ADVOC

Chairman: Carlos Sierra (Mexico)

Board Members: Kathy Porter (USA), Jeroen Oehlen (Netherlands), Kate Telford (New Zealand), Michael Lanyon (Australia) Ingo Selting (Germany), Martin Orehag (Sweden), Burkhard Herzog (Germany), Cindy Goh (Malaysia), Simon Fraser (Australia), Rodolfo Mesa (Dominican Republic)

Number of countries: 73

Number of member firms: 92

Number of lawyers worldwide: 5,500

Languages: All major languages are represented

Network Overview:

Organisational:

■ Deep roots from long established network (founded 1990)

■ Not-for-profit ethos, putting the client first, consensual, professional and collegiate, rather than corporate

■ Exceptional due diligence on new member applicants before admission

■ Integrated global management with low overheads, modest membership fees and quick decision making

■ Dedicated centralised secretariat, business development and support services supplied by Ashfords LLP

■ Member firms committed to improved ranking in Chambers legal directory

Benefits for Clients:

■ Global legal support for clients from firms among the leaders in their jurisdictions, effectively creating a virtual law firm of over 5,500 lawyers

■ Non-exclusive, no referral fees payable on work introduction between members, the best interests of the client being the only relevant criterion

■ Peer review quality assurance driving up standards

■ Extensive rolling programme of client-facing seminars and training conferences

■ Member cooperation on multiple high value cross-border M&A transactions

■ Issue of International Business Handbooks and ‘Invest-In’ Guides

Benefits for Member Firms:

■ Global Practice Groups sharing legal and ‘how to’ expertise in all major disciplines

■ Regular, well attended member conferences

■ Contemporary website updated daily

■ Dynamic ADVOC Junior Practice Group bringing forward the ADVOC leaders of the future

■ Register of ‘best friends’ law firms in jurisdictions where ADVOC are not yet represented

■ Cross border lawyer exchange, training, library, research and other support resources

■ Annual, centrally administered Quality Assurance Member Audit

Member Firms:

Argentina: Nicholson y Cano Abogados

Austria: Aschmann & Pfandl

Australia: Mc Williams Davis (Perth), Cooper Grace Ward (Brisbane), CBP Lawyers (Sydney)

Austria: Aschmann & Pfandl

Bangladesh: A.S & Associates

Belgium: KMS Partners

Bolivia: Estudio Juridico Gerke, Sociedad Civil

Brazil: Siqueira Castro Advogados

Bulgaria: AP Law Firm

Cambodia: BNG Legal

Cameroon: Ashunchong & Partners

Chile: Cariola Diez Perez-Cotapos

China: Jianzhong Law Firm (Batou City), Jincheng Tongda & Neal Law Firm (Beijing), Trust Law Firm (Guangzhou), Fred Kan & Co. (Hong Kong), Antonio Ribeiro Baguinho - Lawyers and Private Notaries (Macau), Qindao Law Firm (Qingdao), Shanghai United Law Firm (Shanghai)

Colombia: Posse Herrera Ruiz Attorneys

Costa Rica: Nassar Abogados

Croatia: Macesic & Partners

Cyprus: Lellos P Demetriades Law Office LLC

Czech Republic: UEPA

Dominican Republic: Mesa & Mesa

Ecuador: Apolo, Vernaza & Asociados

Egypt: Soliman Advocates

England: Ashfords LLP

Estonia: Law Office Laus & Partners

Fiji: Siwatibau & Sloane

Finland: Lindblad & Co

France: YDES Societe d’Avocats (Lyons, Avignon, Paris and London), Cornet Vincent Segurel (Paris, Nantes, Rennes and Lille), Avoxa, societe d’avocats (Rennes, Brest, Lorient, Nantes and Paris)

Germany: Selting Attorneys at Law (Cologne), LSV Rechtsanwalts GmbH (Frankfurt), BERNZEN SONNTAG Rechtsanwalte (Hamburg), Schellenberg Unternehmeranwalte (Berlin), SEUFERT RECHTSANWALTE (Munich and Leipzig) Dr Schakow (Hamburg)

Gibraltar: ISOLAS

Greece: Vainanidis Economou & Associates & Law Firm

Hungary: Gardos, Mosonyi, Tomori Law Office

India: Dhruve Liladhar & Co (Mumbai), O.P. Khaitan & Co. (New Delhi)

Indonesia: Legisperitus Lawyers

Ireland: J.W. O’Donovan (Cork), Eames Solicitors (Dublin)

Italy: Cocuzza & Associati (Milan), Palma Boria (Rome)

Israel: RNC

Japan: AZ More International

Kenya: CFL Advocates

Korea: K&P Law Firm

Kuwait: NEN Law Firm

Latvia: Loze & Partners Attorneys at Law

Liechtenstein: Advokaturburo Dr.iur. et lic.oec. Norbert Seeger

Lithuania: Law Office Vadapalas, Vaitekunas & Partners EUROLEX

Luxembourg: Vandenbulke

Malaysia: Chooi & Company + Cheang & Ariff

Malta: GTG Advocates

Mexico: Abogados Sierra

Morocco: I&I Law Firm

Myanmar: JTJB Myanmar

Netherlands: BrantjesVeerman Advocaten (Amsterdam), Boels Zanders NV (Maastricht, Eindhoven, Roermond and Venlo)

New Zealand: Hesketh Henry

Nigeria: Aluko & Oyebode

Pakistan: Winston & Saleem

Panama: Anzola Robles& Asociados

Paraguay: Berkemeyer’s Attorneys & Counselors

Peru: Cauvi, Ferraro, Piaggio, Zegarra & Del Solar

Philippines: Herrera Teehankee & Cabrera Law Offices

Poland: BSJP Brockhuis Jurczak Prusak Sp. k.

Portugal: Cuatrecasas, Goncalves Pereira

Romania: Beatrice Onica-Jarka & Asociatii

Russian Federation: Levant & Partners Law Firm

Scotland: MF Mac LLP

Serbia: Law Office Milosevic

Singapore: Joseph Tan Jude Benny LLP

Slovakia: UEPA

Sloevnia: VSP

South Africa: Adams and Adams

South Korea: K&P Law Firm (Incheon)

Spain: AF Tax and Legal (Barcelona), Ilagoson International Lawyers, Ceca Magan

Sri Lanka: D N Thurairajah & Co.

Sweden: MORE Evander

Switzerland: Bratschi Ltd.

Thailand: JTJB

Turkey: Muhtaranlar & Associates

United Arab Emirates: Lutfi & Co

United States of America: Robinson & Cole LLP

Uruguay: Posadas, Posadas & Vecino

Zambia: Novus HM Legal Practicioners