Cyprus Law. In his years of practice as a Cyprus Lawyer and ever since the foundation of Christos Paraskevas LLC law firm, Christos has handled a plethora of cases and has focused his practice in Commercial and Corporate Law and has extensive experience in handling complex, multi jurisdictional corporate and commercial disputes. He is also heavily involved in Cyprus tax law and international tax planning. Christos has particular expertise in Cyprus Real Estate and Cyprus Property Law, ranging from simple acquisitions and sales by individuals, to complex development projects. Mr. Paraskevas is also a dedicated litigator before the courts of Cyprus. He has attended a number of seminars and conferences on Company and Commercial law in Cyprus and overseas and he is the author of publications and articles on various legal topics. Christos is fluent in Greek and English. Most importantly, he is also a dedicated husband and a proud father.

Frank Chen is the partner of AnJie Broad Law Firm. He has over 20 years experience as Chinese lawyer specialized in shipping, insurance, international trade and energy industry. Moreover, Frank Chen has good communication with relevant court, government and arbitration institution. He has acted on behalf of a number of high-profile and significant cases and has rendered legal services for many prominent companies. He was recommended by many distinguished clients and was listed on several international rankings. Chambers & Partners describes him as “Frank Chen is especially strong in handling multi-jurisdictional disputes concerning cargo damage, salvage, bills of lading and insurance.

Elliot Papageorgiou is Gowling WLG's Head of IP Strategy in China. With over 25 years of experience, Elliot has practised intellectual property (IP) law across several continents, including Oceania, Europe and Asia. Based in Gowling WLG's Shanghai office, Elliot counsels international clients on contentious and non-contentious IP matters, with a special focus on IP value-growth and value-extraction, strategic portfolio development, and cross-border IP enforcement and infringement litigation in China and across the APAC region. Elliot supports a number of embassies in China with current IP developments and issues and is regularly consulted by the European Delegation and European Intellectual Property Office in China. He is the former National Chair of the European Chamber in China (EUCCC)'s Intellectual Property Rights Working Group (IPR WG) and has held various positions within the IPR WG since 2006. Elliot has represented a number of Fortune 500 companies and other multinationals in patent litigation. Other recent client briefs include developing IP strategies for a number of Europe's leading venture capitalist funds; strategically advising a global leader in cutting-edge semiconductor fabrication, a global leader in quantum computing technology, global engineering and manufacturing conglomerates, as well as some of Europe's best-known engineering firms. As part of his disputes and litigation practice, Elliot has guided a range of complex patent litigation, as well as trademark and copyright litigation cases, by way of petition for re-hearing (certiorari) before China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) on a number of occasions. One notable such case was ranked number one in the SPC's "Top 50 IP Cases of the Year." Throughout his legal career, Elliot has consistently been recognized as a leading practitioner in his field by IAM Patent 1000, IAM Strategy 300, World Trademark Review 1000, Managing Intellectual Property, Chambers and Partners, Legal 500, Who's Who Legal, and WIPR, just to name a few. In addition to his practice, Elliot regularly teaches IP courses at various universities and has given seminars for various industry and professional organisations in China and internationally.

Specialist Areas: Corporate, Private Equity, Commercial, Telecommunications and Dispute Resolution. Dimitar Dimov has experience in a range of Bulgarian corporate law work. He has focused primarily on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, international joint ventures, private equity and venture capital. His current clients are involved in the media and telecommunications, banking, real estate and energy sectors, as well as a variety of investment companies. Dimitar received his LL.M. from Sofia University in 2003 and also attended the University of Fribourg, Switzerland. He is also a Bachelor of Applied Linguistics (English and Japanese) of Veliko Tarnovo University. Dimitar is a member of the Sofia Bar.

Kılınç Law & Consulting is a law firm based in Türkiye, providing legal services in domestic and international areas. The Firm’s leading services include energy and commercial law, competition law, Mergers and acquisitions, including execution of application processes to the Competition Authority, project finance and consultancy services given to Foreign Direct Investments. Accordingly, our law firm provides daily consultancy services to its clients in employment law, contracts law and capital markets law. Our team is competent to provide necessary legal advice to its clients before the national courts and other alternative dispute resolution mechanisms, with lawyers specialized in maritime law, enforcement and bankruptcy law, and a dispute resolution team specialized in national and international dispute resolution. In addition, Kılınç Law & Consulting, has experience in assisting foreign companies with obtaining work permits, residence permits and the acquisition of Turkish citizenship for their employees. Kılınç Law & Consulting has extensive experience in assisting their clients before the administrative authorities to ensure they obtain required authorizations, licenses and/or permits for their respective commercial activities. Our specialist lawyers pursue and finalize the application process for the client before public authorities in Türkiye while ensuring its foreign clients benefit from the incentives that the legislation offers. Following the completion of authorization, licensing and/or permit processes Kılınç Law & Consulting prepares project and financial agreements for its clients by carrying out the relevant negotiation processes and completes the closing and registration processes for its clients. Moreover, the Firm conducts services in order to ensure its clients comply with the ever-changing regulations through our Regulation & Compliance department with the daily sector-specific feedback on regulatory changes. In addition to providing consulting services on government relations in multiple sectors, Kılınç Law & Consulting also advises international companies on their investments in Türkiye, including company establishment procedures, contract negotiations, completing agreements, restructurings, day to day corporate and operational needs and taking the necessary legal steps against disputes that may arise in the future. Kılınç Law and Consulting, within the scope of its Innovation & Fintech Department; provides services to clients working in the Fintech, Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce and Esports sectors and start-up and scale-up companies Kılınç Law & Consulting, through its Data Privacy department, provides services on compliance with the Personal Data Privacy Law that was amended in 2016 that regulates privacy obligations for companies that has a certain amount of revenue and employees. Our goal is to offer preventive precautions and to generate solutions to the legal issues our clients face. Our team comprises experienced partners, associates, and paralegals who are fluent in English, German, Arabic, Russian and Azerbaijani.

Specialisation: Commercial Transactions Banking Law Mining Law General Debt Collection General Civil Litigation, in particular: Commercial Litigation Medical Litigation Foreclosures Labour Law Floris Coetzee has over 25 years’ experience in civil litigation. He was admitted as an Attorney of the South African High Court in 1993 and the Namibian High Court in 1995. Floris Coetzee is a skilled litigator and handles substantial civil litigation for various financial institutions in Namibia. Floris Coetzee has also acted as a director on the Gondwana Collection board of directors.

ADBH ADVISORY IS A BOUTIQUE IMMIGRATION PRACTICE REGULATED BY THE OFFICE OF IMMIGRATION SERVICES COMMISSIONER (OISC).  ADBH partners with their clients to provide pragmatic solutions, commercially minded advice, and remove the stress of immigration procedures from clients and assignees.  ADBH work with trusted advisors to provide company incorporation, tax, employment, insurance, recruitment, and other legal services to ensure that their clients have a seamless and consistent client service and approach. Its principal, Anna Bose, has over 25 years of experience within the immigration services sector. Having started her immigration career with the Home Office, she has worked at two of the “Big Four” accountancy firms – Deloitte and KPMG. She has in-house experience heading up immigration for the UK and EMEA region for Cognizant Technologies during their time of expansion outside of India and the US. Anna has worked with boutique global immigration practices since 2012. In her 25-year career, she has been the ‘gamekeeper”, the “poacher”, the client, and assignee. Having provided immigration services within the IT consultancy industry over the last 20 years, she is very aware of the challenges organisations, and clients face. 

Carlos E. López López, has over 25 years of experience in corporate, government affairs, and international business law, in counseling and litigation practices in the state courts, U.S. Federal District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, and state and federal appellate courts, as well as international organizations. Carlos personally attended to the most sophisticated, high profile, and complex cases and clients, which included the Executive Governor’s Office, the Secretary of Justice, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Education, the Executive Director of the Electric Power Authority, as well as many other departments and public corporations in the Executive Branch of the Government of Puerto Rico. He was an Examining Officer of the Environmental Quality Board for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. As corporate counselor in government affairs, attorney López advises in licensing and permits, environmental impact assessments, administrative rules and regulations drafting, federal and state legislation drafting, among other areas. In the International field he advises on international commercial contracts negotiations and drafting of contracts. Carlos further offers trainings, conferences and seminars on international business and economic law and international investment transactions (Joint Ventures, research and development, affiliations, subsidiaries, etc). His practice includes litigation and negotiation in the areas of business law and practice, permits and new business advice, contracts, administrative law, environmental law, products liability claims, and labor disputes. Attorney López has taught academic courses in Business and International Business Law, International Commercial Arbitration, Legal Research Analysis and Writing, and Management and Labor Relations at the Business Administration Faculty in the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, and at the Eugenio María de Hostos School of Law and the Inter-American University School of Law. Carlos is a Partner at Wolf Popper LLP New York.