Integrity, expertise and commitment—anywhere in

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