Mackrell International
Global Guide 2025
About
Chairman: Sev Carlson, Nevada.
Number of countries: 60
Number of member firms: 95
Number of practice groups: 30
Number of lawyers: 4,500
Languages: All languages; English primary language.
Number of firms ranked in Chambers guides: 36
Mackrell International is a top-tier network of first-rate, highly-responsive law firms across the world. Member firms have deep local knowledge and are strongly linked internationally. Firms are full-service so have deep and broad expertise in all key industry sectors to service all client needs. The network also has a ground-breaking AI Insights Group, specialists in IP, data and privacy, fraud and white-collar, environmental health and is the leading network for cannabis law and CBD advice.
Sev Carlson of Kaempfer Crowell in Nevada (Chair) and Keith Heddle (Managing Director) based in the UK are key contacts.
Network Overview:
When you need agile, high-calibre, independent legal advice, Mackrell International connects the world. We are constantly innovating and adapting to provide added value for clients and for members, an international ecosystem, with deep local roots in the jurisdictions we cover.
Global in its reach, local in its influence and understanding, the network has provided diverse and distinctive clients with a full range of legal services and sound business advice - from international blue-chips and expanding, entrepreneurial businesses, to Family Offices and HNWIs – whatever a client needs, wherever and whenever they need it.
Members are selected from dynamic, top-rated law firms in their countries and for their strong, multi-specialist, multi-service offering.
Mackrell International’s law firms share a commitment to exceptional client service, to the highest standard of ethics and to working together, across borders and cultures; members also commit to supporting each other, personally and professionally and to promoting diversity in all its forms.
Looking to the future, the network is also developing the next generation of lawyers, actively supporting and encouraging women in the legal profession and evolving and adapting to tackle the ever-changing legal and business challenges of the 21st century. The network continues to evolve, grow and connect its people and its clients as never before for the benefit of all.
Main Areas of Practice:
Antitrust & Competition
Arbitration & Mediation
Artificial Intelligence
Aviation & Aerospace
Banking & Finance
Bankruptcy & Insolvency
Blockchain & Cryptocurrency
Cannabis & CBD
Construction
Employment
Energy & Natural Resources
Environmental
Estates & Trusts
Family
Global Privacy & Data Protection
Hospitality, Travel & Tourism
Immigration
Insurance
Intellectual Property
Litigation
Maritime
Mergers & Acquisitions
Mining
Real Estate
Regulatory
Space
Sports
Tax
Technology
White Collar
Worker’s Compensation
Offices & Member Firms:
Argentina: Zang, Bergel & Viñes Abogados
Australia: Adelaide - Arion Legal
Austria: Schuppich, Sporn & Winischhofer
Belgium: van Cutsem Wittamer Marnef & Partners
Brazil: Velloza Advogados Associados
Bulgaria: Stankov Todorov Hinkov & Spasov, Attorneys-at-Law – STHS
Canada: Calgary - Scott Venturo Rudakoff LLP; Montreal - Prevost Fortin D’Aoust; Toronto - Loopstra Nixon LLP; Vancouver - Lindsay Kenney LLP
Channel Islands: See entry for GUERNSEY
Chile: Prieto Abogados
China: Jade & Fountain Lawyers
Colombia: Parra Rodríguez Abogados SAS
Costa Rica: Alta Batalla
Cyprus: Scordis, Papapetrou & Co LLC
Czech Republic: Mašek, Kočí, Aujezdský
Denmark: Codex Advokater, P/S
Dominican Republic: Caceres Torres SRL
Ethiopia: Liku Damtew Haile & Co
Finland: Hästö & Co
France: Bersay
Germany: Berlin - SES Berlin; Frankfurt - Danckelmann und Kerst; Hamburg - SKW Schwarz Rechtsanwälte; Munich - SLB Kloepper Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Greece: Tsibanoulis & Partners (T&P) Law Firm
Guernsey: Babbé LLP
Hong Kong: Weir & Associates
Hungary: Kálmán & Partners Law Firm
India: Bangalore - Murali and Co.; Mumbai - Malvi Ranchoddas & Co.; New Delhi - Ahlawat & Associates
Ireland, Republic Of: Crowley Millar LLP
Israel: Epstein Rosenblum Maoz (ERM)
Italy: Mondini Bonora Ginevra Studio Legale and AC Firm Società tra Avvocati S.r.l.
Japan: Kojima Law Offices
Kenya: Igeria & Ngugi Advocates
Korea: See entry for SOUTH KOREA
Malaysia: Ram Caroline Sha & Syah
Mauritius: The Chambers of Gavin Glover S. C.
Morocco: KF Law Firm
Netherlands: Ten Holter Noordam Advocaten
Nigeria: Giwa-Osagie & Co
Norway: Langseth Advokatfirma DA
Palestine: Kamal & Associates
Peru: Berninzon & Benavides Abogados
Philippines: Abo & Peñaranda Law Firm
Poland: Konieczny, Wierzbicki Attorneys-at-Law
Portugal: BRAM
Romania: lordache Partners
Russia: Moscow - Sirota & Partners Law Firm
Rwanda: Shield Associates, Lawyers-Arbitrators- Consultants
Saudi Arabia: The Law Firm of Mohamed Al-Sharif in Association with Johnson & Pump
Singapore: Wee Swee Teow LLP
Slovenia: Sibinčič Novak & Partners
South Africa: Ramsay Webber Inc
South Korea: Sojong Partners
Spain: Barcelona – Ros Petit S.A.; Madrid – Santiago Mediano Abogados
Sweden: Wesslau Söderqvist Advokatbyrå
Switzerland: Peyer Partner
Thailand: Ployprathip International Law Office CO., LTD. (PILO)
Turkey: Herdem Attorneys at Law
Uganda: Kasirye, Byaruhanga & Co, Advocates
United Arab Emirates: Dubai - James Berry & Associates Legal Consultants
United Kingdom: England – Mackrell.Solicitors; Scotland - BTO Solicitors
Uruguay: Bado, Kuster, Zerbino & Rachetti
Venezuela: ARAQUEREYNA
Zambia: Nawa Mataa Advocates
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:
Alabama: Baker Donelson
Arizona: Gust Rosenfeld PLC
Northern California: Hoge Fenton, Jones & Appel, Inc
Southern California: BDG Law Group
Colorado: Foster Graham Milstein & Calisher, LLP
Connecticut: Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP
District of Columbia: Keller and Heckman LLP
Central Florida: Zimmerman Kiser Sutcliffe
South Florida: SMGQ Law - Sanchez-Medina, Gonzalez, Quesada, Lage, Gomez & Machado LLP
Georgia: Baker Donelson
Idaho: MI Member Firm
Northern Illinois: Kelleher + Holland LLC
Southern Illinois: Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard P.C.
Indiana: Bose McKinney & Evans LLP
Kansas: Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard P.C.
Maryland: Rosenberg Martin Greenberg LLP
Massachusetts: Gesmer Updegrove LLP
Minnesota: Arthur, Chapman, Kettering, Smetak & Pikala, P.A.
Missouri: Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard P.C.
Nevada: Kaempfer Crowell Ltd
New Jersey: Javerbaum, Wurgaft, Hicks, Kahn, Wikstrom & Sinins
New York: Morrison Cohen LLP
North Carolina: Moore & Van Allen PLLC
Ohio: Wickens Herzer Panza
Oregon: Sussman Shank LLP
South Carolina: Moore & Van Allen PLLC
Texas - Dallas: Scheef & Stone, L.L.P.; Houston - Mehaffy Weber, P.C.
Virginia: Willcox & Savage, P.C.
Washington: Cairncross & Hempelmann, P.S.
Washington, D.C.: See entry for DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Ranked Offices
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Parenting and Partnership: How to Balance Raising Children with your Legal Career
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GDPR: Representation for Article 27
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Best Practices for Responding to Data Breach
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From Litigation to Family Matters: The Legal Journey of Alison Green
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Recent Changes to the CFIUS Process
This article examines some of the changes to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) process that have occurred over the last few years. It is not, however, a detailed explanation of CFIUS.
Federal Statutes Applicable to Trade Fraud and Activities Prosecution
The Federal prosecution of trade fraud and related activities is a multi-pronged effort with administrative, civil, and criminal aspects involved.
Creating Digital Asset Tax Structures
What are the main considerations in the creation of a tax structure to optimize the efficiency of digital asset operations? The answer is that they are different for everybody.
Tax Considerations for Individuals Holding Digital Assets
The landscape has changed for digital assets over the past 12-18 months. In this article, we will explore experiences for individuals who wish to jump aboard the Bitcoin train.
Corporate Tax Considerations for Digital Assets
There are a variety of corporate tax considerations at play in the digital asset marketplace.
Digital Assets: The Current Landscape
The commercial landscape has changed for digital assets over the past 12-18 months. In this article, we will explore experiences in the UK and the US.
The Trademark Modernization Act of 2020
The United States has recently passed The Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 aiming to improve the integrity of the US trademark register.
Protecting Your Intellectual Property on E-Commerce Platforms in the Pandemic Aftermath
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the landscape of intellectual property protection for businesses operating e-commerce platforms.
Trademark Secrets in a Digtial World
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the need to better protect trade secrets.
The Obligation to Explain vs. the Obligation to Protect: Disclosure Post-Schrems II
The obligation not only to ensure the privacy of stored data but also to disclose and explain the steps taken to safeguard that data is becoming increasingly costly to companies.
CJEU) considers that France’s restrictive position on CBD products is contrary to European Law.
In this article, Frederic Lecomte of Stehlin & Associés and Ricardo Geada of Mackrell.Solicitors, examine the Mackrell Int'l Kanavape case, in the light of the decision handed down on Nov. 19. concerning the distribution of electronic cigarette cartridges containing cannabidiol (CBD) in France.
Google Antitrust Probes Are Global
The U.S. monopoly case against Google follows on the heels of antitrust investigations in other countries and is likely to trigger an onslaught of new antitrust lawsuits around the world.
Mackrell International’s Global Foothold in Intellectual Property Law
Advances in technology, business, art and culture are all built on foundations of intellectual property (IP), which is all the more reason entities rely on legal experts to safeguard and preserve both the tangible and intangible assets.
Parenting and Partnership: How to Balance Raising Children with your Legal Career
Professionals across all industries have long sought the delicate balance of successfully juggling a career and parenthood. Just as every family structure is unique, so are the differing sets of circumstances in which they operate.
Parenting and Partnership: How to Balance Raising Children with your Legal Career
Professionals across all industries have long sought the delicate balance of successfully juggling a career and parenthood. Just as every family structure is unique, so are the differing sets of circumstances in which they operate.
GDPR: Representation for Article 27
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the European Union’s (EU) data protection law and is considered the most stringent of any privacy and security laws in the world.
Best Practices for Responding to Data Breach
When a data breach or ransomware attack occurs, the question for the victimized organizations and their attorneys is always how best to respond.
From Litigation to Family Matters: The Legal Journey of Alison Green
Mackrell International's (MI) Mentor Series brings together seasoned lawyers with our Next Generation of legal leaders. MI Mentors share their professional and personal experiences and advice to help guide up-and-coming lawyers. This article features Alison Green, Partner at Mackrell.Solicitors in
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Mackrell International's (MI) Mentor Series brings together seasoned lawyers with our Next Generation of legal leaders. This article features Lorraine Cavataio, Shareholder at Sandberg Phoenix.
Life Evolves THrough Reinvention
Mackrell International's (MI) Mentor Series brings together seasoned lawyers with our Next Generation of legal leaders. This article features David Ettinger, MI Chairman & Partner at Keller & Heckman
Cybersecurity Considerations for CFIUS-Regulated Transactions
The cybersecurity aspects of CFIUS-regulated transactions are highly complex, involving both technological and regulatory considerations. Regardless of that complexity, the different subject areas touched upon by cybersecurity concerns rely on a common infrastructure.
Recent Changes to the CFIUS Process
This article examines some of the changes to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) process that have occurred over the last few years. It is not, however, a detailed explanation of CFIUS.
Federal Statutes Applicable to Trade Fraud and Activities Prosecution
The Federal prosecution of trade fraud and related activities is a multi-pronged effort with administrative, civil, and criminal aspects involved.
Creating Digital Asset Tax Structures
What are the main considerations in the creation of a tax structure to optimize the efficiency of digital asset operations? The answer is that they are different for everybody.
Tax Considerations for Individuals Holding Digital Assets
The landscape has changed for digital assets over the past 12-18 months. In this article, we will explore experiences for individuals who wish to jump aboard the Bitcoin train.
Corporate Tax Considerations for Digital Assets
There are a variety of corporate tax considerations at play in the digital asset marketplace.
Digital Assets: The Current Landscape
The commercial landscape has changed for digital assets over the past 12-18 months. In this article, we will explore experiences in the UK and the US.
The Trademark Modernization Act of 2020
The United States has recently passed The Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 aiming to improve the integrity of the US trademark register.
Protecting Your Intellectual Property on E-Commerce Platforms in the Pandemic Aftermath
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the landscape of intellectual property protection for businesses operating e-commerce platforms.
Trademark Secrets in a Digtial World
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the need to better protect trade secrets.
The Obligation to Explain vs. the Obligation to Protect: Disclosure Post-Schrems II
The obligation not only to ensure the privacy of stored data but also to disclose and explain the steps taken to safeguard that data is becoming increasingly costly to companies.
CJEU) considers that France’s restrictive position on CBD products is contrary to European Law.
In this article, Frederic Lecomte of Stehlin & Associés and Ricardo Geada of Mackrell.Solicitors, examine the Mackrell Int'l Kanavape case, in the light of the decision handed down on Nov. 19. concerning the distribution of electronic cigarette cartridges containing cannabidiol (CBD) in France.
Google Antitrust Probes Are Global
The U.S. monopoly case against Google follows on the heels of antitrust investigations in other countries and is likely to trigger an onslaught of new antitrust lawsuits around the world.