GLE Handbook 2022

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Global Law Experts (GLE) Handbook 2022

2022

Welcome to the Global Law Experts (GLE) Handbook

The Handbook is designed to serve as a valuable reference tool – allowing CEOs, business owners, funders and corporate finance professionals to source some of the foremost legal experts from around the world.

For ease of reference, we have separated the handbook into four regional sections: Europe, The Americas, Asia & Oceania, and Africa & The Middle East.

2022 CONTENTS Europe

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The Americas

107

Asia & Oceania

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At the back of the publication you will find an alphabetical index of the firms involved.

Africa & The Middle East

228

We hope that the 2022 GLE Handbook proves useful, and helps our readers gain access to global legal advisers in a number of specialist practice areas.

Index

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Editor: Richard Adams richardadams@globallawexperts.com www.globallawexperts.com

Disclaimer While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the contents, the publisher cannot accept responsibility for errors and claims made by third parties.

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EUROPE GLE 3

The EU economy is rebounding from the pandemic recession faster than expected.

According to The European Commission’s Autumn 2021 Economic Forecast, as vaccination campaigns progressed and restrictions started to be lifted, growth resumed in spring and continued unabated through summer, underpinned by the reopening of the economy. Despite mounting headwinds, the EU economy is projected to keep expanding over the forecast horizon, achieving a growth rate of 5%, 4.3% and 2.5% in 2021, 2022 and 2023 respectively. Growth rates for the euro area are projected to be identical to those for the EU in 2021 and 2022, and 2.4% in 2023. This outlook depends heavily on two factors: the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic and the pace at which supply adjusts to the rapid turnaround in demand following the re-opening of the economy.

The European economy returns to an expansionary path faster than expected At almost 14% in annual terms, the rate of GDP growth in the EU in the second quarter of 2021 was the highest reading on record – as high as the unprecedented fall in GDP in the same period last year, during the first wave of the pandemic. The EU economy regained the prepandemic output level in the third quarter of 2021 and moved from recovery into expansion.

Domestic demand is set to continue to drive this expansion. Improvements in labour markets and a projected decline in savings should contribute to a sustained pace of consumer spending. The implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) is also starting to play an important role in boosting private and public investment.

Nevertheless, the growth momentum is facing new headwinds. Bottlenecks and disruptions in global supply are weighing on activity in the EU, in particular in its highly integrated manufacturing sector. Moreover, after having fallen sharply in 2020, energy prices, particularly for natural gas, have increased at a tumultuous pace over the last month and are now well above pre-pandemic levels. This is set to weigh on consumption and investment.

The labour market is due to continue improving EU labour markets improved markedly thanks to the easing to restrictions on consumer-related activities. In the second quarter of this year, the EU economy created about 1.5 million new jobs, many workers exited job retention schemes and the unemployment rate decreased. However, total headcount employment in the EU was still 1% shy of its pre-pandemic level.

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Since then, unemployment has declined further.

At 6.8%, the EU unemployment rate in August stood just above the rate recorded at the end of 2019. Data released after the cut-off date of the forecast show that it declined slightly further in September. The Commission’s business surveys reveal emerging pockets of labour shortages, particularly in sectors where activity is surging most. The longer these last, the higher the risk that they dampen activity and feed into inflation through wage pressures.

The forecast projects employment in the EU to grow at a rate of 0.8% this year, 1% in 2022 and 0.6% in 2023. Employment is expected to surpass its pre-crisis level next year and move into expansion in 2023. Unemployment in the EU is forecast to decrease from 7.1% this year to 6.7% and 6.5% in 2022 and 2023, respectively. In the euro area, it is projected at 7.9%, 7.5% and 7.3% over the three years.

Lower deficits than expected Improved growth prospects point to lower deficits in 2021 than expected in spring. After reaching 6.9% of GDP in 2020, the aggregate deficit in the EU should narrow marginally to 6.6% in 2021 on the back of the still high fiscal support in the beginning of the year.

With support measures and the operation of automatic stabilisers set to unwind as the economic expansion continues, the EU’s aggregate deficit is forecast to halve to around 3.6% of GDP in 2022 and to decrease further to 2.3% in 2023.

After reaching around 92% in the EU (99% in the euro area), the aggregate debt-to-GDP ratio is set to broadly stabilise this year, and start declining in 2022, reaching 89% of GDP in 2023 (97% in the euro area).

Temporary global price pressures drive inflation to ten-year high Following several years of low inflation, the strong resumption of economic activity in the EU and many advanced economies has been accompanied by a pick-up in inflation that exceeded predictions.

Annual inflation in the euro area rose from a negative -0.3% in the last quarter of 2020, to 2.8% in the third quarter of 2021. The October reading was 4.1%, a rate matched only once since the publication of euro area inflation data began in 1997.

This strong pick-up in inflation is mainly driven by the surge in energy prices, but appears also linked to a broad set of post-pandemic economic adjustments, suggesting that the current elevated levels are largely transitory.

Inflation in the euro area is forecast to peak at 2.4% in 2021, before declining to 2.2% in 2022 and 1.4% in 2023, as energy prices are set to gradually level out. For the EU, inflation is expected at 2.6% in 2021, 2.5% in 2022 and 1.6% in 2023.

Uncertainty and risks surrounding the growth outlook remain very high Although the impact of the pandemic on economic activity has weakened considerably, COVID-19 has not yet been defeated and the recovery is heavily dependent on its evolution, both within and outside the EU. In light of the recent surge of cases in many countries, the reintroduction of restrictions impacting on economic activity cannot be ruled out. In the EU this risk is particularly relevant in Member States with relatively low vaccination rates.

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Economic risks also relate to the potentially protracted impact of the current supply constraints and bottlenecks.

The main upside risk to the growth outlook is related to the potential efficiency gains and durable productivity advances triggered by the pandemic-induced structural changes.

Investments fostered by the RRF and the accompanying structural reforms will be instrumental in this respect. Overall, the balance of risks surrounding this forecast has tilted to the downside.

Inflation may turn out higher than forecast if supply constraints are more persistent and above-productivity wage increases are passed on to consumer prices.

Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice-President for an Economy that Works for People, said: “The European economy is bouncing back strongly from the recession, with a projected growth rate of 5% this year. Our measures to cushion the blow of the pandemic and to ramp up vaccinations across the EU have clearly contributed to this success.

But this is no time for complacency: we continue to face uncertainty with this virus and there are some risks to contend with. Not least, we need to address bottlenecks in supply chains, as well

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as surging energy prices which will affect many households and companies across Europe. We also need to closely monitor inflation and adjust our policies if needed. To stay on track, we must now focus on rolling out investments and reforms planned under the Recovery and Resilience Facility to boost our economic potential.”

Paolo Gentiloni, Commissioner for Economy, said: “The European economy is moving from recovery to expansion but is now facing some headwinds. An unprecedented policy response cushioned the impact of COVID-19 on workers and businesses and a successful vaccination campaign has enabled the reopening of our economies since the spring. This has powered a surge in growth, which is in turn helping to stabilise our public finances. And with the support of NextGenerationEU, public investment is set to reach its highest level in more than a decade. There are three key threats to this positive picture: a marked increase in COVID cases, most acute in areas where vaccinations are relatively low; rising inflation, driven largely by a spike in energy prices; and supply-chain disruptions that are weighing on numerous sectors. We must remain vigilant and act as needed to ensure these headwinds do not blow the recovery off course.”

Europe Contents

Austria - Becker Law............................................................................................................................. 15

Austria - WILDHACK & JELLINEK Patentanwälte OG......................................................................... 16

Belgium - Philippe & Partners Belgium................................................................................................. 17

Bulgaria - Stoeva, Tchompalov & Znepolski Attorney Partnership....................................................... 18

Bulgaria - Pavlov & Co........................................................................................................................... 19

Croatia - Odvjetnički ured Odvjetnik Eugen Zadravec.......................................................................... 20

Cyprus - K. Argyridou & Associates LLC - Banking & Finance Law.................................................... 21

Cyprus - Afxentis Zemenides Financial Services Ltd........................................................................... 22

Cyprus - Andreas Konnaris LLC - Dispute Resolution.......................................................................... 23

Cyprus - C. D. Messios LLC.................................................................................................................. 24

Cyprus - Antonis Paschalides & Co. LLC.............................................................................................. 25

Cyprus - K. Argyridou & Associates LLC - Financial Services Law...................................................... 26 GLE 7

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Cyprus - G Kouzalis LLC........................................................................................................................ 27

Cyprus - Andreas Konnaris LLC - Private Client Law............................................................................ 28

Cyprus - Christiana Aristidou LLC......................................................................................................... 29

England - 1 Crown Office Row.............................................................................................................. 30

England - ONTIER LLP.......................................................................................................................... 31

England - Highgate Hill Solicitors.......................................................................................................... 32

England - Engleharts Solicitors.............................................................................................................. 33

England - Spring Law Limited............................................................................................................... 34

England - Crowd Risk Analysis Ltd....................................................................................................... 35

England - Russells Solicitors - Entertainment Law............................................................................... 36

England - Owen White Solicitors.......................................................................................................... 37

England - Constantine Law Limited...................................................................................................... 38 GLE 8

England - Independent Mediators Ltd.................................................................................................. 39

England - Russells Solicitors - Music Sector Employment Law.......................................................... 40

England - EvokeIP.................................................................................................................................. 41

England - Sackers.................................................................................................................................. 42

England - Gait and Posture Centre LLP................................................................................................ 43

England - CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP.................................................................44

England - Michael Sherry Limited......................................................................................................... 45

Finland - Railas Attorneys Ltd................................................................................................................ 46

France - Kennedys................................................................................................................................. 47

France - Boivin et Associés................................................................................................................... 48

France - LDG Avocats............................................................................................................................ 49

France - Ravetto Associés AARPI......................................................................................................... 50 GLE 9

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France - Cabinet Michel Huet & Associés............................................................................................ 51

Germany - RGT CONSULTANTS.......................................................................................................... 52

Germany - Maikowski & Ninnemann - European Patent Law.............................................................. 53

Germany - Prüfer & Partner mbB - Emine Feldmeier-Boukari............................................................. 54

Germany - Prüfer & Partner mbB.......................................................................................................... 55

Germany - LexDellmeier Intellectual Property Law Firm..................................................................... 56

Germany - Maikowski & Ninnemann - Intellectual Property Law........................................................ 57

Germany - Brödermann Jahn RA GmbH.............................................................................................. 58

Germany - KLIEMT.HR Lawyers........................................................................................................... 59

Germany - Ehlers, Ehlers & Partner Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbB................................................ 60

Germany - Grünecker Patent Attorneys and Attorneys-at-Law........................................................... 61

Germany - FEHN Legal ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW TAX ACCOUNTANTS............................................... 62 GLE 10

Greece - Kyros Law Office.................................................................................................................... 63

Greece - Thesis Law Firm - Competition Law...................................................................................... 64

Greece - Thesis Law Firm - Public Procurement Law.......................................................................... 65

Greece - Papacostopoulos - Grigoriadou and Associates Law Firm (CPA Law)................................. 66

Hungary - Szabó Kelemen & Partners Andersen Attorneys................................................................ 67

Hungary - Süle Law Firm....................................................................................................................... 68

Ireland - Anne O’Connell Solicitors....................................................................................................... 69

Ireland - Richard Grogan & Associates................................................................................................. 70

Ireland - Sonia McEntee Solicitors ....................................................................................................... 71

Italy - BLR&M – Biolato Longo Ridola & Mori - Commercial Contracts & Corporate Law................. 72

Italy - Studio Legale Jacobacci & Associati.......................................................................................... 73

Italy - Alfredo Guarino Law Firm........................................................................................................... 74 GLE 11

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Italy - GIM Legal STA............................................................................................................................. 75

Italy - BLR&M – Biolato Longo Ridola & Mori - Labour & Employment Law...................................... 76

Italy - Studio Legale Russo Valentini..................................................................................................... 77

Italy - Studio Notaio Anita Varsallona.................................................................................................... 78

Italy - Astolfi e Associati Studio Legale................................................................................................. 79

Italy - Studio Legale Pacchiana Parravicini e Associati......................................................................... 80

Jersey - Carey Olsen............................................................................................................................. 81

Jersey - Bedell Cristin............................................................................................................................ 82

Luxembourg - Jackye Elombo - Avocat à la Cour................................................................................. 83

Malta - Mamo TCV Advocates..............................................................................................................84

Malta - KPMG in Malta.......................................................................................................................... 85

Monaco - Donald Manasse Law Offices.............................................................................................. 86 GLE 12

Netherlands - RSH Relocation and Immigration Services.................................................................... 87

Netherlands - TPA Global...................................................................................................................... 88

Poland - Banasik Woźniak i Wspólnicy Kancelaria Radców Prawnych Sp.P........................................ 89

Portugal - A.G. da Cunha Ferreira, Lda................................................................................................. 90

Romania - Dojană şi Asociaţii................................................................................................................ 91

Romania - Budușan & Associates......................................................................................................... 92

Romania - SLV Legal.............................................................................................................................. 93

Russia - Klochenko & Partners Attorneys at Law................................................................................. 94

Slovenia - KETNER, Legal Consultancy, Representation and Protection, Ltd..................................... 95

Spain - TKL Abogados – Think Legal.................................................................................................... 96

Sweden - KIPA....................................................................................................................................... 97

Switzerland - von Segesser Law Office................................................................................................ 98 GLE 13

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Switzerland - Blum&Grob Attorneys at Law......................................................................................... 99

Switzerland - Zwicky & Partner........................................................................................................... 100

Turkey - Kurt and Partners Law Firm.................................................................................................. 101

UK - Buxbaum Loggia, Ltd.................................................................................................................. 102

UK - Computalaw Ltd.......................................................................................................................... 103

UK - Peyton Medico Legal................................................................................................................... 104

Ukraine - Sports & Gaming Lawyers.................................................................................................. 105

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AUSTRIA – FAMILY LAW

BECKER LAW

Family Law In 2009, I established my own law firm specialising in commercial law. Increasingly I found clients approaching me with questions relating also to their private lives.

Commercial and private matters often intertwine, it seems. As a consequence, I successfully tackled divorce and alimony cases and developed my knowledge and skills in these areas of law, too.

Now clients can additionally rely on my expertise in such matters. Clients have come to appreciate and, indeed, expect an all-round service that includes an admixture of fine negotiation skills, a diplomatic touch and dogged perseverance. They get what they expect.

Corporate Law From the formation of contracts to the enforcement of claims, from the foundation of a firm to its liquidation, from the takeover of a business to conflicts between its partners: no matter the problem, I provide the solution.

Anton Becker Magister iuris, LL.M. (Chinese law) anton@becker-law.at Sechskruegelgasse 12 1030 Vienna Tel: +43-1-5337733 Mob: +43-650 3801218 Fax: +43-1-2533033 3936 becker-law.at

I go beyond the call of duty. Providing legal advice is where it starts. However, it is not enough to achieve a satisfactory legal result. A keen eye has at all times to be kept on its practicality and cost. It is essential that one should not lose sight of the bigger picture, particularly when the wood gets lost in a forest of complex legal detail.

I stand proudly among the few young Austrian corporate lawyers who are experienced in practically all areas of commercial law. Clients enjoy a complete palette of services that cover all conceivable needs.

Moreover, thanks to my extensive work for some of the most renowned Austrian and international legal firms, I have become accustomed to working to the highest possible standards: nothing less is acceptable. This experience in a small practice translates into personalised, tailor-made and hands-on service that achieves results.

Chinese Law I am the only practicing Austrian attorney with a degree in Chinese Law. After obtaining my Masters in Chinese Law at the National University of Singapore, I enjoyed the privilege of garnering invaluable professional experience at prestigious law firms and arbitration institutions in Singapore and Shanghai. One collateral benefit of this tutelage was the establishment of an extensive network.

Living in Singapore and China broadened my horizons and honed my people skills.

Exposure to Asian cultures, customs and legal systems enriched me immeasurably.

These advantages are brought to bear in court and other legal processes and are indispensable for clients seeking to extend commercial operations in that geographical theatre.

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AUSTRIA – PATENT LAW

WILDHACK & JELLINEK PATENTANWÄLTE OG

Andreas Wildhack is admitted as Austrian and European patent, trademark and design attorney and senior partner at WILDHACK & JELLINEK. He has a degree in technical chemistry from Vienna’s Technical University and Lunds Tekniska Högskola and is specifically trained and experienced in the fields of chemistry, chemical engineering and pharmaceutical chemistry.

Andreas Wildhack advises on all aspects of IP matters, including prosecution and litigation and is regularly involved as patent attorney but also as expert judge in patent infringement proceedings.

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Andreas Wildhack Senior Partner a.wildhack@wildhack.at Landstraßer Hauptstraße 50 1030 Vienna Tel: +43-1-712 10 01 Fax: +43-1-712 10 01-20 www.wildhack.at

BELGIUM – ARBITRATION

PHILIPPE & PARTNERS BELGIUM

PHILIPPE & PARTNERS offers legal services with a high added value at competitive rates, whether in the form of legal advice or litigation.

Specialist legal knowledge, meticulous work – and a dash of daring: Fine art in legal practice While having a solid structure with strong local roots, PHILIPPE & PARTNERS is also very flexible on account of its international outreach.

Above all, we seek to understand you and your business.

This is why we do not see a lawyer’s role solely as describing legal rules, but much more as coming up with pragmatic yet legally sound solutions tailored to ensure the successful realisation of your projects.

As many of us have worked within your companies (outsourcing/ outplacement), we understand “how you tick”.

Denis Philippe Managing Partner Tel: +32 2 250 39 98 Mob: +32 475 26 66 43 dphilippe@philippelaw.eu Chaussée de La Hulpe 18/9 1170 Brussels Tel: +32 2 250 39 80 Fax: +32 2 250 39 81 www.philippelaw.eu

Anticipating legal developments helps ensure the long-term accuracy of legal solutions. This is the reason why our firm is made up of specialised lawyers. It has very close links with the academic world, and a number of our lawyers take on teaching assignments in the main Belgian universities and certain European ones.

Our firm has branches in several countries and our lawyers are multilingual. We have also developed, over time, privileged partnerships with international lawyer networks sharing our humanist values, allowing us to support your projects throughout the world.

Our firm is completely independent, has a human size and is guided by an irreproachable professional ethic.

Attentive to the sound financial management of our firm, we offer particularly attractive fees.

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BULGARIA – INSURANCE LAW

STOEVA, TCHOMPALOV & ZNEPOLSKI ATTORNEY PARTNERSHIP

Stoeva, Tchompalov & Znepolski (STZ) is a Bulgarian boutique law firm founded in November 2017. Its key assets are the name partners’ reputation, wealth of expertise and versatile practice of many years. STZ partners who are top of their field in their specific area of law are supported by highly motivated and knowledgeable younger lawyers. Insurance coverage and insurance defence are among the core activities of STZ. The firm is regularly instructed in high-profile insurance mandates, but also handles high volume of low value claims. STZ insurance team is flexible to meet the client’s needs by adjusting case management and billing structure.

Stoeva, Tchompalov & Znepolski insurance practice is headed by Irina Stoeva, who brings over 27 years of experience in insurance law and in all forms of dispute resolution. Irina’s workload includes advice to multinational and local insurers, insurance brokers, as well as small and medium businesses and individuals with respect to insurance coverage and insurance claims. She also provides expert’s statements regarding assessment of damages under Bulgarian insurance law when applicable to particular claims for compensation filed to foreign courts of law.

Assisting with claims that arise out of personal injury, property damage, professional liability, traffic accidents, slip and falls, medical malpractice and other accidents, industrial fire insurance, travel expenses, passengers and cargo insurance, etc., are Irina’s core expertise, including advice on coverage, claim project management, claims advocacy to secure appropriate settlement using the full range of dispute resolution procedures including litigation, arbitration and all the forms of alternative dispute resolution.

Testimonials: According to the Legal 500 directory, clients appreciate, that “Irina not only provides answers to concrete questions, but she looks for a solution for the client which is tailor-made”. They also determine Irina Stoeva as “lawyer with expressive knowledge, very responsive, business oriented, flexible and persuasive.”

Publications: Irina Stoeva has contributed to The Insurance and Reinsurance Law Review 2020 /2021 (The Law Reviews) with the chapter related to the Bulgarian insurance and reinsurance market regulation.

Irina Stoeva is author also of Bulgarian chapter: Insurance Litigation in the 2015 Getting the Deal Through.

Irina holds an LL.M from University of Sofia, Faculty of Law (1994).

She is admitted to Sofia Bar and to practice in Bulgaria.

In addition to mother-tongue Bulgarian, Irina speaks English as well as having a basic knowledge of French and Russian.

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Irina Stoeva Partner irina.stoeva@stzlaw.eu 111 Evlogi and Hristo Georgievi Blvd.

1st floor Sofia 1504 Tel: +359 2 954 6106 www.stzlaw.eu

BULGARIA – INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW

PAVLOV & CO

Pavlov & Co is a boutique law firm specialized in Intellectual Property protection. Its team of professionals covers the entire process from intellectual property rights acquisition to enforcement, litigation and intellectual property evaluation services. Pavlov & Co provides consultations on the enforcement of the national and EU legal provisions and representation before the Bulgarian Patent Office, Customs authorities, Commission for Protection of the Competition, Bulgarian Courts in civil, administrative and criminal cases related to intellectual property protection and also representation before the EUIPO, WIPO and CJEU, in registration and enforcement procedures outside Bulgaria.

The team of professionals at Pavlov & Co has long and extensive experience in the field of Intellectual Property protection, which they continue to develop on a daily basis. Only a few years after its establishment in 2012, the firm gains respect among competitors in the field and is also recognized by clients and independent research editions as a high profile player on the market.

Vasil Pavlov Partner vpavlov@pavlov-law.com 55, Aleksandar Stamboliyski blvd., Floor 3, Office 5, 1000 Sofia Tel: +359 2 980 07 27 Fax: +359 2 980 07 28 www.pavlov-law.com

Pavlov & Co has experience with clients in various industry sectors – food and beverages, fashion and apparel industry, pharmaceutical sector, entertainment industry. Some of the main companies/organisations in their client portfolio are companies in the fashion and apparel industry where there are a lot of counterfeiting cases to deal with on the market. Another important sector is also the food and beverages industry where the most challenges they face and give advice for are in competition issues between companies in the sector.

Further, in this sector they also have experience in negotiations in trademark registration conflicts or infringement cases. Last, but not least, Pavlov & Co has extensive experience in recent years for negotiations and reaching out-of-court agreements between competitors which is a beneficial and cost effective strategy for both parties in the conflict.

The Managing Partner Vasil Pavlov - attorney at law, patent and trademark attorney, has nearly 20 years of experience in Intellectual Property protection and enforcement and a strong reputation of a leading litigator in the country. A practitioner with vast courtroom experience, who always gives everything for his clients, in recent years Mr. Pavlov is devoted to solving complex trademark and patent issues, combining expertise from different areas of IP.

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CROATIA - BANKING & FINANCE LAW

ODVJETNIČKI URED ODVJETNIK EUGEN ZADRAVEC

ODVJETNIČKI URED ODVJETNIK EUGEN ZADRAVEC

Eugen Zadravec was born on September 6th 1937 in Zagreb. In 1962 he graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Zagreb.

After passing the judicial exam in June 1968, he started working as a trial lawyer and has had his own private law practice since. Since 1968 he is a confidential lawyer of the German Consulate in Zagreb, and of the Germany Embassy after Croatia’s independence in 1991.

The majority of his clients come from German speaking countries.

He has represented a large number of reputable German companies such as Bayer AG and BASF, Lufthansa and BMW, and many others.

He has also represented banks, such as Bayerische Verreinbank, Deutsche Bank, Bank für Gemeinwirtschaft and a number of Volksbanks. Among his clients are many insurance companies, and he represents many legal aid insurances.

To obtain expertise in American Law he participated in the Salzburg Seminar in American Studies in 1972, 1977 and 1985. In 1985 he attended the program of instructions for lawyers at Harvard Law School Cambridge. In 1987 he attended The Academy of American and International Law in Dallas. He also participated at the seminar Program in American Law in Amsterdam.

He is an Associate Member of American Bar Association since 1995, and an Associate Member of the German Bar Association since 1996.

In his practice he has been involved in various arbitration cases.

The best known cases in which he represented the claimants were: Ledering GmbH Wiesbaden vc. Makotex Skopje, Frankfurt-FinanzLeasing vs. Rivieraturist Poreč and EZZ (Egyptian Foreign Trade Company) vs. Metalurški kombinat Zenica.

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Eugen Zadravec eugen.zadravec@zg.t-com.hr Petrinjska 2/1 1000 Zagreb Tel: +3851 4810 643 Mob: +385914578238 Fax: +3851 4810 642

CYPRUS – BANKING & FINANCE LAW

K. ARGYRIDOU AND ASSOCIATES LLC

Karolina graduated from the University of East Anglia with first class honors (LLB) in 2005 and obtained her Masters in Law (LLM) from the London School of Economics and Political Sciences with distinction (Banking and Financial Regulation) in 2006.

Karolina specializes in the areas of banking law, investment and financial services, capital markets, regulatory and general corporate and commercial matters as well as personal data.

Karolina advises various local and foreign credit and financial institutions on a daily basis and has advised on multiple high-profile corporate lending and restructuring projects on the island and has extensive experience in setting up and advising alternative investment funds.

Additionally, over the past years, Karolina has also been heavily involved in drafting of legislation of the financial services sector and has worked closely with government authorities on numerous projects for the drafting and transposition of major banking and financial services laws.

Karolina Argyridou Managing Partner 92 Ifigenias street Athena Building 4th Floor Nicosia 2003 Tel: +357 22 000 408 Fax: +357 22 000 409 info@argyridou.com argyridou.com

K. Argyridou and Associates LLC Our raison d’être is to deliver top quality services in a prompt and cost-efficient manner.

Our firm is set up and operates on the basis of what clients consider creates value for them. This includes being able to rely on their transactions being handled at a sufficiently senior level throughout, without compromising cost-effectiveness and on the basis that they will have continuous support until matters draw to a close, even in the most unforeseen circumstances.

We take pride in the fact that we have built and maintain excellent relationships with financial institutions, organisations, authorities and other clients, on a national and international level, who rely on us as their trusted advisors and their go-to firm in cases of complex and high-value transactions requiring a hands-on approach at a senior level.

We are characterised by our integrity and being dependable and available to our clients in order to meet and exceed expectations every time. We are dedicated to what we do and strive for excellence, inspiring trust at the highest level.

We remain at the forefront of developments and are often involved in bringing about changes to key legislative provisions.

We constantly strive to evolve and develop and contribute to shaping the future.

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CYPRUS – BUSINESS ADVISORY

AFXENTIS ZEMENIDES FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD

Afxentis Zemenides Financial Services Ltd is a boutique firm of accountants, auditors, tax consultants and financial advisors with offices in Cyprus and Israel. Through our international network of associates, we provide solutions to corporate and private individuals in various jurisdictions worldwide. We aim to provide excellent service to our clients and therefore we maintain high professional standards. Our objective is to help our clients to achieve their goals. Our team consists of UK qualified accountants, tax specialists and expert corporate lawyers. The boutique nature of our firm ensures that the clients enjoy personalized attention and strict confidentiality. Together with our related company A. Zemenides & Co. Ltd we aim to act as one stop shop for our clients providing them a full range of services as follows: • Audit • Accounting • VAT Reporting • Payroll • Personal Tax • Corporate Tax • Company Formation • Company Re-domiciliation • Bank Account Opening • Registered Office • Company Secretary • Shared Office Space • Citizenships/Residentships • VIP services to High-Net-Worth Individuals • Family Office • Yacht Sales • Yacht Chartering • Real Estate • Non-Performing Loan Restructuring The Managing Director of Afxentis Zemenides Financial Services Ltd and A. Zemenides & Co Ltd, Mr. Afxentis Zemenides holds a BSc in Accounting and Finance and an MBA from the University of Kent, Canterbury, UK. He is a Fellow Chartered Certified Accountant (FCCA) and a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus (ICPAC). He worked for one of the Big Four audit firms for a number of years before joining the banking sector. After obtaining extensive experience in the financial sector, he set up his own practice. He is a member of the board of a number of private and public companies

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Afxentis Zemenides Managing Partner Tel: +357 99668566 azemenides@zemenides.com.cy Omirou 61 Afxentis Zemenides Business Center 3rd Floor 3091 Limassol Cyprus Tel: +357 25745800 Fax: +357 25745801 www.zemenides.com.cy

CYPRUS – DISPUTE RESOLUTION

ANDREAS KONNARIS LLC

Elena graduated in 1999 from the University of Bristol with a bachelor’s degree in law. She then completed the Bar Vocational Course at the Inns of Court School of Law in London in 2000. She qualified as a lawyer in Cyprus in 2001 and is practising law since.

Elena is a highly experienced and well-rounded litigator, having represented both individuals and corporate entities in multi-million euro actions, both in Cyprus and overseas. Utilising her thorough understanding of the global market and her extensive knowledge and expertise in all aspects of company law, Elena has participated in the completion of many important transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, securities and real estate transactions.

Elena has also extensive experience in the fields of construction and property Law. She has represented and/or advised clients in multiple property transactions and assisted in the completion of large multi-million real estate projects.

Elena Konnari Managing Director 9 Karaiskakis street, 3032 Limassol Cyprus Tel: +357 25366550 Fax: +357 25376339 office@konnarislaw.com www.konnarislaw.com

Elena has presented papers in local and international fora on commercial litigation, regulatory compliance and construction law.

Andreas Konnaris LLC Located in a historical building in the heart of Limassol, Andreas Konnaris LLC is a law firm dedicated to providing quality services to its clients for almost half a century. Founded by Andreas Konnaris in 1971, we have evolved into a multidisciplined practice, building our reputation on the quality of the advice and efficient service we offer to our domestic and international clients.

We provide services on a comprehensive range of legal areas, including but not limited to corporate & commercial litigation, arbitration & Alternative Dispute Resolution, employment, real estate, private client, wills & probate, construction & development, banking & finance and immigration.

Our diverse team of professionals is consistently praised for its personal approach, delivering the most suitable options while maintaining a prudent balance between time/cost efficiency and results.

The proceeds of thinking ahead are in the heart of our strategies in order to address the problem before it emerges. Our mission is to commit to constant progress whilst at the same time adhere to the strict code of ethics and high professional standards to which we have been loyal to until today.

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CYPRUS – DISPUTE RESOLUTION

C. D. MESSIOS LLC

Particular strengths of C.D. Messios LLC’s legal practice are Dispute Resolution (Arbitration, Litigation & ADR), Company/Commercial, Banking and Finance, Property/Construction and Private Client work.

The firm advises individuals and corporations, and handles a wide range of litigation and arbitration matters in various courts and in various international arbitration forums. We have a broad local and international client base, and service individual and corporate clients involved in complex commercial disputes connected to business disputes in Europe, the Russian Federation, the Middle East, Asia as well as the rest of the world.

We are predominantly involved in complex company/commercial and construction disputes, both domestic and cross-border. We are able to handle all types of work with efficiency and precision at all levels and easily coordinate with counsel from all over the world to do so.

Current work load includes court proceedings in Cyprus and international arbitration forums arising from bond issues by real estate companies; arbitral and court proceedings arising from shareholder disputes; arbitral and court proceedings in relation to breaches of partnership agreements and fraud; complex technical disputes in large-scale construction and engineering projects acting for contractors government as well as large scale insurance claims against contractors and land developers.

We are involved in ancillary proceedings and injunctive measures to freeze/secure assets and securing or opposing disclosure orders and the registration of arbitral awards and court decisions from other jurisdictions.

We have considerable experience in advising on contentious matters arising from debt restructuring and rescheduling, debt to asset swaps, project finance for firms/ real estate and private equity finance, as well as corporate insolvency, acting for both borrowers and lenders on all related matters.

We advise corporate clients on the whole range of their commercial endeavours ranging from basic structuring and shareholding of firms and partnerships, domestic and international joint ventures, redomiciliations, mergers and acquisitions, project finance, intellectual property matters, wealth management and creation of trusts, to overseeing complex international transactions from inception to closing and potentially litigation.

Constantinos D. Messios graduated in Law from Queen Mary College, University of London. He is a member of the Cyprus Bar Association (1993) and the Law Society of England and Wales (1994). He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (2002), a member of the London Court of International Arbitration, the International Bar Association and an associate member of the American Bar Association, an appointed member of the Board of the Cypriot Accountants Regulatory Body, and a member of the Cyprus Bar Association Company Law Committee.

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Constantinos D. Messios Managing Director messios@messios.com 36 Agias Elenis Str. Office 401 Galaxias Commercial Centre 1061 Nicosia Tel: +357 22460446 Fax: +357 22761176 info@messios.com www.messios.eu

CYPRUS – ENERGY & NATURAL RESOURCES LAW

ANTONIS PASCHALIDES & CO. LLC

Antonis Paschalides, Former Minister of Energy, Commerce, Industry and Tourism to Cyprus (28.02.2008 – 04.08.2011) represents domestic and international clients attaining their business objectives.

He has practiced law since 1980, representing several banking institutions and being involved in significant cross-border acquisitions. He has periodically advised the Cyprus President on Eastern Mediterranean issues. As Minister of Energy he has undertaken a great deal of work in the energy sector, such as: • Initiating the development of strategic plans for Renewable Energy; • negotiating the First Round of Licensing for natural gas explorations for Cyprus and overseeing the preparation of the legal framework; • negotiating, contributing and signing several international strategic agreements regarding the Exclusive Economic Zone of Cyprus and its neighbouring countries.

He was amongst the strongest and most influential supporters for a strategic agreement with Israel, which was finally concluded on 17.12.2010 and is considered one of the most important agreements ever to be signed by Cyprus;

Antonis Paschalides Senior Partner, Head of Energy Law Department Tel: +357 22661661 apaschalides@paschalides.com Corner of Makarios Ave. & Ayias Elenis 36 Galaxias Building, 5th Floor, Office 502 1061 Nicosia Tel: +357 22661661 Fax: +357 22672333 www.paschalides.com

• leading the negotiation team and concluding an agreement with Noble Energy (USA), the first company to drill for Natural Gas and Oil in Cyprus.

Mr. Paschalides enjoys being actively involved in matters of all areas of business transactions and is very influential on matters of energy due to the widely acknowledged positive involvement he had on events taking place in Cyprus with regards to the energy field.

Antonis Paschalides & Co. LLC The Firm is based in Nicosia-Cyprus and has provided legal services on a local and international level for over 40 years. The Firm was founded by Mr. Antonis Paschalides in 1980 and has associates in UK, Russia, Greece and France.

The reputation of the Firm has allowed it to work in cross-border transactions alongside some of the biggest international law firms exposing it to transactions of an impressive magnitude. The trust of clients and associates in the high quality of work provided by the Firm is reflected in the projects in which it is involved, and which include some of the biggest investments ever made in Russia and Eastern Europe.

The Firm’s main areas of practice include Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate law, Banking, Civil and Commercial litigation, Family law, Conveyance and Estate Planning.

Founder’s return from his position as Minister of Commerce, Industry, Tourism and Energy has evolved the Firm into one of the leading Cyprus law firms on matters of Energy, Gas, Oil and Renewable Energy advising several international institutions on Cyprus energy issues.

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CYPRUS – FINANCIAL SERVICES LAW

K. ARGYRIDOU AND ASSOCIATES LLC

Karolina graduated from the University of East Anglia with first class honors (LLB) in 2005 and obtained her Masters in Law (LLM) from the London School of Economics and Political Sciences with distinction (Banking and Financial Regulation) in 2006.

Karolina specializes in the areas of banking law, investment and financial services, capital markets, regulatory and general corporate and commercial matters as well as personal data.

Karolina advises various local and foreign credit and financial institutions on a daily basis and has advised on multiple high-profile corporate lending and restructuring projects on the island and has extensive experience in setting up and advising alternative investment funds.

Additionally, over the past years, Karolina has also been heavily involved in drafting of legislation of the financial services sector and has worked closely with government authorities on numerous projects for the drafting and transposition of major banking and financial services laws.

K. Argyridou and Associates LLC Our raison d’être is to deliver top quality services in a prompt and cost-efficient manner.

Our firm is set up and operates on the basis of what clients consider creates value for them. This includes being able to rely on their transactions being handled at a sufficiently senior level throughout, without compromising cost-effectiveness and on the basis that they will have continuous support until matters draw to a close, even in the most unforeseen circumstances.

We take pride in the fact that we have built and maintain excellent relationships with financial institutions, organisations, authorities and other clients, on a national and international level, who rely on us as their trusted advisors and their go-to firm in cases of complex and high-value transactions requiring a hands-on approach at a senior level.

We are characterised by our integrity and being dependable and available to our clients in order to meet and exceed expectations every time. We are dedicated to what we do and strive for excellence, inspiring trust at the highest level.

We remain at the forefront of developments and are often involved in bringing about changes to key legislative provisions.

We constantly strive to evolve and develop and contribute to shaping the future.

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Karolina Argyridou Managing Partner 92 Ifigenias street Athena Building 4th Floor Nicosia 2003 Tel: +357 22 000 408 Fax: +357 22 000 409 info@argyridou.com argyridou.com

CYPRUS – IMMIGRATION LAW

G KOUZALIS LLC

G Kouzalis LLC, is a Cyprus based Law firm with a wide International reach. Giovanis Kouzalis, a British Citizen, the CEO, a practicing lawyer and a registered member of the Cyprus Bar Association , honed his work ethic and his attitude, towards providing the best service to his clients while living in London and working at one of its most famous shipping firms. Utilizing his experience in Cypriot property law, Giovanis decided to share his knowledge and experience and he became an associate lecturer of Cyprus property law at UCLan University.

Giovanis, with 29 years of experience and a devoted family man at heart, works tirelessly to continue to deliver quality service to our clients.

The primary corporate and litigation office of G Kouzalis are based in Paralimni, whilst there are branches in Larnaca, Limassol and Paphos, to accommodate the needs and requirements of our clients island wide.

Giovanis Kouzalis CEO & Director 169, First April Avenue Paralimni, 5281 Cyprus Tel: +357 23811788 Fax: +357 23811789 reception@lawcyprus.org lawfirm@cytanet.com.cy www.lawcyprus.org

G. Kouzalis law office is also expanding its reach globally. We understand the needs of our clients and feel that we can give a holistic service and to assist with cross border affairs.

Our global partner offices are in the UK, Dubai, Greece, Malta, France and Lebanon.

One of our most recent achievements, was facilitating one of the largest renewable energy deals in the history of Cyprus, relating to Photovoltaics and Biogas.

Goals and Services We pride ourselves on providing expert advice to our clients. Our goal is to ensure that we assist our clients’ with their needs.

As your Lawyers in Cyprus, we are here to ensure you receive quality service. A dedicated case manager will be assigned from your initial meeting with us, who will be responsible for handling matters, on a day-to-day basis, ensuring that you are advised and updated on developments. Our team is fluent in English, Greek, Arabic, French, Armenian and Russian.

The Team Our Lawyers are qualified, experienced, professionals and members of the Cyprus Bar Association. We can provide a wide range of legal services including but not limited to: Tax advice, shipping, Immigration, Startups, all aspects of the Property sector including, Contracts, Conveyancing, Probate, Committee formation, Administration, Transfer of Title Deeds, including Administration of the estate, Company Formation, CHF and Euro Loans, Litigation, Family law, Labor Law, Insurance and Legal advice in many more areas to list a few.

Our primary focus is always to protect you, your investment, your interests and act on your behalf when and where required.

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CYPRUS – PRIVATE CLIENT LAW

ANDREAS KONNARIS LLC

Elena Konnari is the managing director of the firm Andreas Konnaris LLC and she is also the head of the team dealing with private client matters.

Elena graduated in 1999 from the University of Bristol with a bachelor’s degree in law. She then completed the Bar Vocational Course (BVC) at the Inns of Court School of Law in London in 2000. She qualified as a lawyer in Cyprus in 2001 and is practising law since.

Elena is a highly experienced and well-rounder practitioner with a thorough understanding of the global market who has represented clients on domestic, cross-border and international issues.

The firm’s private client team has extensive expertise in the fields of probate and succession law, property law, family law, finance and taxation having advised in the past high net worth individuals on wealth and asset management of real and personal property situated around the world.

The team deals with each case in accordance with its particular needs and, it is well-placed to offer personal advice to individuals and families in relation to issues of wealth management and planning, citizenship, property management and all related matters.

The team’s first priority is to safeguard the client’s personal interests with total discretion and meet each client’s objectives in the most efficient way.

Andreas Konnaris LLC Located in a historical building in the heart of Limassol, Andreas Konnaris LLC is a law firm dedicated to providing quality services to its clients for almost half a century. Founded by Andreas Konnaris in 1971, we have evolved into a multidisciplined practice, building our reputation on the quality of the advice and efficient service we offer to our domestic and international clients.

We provide services on a comprehensive range of legal areas, including but not limited to corporate & commercial litigation, arbitration & Alternative Dispute Resolution, employment, real estate, private client, wills & probate, construction & development, banking & finance and immigration.

Our diverse team of professionals is consistently praised for its personal approach, delivering the most suitable options while maintaining a prudent balance between time/cost efficiency and results.

The proceeds of thinking ahead are in the heart of our strategies in order to address the problem before it emerges. Our mission is to commit to constant progress whilst at the same time adhere to the strict code of ethics and high professional standards to which we have been loyal to until today.

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Elena Konnari Managing Director 9 Karaiskakis street, 3032 Limassol Cyprus Tel: +357 25366550 Fax: +357 25376339 office@konnarislaw.com www.konnarislaw.com

CYPRUS – TECHNOLOGY LAW

CHRISTIANA ARISTIDOU LLC

The Hybrid LawTech Firm, empowered by Christiana Aristidou LLC, operates in the intersection of law, business, technology and science with a focus on emerging technologies and innovation.

The firm pioneers a radically different, innovative legal service model with leading industry experts to provide unique, innovative and high-quality services. Through a small, dedicated core team, with the support of a wider network of advisors and researchers, the firm serves a wide array of vertical and horizontal industries, adapting to novel and developing frameworks, completing challenging tasks and solving novel complex legal issues.

The Hybrid LawTech Firm is a client-centric firm intentionally structured to disrupt the traditional conduct of lawyering, the access, delivery, and consumption of legal services, by offering value to clients and easier access to justice. The firm reduces overheads to the maximum, introduces lean management principles, agile methodologies and approaches, leverages technology and data, implements automated processes, methods and systems and uses professional project management techniques in a legal context to help fulfill management, security and operational needs, enhance effective and fast decision-making, adding value to clients, like never before.

Christiana Aristidou Partner Tel: +357 99453019 christiana@christianaaristidou.com 52 Omonoias Ave Troodos Court 1st Floor Office No 3 3052 Limassol Tel: +357 25262699 Fax: +357 25572021 www.christianaaristidou.com

The firm is ready at all times to welcome challenging assignments and deal with the most rarefied and complex work, and represents a “global-go-to” hub for entrepreneurs, new entrants, founders, startups and new ventures, existing businesses, inventors, creatives, small and medium-sized companies, investors, legal experts and company internal legal departments, governments, regulators, and other key stakeholders who wish to establish, operate, work and develop and need assistance, advice and services falling in the intersection of law, business technology and science.

Moreover, the firm’s competence and deep understanding of technology, science and innovation enable it to take the lead and be recognized as the firm of choice for advice, services and work within the industries of emerging and advanced technologies including and not limited to DLTs, blockchain and cryptocurrencies, AI, machine learning, NLP, IoT, smart robotics, digital platforms, drones and unmanned aerial vehicles and more.

The firm attracts existing and new entrants of all sizes from the fintech sector and has advised and issued legal opinions to incumbent banks in their journey to digital transformation, technology companies leveraging innovative platform-based business models, offering services for all legal, technology, regulatory and compliance matters. The firm takes pride in its extensive legal opinion drafting practice, and the negotiating, drafting and closing of innovative commercial-technology agreements.

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ENGLAND – BANKING & FINANCE LAW

1 CROWN OFFICE ROW

Edite Ligere’s practice focuses on global financial regulation, banking, insurance, human rights, consumer protection, charity law, data protection, machine learning, artificial intelligence and cyber security.

Edite Ligere Barrister edite.ligere@1cor.com

Appointments - Member of the Bar Council’s and Law Society’s Cybersecurity Advisory Group.

- General Council of the Bar of England and Wales (Elected member).

- Bar Council Law Reform Committee.

- Politeia Think Tank, Director.

- Galileo Global Group, New York, NY, U.S.A., Senior Advisor.

- Philanthropy Board of the Institute of Cancer Research.

- Chairman of the Windsor Benefit Trust (for the advancement of music and the arts).

- Member of various international and U.K. pro bono legal initiatives.

- Rights of audience in the courts of England and Wales.

Awards - Winner of Banking and Finance Lawyer in the U.K. 2021 award by The Lawyer Network.

- Named Banking & Finance Lawyer of the Year in the U.K. (2021) by Global Law Experts Award.

- Winner of 2020 International Advisory Experts Award for Banking and Finance Law in the U.K. - Named Banking & Finance Lawyer of the Year in the U.K. (2020) by Leaders in Law Award.

- Winner of 2019 International Advisory Experts Award for Banking and Finance Law in the U.K. - Hubert Greenland Scholar, awarded by The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn (2000).

Memberships - The International Bar Association (2008 – Present).

- Insurance Institute of London (2008-Present).

- The Bar Association For Commerce, Finance and Industry (2008-Present).

- The Bar Council’s Law Reform Committee (2006-Present).

- The European Law Committee of The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn (2005-Present).

- The Constitutional and Administrative Law Bar Association of England and Wales (2002-Present).

- The Bar European Group (2002-Present).

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1 Crown Office Row Temple, London EC4Y 7HH Tel: +44 (0) 20 7797 7500 www.1cor.com

ENGLAND – BLOCKCHAIN LAW

ONTIER LLP

Derek Stinson is an experienced commercial, corporate, governance and regulatory lawyer who joined ONTIER in 2013 having previously spent six years at Dentons. Derek has acted as general counsel to numerous ONTIER clients. Derek is also off shore qualified in the British Virgin Islands and provides general counsel advice on offshore matters.

Derek has expertise in the areas of software, blockchain, data protection, financial services, insurance, payment services, real-estate, employment, corporate finance (debt and equity), commercial, securitisation, insolvency and dispute resolution. Derek undertakes a broad range of legal work for his clients in EMEA, North America, South America and the Caribbean. Derek is able to advise in any sector and has considerable experience advising on emerging sectors such as payment services and blockchain.

Derek’s work also involves rolling-out and administering GDPR programs, both from a general privacy and employment perspective. Derek also works in the fintech and insurance sectors and is an expert on financial services regulatory matters. Derek is a member of the Governance Institute and a Chartered Secretary and regularly implements corporate governance structures for UK and international directors.

Derek Stinson Managing Partner derek.stinson@ontier.co.uk Halton House 20-23 Holborn London, EC1N 2JD DX248 London/Chancery Lane

Tel: +44 (0)20 7183 1701 www.ontier.digital

Representative Experience Financial Services & Fintech • Advising a major Bitcoin/cryptocurrency operation on applicable financial services regulation.

• Advising Telefonica Insurance on FSMA regulation in connection with their 1.5m mobile insurance customers.

• Advising Oxford Insurance Brokers Limited on FS regulation and acting as the chartered secretary.

• Advising an Artificial Intelligence based hedge fund on their FSA authorisation.

Payment Services • Advising a major payment services company on EU financial services regulations.

• Advising banks and other clients on their obligations under the Payment Services Directive.

Commercial and Debt Finance • Advising San Miguel on supply contracts and agency agreements with Fullers.

• Advising Vestas, a listed Danish wind turbine company on multimillion-pound installations in Jordan, Korea and Europe.

• Advising Mexican property magnate on corporate debt matters including company securitisation.

Corporate • Advising a hedge fund manager on the offshore investment into a Brazilian eco resort.

• Advising a major Bitcoin Cash mining company on establishing a UK presence including the lease of their Soho office space, employment program and FCA authorisation.

• Advising a South American commodities trader on joint venture arrangements.

• Advising on the internation • al reorganisation of Bertelsmann, the German media conglomerate.

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ENGLAND – CIVIL LITIGATION

HIGHGATE HILL SOLICITORS

Katherine Alexander-Theodotou was born in Cyprus where she completed her secondary education. Her father was also a barrister of distinction. She studied in Athens, Belgium (Ghent) and London and she has distinguished herself as a researcher having obtained two PhDs with Distinction.

She has written a special report on the Multiple Fibre Agreement and its relationship with GATT and the European External Trade with special reference to small clothing industry in London.

She is a solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales and a registered member of the Nicosia Bar. Katherine is the principal of Highgate Hill solicitors, and of Alexander Theodotou practice in Nicosia. In addition, she is an associate of A. Lionis and Associates at Palaio Faliron, Athens. She has enormous experience in Litigation, Commercial Litigation and all other areas. She has distinguished herself in prominent cases of bi-lateral jurisdiction and she is a high expert on Property in Cyprus. She has won several cases relating to Purchase Agreements of properties in Cyprus and she is presently involved with two major actions of the above area of law.

Katherine has been very active as a Human Rights activist in Iraq during the war.

She has stayed there for over three months working voluntarily to protect the rights of arrested persons and others. She is the Chair of Anglo-Hellenic and Cypriot Law Association and she has organised many seminars with the legal professions of the three countries. She has founded the European Institute in Cyprus which is funded by the European Union and the Cypriot government. Katherine is presently involved with developing English Law seminars for practising lawyers in Cyprus and especially seminars which affect the conduct of lawyers.

Politics 1) She was the first Cypriot to stand in Parliament in the UK with the Liberal Party.

2) In Cyprus, she fought the first European election, standing as an independent candidate and she invited as co-candidate a Turkish Cypriot lady called Miriam Hassan.

It was a democratic and progressive movement in an island divided by the Turkish Invasion. She is presently the leader of a movement called “Unity - Democracy – Justice” which has gained considerable support for the unity of Cyprus.

3) She supports the membership of Cyprus within the Commonwealth. She believes the Commonwealth could act as arbitrators in the unity of Cyprus.

Regulatory Katherine has established an organisation called “Justice for Lawyers”. Many Solicitors have become the victims of untrue allegations and the Regulatory body without any transparency fine or prosecute very promising and brilliant Solicitors.

She herself is the victim of such non-transparency investigation and she speaks from experience. She advocates that the Regulators should be elected from among the membership and be transparent.

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Katherine AlexanderTheodotou Solicitor Highgate Hill Solicitors 98 Dresden Road London N19 3BQ highgatehillsolicitors. eu.cy@cytauk.net www.highgate-hillsolicitors.co.uk

ENGLAND – COMMERCIAL PROPERTY LAW

ENGLEHARTS SOLICITORS

David Englehart qualified as a Solicitor in 1966. Over the ensuing years David has developed considerable expertise in the area of Commercial Property Law and Practice and consequently David provides a trusted and first class service to many valued and longstanding Clients. The importance of property generally to the economy of the UK has always engaged him, especially the way that property is used as collateral security for business transactions, enabling many small businesses to start up in a way which they would not otherwise have been able to afford to do.

David understands that commercial property is a central part of the firm’s clients’ business, investment and personal lives. He recognises that clients operate in a highly competitive business environment which is a minefield of ever changing regulation and legislation. David’s ethos is that he believes that commercial property growth in the UK is critical, not only for clients’ businesses to grow, but also for the overall growth of the economy and to the UK as a whole.

David Englehart Partner Tel: +44 (0)1273 204411 extn. 230 david@engleharts.co.uk Vallance Hall Hove Street Hove East Sussex BN3 2DE Tel: +44 (0) 1273 204411 Fax: +44 (0) 1273 204207 www.engleharts.co.uk

David acts for a number of property investment clients and is aware of the importance to these clients of their tenants. He has considerable expertise in Landlord and Tenant Law and Practice. He also acts for numerous tenants of commercial property.

The Coronavirus has introduced further challenges to an economy already facing new horizons under Brexit. David has developed his firm to onboard the skills of a considerable number of experienced solicitors and staff. Engleharts has continued to flourish through these difficult times and provide a high quality service to all its clients in all departments.

David recognises that it is important for his clients to be able to depend and rely on their legal partners, hence his firm’s slogan; ‘Legal partners for Life’.

David values the diversity of the UK, and in particular the close-knit family values prevalent in those business formed by people coming to the UK and establishing themselves through hard work.

David devotes his spare time to being with his wife, Angela, who also manages the firm. At weekends he enjoys reading and spending time with his beloved dog, Stanley.

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ENGLAND – CORPORATE LITIGATION

SPRING LAW LIMITED

Tim Studied at Cambridge University and was awarded a distinction in Law. He is Senior Partner at Spring Law which he founded in 2002. Prior to Spring Law, Tim practiced as a litigation lawyer at International 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 General Counsel for a London Stock Market listed company, Sportsworld Media Group plc, 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 focused on: • High value Business disputes, invariably involving complex contractual issues • Shareholders and Boardroom conflict • Investment Disputes • ICT Claims and procurement disputes • Intellectual property disputes • Negligence, and • Tortious and equitable claims and remedies Tim qualified as a solicitor Advocate in 2010 and uses his rights of audience widely throughout the English court system and at arbitrations. .

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Tim Perry Senior Partner Tel: +44 20 7395 4873 tim.perry@springlaw.co.uk Spring Law Limited 2nd Floor 10 Bloomsbury Way London WC1A 2SL United Kingdom Tel: +44 20 7395 4870 Fax: +44 20 7395 4871 www.springlaw.co.uk

ENGLAND – CROWD MANAGEMENT & SAFETY EXPERT WITNESS

CROWD RISK ANALYSIS LTD.

Keith is an expert witness on crowd safety and crowd risk analysis around the world, including Australia, Europe, UK and USA. Keith has also consulted on the world’s largest, and most challenging crowd safety projects. He developed and delivers crowd safety and crowd risk analysis courses from Level 3 through to Level 7 (MSc) around the world.

Event organisers, police, first responders, emergency planners, city authorities, building control officers, licensing officers, architects, event managers, security companies, venue operators and consulting engineers are typical delegates at his workshops and crowd safety courses.

In 2019, he moved the entire course series online (GKSED.com) for international audiences. In 2020, over 1,000 learners signed onto the eLearning programmes.

One of Keith’s course’s is mandatory training for all UK Police Public Event Commanders (PEC’s).

“Prof. Dr. Still’s qualifications are unimpeachable. Once they learned of his involvement as an expert witness in the case my opposing counsel decided they would not take his deposition as it would be nearly impossible to refute his opinions.

They also realized that the experts that they had hired had obtained most of their expertise from studying Prof. Dr. Still’s publications and research in the field of crowd safety.”

Raymond R. Dieppa. FLORIDA LEGAL, LLC.

Prof. Dr. G. Keith Still FIMA FICPEM SFIIRSM FIPM FHEA MAE Director gkstill@me.com Orchid House 26 Morewood Drive Burton-in-Kendal Cumbria LA6 1NE UK Tel: +44 (0) 787 1331 888 www.CrowdRisks.com

“Dr. Still was able to analyse the planning and layout of the concert and determine that the concert promoter had deviated from the life safety plan without notifying the proper authorities. Shortly after receiving Dr. Still’s report the defendants elected to settle the case.”

Raymond R. Dieppa. FLORIDA LEGAL, LLC. “We have a great respect for the decades you have spent researching and expanding the bounds of crowd science. So many of the enhanced crowd risk analysis techniques used today are from your pioneering work.”

NCS4 University of Southern Mississippi “Professor Still is the world’s leading expert in crowd science. His first book “Introduction to Crowd Science” on the subject is the foundation for an entire industry. His current book “Applied Crowd Science” develops his work even further and by using the contents and frameworks contained within this latest fantastic piece of work organisers around the world will make their mass gatherings safer. For all crowd science and crowd safety practitioners make sure this book is top of your reading list as we move into a post covid world.”

D. Smyth, Founder and CEO of the Sword Group.

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ENGLAND – ENTERTAINMENT LAW

RUSSELLS SOLICITORS

Simon joined Russells in 1995 qualifying in 1997, shortly thereafter became a partner and in April 2015 agreed to become managing partner.

Simon Esplen Managing Partner simon.esplen@russells.co.uk

Simon’s career in the entertainment industry started in 1986 when Yalding House he began working as a concert promoter and artist manager.

152-156 Great Portland Street Recognising that his interest lay more in the business and contractual London W1W 5QA side of the industry, he returned to college to study law, emerging in Tel: +44 (0) 20 7439 8692 1994 to work at a leading independent record company.

Fax: +44 (0) 20 7494 3582 He is now privileged to have a varied and successful client base including artists (both established and new), managers, songwriters, dancers, magicians, sports goods manufacturers, producers/mixers, record and publishing companies, party organisers, magicians, models, radio presenters/DJ’s, illustrators, concert promoters and concert production companies.

Simon sits on the Teenage Cancer Trust Music Board.

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www.russells.co.uk

ENGLAND – FRANCHISE LAW

OWEN WHITE SOLICITORS

Jane heads the Franchise Team and has in excess of 30 years’ experience of advising franchisors in the development of their franchise networks, including drafting Franchise Agreements and Master Licence Agreements, acting in the sale and purchase of franchise businesses and intellectual property matters.

Jane deals with a wide range of Corporate & Business matters including buying and selling businesses, drafting commercial contracts including distribution and agency and advising shareholders of private companies.

Jane has served as a non-executive Director of the British Franchise Association (bfa) and the firm has been a member of the bfa since its foundation in 1977.

Jane regularly speaks on franchising at seminars and conferences and writes articles on various aspects of franchising.

In 2018, she became managing director of the firm and is also a non-executive director of the Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce Group and Chair of Governors at a local pre-preparatory school.

Jane Masih Managing Director jane.masih@owenwhite.com Senate House 62 – 70 Bath Road Slough Berkshire SL1 3SR Tel: +44 (0)1753 876 800 Fax: +44 (0)1753 876 876 owenwhite.com

Recent Client Work • Drafting master franchise agreement and advising on international expansion • Retained legal advisor to the board of leading gym and fitness franchisor • Acting on the sale of a franchise network for shareholders in an established franchisor company.

• Acting for prospective franchisees acquiring a ‘bundle’ of franchise units from a franchisor and in relation to the grant of regional development agreements.

• Acting on the sale and acquisition of franchise businesses in a wide range of sectors, including: residential lettings, fire and flood restoration and commercial cleaning.

• Drafting franchise agreements for a variety of business systems including domiciliary care, children’s sports and entertainment activities, accountancy services, fast food outlets and fitness clubs.

• Developing a successful resales process for franchisors to ensure that as their network matures franchisees are able to buy and sell established franchise businesses, while the franchisor retains appropriate controls.

• Advising master franchisees on the acquisition of master licence rights in the UK. • Advising a master franchisor on the renewal of master franchise rights in the UK and negotiating renewal terms with licensor.

• Advising shareholders in the sale of a family owned business.

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ENGLAND – LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT LAW

CONSTANTINE LAW LIMITED

Constantine Law was founded by John Hayes, one of London’s leading employment lawyers. John advises UK corporates in the financial services, employment agencies, retail and construction sectors.

He is also one of London’s leading solicitors in restrictive covenant disputes and an experienced High Court practitioner. He has obtained numerous injunctions for a range of leading corporate clients, in the High Court, in recent years. John has a very solutions orientated and commercial approach.

John qualified as a solicitor in 2001 and as a barrister in 1993. He is an experienced advocate and has years of experience in litigating in the Employment Tribunal, and the Employment Appeal Tribunal in unfair dismissal, whistleblowing and equal opportunities cases.

John is a member of the American Bar Association and works regularly with American clients.

John’s client base is entrepreneurial and this prompted him to set up Constantine Law. He is recognised in the Legal 500 and has previously headed the London employment team of a large national law firm.

John has particular expertise in business protection and works closely with some of the leading barristers in the field to protect his client’s commercial interests. He has great experience in the arena of a-typical working, including consultancy agreements, IR35, CIS and the tax implications of each. He works closely with leading accountants to provide joined-up solutions for his clients.

John is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association and the leading Irish entrepreneurial organisation, the Irish International Business Network (IIBN). He is also an active member of the Institute of Directors (IOD). John is a contributor to the Huffington Post and appears regularly on news media including the LBC and Television. He is also a regular contributor to leading trade magazines on employment matters.

John is married to Ceri, with three children, Joseph, Theo and Aoife. He is a member of the Hampstead Triathlon Club and raises money through Olympic distance triathlons. His other main passions are public affairs (standing in the 1997 General Election) and London’s cultural scene.

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John Hayes Managing Partner Tel: +44 (0)7769 137176 john.hayes@constantinelaw.co.uk The Clubhouse 8 St. James’s Square London SW1Y 4JU Tel: +44 (0)203 696 8230 www.constantinelaw.co.uk

ENGLAND – MEDIATION

INDEPENDENT MEDIATORS LTD

Michel Kallipetis QC is among the UK’s most sought-after mediators. He is regarded as an authority in mediation and commercial and civil litigation. With an apparently effortless blend of charm and authority, his style is versatile and effective.

For the last eighteen months Michel has regularly mediated virtually a wide variety of national and international civil and commercial disputes. Many of the mediations have been multi-party disputes between international companies and the laws of other jurisdictions.

He initiated and was the first Chairman of the Bar Council ADR Committee holding the position for nine years until retiring from the position in summer of 2008. He was a member of the working party which drafted the EU Code of Practice for Mediators, and gave expert opinion to JURI, the legal service committee of the European Parliament, prior to its adopting the European ADR Directive. He was counsel for the ADR Group in Halsey v Milton Keynes, and in Brown v Rice and Patel. He was the representative for the International Academy of Mediators at the UNCITRAL Working Group II and contributes to the drafting of the Singapore Convention which was launched in August 2019.

Michel Kallipetis QC FCIArb Commercial Mediator michel@kallipetis.com Independent Mediators Ltd IDRC 70 Fleet Street London EC4Y 1EU Tel: +44 (0)20 7127 9223 www.independentmediators.co.uk

In May 2017 Michel was awarded ‘Lawyer of the Year’ in the Mediation category at the 4th annual Who’s Who Legal awards, and again in 2020, and is identified as a Thought Leader for 2018, 2019, and 2021.

Michel is the former head of Littleton Chambers and has 40 years’ experience as a practising barrister in the field of general commercial, professional negligence and employment work. He is recognised in The Legal Directories as an expert in his field in Mediation. He was a deputy judge for over twenty years fifteen of which were as a Deputy High Court Judge in Queen’s Bench, Chancery and the TCC. He is an Accredited Mediator with CEDR and ADR Chambers, was appointed to the Hong Kong HKIAC Accredited Mediator Panel and as one of the first CIArb Mediation Fellows in 2008. In 2009 he was made a Distinguished Fellow of the International Academy of Mediators and its current President. In 2012 Michel was invited to become a member of the Singapore International Mediation Centre’s Panel of Mediators. He is a member of The Sports Resolution Panel and is a Chartered Arbitrator. He is fluent in German and has a working knowledge of French.

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ENGLAND – MUSIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT LAW

RUSSELLS SOLICITORS

Gavin heads up the Music Department.

Gavin Maude Partner gavin.maude@russells.co.uk

Gavin came to work for Russells in 1991 and trained with them qualifying in 1993 into the Commercial Department. His remit thereafter was specifically to attract new and emerging talent to the Yalding House firm, something they had hitherto not specifically focused on. From a relative standing start Gavin now heads up this department which over 152-156 Great Portland Street London W1W 5QA the last 30 years has grown with the clients he brought to the firm, Tel: +44 (0) 20 7439 8692 some of whom have become multimillion selling stadium artists and Fax: +44 (0) 20 7494 3582 household names.

Whilst predominately an artist lawyer, Gavin also represents music industry executives as well as other industry employees in relation to all manner of employment issues as well as producers and mixers, managers and management companies, independent music publishers and record labels as well as a number of film production companies, booking, comedy and modelling agencies and digital start-up companies. More recently Gavin has been heavily involved with the firm’s corporate department in the sale of client catalogues to investment companies and publishers.

Gavin enjoys leading a team of like-minded lawyers in his department with a love of music and a passion for protecting their clients’ interests.

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www.russells.co.uk

ENGLAND – PATENT LAW

EVOKEIP

Dr Darren Murley started his career as an electronic engineer, gaining a first class degree in Physics with Digital Microelectronics.

He then undertook a Ph.D, gaining his doctorate in plasma physics for semiconductor deposition. Following that, Darren was employed as a senior research display scientist with Philips, where he helped invent and patent OLED TV.

Dr Darren Murley Proprietor Chartered British and European Patent Attorney (CPA, EPA)

As an inventor, Darren subsequently became interested in Intellectual Property, and qualified as a British Chartered patent attorney and a European Patent Attorney.

Tel: +44 7799 600 721 dtmurley@evokeip.co.uk www.evokeip.com

Darren specialises in hi tech semiconductor and computing systems, and regularly lectures in London on software patenting.

EvokeIP At EvokeIP we help to release your creative dreams. Our UK and European Qualified Patent and Design Attorneys are experts in protecting and licensing your ideas.

We offer a full patent and design service, from invention harvesting to filing, prosecution, licensing and litigation.

If You Dream It, We Will Evoke It. We offer a full patent and design service. We will walk you through the filing, prosecution, grant and enforcement procedure, before either the UK or European Patent offices, or the Design Bureau in Spain for EU wide Design rights.

We have over 15 years post qualified UK and EPA (European Patent Office) experience, both corporate and private practice, having worked for many Hi-tech, Medical and Industrial household names as clients.

We particularly specialise in hi-tech and/or Fintech spin outs and start ups, having experience in Philips and NXP Spin outs from an in-house corporate perspective, including several successful M&A deals where we were the lead IP negotiator.

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ENGLAND – PENSIONS LAW

SACKERS

Michaela Berry Michaela has many years’ experience of a wide range of pensions issues. This has included scheme set-up and wind-up, mergers and Partner advice to clients on the pension aspects of corporate acquisitions Tel: +44 (0) 20 7615 9546 and disposals. She provides guidance to trustees and employers on michaela.berry@sackers.com compliance with legislation.

Michaela heads the firm’s Public Sector team where she advises both local authorities and private employers in relation to public sector outsourcing, including establishing passport schemes and providing advice on admission to the LGPS. Michaela also has experience in advising in relation to the new Fair Deal.

Michaela is a member of our international pensions team and has experience advising a multinational employer considering setting up a new trust based international pension scheme. Michaela represents the firm at Ius Laboris events and conferences.

Michaela’s recent work has involved advising clients facing significant change in their pension fund arrangements. This advice includes merging schemes, introducing CARE arrangements, raising member contributions and altering future service accrual and analysing the employer’s contribution covenant.

Michaela’s work highlights include advising: • schemes in relation to PPF entry • the trustees of the EMI Pension fund in its £1.4bn buy-out in July 2013 • the Trustee of Thorn Pension Fund on its £1.1bn buy-out in December 2008.

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20 Gresham Street London EC2V 7JE Tel: +44 (0)20 7329 6699 www.sackers.com

ENGLAND – PODIATRY EXPERT WITNESS

GAIT AND POSTURE CENTRE LLP

Simon Costain is the owner and senior partner in the Gait and Posture Centre LLP and has more than 45 years of practice experience in Podiatry. He held a Consultant Podiatry post in the NHS and has worked in Harley Street since 1985.

Simon is one of the founders of Podiatric Surgery and Podiatric Sports medicine in the UK, but for many years has specialised in non-surgical gait evaluation techniques and, where possible, offers alternatives to surgery for foot problems. He divides his time between his private practice and expert witness work.

His expert witness work involves mainly personal injury evaluation both for plaintiffs and defendants, with a ratio of 75% Claimants, and 25% defendants and has on several occasions offered expert witness evidence in court. He has been involved in criminal cases calling on his expertise in gait analysis of CCTV footage and footprint analysis but concentrates more now on personal Injury and medical negligence cases. These deal with injuries to the feet, ankles, and lower legs, considering the long-term effect those injuries have upon mobility, gait and posture. These cases can arise for example from an injury sustained in the workplace, a road traffic or cycling accident, negligence in surgery, or other causes.

Simon Costain Managing Partner clinic@gaitandposture.com Gait and Posture Centre Harmont House 20 Harley Street London W1G 9PH Tel: +44 207 636 4465 www.gaitandposture.com

Where a patient has an injury that impacts their ability to walk, to be mobile or suffers continued pain Simon can offer his opinion for the Court.

The cases often require the use of bespoke made specialised insoles called “orthoses” which often help to optimise foot leg and back function and can include referral to a bespoke shoemaker if necessary.

Simon has completed his official expert witness training and holds a (CUBS) Bond Solon certificate. He was first registered with the Legal Services Commission as a Podiatric expert in 1985. He holds full Expert Witness institute insurance indemnity cover.

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ENGLAND – REAL ESTATE LAW

CMS CAMERON MCKENNA NABARRO OLSWANG LLP

Candice Blackwood is Co-Chair of the Life Sciences & Healthcare Sector and she is also a Partner in the CMS Real Estate team. She specialises in large scale investment and development transactions acting for the private and public sectors. She has acted regularly on repeat investment from US REITS, international Private Equity investors and UK pension funds, on complex UK cross border real estate acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures, institutional investments, urban regeneration, mixed use developments, and large asset management projects.

Candice has particular expertise in Life Science and Healthcare Real Estate, including Hospitals (NHS and Private), Care Homes, Senior Living, Supported Housing and primary care GP polyclinics.

Experience • Environmental, Social and Governance investments in health, housing and alternative assets in the UK and Europe for NYC based global investment firm.

• The sale and redevelopment for an international Facilities Management Company of a central London four-acre site to provide 297 residential units, office accommodation and a café, landscaped gardens and new public square.

• 154 PRS and 82 Affordable Homes redevelopment in the London Docklands for a large residential property business and housing association, procured through the GLA’s London Development Panel. The redevelopment includes new shops, landscaping and improved access to the adjoining transport hub and public park, with much needed new housing for London and local people.

• The acquisition by Canterbury City Council of the Whitefriars Shopping Centre, Canterbury in two tranches funded by the Public Works Loan Board and the appointment of New River as asset manager.

• The proposed major redevelopment of Moorfields Eye Hospital.

• A market leading social housing and healthcare REIT on their acquisition and active management of a £ multi million portfolio of more than 600 properties.

• UK based institutional investors such as Aviva, Hermes, Railways Pension Fund and M&G on their UK property portfolio acquisitions and investments, including health and housing, for many years.

Memberships & Roles • British Property Federation Healthcare Committee.

• British Property Federation Retirement Living Working Group.

• Chair of the Women in Property National Steering Advisory Board.

• Investment Property Forum (participated for 9 years in the IPF Education & Strategy Committee).

• ARCO.

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Candice Blackwood Partner candice.blackwood@cms-cmno.com Cannon Place 78 Cannon Street London EC4N 6AF Tel: +44 20 7524 6726 Fax: +44 20 7367 2000 cms.law

ENGLAND – TAX LAW

MICHAEL SHERRY LIMITED

Michael practices in all areas of tax law and practice.

His expertise includes: Tax Planning – Mergers and acquisitions raise many tax issues, and Michael is regularly involved. One area of particular interest is the loan relationship code, which presents both opportunities and pitfalls. Here all the issues of personal taxation, employee taxation, treatment of trading profits and losses for corporation tax overlap and interact with capital taxation.

Remuneration Planning –EBT’s; Dividend remuneration post F.A. 2003; FURBS (including in particular N.I. and FURBS); use of old EBT’s; emigration double tax treaties and EBT’s; ratchet shares; shares mirroring options but avoiding option and conditional share treatment.

VAT & Duties – VAT often interacts with other areas of tax. However recent and ongoing matters concerned principally with VAT include treatment of distance learning materials, buildings for private schools, (both planning and litigation), ensuring rulings are honoured (see ex p. Kay – Customs & Excise judicially reviewed; proof of export (the rules were amended in 2003). Duties cases include carousel fraud and the quantification of excise duty involved.

Michael Sherry Director michael.sherry@templetax.com 3 Temple Gardens (1st Floor) Temple London EC4Y 9AU Tel: +44 (0)20 7353 7884 Fax: +44 (0)20 7583 2044 www.michaelsherry.co.uk

Accounting and Tax – From loan relationships through provisions to prior year adjustments, tax and accounting principles interplay.

Private Client – The wealthy private client or businessman has both short and long horizons. Michael has wide experience of this work including e.g. offshore trusts (visiting Jersey regularly.)

Property – From VAT planning to excess rents this work is often challenging, involving several difficult tax problems in a single transaction, from VAT partial exemption through Schedule A treatment of reverse premiums to Stamp Duty, and Stamp Duty Reserve Tax. Back Duty – The Revenue’s Special Compliance Office and Customs Officers sometimes takes bad technical points. Michael has helped to resolve cases by advising and by attending meetings with the Revenue and Customs.

Tax Administration – As a co-author of Whiteman on Income Tax (and sole editor of its annual supplements) Michael has written extensively on this subject. He advises regularly on the duties of taxpayers.

Money Laundering – Michael has closely monitored the genesis of the current obligations of tax advisers through his involvement in CFE (the European Tax Advisers’ federation), the Chartered Accountants’ Business Law Committee (of which Michael is Chairman) the Revenue Bar Association, and the Tax Faculty. He is uniquely placed to advise those professionals who are unsure how to resolve their duty to their client and their duty to make disclosure.

Professional Negligence – For the tax practitioner, professional negligence is the ever present “ghost at the feast.”

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FINLAND – CONTRACT LAW

RAILAS ATTORNEYS LTD.

Dr. Lauri Railas joined the private legal practice in 2003 with a background in – mostly marine – insurance, business organizations as well as in arbitral and EU institutions. After working over a decade in a big law firm, Lauri established his own practice in 2014.

Lauri has had an academic career aside with his legal practice being an Adjunct Professor of Civil Law at the University of Helsinki teaching mostly international trade, transport and insurance law.

Lauri´s doctoral dissertation of 2004 covered the digitization in international trade law and is available on the internet (http://urn. fi/URN:ISBN:978-951-51-3693-0). Due to his activities in shaping business-made tools for international trade, most notably within the International Chamber of Commerce and the United Nations, Lauri has become a regular speaker in international conferences and is a contributor of a variety of publications in the field. His most popular lectures and writings deal with the Incoterms ® 2020 trade terms and, as of now, balancing contracts in these turbulent times of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Lauri’s practice consists of both consultative assignments and dispute resolution. The legal fields represented are contract law in general, sale of goods and services, also at the distance, agency and distribution, insurance, transport, competition, public procurement and digitization. Lauri acts from time to time as an arbitrator and is the statutory Average Adjuster in Finland responsible for general average adjustment and dispute settlement in the field of marine insurance.

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(Dr.) Lauri Railas Owner Tel: +358 50 560 6604 lauri@railas.fi Salomonkatu 5 C 00100 Helsinki Finland Tel: +358 (0)207 348 654 Fax: +358 (0)207 348 654 www.railas.fi

FRANCE – AVIATION LAW

KENNEDYS

Aurélia Cadain is a partner at Kennedys and co-founder of the Paris office. She has extensive expertise in complex litigation matters of transport law (aviation, marine, rail and road), industrial risk, insurance, construction and product liability, including health products.

Aurélia is very active and well-regarded in transportation disputes, where she very frequently acts for global insurers and their insureds and assists wellknown airline companies, both in their day-to-day operations and in important commercial disputes.

Aurélia has a daily practice in aeronautics and aviation complex litigations. She advises actors of aeronautics, insurance and transport in their negotiations, pre litigation and disputes related to passengers/cargo claims and catastrophic accidents. She has developed particular experience in complex expertappraisal proceedings including in aviation and marine matters as well as in criminal proceedings in matters of catastrophic accidents leading to fatalities/ bodily injuries.

Aurélia Cadain Partner aurelia.cadain@ kennedyslaw.com 31 Rue De Lisbonne 75008 Paris Tel: +33 1 84 79 37 80 Fax: +33 1 45 63 61 72 www.kennedyslaw.com

She is also the current French correspondent for Getting the Deal Through for Aviation Liability and co-contributor to the French chapter for GTDT: Insurance and to the Aviation Law Review.

She is regularly recommended for her practice (including by Legal500 and Who’s Who Legal) and Recommended lawyer in The Best Lawyers in France 2022 for ‘Insurance (Paris)’.

Aurélia Cadain is the Paris Partner who is the most active and the most specialized in transportation disputes, a field in which she has considerable expertise, and she leads the Paris office’s air carriers’ liability practice.

Aurélia is recognized as a leading figure by the key legal directories that specifically rank individual lawyers. By way of example, Aurélia is listed as a leading lawyer by “Who’s Who Legal” for aviation (contentious) and product liability defence.

She speaks French, English and Spanish.

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FRANCE – BUSINESS LAW

BOIVIN ET ASSOCIÉS

Jean-Pierre Boivin founded his law firm in 1988 in order to offer legal counselling and litigation services in the then rather unexplored legal fields of Public Business Law and Environmental Law.

Jean-Pierre Boivin Founder, Managing Partner Tel: +33 (0)1 44 18 78 51

His main area of practice is Industrial Environmental Law. For a number of decades, he has been advising a wide range of major industrial and financial companies, French and International, in the sectors of oil, chemicals, nuclear and green energy, logistics and construction, whether these companies operate in the traditional industrial sectors, or in the new emerging activities related to the circular economy. He also provides counseling for national public corporations, notably in the nuclear sector. In addition to Environmental Law, Boivin et Associés is well renowned for its expertise in Public Business Law and often advises private and public sector clients with regards to public procurement and public domain contracts, regulatory law, or urban planning.

jpboivin@boivin-associes.com

Jean-Pierre Boivin has founded, in 1988, the Institut de Droit Public des Affaires du Barreau de Paris (Public Business Law Institute of the Paris Bar).

He also sits as Vice-President of the Conseil Supérieur de la Prevention des Risques Technologiques (Higher Council for Prevention of Technological Risks, CSPRT), which gathers experts appointed by the French Ministry of Ecology.

Education: Jean-Pierre Boivin is postgraduate in Public Law and Political Sciences, graduate in Arts and holds a PhD in Law. Publications: Jean-Pierre Boivin is the author of several reference books covering the main areas of Environmental Law: “Les installations classées – Traité pratique de droit de l’environnement industriel” (Le Moniteur, 2nd edition), the methodological and practical guide entitled “La réglementation des installations classées” (Le Moniteur) written with Manuel Pennaforte et Yvan Vérot. He will coauthor with Arnaud Souchon the 3rd edition of a handbook dedicated to brownfields and polluted sites.

He is the editor of the Industrial and Environmental Law Journal entitled Bulletin de l’Environnement Industriel (BDEI) which he founded in 1995. He is still publishing articles and interviews in this journal and in other reference law reviews.

Selected professional affiliations & business activities: Former University Professor in Public and Environmental Law at the University of Paris XI Faculté Jean Monnet, Jean-Pierre Boivin is still currently holding courses and conferences on a regular basis.

Languages: Jean-Pierre Boivin speaks French and English.

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194 rue de Rivoli 75001 Paris Tel: +33 (0)1 44 18 60 30 Fax: +33 (0)1 44 18 60 31 www.boivin-associes.com

FRANCE – CIVIL LITIGATION

LDG AVOCATS

Florent Loyseau de Grandmaison graduated from Sciences Po Paris (2001), holds a DEA in Private Law (2001) and a DESS in Public Litigation (2003). He practised with FRESHFIELDS BRUCKHAUS DERINGER, THIEFFRY & Associés and CHATEL, before founding LDG Avocats in autumn 2010.

He has particularly deepened his skills in: • Factoring • Civil and Commercial Litigation • Liability and Insurance Law

Florent Loyseau de Grandmaison Partner 43, rue Laffitte 75009 Paris Tel: +33153348228 Fax: +33183627906 contact@ldgavocats.fr ldg-avocats.fr

• Company Law • Labour Law Elected to the Competition of the Conference du Barreau de Paris, an eloquence tournament, in 2007, he acquired the practice of Criminal law and Criminal procedure.

After having been Vice-President of the French National Federation of Young Lawyers’ Unions (“Fédération Nationale des Unions de Jeunes Avocats” or “FNUJA”), he was elected member of the French National Council of Bars (“Conseil National des Barreaux”) for the 2015-2017 term of office, in particular as Vice-President of the Commission on Freedoms and Human Rights.

Florent Loyseau de Grandmaison was elected member of the Paris Bar Council for the 2018-2020 term.

He also teaches civil procedure at the Paris Bar School (“Ecole de Formation du Barreau” or “EFB”), and is a member of the Droit & Procédure Association (Law and Procedure Association) and the Société de Législation Comparée (Comparative Law Society).

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FRANCE – ENERGY & NATURAL RESOURCES LAW

RAVETTO ASSOCIÉS AARPI

Dedicated to the energy sector, Ravetto Associés has a strong experience in the gas, heat and electricity fields, with a specific focus on renewable energies (hydro, wind, solar, biomass), heat and cogeneration.

Anne-Laure Proisy is an attorney who has been with Ravetto Associés since 2009 – Partner since 2016, working on cases involving the implementation of national and European Community provisions relating to the liberalization of the electricity and gas markets.

She counsels producers, providers, and industrial clients on their energy purchase and sales contracts, as well as in matters of network access, acquisitions, and equity purchases. Although her practice is mainly focused on counsel, she also performs litigation (litigation before the administrative and commercial courts, and dispute regulation at the Standing Committee for Disputes and Sanctions of the French Energy Regulation Commission – CORDIS/CRE).

Anne-Laure particularly focuses on the contractual and regulatory aspects of the renewable energy (photovoltaic, wind, and hydroelectric), as well as heat and cogeneration industries.

Since 2009, Anne-Laure Proisy dealt with more than 60 acquisition or financing operations of companies developing/operating energy assets, with prior legal due diligences involved. She acquired a comprehensive knowledge of the contractual and legal architecture applicable to such industry.

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Anne-Laure Proisy Partner Tel@ +33 1 80 48 12 64 anne-laure.proisy@ravettoavocats.com 19, rue de Milan 75009 Paris Tel: +33 1 80 48 12 60 Fax: +33 1 80 48 12 69 ravetto-associes.fr

FRANCE – REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT LAW

CABINET MICHEL HUET & ASSOCIÉS

Baptiste Gibert is a Partner at the Firm Cabinet Michel Huet & Associés. He heads the Real Estate Development Department of the Firm, and has extensive experience assisting Architects, Project Developers, Consultants, Public Entities and also Individuals.

Baptiste Gibert graduated from the University of Paris II – Panthéon Assas, and has been working at the Firm since. Before, he spent a year in New Orleans (United States), where he acquired lots of skills, which he still uses today in his work. He is fluent in English.

Baptiste Gibert Partner baptiste.gibert@ michel-huet.com 7, Rue Michel Ange 75016 Paris Tel: +33146477474 michel-huet.com

The Firm advises in Construction, Real Estate, Urban Planning and Architectural Law. We also counsel in French Copyright Law and Public Procurement.

The Firm is already acknowledged for his expertise, by Le Monde du Droit & LeadersLeague.

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GERMANY – AUDITING ADVISORY

RGT CONSULTANTS

Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater Wirtschaftsprüfer Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB

Soeren Weissert Sören Weißert practices as a partner in the Frankfurt office of the RGT Group. Sören Weißert provides national and international Master of Law (LL.M) tax consultancy to clients from a wide variety of sectors with Partner a special focus on mergers & acquisitions (M&A), tax auditing Consultant for International and restructuring.

Sören Weißert passed the exam as a Certified Tax Advisor (“Steuerberater”) followed by a Master of Law (LL.M) degree in commercial law, joined the RGT Group in 2011 and was appointed as a partner in 2014.

He has significant experience with support of medium-sized as well as internationally operating companies. Sören Weißert has published several articles on taxation in national and international journals. He also holds a teaching position at the Audi Academy in Ingolstadt The Firm For more than fifty years RGT provides high-quality services in tax and legal advice as well as in economic auditing and economic consulting with around 120 competent employees, including 28 tax consultants, accountants and lawyers.

RGT provides comprehensive advice to clients in areas like banks and financial providers, energy sector, manufacturing public sector healthcare, foundations on all legal and tax issues especially in the area: • Tax Audits • Due Diligence (M & A) • Tax risk consulting • Financial Modelling and Valuation As part of a survey of over 1,000 executives from German companies in the SME sector, RGT once again named “Germany’s Best Auditors 2020/2021” in the “SME” category by Manager Magazine. At the same time, RGT were also selected again by FOCUS-SPEZIAL as “Top Tax Firm 2020” in the category “Consulting & Tax Returns”. RGT were also named “Best Tax Consultants 2020/21” by Handelsblatt. After the previous awards in recent years, this is a further confirmation of our own quality standards in the interest of our clients.

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Tax Law (IStR) Dipl.-Kfm.(FH) Tax Consultant s.weissert@rgtgroup.de

Niddastraße 91 60329 Frankfurt am Main Tel: +49 (0)69 7409 36-77 Fax: +49 (0)69 7409 367-99 www.rgtgroup.de

GERMANY – EUROPEAN PATENT LAW

MAIKOWSKI & NINNEMANN

Curriculum Vitae: • studies of physics in Berlin und Paris (École Normale Supérieure) • doctoral degree at the FU Berlin (1993), research in the field of magnetism in superconductors and femtosecond-spectroscopy, more than 15 publications in refereed international academic journals and multiple presentations on international conferences

Dr Gunnar Baumgärtel, LL.M. German Patent Attorney, European Patent and Trademark Attorney baumgaertel@ maikowski-ninnemann.com

• patent attorney (since 1998), partner at Maikowski & Ninnemann (since 1999) • LL.M. (European Intellectual Property Law) at the Kurt-Haertel Institute, Hagen Activities: • German, European and international patent applications (in particular automotive engineering, mechanical engineering, measurement technology, software, semiconductor techniques, telecommunications)

Kurfürstendamm 54-55 D-10707 Berlin Tel: +49 (0)30 881 8181 Fax +49 (0)30 882 58 23 www.maikowskininnemann.com

• patent litigation • patent prosecution • preparation of license and cooperation agreements Engagement: • Treasurer General of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI), 2010-2014 • member of the Executive Board of the German Association for Industrial Property and Copyright Law (GRUR), since 2014 • regular participation in working committees of the AIPPI Languages: • German • English • French

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GERMANY – INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY LAW

PRÜFER & PARTNER MBB

Andreas Oser has been working in the IP field since 1991, became German and European patent attorney in 1995 and is managing partner at Prüfer & Partner since 2002.

In addition he holds an LL.M. degree in International Intellectual Property Laws (University of Hagen). Prior to working in the IP field, he studied chemistry at the University of Freiburg i. Brsg., and then conducted his Ph.D. and postdoc studies at the Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry in Munich.

Mr Oser’s primary areas of expertise are chemistry, pharmaceuticals, life science and biotechnology, in particular: biological materials, DNA-related inventions and vaccines; therapeutic and diagnostic methods; medical products & devices and targeted drug delivery; polymers and fibre materials; semiconductors, LEDs, OLEDs and other optical materials and optoelectronic devices; and batteries and their components.

His activities include: patent prosecution (drafting, examination); a high number of opposition and appeal proceedings at the European Patent Office; patent litigation (patent infringement proceedings before German courts, nullity proceedings up to the highest instance, the Federal Supreme Court; also covering coordinated and complex EU-wide litigation activities); as well as infringement and validity opinions, freedom-to-operate (FTO) analyses, and due diligence.

Mr Oser was and is currently heavily involved in many litigation cases, among others related to medical devices and important drug products.

He is a member of: Chamber of Patent Attorneys; epi - European Patent Institute; Member of the Biotech Committee of the epi; AIPPI - International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property; FICPI - International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys; LES - Licensing Executives Society; and GDCh Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker.

Publications: A. Oser in GRUR Int 1998, 648 (=IIC 30, 1-18 (1999)): “Patenting (Partial-) Gene Sequences A. Oser, PATENTS & LICENSING 1998, 30: “EU Directive on Legal Protection of Biotech Inventions” A. Oser & S. Bavec, AIPPI Japan 2004 (Vol. 49 No. 7), 503: “Biotech Inventions in Europe” A. Oser in GRUR Int 2006, 539 (=IIC 37, 520-550 (2006)): “European Patent Litigation Agreement - Admissibility and Future of a Patent Dispute Regulation in Europe” Author or co-author of 10 scientific publications

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Dr Andreas Oser Equity Partner Patent Attorney oser@pruefer.eu Sohnckestr. 12 81479 Munich Germany Tel: + 49 89 69 39 21-0 Fax: +49 89 89 64 22 23 8 www.pruefer.eu

GERMANY – INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY LAW

PRÜFER & PARTNER MBB

Prüfer & Partner mbB is one of the most renowned German IP law firms. It protects its clients’ ideas, inventions and product developments worldwide and enforces their claims in court – whether technical inventions or other IP rights. Today, almost 60 employees - including 23 patent attorneys, lawyers and patent specialists – work for the IP boutique.

Prüfer & Partner was founded in 1972 and quickly developed into an internationally oriented law firm with a focus on IP protection. A successful generation change took place between 1998 and 2002 with the succession of patent attorneys Dorothea Hofer, Jürgen Feldmeier and Andreas Oser. Another milestone was reached in 2015: with the appointment of attorney Andreas Jacob as partner, Prüfer & Partner anchored the since 2006 at associate level developed legal expertise at partner level. This ensures the continuity of legal advice by patent attorneys and attorneys-at-law for the future.

Dr. Andreas Oser Patent Attorney Equity Partner office@pruefer.eu Sohnckestr. 12 81479 Munich Germany Tel: +49 89 69 39 21-0 Fax: +49 89 89 64 22 23 8 www.pruefer.eu

Prüfer & Partner is thus an established and highly respected medium-sized law firm with a stable global partner network. The firm advises clients on the filing of IP rights, supports them in all IP matters and defends their IP rights in court.

At Prüfer & Partner you can expect a strong and carefully selected community of attorneys-at-law, patent attorneys and technical specialists. The firm represents the interests of its clients at the highest level. Prüfer & Partner is familiar with complex and demanding cases and works with utmost dedication.

Diligence and competence play an important role in intellectual property law.

The attorneys of Prüfer & Partner work strictly according to German quality standards: thoroughly, on time and cost-efficiently.

The Asian region has been playing an increasingly important role in the global economy for many years. It has developed into an important production location for both large and medium-sized companies. At the same time, China in particular is rapidly catching up in terms of innovative business models and products. Prüfer & Partner continuously cultivates business in China and in the Asian countries - especially in Japan. Counselling clients from these countries regarding their IP affairs in Europe and supporting European clients doing business in Asia is a strength of Prüfer & Partner’s practice.

Based in Munich, the German centre of intellectual property law, Prüfer & Partner sees itself as a one-stop-shop IP boutique for its clients.

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GERMANY – INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW

LEXDELLMEIER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW FIRM

Experienced – Innovative – Client-oriented LexDellmeier Intellectual Property Law Firm in Munich offers innovative and creative in-depth IP counselling in Germany, throughout Europe and with support of a network of international associates on a worldwide basis. The attorneys at law at LexDellmeier IP Law Firm offer first-class expertise in the fields of trademark, design, and copyright law, as well as licensing and IP-related unfair competition law. Individuals, start-ups, universities, SMEs and large corporations need expert counselling in order to produce strong, successful and enforceable IP rights. LexDellmeier offers experienced, effective and proactive IP counseling, including evaluation, clearing and prosecution of trademarks and designs on a cost-effective basis. In addition, LexDellmeier is known for litigating complex cases also before the European General Court (EGC) and the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in Luxembourg.

Besides offering legal advice, we offer counseling through one or more of our experts online via Teams, Zoom, Cisco etc. or on-site at our headquarters in Munich, Germany. We also advise on how to set up an IP department, implement necessary IP processes and respective IP software. In addition, we offer to review IP portfolios, give strategic advice on how to broaden and strengthen IP rights and point out possible cost savings without losing protection.

Through collaboration and sharing of knowhow, we train our clients to be successful.

Our Vision We strive to be the best IP boutique law firm. Our national and international clients value our remarkable competence, flexibility as well as creativity and have confidence and faith in us. Our highly qualified staff supports clients and understands their needs and business. Due to the fact that our attorneys at law have either overseas degrees or work experience, we can cope with diverse requirements and cultural aspects according to the highest international standards on a worldwide basis.

About Alexandra Dellmeier Prior to starting LexDellmeier in 2009, Alexandra Dellmeier was an equity partner at another renowned German IP firm with 100 people. There, she was responsible for the prosecution and litigation of large trademark and design portfolios for a number of well-known brands. During those years, she also had the opportunity to work on incredibly interesting and prestigious patent and utility model litigation cases.

That is where she made the link between non-technical and technical protection and became a “true” IP attorney.

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Alexandra Dellmeier Founder, Attorney at Law and Certified IP Attorney (Germany) Tel: +49 (0) 89 / 55 87 987 – 0 Fax: +49 (0) 89 / 55 87 987 – 20

info@lexdellmeier.com www.lexdellmeier.com

GERMANY – INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW

MAIKOWSKI & NINNEMANN

Curriculum Vitae: • Studies in electrical engineering at the TU Braunschweig and at the Georgia Institute of Technology, USA (until 1999) • Ph.D. at the Georgia Institute of Technology, USA (2001) • Research scientist at Philips Research Hamburg in the area of medical imaging systems, with focus on magnetic resonance systems (2001-2005) • Patent attorney (since 2008), partner at Maikowski & Ninnemann (since 2010) Activities: • Patent prosecution, in particular German, European and international patent applications (in particular electrical engineering, medical technology, automotive engineering, mechanical engineering, software inventions)

Dr Christoph Schröder German Patent Attorney, European Patent and Trademark Attorney schroeder@maikowskininnemann.com Kurfürstendamm 54-55 D-10707 Berlin Tel: +49 (0)30 881 8181 Fax +49 (0)30 882 58 23 www.maikowskininnemann.com

• General filing strategy and counseling of clients for effective world-wide protection • Patent litigation, including involvement in multiple high-profile infringement complexes in telecommunications and other areas for domestic and international clients • Counselling in matters of the employee’s invention law • License and cooperation agreements Engagement: • Tutoring seminars • Member of AIPPI, GRUR, Bundesverband der Patentanwälte, VPP and LES Languages: • German • English

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GERMANY – INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION

BRÖDERMANN JAHN RA GMBH

Since the founding of Brödermann Jahn 25 years ago, the firm has an active international arbitration practice, with experience in all relevant fields of cross border and national arbitration. The firm has also been involved in a number of state related disputes. The size of the disputes ranges from mid-size to multi-billion Dollar disputes.

Prof. Dr. Eckart Brödermann Managing Partner Tel: +49 (0)40 37 09 05 20 eckart.broedermann@ german-law.com

Industries and Practice Areas The arbitration practice of Brödermann Jahn and its partners includes multiple industries including investment, oil and gas, infrastructure, construction, plant construction, satellite, corporate disputes, post M&A arbitration, contract disputes.

Arbitration Rules The firm has acted, over the years, either as counsel, or through one of its partners, as arbitrators under multiple rules including, for instance, ICC, LCIA, DIS, CIETAC, CEAC, Swiss Rules, Stockholm Rules, ad-hoc.

Experience as Arbitrator Prof. Dr. Eckart Brödermann (Professor at the University of Hamburg), Dr. Philipp von Dietze, Dr. Antje Mattfeld, Dr. York Zieren have all arbitrating experience. As arbitrators, we strive to achieve cost efficiency, time effectiveness combined with top legal quality. Although the tailor’s wisdom goes, that you may only chose two out of those three goals, we believe that the parties deserve more.

Settlement Experience We have experience in drafting thorough awards in case of need. Yet, if so desired, we contribute to sound settlements (for instance, by including in one case 22 parties in one settlement).

Arbitration Clauses In the active transactional and contractual practice of Brödermann Jahn, arbitration clauses are a must-have in multiple varieties, ranging from a short paragraph to a 28 page arbitration clause annex in a complex multi-party-multi-continent scenario. Often Brödermann Jahn recommends combining the arbitration clause with the choice of the IPBA Guidelines on Privilege and Attorney Secrecy (released in Kyoto in 2019).

Regularly, it further combines the arbitration clause with a choice of general principles and rules as compiled and developed by the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNDIROIT), set up by the League of Nations in 1926, i.e. the Unidroit Principles of International Commercial Contracts 2016, as background law for those issues which are not specifically regulated otherwise in the contract.

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ABC-Straße 15 20354 Hamburg Tel: +49 (0)40 37 09 05 0 Fax: +49 (0)40 37 09 05 55 german-law.com

GERMANY – INTERNATIONAL EMPLOYMENT & LABOUR LAW

KLIEMT.HR LAWYERS

On the evidence of the relevant ranking guides and business publications (JUVE, Legal 500, Chambers, Best Lawyers, Who’s Who Legal etc.), Michael Kliemt is one of the leading employment lawyers in Germany. He advises international and national enterprises on all facets of employment law.

He has an enormous wealth of experience in consultancy on restructurings; transformation, outsourcing and integration projects; flexibilisation, simplification and optimisation of employment conditions (above all working hours, remuneration) and the implementation of IT systems. In this work, he undertakes both the strategic conceptual design and also the negotiations with trade unions and works councils on collective agreements (above all company wage agreement, membership without commitment to collective agreement, change in pay rates), reconciliation of interests, social compensation plan, transfer agreements and works agreements, and also the implementation of these measures and conducting proceedings before conciliation bodies. At the same time he regularly accompanies complex compliance and whistleblower cases.

A further central interest of Michael Kliemt’s is advising board members, directors and supervisory boards on entering into, renewing and terminating service contracts, including all questions of liability of company officers and representative bodies (for example conducting and defending damages proceedings for officers’ and directors’ liability). He has acted as an arbitrator on a large number of important arbitration proceedings. The JUVE directory has for many years described Michael Kliemt as one of the “leading names in senior executive consultancy”.

• Attorney since 1995, Certified Employment Law Specialist since 1999 • 2002 Founding partner of KLIEMT.HR Lawyers • 1997 Partner with Clifford Chance, one of the largest international law firms.

Founded their Düsseldorf office and development and head of the employment law department • Previously partner with Wessing Berenberg-Gossler Zimmermann Lange (today: Taylor Wessing) • Honorary professor for employment law, Saarland University, since 2006 • Doctorate on the topic of formal requirements in employment law 1995 under Prof. Dr Dr. h.c. mult. Peter Hanau in Cologne • Academic research assistant at the chair of the well-known employment law specialists Prof. Dr Dr. h.c. mult. Peter Hanau in Cologne and Prof. Dr Dr h.c. Ulrich Preis in Hagen • Law studies at Cologne University

Prof. Dr Michael Kliemt Attorney / Certified Employment Law Specialist michael.kliemt@kliemt.de Speditionstraße 21 D-40221 Düsseldorf Tel.: +49 (0) 211 88288-115 Fax: +49 (0) 211 88288-200 www.kliemt.de

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GERMANY – LIFE SCIENCES LAW

EHLERS, EHLERS & PARTNER RECHTSANWALTSGESELLSCHAFT MBB

Dr. Rybak is Attorney at Law and Partner at Ehlers, Ehlers & Partner Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbB. He is one of EEP’s equity partners and (Co-)Head of the department.

He advises companies (national and international), physicians, professional associations and authorities in all relevant issues in the field of medical law / life sciences. Dr. Rybak is a competent specialist with respect to all issues regarding the (early) benefit assessment, market access strategies, eligibility for reimbursement or prescription of drugs and medical products as well as digital health applications.

He advises pharmaceutical companies and manufacturers of medical devices, but also food manufacturers, producers of cosmetics, service and homecare providers etc. on all essential aspects of commercial, medical and life science law. His area of practice comprises the fields of Market Access / Reimbursement and Regulatory Affairs, but also all aspects of Unfair Competition and Compliance, issues of health policy, as well as strategic counseling and Public Policy Advisory.

Through in-depth knowledge of the system, best networking and access to all relevant decision-makers in politics, administration, self-government and payers Dr. Rybak comprehensively advices in legal issues and beyond to allow or ensure an effective achievement of objectives.

Dr. Rybak has a lectureship at the University of Bayreuth in the subject of health and life sciences law. Dr. Rybak is also a lecturer at the School of Tax and Business Law of the University of Münster.

Dr. Rybak is the author of numerous publications and holds numerous lectures and courses.

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Dr. iur. Christian Rybak Attorney; Partner Wirtschaftsjurist (Univ. Bayreuth) Tel: +49 89 210 969 81; +49 151 40 700 466 c.rybak@eep-law.de Widenmayerstraße 29 80538 München (Munich) Tel: +49 89 210 969 0 Fax: +49 89 210 969 99 www.ehlers-ehlers-undpartner.de

GERMANY – LIFE SCIENCES LAW

GRÜNECKER PATENT ATTORNEYS AND ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW

Dr. Markus Grammel is a senior counsel in the Life Science and Chemistry department of Grünecker, a top-tier Intellectual Property law firm headquartered in Munich.

Markus advises clients on all matters of intellectual property law relating in particular to the life sciences, biotechnology and pharmaceuticals. As a dually qualified German and European Patent Attorney Markus primarily focuses his practice on all aspects of technical intellectual property rights, including patents, utility models and supplementary protection certificates. In particular, Markus’ expertise lies in patent drafting, representing applicants in patent examination proceedings and patent portfolio management. He also has extensive experience in representing clients in opposition and appeal proceedings before the European Patent Office, both on the offensive and the defensive side. Markus currently is involved in some of the largest and most complex opposition cases of recent years. Together with Grünecker’s team of attorneys-at-law, Markus also regularly advises clients on infringement matters and questions of freedom-to-operate.

Dr. Markus Grammel Senior Counsel; German and European Patent Attorney grammel@grunecker.de Leopoldstraße 4 80802 Munich Tel: +49 (0) 89 21 23 50 Fax: +49 (0) 89 22 02 87 www.grunecker.de

Markus has a diploma in biology from the Technical University of Munich, attended Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and conducted research at the Max-Planck-Institute of Biochemistry and the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research Melbourne. Markus also holds a Ph.D. in chemical biology from The Rockefeller University, New York, where he developed chemical reporters for studying pathogen-host interactions. After completing his graduate studies, he joined Grünecker and quickly rose through the ranks to become a senior counsel in 2020.

Markus regularly publishes on different aspects of patent law and is an associate member of the committee on biotechnological inventions of the Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office.

His technical and legal expertise allows him to support international cooperations, small- and medium-sized enterprises, start-ups and academic institutions in their efforts to protect their intellectual property and to secure their freedom-to-operate.

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GERMANY – WHITE COLLAR CRIMINAL LAW

FEHN LEGAL ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW TAX ACCOUNTANTS COLOGNE DUESSELDORF HAMBURG GBR

Karsten Fehn, born 1971 in Cologne/Germany, graduated from Universities of Cologne (law school) and Witten (medical school).

Prof. Dr. Dr. Karsten Fehn Partner k.fehn@fehn-legal.de

After being Commissioner of German Federal Police he joined Bayer AG as corporate counsel and was in charge of the criminal defense of Bayer AG and its employees in the Baycol litigation as well as pursuing intellectual property crimes committed against the company. In 2006 he joined a nationwide practicing white collar crime firm as a partner and founded “FEHN Legal” in 2014.

Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 65 50668 Cologne Germany Tel: +49 221 54816-598 Fax: +49 221 54816-599 www.fehn-legal.de

He is a qualified specialist lawyer for medical law and criminal law, certified defense lawyer in fiscal offense law and criminal business law. He also serves as professor for criminal law and medical law at Cologne Technical University and at University of Witten and gives speeches at many important medical conferences.

Karsten Fehn is specialized in criminal business law, fiscal offense law, medical-, labor- and environmental criminal law. He provides legal advice and expert opinions to German and international companies, governmental institutions and is an expert in corporate crime law (Association Sanctions Act) that will coming into place in Germany soon implementing compliance management systems and internal investigations. Karsten Fehn acts as defense counsel in prominent “white collar crime” trials in Germany. In addition he has published many specialist articles and books on the fields of law mentioned above.

Karsten Fehn is fluent in English and German.

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GREECE – CAPITAL MARKETS LAW

KYROS LAW OFFICES

Kyros Law Office is a pioneer in combating financial corporations malpractice in the provision of services that distorts healthy competition and creates market manipulation at the expense of consumers, citizens and businesses.

The firm’s dedicated lawyers have extensive multi-year experience, as well as academic knowledge and certified training accreditation in International Arbitration Law, Financial and Banking Law, Capital Markets, Commercial, Corporate, Tax and Administrative Law, as well as Real Estate Law, especially related to the Golden Visa Program.

As such, they are able to provide a unique scale of “all-inclusive” consulting services to institutional and private investors, both Greek and foreign, regarding Capital Markets, Financial Markets, and Real Estate.

Kyriakopoulos Ioannis Managing Partner Tel: +303633104 jkyros@kyroslawoffices.gr Str. Omirou 50 Athens Tel: +302103633104 Fax: +302103633104 www.kyroslawoffices.gr

Additionally, the firm is strategically aligned with the largest and most prestigious law firms in the U.S.A. as well as in Europe, enabling it to cater for the needs of its customers with multifaceted and integrated solutions. As such, the firm is currently handling a mass scale international arbitration case at ICSID – Washington, on behalf of thousands of aggrieved investors who lost their assets in Cyprus Bail in in 2013 (www.cyprusaction.gr).

Recently, Kyros Law Office has undertaken a success legal battle against a major scandal in the 21st century, with false accounting and defrauding of investors. This successful outcome is just one of a wide array of success stories that the firm has to offer and proves that the practice’s dedicated and experienced team are able to support any client and achieve the outcome they deserve. The significant 1 billion class action brought by Kyros Law to Greek Courts has already been adopted

by International “Shareholders Services”, a Corporate Governance International Corporation which represents more than 5000 institutional investors. It’s clientele so far exceeds 12.000, inclusive of a wide spectrum of physical and legal entities, Greek and foreign.

Overall, Kyros Law Office offers a wide array of solutions and services within the investor protection and capital markets space and looking ahead the firm will continue to adapt around industry developments to ensure that it continues to offer clients cutting-edge legal support. Its latest venture is an Asset Management Team which contributes to the best monitoring and safekeeping of its clients assets with success through stressful and volatile markets, providing also financial consultation which allied with legal advice offer a unique advantage to investors worldwide (www.kfg.com.gr).

Last but not least, Kyros Law Offices has established an activist shareholders association which already has been recognized internationally as a unique endeavor for the protection of investors in Greece (www.helinas.gr).

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GREECE – COMPETITION LAW

THESIS LAW FIRM

George Petrakos is a founding partner of Thesis Law Firm, where he heads the European and Competition-Antitrust Department.

George Petrakos with extensive experience in EU and Competition Law, Distribution Law and Internal Market Law, has regularly advised Greek, French and international companies in relation to: • Concession projects • Setting-up of distribution networks

George Petrakos Founding Partner Head - European and Competition-Antitrust Department gpetrakos@thesislaw.gr

• M&As • Concentrations He has also filed several complaints before Greek and French Competition Authorities for violation of internal market rules.

George Petrakos has contributed to the public consultation on competition rules applicable to vertical agreements, organised by the European Commission (From 28.07.2009 to 28.09.2009).

He is a member of the Athens Bar Association, Cyprus Bar Association, Legal Skills international Business Lawyers Network and a Trademark Attorney at OHMI. Prior to founding Thesis Law Firm, he has worked in the Competition Law and Commercial Law departments of leading law firms in Athens.

Following its evaluation at the Ecole de Formation du Barreau de Paris he has been at the Competition and Antitrust Department of the Paris Office of Orrick.

George Petrakos advised a global leading company in the aircraft and airports de-icing fluid in an antitrust case.

He advises a major Distribution Company in Electric Appliances, Headquartered in France, among others, in connection with the following matters: - Implementation of a selective distribution network - Implementation of Distribution and Dealerships Agreements He has acted as member of a board of an International Italian Manufacturer of Electric Appliances (Greek subsidiary).

He advised a Greek listed company in connection to the disruption of an established commercial relationship and the termination of a Distribution Agreement.

He advised a Japanese public listed company in connection with its distribution implementation network in the EMEA and settled the disruption of the partnership with the previous Master Distributor for the region.

He advised the French Subsidiary of an American public listed company in connection with its distribution agreements in Europe and the unfair competition suffered by the acts of a Distributor.

He advises a multinational game application publisher in a Copyrights and unfair competition matter in California with regards to a multinational dispute between competitors in the mobile application ecosystem.

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4 Sekeri Str., 106 74 Athens – Greece Tel: +30210 7297 404/405 Fax: +30210 7297 319 www.thesislaw.gr

GREECE – PUBLIC PROCUREMENT LAW

THESIS LAW FIRM

Kloy Tsiaga, founding partner of Thesis Law Firm, is currently the Managing Partner of the firm where she heads the Public Works and Commercial & Corporate Law Departments.

With over 20 years’ experience in Public Works, EU Public Procurement Law and Infrastructure Projects, Kloy Tsiaga has been advisor to leading global engineering and design consultancies and construction companies on several projects, including projects in the water and wastewater sector, in the rail, highways and transportation sector, in the ports sector, in the energy sector as well as in the health sector, projects related to residential and commercial development of properties, concessions and PPP/PFI projects.

She also has substantial experience in Commercial & Corporate Law and EU Competition Law and has regularly advised listed and non-listed companies on compliance requirements, M&As, finance and taxation issues.

Kloy Tsiaga Managing Partner 4 Sekeri Str., 106 74 Athens – Greece Tel: +30210 7297 404/405 Fax: +30210 7297 319 info@thesislaw.gr www.thesislaw.gr

Kloe Tsiaga is admitted as Lawyer in the Greek Supreme Court and is a member of the Athens Bar Association, International Bar Association and Legal Skills International Business Lawyers Network.

Kloy Tsiaga has also worked as special advisor to the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Technology in and as special advisor to the Public Company “Greek Powder & Catridge Company SA. Prior to founding Thesis Law Firm, she has worked in the Commercial & Corporate Law and Public Works departments of two law firms in Athens.

Kloy Tsiaga is also co-author of “The Greek Legislation on Public Works” (compilation of legislation in English).

Kloy Tsiaga advised WS ATKINS INTERNATIONAL LTD (UK), among others, in connection with the following projects: - In the bidding process for the award of a Consultant Contract for the provision of FinancialTechnical and Legal Consultancy services to Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. - Technical Consultant contract for the projects of improvement of the water supply of the capital (Evinos).

- Review of the water supply and sewerage systems’ capacities for the 2004 Athens Olympics.

- Technical Consultant for supporting the project “Integrated solid waste management system at level of East Macedonia & Thrace District”.

- Provision of Technical Consultancy Services for supporting the project “Construction of the 1st phase of the 2nd solid waste landfill site of Western Attica at the location Skalistiri of the Municipality of Filis.

- 7 Fire Stations PFI Project, Greece-Design, Finance, Build, Operation, Maintenance Project-Lender’s Technical Adviser.

- 27 Schools PPP Project, Athens Greece-Design, Construction, Finance, Operation ProjectTechnical Adviser.

- Paediatrics and Oncology Hospitals PPP Project, Thessaloniki Greece-Design, Construction, Finance, Operation Project-Technical Expert.

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GREECE – TAX LAW

PAPACOSTOPOULOS – GRIGORIADOU AND ASSOCIATES LAW FIRM (CPA LAW)

Sophia Grigoriadou is a multidisciplinary senior lawyer, who has practiced all aspects of Greek business law, including Corporate, Commercial, Contracts, Tax, Labor, Privatizations, Public Contracts, Banking & Finance and Dispute Resolution with long experience in negotiations and in the handling of complex investment projects, M&As, as well as investments in real estate.

She has been a Member of the Athens Bar since 1997 and is a qualified Supreme Court lawyer.

She joined CPA Law in 2019 after twenty-two years of experience as a partner in a well-known Greek business law firm, where she was the Head of the Tax Team between 2014 and 2018, while she continued to handle public contracts, especially in the defense sector, and dispute resolution cases.

Sophia’s extensive experience and global business fluency stems from working with international companies and dealings with the Greek State and Greek and international bodies and institutions, as well as from her long practice of being in charge of multi member legal teams handling cases for both the public and private sector.

She has been appointed as a Director and Secretary for the Board of Directors of many companies. She has also been a member of the Board of the Greek Branch of the International Fiscal Association (IFA), the Tax Advisory Committee of the American – Hellenic Chamber of Commerce, the Tax Advisory Committee of the French - Hellenic Chamber of Commerce and a member of the ICC Greece World Business Women Initiative.

Sophia has been ranked as a Top Tier lawyer by clients and peers for more than 10 years for commercial law, tax and labor law, real estate, M&As, banking and finance according to the CHAMBERS Europe and CHAMBERS Global, the LEGAL 500: The Clients’ Guide to the Best Law Firms, the International Finance Law Firms Review (IFLR) and the World Tax and World Transfer Pricing: The Guide to the world’s leading tax firms.

Sophia contributed to a number of legal editions, including: • “The Mergers & Acquisitions Review”, Law Business Research.

• “Getting the deal through - Tax Controversy”, Law Business Research.

• “Greek Law Digest - Invest in Greece, Chapter of Societe Anonyme: Tax issues”, Nomiki Vivliothiki, under the auspices of Hellenic Republic and Invest in Greece Agency.

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Sophia Grigoriadou Managing Partner Tel: +30 210 60 62 159 sgrigoriadou@cpalaw.gr 3, Str. Tombra Street 53 42 Aghia Paraskevi Tel: +30 210 6062 325 Fax: +30 210 62 62 111 www.cpalaw.gr

HUNGARY – COMMERCIAL LAW

SZABÓ KELEMEN & PARTNERS ANDERSEN ATTORNEYS

Szabó Kelemen & Partners Andersen Attorneys was founded in 1996 and since then it has become one of the premier law firms in Budapest. As of January 1st, 2020, they are a member of Andersen Global in Hungary.

The firm’s objective is to provide integrated solutions for its clients according to the most exacting of standards.

The law firm’s impressive client base consists of multinationals, large and medium-sized Hungarian companies from the following industries: Agribusiness, Banks and financial Institutions, Communications, Construction, Energy, Gaming, Government, Hotels and leisure, Insurance, Logistics

Dr. László Kelemen Managing Partner Tel: +36 1 288 8200 laszlo.kelemen hu.andersenlegal.com H-1024 Budapest Lövőház utca 39 hu.andersenlegal.com

László András Kelemen is a managing partner at Andersen in Hungary. Prior to joining Andersen, László has been working with the firm since 1996. He has more than 25 years of experience in domestic and international corporate transac László is a permanent legal representative of various international firms in Hungary. He advises his clients in connection with corporate, commercial, M&A, competition, regulatory, and dispute resolution matters. László András Kelemen ‘s clients hail from the agricultural and logistics industries. He is well versed in transactional work, as well as restructurings and advisory matters.

László has been featured in Chambers Europe and Legal 500 since 2007 as a leading individual. László was named the 2011 “Corporate Lawyer of the Year in Hungary” by Corporate INTL magazine.

His recent experience includes management of M&A transactions for both vendors and purchasers in Hungary and abroad, regular co-operation in setting up and operating Hungarian companies and business centers, along with preparing Hungarian greenfield investments.

Furthermore, László was also involved in the representation before the Hungarian Competition Authority in merger and anti-trust clearance procedures, as well as frequent participation in dispute settlement procedures before international and Hungarian arbitration and ordinary courts.

For further info visit https://hu.andersenlegal.com

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HUNGARY – INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW

SÜLE LAW FIRM

You can find the law offices of dr. Ákos Süle, LL.M. in Budapest, Hungary. The firm is a niche intellectual property law firm. Süle handles a handful of other areas as well including E-commerce, Franchising, Intellectual Property, Product Regulation & Liability, Tech, Data, Telecoms & Media. The firm is a top European trademark and design patent filer for several years.

European reach: Besides Hungary and Germany where the firm is active, Süle handles trademark and design patent cases on a panEuropean level. The cases are handled directly by Süle Law Firm or through a wide-ranging network of offices throughout the EU. Responsive: Quality, flexibility, innovation and practical problemsolving skills in complex are at the core of the firm. We have a track record of getting deals done with our can-do, solution-oriented approach. We are proud to be very responsive.

Capable: Our teams are sharing resources, local knowledge and our international expertise allows us to offer the client the best possible service. We have served clients from more than 40 countries by now.

Specialised: Since we do not offer services in areas we do not practice regularly, we can focus on small but important details. This approach saves time and money and assures quality results.

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Dr. Ákos Süle, LL.M Partner Tel: +3618820303 akos.sule@sulelaw.com Horvát utca 14-24 1027 Budapest Tel: +3618820303 Fax: +3617001877 sulelaw.com

IRELAND – LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT LAW

ANNE O’CONNELL SOLICITORS

Anne O’Connell Solicitors, also known as AOC Solicitors, is a leading and award-winning specialist Employment Law firm. Employment law is a complicated arena of relationships and contracts, so it is important for anyone entering that arena to have the backing of trusted and intelligent legal minds. At AOC Solicitors, the clients get just that.

Anne O’Connell Principal Tel: +353 (0)1 2118434 anne@aocsolicitors.ie www.aocsolicitors.ie

The Firm offers a full suite of employment law services including advices and representation in respect of all contentious and non-contentious employment related issues. The Team advises large multi-national companies, semi-state companies, small and start-up businesses together with high level employees facing employment law disputes. We provide a strategic approach focusing on advising clients on the best solution to achieve their objectives while meeting their commercial needs and business requirements. The Team is fully focused on what its clients want to achieve.

The Team believes in being an accessible and a dependable resource for our clients.

AOC Solicitors places a high value on being available 24/7 to avoid claims and therefore offers employer clients an Employment Law Hotline to encourage such clients to contact us with issues as they arise. AOC Solicitors prides itself on keeping its clients abreast of all Employment Law updates, producing a monthly e-Newsletter with the latest legislative amendments, superior court and relevant WRC/Labour Court decisions.

Principal, Anne O’Connell acquired in-depth experience in employment law through the firms in which she has practiced which has given her a high-caliber, strategic and practical approach to employment law issues. Anne is an active member of the Law Society Employment Law Committee and the Employment Law Section of the International Bar Association. Anne lectures and tutors for the Law Society and also speaks extensively at HR and Legal Conferences on employment law issues.

Anne has built up a well-earned reputation as being a stand-out leader in the field of employment law in Ireland. In 2021, Anne has been named as a Leading Individual in Employment Law by Legal 500 and a ranked Employment Law Lawyer

by Chambers Europe.

2021 also saw the further expansion of the Firm with the addition to the team of Jenny Wakely Senior Associate, Nicola McCarthy Solicitor and Hannah Smullen Legal Executive.

Drawing on years of dedicated experience in the employment law sphere, the team is well placed and known for representing clients with high levels of quality and passion, proving to be a truly invaluable asset to any client.

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IRELAND – LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT LAW

RICHARD GROGAN & ASSOCIATES

Richard Grogan is a recognised Employment Lawyer in Ireland.

Richard has been involved in some of the leading Employment Law cases in Ireland in the Workplace Relations Commission, The Labour Court and in the High Court. Richard is recognised for his expertise in this area of Law being regularly interviewed for national television, radio and national newspapers.

Richard is a Member of the Employment and Equality Law Committee of the Law Society of Ireland and is a Council Member of the Law Society of Ireland.

Richard is also Member of the Taxation Institute of Ireland and the Employment Law Association of Ireland. The Firm of Richard Grogan & Associates has recently been recognised as one of the Top 75 Law Firms in Ireland in a recent survey organised by the Sunday Independent.

Richard is recognised as a leading figure in Employment Law in Ireland with specific expertise. Richard has written extensively on Employment Law in Ireland and the Firm of Richard Grogan & Associates produces a monthly newsletter dealing with updates on Employment Law in Ireland which is available for free. The Firm of Richard Grogan & Associates acts for both, employers and employees but is particularly known for its Reputational Risk and Crisis Management service which is provided to Senior Executives.

The Firm is a Boutique Law Firm, only dealing with Employment Law and in relation to accident claims, primarily in the area of workplace accidents which have an Employment Law element.

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Richard Grogan Principal 9 Herbert Place Dublin 2 Tel: +353 (0)1 9695781 Fax: +353 (0)1 9695782 info@grogansolicitors.ie www.grogansolicitors.ie

IRELAND – PROPERTY LAW

SONIA MCENTEE SOLICITORS

Our goal is to help apartment owners take control of their management companies and developments, ensuring professional hassle-free management and prudent financial planning for future requirements.

There are now well over half a million people in Ireland living in apartments. If you are one of them, you’ll know that owning an apartment comes with plenty of strings attached.

Problems with developers, the running of management companies, sinking funds, service charges and difficulties with neighbours are some of the practical issues that can make owning an apartment a stressful experience.

Sonia McEntee Principal Unit 1B, Elm House Kinnypottle Cavan H12A8H7 DX 21012 info@apartmentlaw.ie

Well at Apartment Law, what we do is take some of the most common questions asked and answer them in plain English, breaking down the jargon.

Whether you’re an owner, a landlord or a tenant, we’ll help you get to grips with your rights, as well as your obligations.

As an example, we can help with the smooth transition of common areas from developer to the Owners Management Company making sure that the policies, processes and procedures in place are for the benefit of all owners; and if there are problems, our knowledge and experience at Apartment Law will ensure these are resolved in a practical and cost-effective way.

In most cases, the specific services we provide depend on our client’s own circumstances and needs. So whatever your circumstances, we are happy to discuss them with you. You can contact us by phone, email or through our enquiry form. We will be happy to talk to you about your needs, the services we can provide to you, and at what cost.

Services: • Consulting • Conveyancing • Litigation • Mediation • Tax • Financial & Insurance

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ITALY – COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS & CORPORATE LAW

BLR&M – BIOLATO LONGO RIDOLA & MORI

Luigi Mori graduated “cum laude” in Law at LUISS University (Rome) in 1989.

He is a member of the Rome Bar Association since 1993, admitted to practise before the Higher Italian Courts since 2018.

Luigi is the partner of BLR&M in charge with Commercial Contracts and Corporate matters. In particular, he is familiar with a wide range of business contracts, from sale to lease (of real estate/business/goods), supply of goods/services, settlement, NDA, sponsorship, as well as building works contract, loan, license/management/ franchise agreements.

In addition, he has been advising on corporate matters relating to Italian companies, such as incorporation, acquisition, operation and liquidation, preparing notices of call, shareholders or board of director resolutions, powers of attorney, etc. and providing guidance on fulfilment of Companies Register requirements.

He is also familiar with health & safety at workplace, data privacy, trademarks and general compliance, as well as is an expert at drafting the relevant documents, such as codes of conduct, check-lists and models of compliance.

His clients are private individuals and legal entities, both foreign and Italian, mainly hotel operators and manufacturers, that Luigi assists in cross-border and domestic transactions, from due diligence to closing as well as in the usual business.

Luigi is a Contributing Expert for Italy to the “Rule of Law Index” annual report, edited

by The World Justice Project with a view to monitor the rule of law around the world.

Even though he is based in Rome, legal assistance is provided everywhere in Italy.

The Firm BLR&M is an independent law firm active in all areas of civil law and particularly in mergers and acquisitions, all aspects of commercial and corporate law, shipping, pharmaceutical and food law, labour law and labour litigations, development and management of hotels, real estate, intellectual property.

BLR&M clients are typically multinational groups and Italian and foreign companies: hotel groups, pharmaceutical and biotech companies, ship owners and cruise operators, automobile and industrial companies. The firm developed a significant expertise in the field of merger and acquisitions, hotel business, pharmaceutical and food law, shipping law, labour law and HR reorganizations, litigation, data protection, compliance and prevention of corporate liability crimes.

The continuous training and up-to-date knowledge of the law of the firm’s professionals ensures customers updated advice and solutions at competitive fees.

The Rome offices are located in the central area of the city near Via Veneto. The firm has established an extensive international network of reliable partners which guarantees the possibility to closely assist clients in different jurisdictions.

Languages: Italian, English

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Luigi Mori Partner luigi.mori@blrm.it Via Ludovisi 35, 00187 Rome Tel: +39 06 3233001 Fax: +39 06 3234238 www.blrm.it

ITALY – COMMERCIAL LITIGATION

STUDIO LEGALE JACOBACCI & ASSOCIATI

Emanuela specializes in contentious and non-contentious intellectual property matters (including new plant varieties and personality right) and commercial litigation (including international and national debt recovery), across a wide ranging local and international practice.

She has developed particular expertise in the negotiation and drafting of agreements such as license, non-disclosure, non-compete and coexistence agreements concerning IP rights and copyrights as well as for commercial transactions. She has also developed a specific expertise as general counsel (with reference to commercial and IP matters) of medium sized Italian companies, with a particular focus on exports.

She assists foreign companies doing business in the EU and Italy, substantially contributing in the development and deployment of their business plan through tailor-made strategy in respect to their IP portfolio, with specific focus on know-how and patents and their enforcement and court defense.

Emanuela Truffo Partner etruffo@jacobacci-law.com 8, Corso Emilia, Turin, Zip Code 10152 Tel: +39 011 2413087 Fax: +39 011 859804 www.jacobacci-law.com

She graduated in law with honors from the University of Turin in 1999. She was admitted to the (Turin) Bar in 2003.

In 2006 she graduated with honors from the University of Turin School of Economics with a Post-graduate Masters in marketing and communication, with her dissertation on brand value and brand equity in the automotive sector “Per far correre Fiat 500: marketing e licensing per un brand icona”.

Emanuela is a frequent speaker at IP seminars as well as regarding contractual matters and collaborates with the Chambers of Commerce of Turin in relation to IP seminars and training activity.

Emanuela regularly lectures at the School of Economics of the University of Turin and Genoa, at the University of Gastronomic Sciences of Pollenzo (CN) and at the School of Management of the Turin University (Master Open Innovation).

Emanuela collaborates, also, with the Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the UK and the Italy America Chamber of Commerce and she is a Member of Ciopora.

She is GAR Magazine Contributor for years 2019-2021.

She is Contributor to “The Lawyer’s Daily”, part of LexisNexis Canada, to “Practical Law – Italy – trademark opposition and enforcement” (Thomson Reuters) and to Lexology.

Selected Publications: • “The curious case of Nadorcott mandarins - collateral effects”, November 3, 2021, in Lexology; • “Lessons learned from Liverpool’s loss of World Heritage status”, September 30, 2021, in The Lawyer’s Daily, LexisNexis Canada • “Commercial exploitation of Italian history, art”, September 14, 2021, in The Lawyer’s Daily, LexisNexis Canada • “Weighing the past: Heritage protection vs. economic value”, August 18, 2021, in The Lawyer’s Daily, LexisNexis Canada

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ITALY – CRIMINAL LAW

ALFREDO GUARINO LAW FIRM

Alfredo Guarino Law Firm has been operating in Naples since 1977. The owner, Avv. Alfredo Guarino, is an esteemed criminal and civil lawyer and, within the law firm, makes use of valuable collaborators specialized in every field of forensic discipline.

He has always reconciled the profession of lawyer with that of university professor and writer. In 2016 he published the poetry book “Parole in Gioco”, which received the mention of the IV international prize “Salvatore Quasimodo” and the 2nd prize of the International Prize for literature “Antico Borgo”; he has also published the collection “Ciottoli di strada” in the book Suròit, four poems in the Encyclopedia of contemporary Italian poets and a poem, “Grondano parole”, in the anthology published for the literary prize “Salvatore Quasimodo”.

The firm offers qualified assistance in criminal law, taking care of the defense of those accused in the trial, from the first degree of judgment to the eventual appeal to the Supreme Court, and works alongside people injured by a crime to file a complaint / lawsuit or filing a civil party in the trial.

For the lawyer Alfredo Guarino, the assistance activity in criminal law must be carried out with due seriousness. It is necessary to engage in the study and solution of very complex issues, with an aptitude for evaluating the problems that affect other legal systems, especially the European ones.

The work of his law firm in Naples in the field of criminal law is constant, with particular reference to crimes against the economy and those concerning the public administration.

Reading and studying are among the greatest passions of Avv. Guarino, which led him not only to offer high-profile assistance in criminal and civil law, but also to make an authoritative contribution to the development of legal thought through the publication of articles in specialist journals. His writings include: • an article on Italian jurisprudence, of merit and legitimacy, concerning the issues related to the various types of interception of communications from the Italian territory abroad and from abroad to the Italian territory, published in 2012 in the Parisian magazine “Juriste Internationale”, periodical of the International Lawyers Union; • an article on the professional, scientific and political experience of Avv. Enrico De Nicola, first President of the Italian Republic, by the Council of the Naples Bar Association, on the last 150 years of the history of the Neapolitan Bar, publisher Giannini.

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Alfredo Guarino Owner alf.guar.leg.off@libero.it Via Santa Lucia 90 80132 Naples (NA) Tel: +39 081 7640427 www.alfredoguarinoavvocato.com

ITALY – FINANCIAL SERVICES & REGULATORY LAW

GIM LEGAL STA

Luigi Rizzi, thanks to the significant experience gained in CONSOB and in leading international law firms, where he coordinated the practices of financial services, fund regulation and banking, is a professional expert in capital markets law and financial regulation law and provides assistance, in Italy and cross border, in projects executed by investment banks, investment funds, GEFIAs, SGRs and SICAFs, SICAVs, SIMs, distribution networks of financial and insurance products, financial companies, companies listed on the stock exchange, securitization companies, payment institutions and other entities acting in the financial sector.

Luigi Rizzi Managing Partner Tel: +39 338 634 0832 luigi.rizzi@gimlegal.com www.gimlegal.com www.linkedin.com/in/luigirizzi-4156134

Moreover, Luigi is Adjunt Professor at the Business School of the LUISS Guido Carli University of Rome where he teaches courses named “Law and Finance” and “Real Estate Finance”. He is also author of several publications including - inter alia - “Guida ai Mini Bond” (Bancaria Editrice) and speaker at many seminars and in-depth meetings concerning markets and financial regulation.

He founded GIM Legal in 2018 and is the Managing Partner.

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ITALY – LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT LAW

BLR&M – BIOLATO LONGO RIDOLA & MORI

Jacopo Caldi graduated in Law from the University of Rome “La Sapienza” (LL.D., 1993).

He is a member of the Rome Bar Association since 2000 and qualified to act before the Italian Supreme Court.

Jacopo Caldi is a partner at BLR&M and is in charge of the labour law and HR department of the firm. He developed a remarkable experience in all aspects of the human resources (employment and agency relationships, consultancy agreement, temporary and flexible work) and labour relationships with executives. He is familiar with the “Jobs Act” reform and outsourcing procedures. He assists clients in all aspects relating to the employer-employee relationship, including hiring, termination, settlements, collective dismissal procedures, trade unions relationships; transfer of business procedures, and litigations. He is careful in adopting strategies and suggests ways to avoid disputes and therefore costs and time related to it.

He is a member of AGI (Italian association of labour law experts).

Languages: Italian, English.

The Firm The Firm was established on the 1st January 1985 as a result of a demerger of former Studio Avv. Ercole Graziadei.

BLR&M is an independent law firm active in all areas of civil law and particularly in mergers and acquisitions, all aspects of commercial and corporate law, shipping, pharmaceutical and food law, labour law and labour litigations, development and management of hotels, real estate, intellectual property.

BLR&M clients are typically multinational groups and Italian and foreign companies: hotel groups, pharmaceutical and biotech companies, ship owners and cruise operators, automobile and industrial companies. The firm developed a significant expertise in the field of merger and acquisitions, hotel business, pharmaceutical and food law, shipping law, labour law and HR reorganizations, litigation, data protection, compliance and prevention of corporate liability crimes.

The continuous training and up-to-date knowledge of the law of the firm’s professionals ensures customers updated and competitive advice and solutions.

The Rome offices are located in the central area of the city near Via Veneto.

The firm has established an extensive international network of reliable partners which guarantees the possibility to closely assist clients in different jurisdictions.

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Jacopo Caldi Partner jacopo.caldi@blrm.it Via Ludovisi, 35 – 00187 Rome Tel: +39 (0)6 3233001 Fax: +39 (0)6 3234238 blrm@blrm.it www.blrm.it

ITALY – MEDICAL DEVICE LITIGATION

STUDIO LEGALE RUSSO VALENTINI

Roberto Bonatti is partner at Studio Legale Russo Valentini, a leading law firm mainly active in life sciences and health, with strong expertise in dispute resolution.

He now leads the team for drug and medical devices litigation, representing clients in courts and in the proceedings before all regulatory authorities.

In the 20-year collaboration, Roberto Bonatti has acquired a significant experience in competition law and in local public services, assisting leading Italian and international groups before higher national courts, antitrust authorities, and the European Court of Justice.

Prof. Avv. Roberto Bonatti Partner Tel: +393396411202 bonatti@russovalentini.it Via G. Marconi, 34 Tel: +39051220707 Fax: +39051223092 www.russovalentini.it

In pharma and medical device litigation, he provides assistance to clients before, during and after the tenders for public procurement.

Roberto Bonatti has contributed to develop the rules and the case law about biosimilars and their relations with the originator both in regulatory and in tender procedures. He is expert in medical devices regulations, and about CE marking proceedings.

Professor at Law at the University of Bologna (Adjunct Professor) in civil and administrative court litigations, Roberto Bonatti is author of several publications also on civil procedure law and is member of the management board and director of many law Reviews, included one on public procurements in healthcare, speaker at many national and international conferences and member of the most important associations both in civil procedure law and administrative litigation.

He is Arbitrator at the International Arbitration Chamber in Italy.

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ITALY – NOTARY

STUDIO NOTAIO ANITA VARSALLONA

After having graduated at Classical High School (Liceo Classico), I obtained a degree in Law at the Catholic University of Milan in commercial law (Preferred Stocks). I worked as assistant and researcher at Faculty of Law, being member of the examining committee for exams in Contract Law and Roman Law, and participating as speaker to various congresses.

I worked for the Università Cattolica of Milan in the area of Roman Law and Civil Law and I wrote an article entitled “Il pincipio di isolamento nel diritto romano” and some other comments to sentences.

Officially allowed to practice both as lawyer (avvocato) and attorney (Notaio).

First ranked among the attorneys of Milan and youngest attorney (Notaio) in Italy at the time of nomination.

I focused the main part of my professional activity on Company Law and International Law, aided by my knowledge of English, French and German, being also able to understand Spanish.

My previous experience as lawyer for various international law firms has allowed me to form an international assortment of clients belonging to numerous multinationals in the fields of entertainment, advertising, insurance, press and media, the book industry, the toy industry, banking, food and technology.

In the last 12 months I worked as a notary for Rai 3’s “Per un pugno di libri”, a national television program which was cancelled in February 11 due to the Coronavirus outbreak. I also incorporated the new company “Wilmington Trust Milano s.r.l”, the Italian branch of Wilmington Trust bank.

I regularly work for Wilmington Trust incorporating new companies, preparing powers of attorney and assisting with the legal intricacies of debt collection for the banks. One of my most important clients is Schindler s.p.a., a company which is very active in the elevator business; I often establish mergers and acquisitions with them (for example “Iachizi s.r.l.”, “Siem s.r.l” and others); the said company often participates in public auctions and tenders all over Italy for the most important projects in the market of elevators – I am its official notary public.

I have also worked, up until February 2020, with the Italian royal family, concerning its educational and cultural interests in Istanbul, and with internationally acclaimed managers. I work with pleasure for Teatro Franco Parenti, one of the most important theatres in Italy and I’m a member of its association “Le Rose”. I have also worked in the past with the “Piccolo Teatro” (Giorgio Strehler).

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Anita Varsallona Notary notaio@notaiovarsallona.it Viale Caldara n.24 20122, Milano Tel: +39 025511078 +39 025511153 www.notaiovarsallona.com

ITALY – PHARMACEUTICALS & LIFE SCIENCES LAW

ASTOLFI E ASSOCIATI STUDIO LEGALE

Sonia Selletti graduated in Law from the University of Pavia in 1991. She is a member of the Milan Bar Association since 1994 and authorised to practice before the Italian Supreme Court of Cassation since 2007.

She mainly works in the field of pharmaceutical and health law, cosmetic products, food supplements, medical devices (life sciences) and is a member of Supervisory Bodies of pharmaceutical and healthcare companies pursuant to Legislative Decree 231/2001.

She also provides judicial and extra-judicial assistance and consultancy to companies and trade associations that mainly operate in the pharmaceutical, medical devices, health food products and cosmetics sectors.

She has collaborated with the Faculty of Political Sciences of the University of Pavia, giving lectures as part of the administrative law course on procedures for the access to the market of medicinal products.

She carries out training activities at conferences and congresses in pharmaceutical and health fields, as well as at ECM accredited events for health workers.

She has been working with the Astolfi e Associati law firm, of which she is a partner, since 1995. She is the director in charge of the legal review “Rassegna di diritto farmaceutico e della salute”, as well as the author of several publications, including: “La nuova governance della spesa farmaceutica - Una prima lettura “a caldo” della legge n. 145/2018”, in Rassegna di diritto farmaceutico e della salute, 2019; and “EU Cosmetic Regulation: quality enhancement of consumer and environment protection, market development”, in Bionanotechnology to Save the Environment, 2019.

Astolfi e Associati Astolfi e Associati was founded by Antonio Astolfi in 1955. Fostering his original interest in international trade law he founded the law journal “Diritto comunitario e degli scambi internazionali” (EU law and international trade law).

Later, in the sixties, he developed a strong interest in pharmaceutical and health law (life sciences), showing great foresight. In 1968, founded the law journal “Rassegna di diritto farmaceutico” (Pharmaceutical law) still edited today, after more than forty years, in its new version of “Rassegna di diritto farmaceutico e della salute”.

This heritage is today the practice area of Astolfi e Associati, deployed from civil, labor, commercial and banking law to pharmaceutical, health and food law, proposing complementary and comprehensive services to clients to fully meet their needs for legal advice.

Astolfi e Associati advises Italian and foreign clients in both extrajudicial and judicial matters.

Sonia Selletti Partner sonia.selletti@ studiolegaleastolfi.it Via Larga 8 – 20122 Milan (MI) Italy Tel: +39 02 885561 Fax: +39 02 88556226 www.studiolegaleastolfi.it

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ITALY – TRADE UNION LAW

STUDIO LEGALE PACCHIANA PARRAVICINI E ASSOCIATI

Ms. Giovanna Pacchiana Parravicini Giovanna Pacchiana Parravicini, a founding partner of the firm since 1998, deals with disputes related to employment law and specialises in particular in trade union law.

In 1994 she won a doctorate in labour law and industrial relations at the University of Pavia, which she completed in 1997.

She has been a researcher of labour law and industrial relations at the University of Piemonte Orientale since 2002, in addition to being head of the Labour Law course at the Department of Economics and Enterprise Studies at the same university. In addition to being head of the Labour Law course at the Department of Economics and Corporate Studies at the same university.

Now she is associate professor at Turin University and she’s head of the Labour Law course at the Department of Law. From 2000 to 2007 she was Executive Advisor for Piedmont at the Centre for the Study of Labour Law Domenico Napoletano.

She has been a member of the national executive council of AGI - Italian Employment Lawyers Association since 2013 and since 2021 she is Chairman of the regional executive council of AGI Piemonte -Valle d’Aosta.

She has been a speaker at various conferences in the field of labour law and trade union law and is a member of the AGI, AIDLASS (Labour and Social Welfare Law Association) and the Domenico Napolitano Centre for Study.

She is a lawyer of the Supreme Court.

Recent Publications: • (2014) Hic sunt leones: Article 19 of the Workers’ Statute tested by a union other than FIOM, in It. Dir. del lavoro., 2014, II, 205 (2014) Dismissal for just cause, in the journal ‘Giornale Dir. Lav.’ 2014, 411.

• (2015) Issues concerning the enforceability and type of indemnity of service bonuses and severance pay in the journal Rivista Diritto Sicurezza Sociale 2015.

• (2016) The Law delegates 124/2015 and the changes on employment contracts in the journal ‘Diritto ed Economia dell’impresa’ 2016, 25.

• (2017) Relocation of companies and outsourcing, about to be published in ‘Enciclopedia del diritto’ (Encyclopedia of Law).

• (2019) The difficult path of trade union protections for the military (Arg. Dir. Lav.).

• (2019) The formal defects of individual dismissal (Giur. It. Percorsi di giurisprudenza).

• (2020) Temporary work (Labor).

• (2020) The start of prescription and the protection from unlawful dismissal (Riv. It. Dir. Lav.) • (2020) Anti-union behaviour (LavoroDirittiEuropa).

• (2021) Work Process commentary (Il rito Fornero; Il procedimento ex art. 28 SL, i procedimenti cautelari)

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Giovanna Pacchiana Founding Partner g.pacchiana@ avvocatipacchiana.com Corso Siccardi, 11/BIS 10122 Torino (To) Tel: +39 011 5629063 Fax: +39 011 517681 www.avvocatipacchiana.com

JERSEY – BANKING & FINANCE LAW

CAREY OLSEN

Robin is consistently recognised for his ability to deal with a wide range of international corporate and finance transactions. He has acted on numerous significant portfolio acquisitions and disposals. He often acts for both lenders and borrowers on complex financings, refinancings and restructurings and has significant experience in relation to the financing of investment funds.

Robin advises global banks and large corporates as well as smaller privately held entities. He also has experience advising in relation to the establishment, transfer and redomiciliation of banking business in Jersey.

Robin is a director of Carey Olsen Corporate Finance Limited which provides sponsor services in respect of The International Stock Exchange listings and regularly advises on transactions involving Eurobonds and other TISE listed securities.

Robin Smith Partner Tel: +44 (0)1534 822264 robin.smith@careyolsen.com 47 Esplanade, St Helier Jersey, JE1 0BD Channel Islands Tel: +44 (0)1534 888900 Fax: +44 (0)1534 887755 www.careyolsen.com

Robin is ranked as a leading lawyer by Legal 500, Chambers and Partners and IFLR1000 and has been recently described as “the stand-out Jersey banking and finance lawyer”. Recently, Robin advised the Government of Jersey on the establishment of the loan guarantee scheme to support local businesses through the coronavirus pandemic.

Career Robin trained as an English solicitor in London. Following his move to Jersey in 2002, he spent six years at another leading law firm in Jersey, prior to joining Carey Olsen in February 2008. Robin is qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales, a Jersey advocate and was educated at King’s College, London.

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JERSEY – FINANCIAL SERVICES & REGULATORY LAW

BEDELL CRISTIN

Richard is based in Jersey and is a partner in the funds and investment structures team, he also supports the Cayman Islands practice on a number of matters.

Richard specialises in establishing and advising investment funds and fund services businesses and also has a strong regulatory practice. He is sought after to advise on all areas of financial services regulation, data protection, international tax compliance (including economic substance) and the local AML/CFT regime.

He also has considerable experience in matters of corporate and commercial law.

Richard participates in local industry groups and regularly presents on matters of funds and regulation.

Professional • Solicitor – Jersey Area of expertise • Corporate & Commercial • Economic Substance • Funds & Investment Structures • Regulatory & Compliance Credentials • ‘Next Generation Lawyers’ - Legal 500 2019, 2018 and 2017 • ‘Next Generation Partners’ - Legal 500 2022, 2021 and 2020 • ‘Highly regarded’ in investment funds - IFLR1000 2021, 2020 “Excellent leadership from Richard Le Liard and a responsive team” Legal 500 UK “Richard Le Liard is technically, legally, very strong. He has a broad industry knowledge and is commercially astute. He always meets deadlines and works collaboratively” Legal 500 UK “Richard Le Liard stands out – he has been contactable at short notice, is amiable, and shows a high level of knowledge” Legal 500 UK

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Richard Le Liard Partner Tel: +44 (0)1534 814254 richard.leliard@ bedellcristin.com 26 New Street St Helier JE2 3RA Tel: +44 (0)1534 814814 www.bedellcristin.com

LUXEMBOURG – LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT LAW

JACKYE ELOMBO – AVOCAT À LA COUR

Jackye has been qualified as a Luxembourg lawyer since 2003 and is specialized in employment law and business litigation.

More than the ability to solve problems, she shares her resolution and determination to anticipate, avoid and resolve your legal issues.

Award-winning Best Social and Legal Partner, ranked amongst Luxembourg’s top 500 legal experts, Jackye has over the past 18 years distinguished herself by providing her clients responsive, cost-effective and efficient solutions, allowing them to implement the right measures and strategies.

From French Luxembourgish nationality, Jackye fluently works in English, French Luxembourgian and German.

Jackye Elombo Employment & Litigation Lawyer jackye.elombo@barreau.lu 170 Rue Principale Schuttrange, 5366 Tel: +35227768142 Fax: +35227998144 www.jackyeelombo.com

Since 2003, Jackye has been serving local and international clients with proven success advising them on a variety of Business Law related matters helping them rethink their dispute cases and avoid disruptive large-scale litigation.

Her risk prevention orientation and focus on effective dispute resolution well reflects Jackye’s commitment to excel in providing high quality service to her clients with the overarching purpose to ensure they adopt a well-thought-out, pragmatic and effective approach to prevent conflicts arising and avoid disputes with third parties.

Working closely with clients to provide legal services that are catered specifically to their needs in a challenging and constantly changing market, where she helps her clients overcome their most complex legal issues.

Jackye advises and represents her clients with an anticipating view in contracts design to avoid costly litigation.

Services Express Consultation: Pragmatic Approach - Legal information is accessible everywhere.

However it’s crucial to take an informed approach when it comes to legal matters. Through this service offering, you can count on a pragmatic guidance for these information you can’t find elsewhere.

Comprehensive Analysis: Professional & Thorough - Over almost two decades, Jackye has gained the experience and expertise necessary to make legal hurdles as seamless as possible.

Constructive Conflict Management: Solution Oriented - Success involves looking at the client’s goals and his perceived value in reaching those goals. Jackye will frankly align expectations and help you prevent unnecessary actions and costs.

Dispute Resolution: Expert Guidance - Over the last 18 years Jackye has been providing assistance and representation in Litigation and Enforcement processes choosing the best dispute resolution and more appropriate proceedings.

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MALTA – COMMERCIAL LAW

MAMO TCV ADVOCATES

Michael Psaila is the Managing Partner at Mamo TCV Advocates and one of the Senior Partners in the Corporate and Commercial Law Department. Michael is highly regarded for his expertise in capital markets, corporate and insolvency law and is one of the most sought after Maltese lawyers for corporate and mergers & acquisitions work. He is a member of the Chamber of Advocates, the Institute of Financial Services Practitioners and the International Bar Association and is also recommended in most major legal directories.

The Corporate and Commercial practice group at Mamo TCV is widely regarded as one of the top commercial legal teams in Malta, consistently delivering high-quality legal services and exceeding client expectations in numerous specialist areas of corporate and commercial law. The group has extensive market experience on all aspects of corporate and commercial law and is the commercial law firm of choice for several public and private companies, banks and financial institutions, insurance providers and insurance intermediaries, asset fund managers and investment firms, governments and public authorities.

Mamo TCV has also established itself as a leading local M&A firm, having acted for both vendors and purchasers, providing advice and assistance throughout the various stages of a transaction. The members of the Firm’s corporate department, most of whom have post-graduate qualifications in corporate and commercial law, have extensive experience with privatizations, with work including the conducting of legal due diligence exercises as well as the drafting and negotiation of the relative agreements.

The Firm has garnered a reputation for delivering excellent client service on a wide range of corporate and commercial matters comprising advice on corporate law, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, insolvency and restructuring, banking and finance, financial services, intellectual property, data protection and privacy, financial crime compliance, employment law, immigration and dispute resolution.

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Dr Michael Psaila Managing Partner Tel: (+356) 2540 3210 michael.psaila@mamotcv.com

Palazzo Pietro Stiges 103, Strait Street Valletta VLT1436 Tel: (+356) 2540 3000 Fax: (+356) 2540 3300 www.mamotcv.com

MALTA – INTERNATIONAL TAX

KPMG IN MALTA

Since joining KPMG in 2002, Juanita has worked in corporate taxation, providing advice to multinationals seeking assistance in tax matters and related planning. Her work covers both international and domestic tax issues, extending to direct and indirect taxation. She has advised a wide variety of multinationals especially in financial services industry, namely, asset managers, banks, and insurance underwriters. Juanita has also delivered restructuring advice to gaming clients.

Juanita Brockdorff Partner, Tax Services Tel: +35625631029 juanitabrockdorff@kpmg.com.mt 92, KPMG, Marina Street, Pieta.

PTA9044 Tel: +35625631000 Fax: +35625661000 home.kpmg/mt/en/home

She leads the Tax Committee at the Institute of Financial Services Practitioners, providing feedback on proposed legislation, including on cryptocurrencies and ICOs, to government authorities. In addition she has assisted clients with effective global tax solutioning, including mergers and acquisitions and advised on access to tax treaties, foreign tax credits, financing and efficient repatriation. She leads the automatic exchange of information service line. Juanita is particularly interested in the EU’s impact on tax matters and has acted as advisor to the Government on various tax-related EU law issues.

Juanita regularly delivers presentations on topical tax issues at both local and international fora and has published articles in various international tax journals and reviews. Juanita is a highly-respected specialist in her field, is a member of the International Fiscal Association, and is recognised by Expert Guides and ranked as a Band 1 practitioner of note by Chambers and Partners, where she is highly rated for her “expertise and drive” and as one who “advises a raft of impressive clients on both direct and indirect taxation mandates. She is particularly noted for her work on behalf of leading multinationals.”

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MONACO – LITIGATION

DONALD MANASSE LAW OFFICES

Donald Manasse is the founding partner and principal of Donald Manasse Law Offices. A well-known figure in Monaco and Nice, for over 40 years Donald has advised local and international clients on a wide range of contentious and non-contentious personal and business matters.

Donald Manasse Founding Partner, Principal dmm@manasselaw.com

Donald has been the sole Monaco representative of FraudNet, the world’s leading asset recovery legal network, operated under the aegis of the Commercial Crime Services authority of the International Chamber of Commerce. He is a founding member of the International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators.

DMLO Conseil SAM Est Ouest 24 blvd Princesse Charlotte MC 98000 Monaco Tel: +377 93 50 29 21 Fax: +377 93 50 82 08 contact@manasselaw.com www.manasselaw.com

Donald’s clients include local and multinational companies, families (including family offices), local and international banks, asset managers and financial service providers.

Donald regularly assists clients in all legal aspects related to private wealth management and is a published authority on trusts, taxation and international real estate transactions.

Qualified to practise in France and the United States, Donald represents clients in the courts of various jurisdictions, including in Monaco when authorized by the President of the Court of Appeals, and with the assistance of a Monaco “avocat défenseur.”

Donald is ranked as a Band 1 lawyer in the areas of Corporate/Commercial, Disputes Resolution and Wealth Management by Chambers & Partners 2021. He is also recognized as an expert by Who’s Who Legal.

Donald Manasse Law Offices With over 30 years of experience in the Côte d’Azur, Donald Manasse Law Offices has significant experience in advising its clients on their often complex and sensitive business and personal affairs in Monaco, France and across Europe, including Europe’s key offshore wealth-management centers.

Client-focused and pragmatic in approach, the firm regularly advises on local and crossborder mandates, both contentious and non-contentious, in the areas of Banking and Financial Regulation, Corporate (Commercial and M&A), Real Estate, Intellectual Property and Private Client Wealth Management and Taxation. The firm has a multi-jurisdictional Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice and is renowned for its expertise in the area of International Bankruptcy, Corruption, Fraud & Asset Recovery.

Languages spoken in the offices include English, French, Italian, Russian, Flemish, German and Spanish.

Litigation & Dispute Resolution A recognized leader in the field of litigation and dispute resolution, the firm has an established reputation in cross-border matters. The firm regularly leads, as well as acts as local counsel, on multi-jurisdictional commercial and civil litigation in Monaco, France, Italy and other European jurisdictions, including wealth-management centers.

The firm’s litigation and dispute resolution expertise is diverse and covers Matrimonial Law, Intellectual Property (including trademark and copyright infringements), Real Estate (including construction), Employment law and Taxation.

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NETHERLANDS – IMMIGRATION LAW

RSH RELOCATION AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES

Our core business is relocation an immigration services in the Netherlands.

RSH is a ‘one-stop’ services provider which implies that we manage all immigration and relocation related enquiries.

RSH Relocation and Immigration Services was established in 1985 and has been in the business for almost 30 years. We have built up a strong working relationship with all relevant Dutch institutions.

Our client base in different industries including Information Technology, Petrochemical, Engineering, Transportation & infrastructure, Food, Financial Services and Global Law consulting.

Vision & Values We have set our mission to advise companies and assist their assignees in immigration and relocation with excellent service and high quality expertise, whilst helping to optimize associated costs. Our services ease the Human Resource Department’s work load. We aim to remove all worries and concerns about the assignees’ immigration and destination processes.

Veronique Haverhals Owner veronique.haverhals@ relocation-holland.nl Prinsessegracht 6 2514 AN, The Hague The Netherlands Tel: +31 (0)70 387 1715 www.relocation-holland.nl

While adapting to the continuous changes in immigration policy and the way of doing business within different client companies, we have kept the high degree of quality results and client satisfaction.

We offer competitive service prices thanks to an effective and quality-driven approach.

RSH operates as a real estate broker in-house, so no third party real estate for advice and house searching is required for rental houses, resulting in reduced total house search cost and improved service levels.

We work with a real-time tracking and monitoring system. All our service quality processes are continuously monitored, our quality and processes handbooks are up to date. We maintain the strictest standards of confidentiality; our clients’ privacy is guaranteed at all times.

Our People RSH is proud of our team of highly qualified professionals. Our employees are carefully selected to satisfy strict professional and personal standards. They work exclusively for RSH. Many of our staff members people come from international backgrounds and several of them have lived and worked abroad. They can easily relate to the challenged that moving abroad brings. RSH has both a real estate broker in-house as well as a lawyer for immigration enquiries. We train our staff on regular basis on legal, technical and practical aspects.

Qualifications We achieved the EuRA Global Quality Seal, the world’s first accreditation program for relocation providers, in 2009. RSH was recertified again in 2011, 2013, 2016 and in 2018. RSH is a specialised provider of in-bound relocations to the Netherlands and works according to international quality standards, holding not only Global Eura Quality Seal but also the ISO 9001 and 27001 certifications.

RSH belongs to several business clubs, and international networks of relocation companies, such as the European Relocation Association (EuRA) and the TIRA Networks.

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NETHERLANDS – TRANSFER PRICING

TPA GLOBAL

TPA Global is an independent professional service and solutions partner that serves its clients globally through a network of Members and Alliance Partners in over 60 countries. We transform the world of tax from the ‘old’ to a completely new world of ‘tax professionals and workflows’. With a global network covering over 5000 professionals we are able to deliver scalable solutions in the area of tax & transfer pricing, digital transformation, compliance and alternative dispute resolution.

Our focus is on challenges corporates are faced with on the cross-roads between finance, tax and IT. With our solutions, we help bridge the gap between tax professionals and boards, act as a transformation coach, and through linking three ecosystems: tax, transfer pricing and valuation, tax + technology and tax litigation and mediation – we deliver a world of tax in control.

Our solutions range from international tax related services such as Tax Governance, Transfer Pricing and Indirect Taxes, to Operational Performance enhancement services, to the Digital Transformation of workflow management and other tax technology solutions.

As a senior partner at TPA Global, Steef Huibregtse has more than 30 years’ experience in the area of value chain analysis, digital transformation and data factories, transfer pricing strategy, risk management, design, documentation, controversy management and implementation. He is on a regular base being consulted by C-suite on tax and strategy matters. He is an expert witness on various cases and has launched a global tax controversy platform with ‘best of class tax litigator and mediators’ (see www.gtc-global.org).

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Steef Huibregtse CEO s.huibregtse@tpa-global.com H.J.E Wenckebachweg 210 1096AS Amsterdam Tel: +31204623530 Fax: +31204623535 ww.tpa-global.com

POLAND – OIL & GAS LAW

BANASIK WOŹNIAK I WSPÓLNICY KANCELARIA RADCÓW PRAWNYCH SP.P.

Attorney-at-law with many years of experience in providing legal services to the largest Polish companies operating in the energy, heating and gas sectors. Also supported companies from the chemical, new technologies, IT and telecommunications sectors.

Participates in international energy and infrastructure projects. Competently involved in legislative processes, including the implementation of EU regulations in Poland. Co-founder of the free gas market. Represents energy law companies before the President of the Energy Regulatory Office (ERO).

Co-creates documents regulating ongoing activities of energy companies, including those relating to LNG regasification services at the terminal in Świnoujście, using her experience and technical knowledge.

Małgorzata Banasik Managing Partner, Legal Counsel mbanasik@bww-kancelaria.pl

Siedmiogrodzka 1/336 01-204 Warsaw Tel: +48 22 622 35 04 Fax: +48 22 622 35 08 www.bww-kancelaria.pl

Supports clients in capital transactions, mergers and acquisitions, transformations and restructuring. Currently, involved in creating new investment opportunities in the public-private partnership (PPP) formula, including institutional PPP. Her strong position and activity on the legal market are based on experience in providing corporate services to companies listed on stock-exchange and state-owned companies, as well as many years of experience in investment, construction and infrastructure processes. Participated in many implementation projects in the IT sector, including SAP systems, also for telecommunications companies.

Conducts trainings and actively participates in conferences related to the gas market, heating sector and waste management.

In years 2019-2021, she was recommended in THE LEGAL500 EMEA – energy and natural resources ranking.

BWW Common success - this is how our approach to business may be defined. We are experts in the area of energy law, infrastructure projects, public-private partnerships and labour law, and we base our main activity in these areas.

We are not only a well-coordinated, but above all an effective and creative team that combines enormous, professional formal knowledge with practical business knowledge.

Over the years, we have been gaining more and more experience to serve our clients and business partners in the best possible way.

We provide services for the following sectors: gas, electricity, photovoltaic, public procurement, infrastructure, real estate, chemical industry, new technologies, waste management, aviation, medical, textile, as well as public administration and local government bodies. We participate in prestigious and innovative projects, as well as follow changes in the business environment, thus taking an active part in creating legal solutions that set the directions in legislation.

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PORTUGAL – INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW

A.G. DA CUNHA FERREIRA, LDA

A.G. DA CUNHA FERREIRA LDA is an Intellectual Property Office the services of which aim at the maintenance, the surveillance and the defence of the Intellectual Property rights.

These rights are namely, Patents of Invention, Utility Models or Designs, Trademarks and other distinctive commercial signs, Copyright, Designations of Origin and Geographical Indications, New Plant Varieties and Domain Names.

We provide a wide and varied range of Intellectual Property services based on the most modern technologies.

We provide services to our clients in 52 countries, through specialised correspondents.

We have a very significant number of clients working with our office for more than a hundred years.

Our long experience of over more 142 years justifies our clients’ continued trust A.G. da Cunha Ferreira has been indicated by the publication MANAGING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, as one of the three best Intellectual Property Offices in Portugal, being considered as one of the Top Tier and is also considered as a PME leader on a Portuguese level.

We are members of several domestic and international organisations related to Intellectual Property.

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Luis Miguel da Cunha Ferreira Manager marcpat@agcunhaferreira.pt Portugal Tel: +351 213241530 Fax: + 351 213422446 www.agcunhaferreira.pt

ROMANIA – COMPANY LAW

DOJANĂ ŞI ASOCIAŢII

Expertise and excellence in: company law; commercial law; commercial arbitration; energy sector; administrative and tax law and constitutional disputes, fiduciary activities.

Ionuț Dojană, PhD Founding Partner ionut.dojana@djn.ro

Dojană şi Asociaţii We are a law firm, member of Bucharest Bar, with over 20 years’ experience in providing specialised legal services in several areas – legal advice, legal assistance and representation in court or in front of authorities with national and international jurisdiction; since 2011 we also cover fiduciary activities.

We always build and maintain long-term partnerships with our clients relying on the efficiency, perseverance and unconditional commitment of our attorneys who understand the needs of enterprises in every sector of activity and constantly strive to protect your business and interests.

Str. Mihai Eminescu nr. 185 bl. 31B, sc. A, et. 6, ap. 16 Disctrict 2, Bucharest Tel: (+4021) 659 67 20 Fax: (+4021) 659 67 25 www.djn.ro

We see every project we undertake as a challenge and we always suggest clear and efficient solutions tailored to your needs and goals, both offensive and defensive.

Our team work has always translated into the best results due to the wide array of skills of our attorneys who excel in providing legal advice, legal representation and fiduciary services.

We provide legal advice in various fields of law and we excel in business and civil law.

We always ensure absolute confidentiality of information entrusted to us, in strict compliance with professional secrecy and respect for the trust of our clients, which are the fundamental principles guiding our entire activity.

We have a long and wide experience in providing legal assistance or representation in front of all courts of law and arbitration in Romania and international, such as the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg or the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg and we assist you inclusively in investigations conducted by the European Commission.

We are specialised in providing fiduciary services for individuals and legal entities to increase the protection and improve the management of your assets.

We are always dedicated to our clients and will act, without exception, to their best interests and until the desired goals are reached. Clients choose their line of action and we support them all the way through and use all the means available under the law.

At the same time, in certain circumstances and in consideration of the personal or social situation of our client, we offer pro bono legal services as an expression of how we understand our work, as a tribute to humanitarianism and because we are permanently seeking to serve Goodness, Truth and Justice.

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ROMANIA – CRIMINAL LAW

BUDUȘAN & ASSOCIATES

Ovidiu Budusan is the managing partner of Budusan & Associates white collar practice that he founded in 2008. His prior experience as former prosecutor-in-chief of the first anticorruption unit in Romania, as well as his subsequent prolific practice as legal attorney, recommend Ovidiu as a leading criminal defense attorney in Romania, where the firm has a commanding presence for over a decade.

Ovidiu represented corporations, boards of directors, executives and public officials in criminal and related regulatory enforcement procedures in Romania, as well as in cross border investigations with Romanian ties, and managed the defense in complex business crime cases, in industries such as banking and finances, energy, oil & gas, IT, media, capital markets, pharmaceuticals, food industry, infrastructure.

Ovidiu regularly represents companies and individuals in matters involving the Romanian Corrupt Practices Act, including internal investigations into potential Romanian Corrupt Practices Act violations, National Anticorruption Directorate investigations, assets freezing procedures, as well as enforcement proceedings. His capabilities in this area are strengthened by a wealth of experience in the field of EU funds regulatory and prosecution investigations, at both national level, and that of the European Anti-Fraud Office. He regularly represents companies and individuals in white-collar investigations handled by the Romanian Anti-Mafia Prosecution, which may concern sophisticated tax fraud, embezzlement and false claims, security offences, corporate and professional offences committed by organized crime rings. In addition to public and private corruption, the firm also handles professional and corporate offences, tax evasion, health care fraud, privatization offences, money laundering, bank fraud, bankruptcy fraud, insider trading, as well as environmental and QHSE offences.

Ovidiu also has a wealth of experience in the field of human rights, especially in the context of criminal and ancillary procedures, and has a notable track record of cases where individuals, companies or professional associations challenged the unjustified interferences of state authority in the exercise of fundamental rights, both before national courts and the European Court of Human Rights.

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Ovidiu Budușan Managing Partner ovidiu@budusan.ro 43 Calea Dorobantilor 1st floor, 010553 1st District, Bucharest Tel: +4021.230.5088 Fax: +4.021.316.8394 www.budusan.ro

ROMANIA – FINTECH & CRYPTOCURRENCIES LAW

SLV LEGAL

Alex Stanescu is a lawyer focusing on commercial & corporate aspects of tech, and especially deep tech - such as blockchain & crypto.

He is president of the Romanian chapter of the Spanish Club of Arbitration (CEA), a board member of ThinkBLOCKtank (the European lawyers blockchain association based in Luxembourg) and Kleros.io, the fellowship for decentralised justice. He is also active in the field of international arbitration and technology.

He regularly advises CEE blockchain start-ups and scale-ups, especially on commercial and strategic matters, crypto exchanges, payment providers, cryptoasset managers, NFT providers and native token issuers, as well as on corporate governance and privacy for decentralised projects and communities. He also provides assistance to companies seeking to establish themselves in the US market.

Alexandru Stanescu Partner Tel: +40 (0)745 772 762 alexandru.stanescu@slvlegal.com 17 Mantuleasa Str. Bucharest 023961 Romania Tel: +40 733 348 043 www.slvlegal.com

He was co-founder and CLO at Ginplatform. io – the first masternode automatic set-up solution for more than 100 blockchains. He worked and studied in a wide span of legal areas from banking, capital markets.

Alexandru also worked as visiting lawyer in the London office of a US law firm on international arbitration. He worked at the World Bank in Trade and Competitiveness, covering competition, institutional change management, insolvency and ease of doing business policies.

He clerked for the European Court of Justice and European Investment Bank. Alexandru was a Fulbright scholar and Wien Corporate Responsibility Fellow at Columbia Law School, earning a LLM on International Business Transactions and International Arbitration.

He holds a tri-lingual MBA from Deusto University, Bilbao, Spain and a LLM and JD from University of Bucharest, Romania. Alexandru speaks Romanian, English, French, Spanish and Italian. He is qualified in the NY Bar, USA. Selected Experience: • Represented a blockchain infrastructure company in a cross-jurisdictional effort for incorporation and complying with EU regulations.

• Represented a London-based blockchain company in commercial activities and developing their B2C and B2B offer for services.

• Represented a Latin-American state against a tax related investment claim brought by a world leader in canned tuna fish production.

• Represented a leading telecommunications company in an investment dispute against a CIS State.

• Represented a global oil exploration company in a dispute with an Angolan state company in an ICC arbitration.

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RUSSIA – INSURANCE & REINSURANCE LAW

KLOCHENKO & PARTNERS ATTORNEYS AT LAW

Lilia Klochenko has specific industry expertise in insurance and reinsurance, construction, energy, transport, IT technology and communications.

Lilia advises Russian and international clients on investment structuring, corporate law and corporate governance, contract law, financial/tax and other law issues. Lilia’s areas of legal practice also include international law, complex damages, data protection, competition/ antitrust and bankruptcy law issues.

Lilia is a certified international arbitrator, included into the lists of recommended arbitrators, in particular, of the Maritime Arbitration Commission at the Chamber of Industry and Commerce of the Russian Federation (also member of the Nomination Committee), Vienna International Arbitration Centre (VIAC), Association Suisse de l’Arbitrage (ASA), China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC), Ukrainian Arbitration Association (UAA), German Institution for Arbitration (DIS); International Arbitration court “Chamber of Arbitrators at the Union of Lawyers” (Belarus), Representative Neutral to serve as Arbitrator, Mediator, Negotiator, Ombudsman at the Federation of Integrated Conflict Management (FICM), as well as listed mediation advocate at International Institute of Mediators (IMI).

Lilia focuses her practice on dispute resolution, including international and domestic arbitrations. Lilia acted both as a party representative (counsel) or arbitrator, as an expert to the case in dispute resolution conducted under DIS, ICC, LCIA, VIAC, SCC, ICAC, MAC, UNCITRAL and other Rules and pure ad-hoc proceedings as well as a mediator. Lilia has experience in successful mediation procedures in corporate, commercial, labor, family disputes, including the including in multi-cultural and multi-jurisdictional cases.

Lilia is a member of number of professional associations: Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Fellow; Russian Arbitration Association (Member of the Board since 2015), American Bar Association (ABA, member of the Construction Law and Dispute Resolution Sections); International Bar Association (IBA, member of the Arbitration Committee, Insurance Law Committee, Banking Law Committee, Professional Ethics Committee); International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA), Austrian Arbitration Association (AUAA), Swiss Chinese Law Association (SCLA), Federation of Integrated Conflict Management (FICM); International Islamic Centre for Reconciliation and Arbitration (IICRA); signatory of the Equal Representation In Arbitration Initiative ERA Pledge.

Since 2017, as a member of independent observers, Lilia participates in the work of Working Group II “Arbitration and Conciliation” and Working Group III “Settlement of Disputes between Investors and States” Of UNCITRAL. Lilia holds a law and PhD degrees cum laude from MGIMO, FCIArb, certified for international arbitration from the ICC Advanced Arbitration Academy and qualified for international mediation advocacy at Regent University (London), Russian qualified attorney at law.

Lilia is a native Russian and Ukrainian speaker, and speaks English, German, French and Polish.

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Lilia Klochenko Managing Partner klochenko@2klegal.com Tel: +7 495 151 888 4 Fax: +7 495 151 888 4 www.2klegal.com

SLOVENIA – INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW

KETNER, LEGAL CONSULTANCY, REPRESENTATION AND PROTECTION, LTD.

Meti Ketner is a passionate and innovative lawyer and a businesswoman, European Trademark and Design Attorney, the CEO and the founder of KETNER® Ltd. which is constantly progressing and expanding and following the key trends of Intellectual Property Protection to which clients can rely on.

Meti Ketner is aware that the Intellectual Property Protection sector is constantly evolving. Ideas of the future are already changing the present moment. She is very proud to show the world the intellectual capacity of Slovenia – the rising star of this world.

KETNER® founded by Meti Ketner in 2008 focuses on industrial property protection (patents, trademarks, industrial designs, etc.) and offers a comprehensive and strategic approach to the Intellectual Property Challenges of modern times, both for corporations as well as individuals. To maintain strong market position KETNER® company represent their clients in Intellectual Property Proceedings at the national, European, and international levels.

Meti Ketner Owner, Director Tržaška cesta 134 Ljubljana SI-1000 Tel: +386 (0)51 344 655 Fax: +386 (0)599 42 142 info@ketner.si www.ketner.si

KETNER®’s professional field extends from the personal touch of in-depth analysis of the idea itself focused on problem-solving inventions and related patent technical documentation, supported by legal advice, expert reports, IP searches, and monitoring, valuating, to the other specialist support in the field of industrial property rights and beyond. Operating with vision and optimism, KETNER®’s protected Intellectual Property is manifesting through brilliant industrial property rights reflecting the originality of its owners. The KETNER®’s coverage ranges from representation in the process of acquisition, registration, maintenance, to enforcement of industrial property rights in Slovenia and worldwide.

Prior to practicing law in her own company, Meti Ketner was working for the larger Slovenian professional legal offices and also for institutions of public importance and in the frame of international projects of great importance for Slovenia. Meti Ketner strives for success working together with the team of highly-qualified experts by doing the best for their clients. To maintain its strong market position KETNER® is reflecting its strength.

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SPAIN – CORPORATE LAW

TKL ABOGADOS – THINK LEGAL

Eduardo is a partner in the Corporate department of TKL Abogados – Think Legal in Spain since February 2018. Previously he developed his career in international law firms (Squire Patton Boggs and DLA Piper during 13 years). His prior experience also includes one year as in-house counsel in a multinational company (Philip Morris) and another year in a Spanish local firm.

He is specialized in commercial law, mainly in the mergers and acquisitions area, private equity and corporate restructuring. He is also the Secretary of the Board of Directors in many companies.

Eduardo is used to advising domestic and international clients of all types, both companies and funds, financial institutions and private customers.

Eduardo holds a Law Degree by the University Complutense of Madrid (Spain) (2002), having completed the fourth law course at the University of Rouen-Haute Normandie (France). He holds an LLM in Business Law – Corporate Advice to Companies (MAJ) in the Instituto de Empresa in Madrid (2004). In 2014 Eduardo also took a course in Economic Analysis of Law (Harvard Course of Law & Economics) at Harvard Law School, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Eduardo is a member of the Madrid Bar Association (I.C.A.M.).

He has participated as a speaker in several courses and seminars on commercial law organized by the International Faculty for Executives (IFAES), as well as in several courses organized by DLA Piper, both for clients and for internal training.

Eduardo speaks and writes fluent Spanish, English and French.

TKL Abogados – Think Legal TKL Abogados – Think Legal is an independent and multi-disciplinary law firm, which is integrated by professionals with sound experience, acquired in renowned international law firms. Our experience and structure permit us to offer a high-quality service, with competitive cost for our clients.

We are specialized in the advice of M&A and Venture Capital transactions, franchises, corporate advice, contracts, corporate law and IP law. We have also profound expertise in dispute resolution (whether judicial or non-judicial) and legal advice in arbitration and judicial procedures of high volume and complexity and in labour and employment advice.

TKL Abogados – Think Legal has a mission that is clearly defined: to render specialized legal services with the outmost quality and with full dedication to our clients, who are offered a personalized service. We offer for our clients a high performance in complex matters, tailor-made solutions and the guarantee of having our assistance in all the stages of the entrepreneurial development.

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Eduardo Lucas Partner Tel: +34 649744280 elucas@tklabogados.es Calle Fernández de la Hoz, 7 28010 Madrid Tel: +34 911250524 www.tklabogados.es

SWEDEN – PATENT LAW

KIPA

Erik has vast expertise of patenting, including drafting and prosecuting patent applications, as well as oppositions and appeals. Erik has drafted a large number of patent applications for a wide range of clients including single inventors, start up companies, SMEs, large global corporations, universities and other research institutes. Erik handles international portfolios for a number of clients. Erik founded KIPA in 2006.

Furthermore, Erik has gained experience with IP court proceedings in various countries from working as a scientific counsel in cooperation with legal counsels.

Erik has coordinated several pan-European patent litigations, including the famous “Okklusionsvorrichtung” case.

Erik has been the lead negotiator for a SME client against a multinational US firm reaching a settlement in 2016 worth more than 100Mio€.

Erik Krahbichler Founder erik@kipa.se Drottninggatan 11 SE-252 21 Helsingborg PO BOX 1065 SE-251 10 Helsingborg Tel: +46 (0)42 400 0330 Fax: +46 (0)42 13 34 90 www.kipa.se

Prior to founding a private practice (KIPA), he worked in private practice, where he was head of an office. Erik has also working experience from the European Patent Office in Munich, where he was employed as an Examiner.

He previously worked in industry, at Siemens both in Sweden and Germany. During this period he has been an active inventor, which has resulted in a considerable number of patents.

Erik is one of the three first in Sweden to complete C.E.I.P.I. Univ. Dipl. European Patent Litigation.

He frequently travels to China where he advises Chinese clients and associates on European IP issues.

Erik maintains membership in the following organizations: • epi – Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office • IP samfundet – The Association of Swedish Authorized IP Attorneys • AIPPI – Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle (International association for the protection of • Intellectual Property) • LES – Licensing Executives Society • IEEE – The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers – the world’s leading professional association for the advancement of technology Erik has founded the Swedish section of IEEE-EMBS (Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society) in 2006, http://www.embs.org/

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SWITZERLAND – ARBITRATION

VON SEGESSER LAW OFFICE

Michael’s practice focuses on international commercial arbitration and mediation. He has experience working under all major arbitral rules, including ICC, ICSID, LCIA, SCAI, VIAC, CAS and UNCITRAL, in arbitrations governed by various procedural and substantive laws.

Michael’s areas of specialization and relevant practical experience include general contract law with an emphasis on sales law, pharmaceutical development, and R&D agreements, as well as estate law, sports law and banking law. He has worked on many complex multi-jurisdictional arbitration cases involving a wide variety of commercial matters, including disputes arising under international joint ventures, manufacturing and sales contracts, cross-border financial transactions, trust disputes and energy pricing disputes. His legal reasoning has been lauded for being “meticulous”.

Michael is an efficient and practical jurist, with a quick grasp of the relevant facts and legal issues and an ability to communicate with peers and clients clearly and succinctly. His business background allows him to assess commercial disputes in a pragmatic manner and find dispute resolution solutions that are both realistic and practical.

Michael is admitted to the bar in Switzerland and California and has an MBA degree from the University of Cambridge. He is a CEDRaccredited mediator and a regular contributor to legal publications.

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Michael Falck Counsel mf@vonsegesserlaw.com Mühlebachstrasse 173 8008 Zürich Tel: +4144 382 0100 www.vonsegesserlaw.com

SWITZERLAND – AVIATION LAW

BLUM&GROB ATTORNEYS AT LAW

Dr. Hans-Ruedi Grob is a partner with Blum&Grob Attorneys at Law and the head of the Blum&Grob Law to Aviation (L2A) team, which consists of specialists in all relevant areas of aviation law. He and his team advise a substantial number of Swiss and foreign business jet operators and airlines on a wide variety of contractual, commercial, corporate, tax and contentious matters. Dr. Grob and his L2A team mainly advise high-net-worth individuals and aviation-related companies such as aircraft financiers (lessors, banks and other financial institutions), maintenance facilities, completion centres and other suppliers in the aviation industry.

Dr. Hans-Ruedi Grob, LL.M. Partner h.grob@blumgrob.ch Neumühlequai 6 P.O. Box 3954 8021 Zurich Tel. +41 58 320 00 00 Fax +41 58 320 00 01 www.blumgrob.ch

His practice concentrates on aircraft sales and purchases, operating leases (wet and dry) and finance leases, tax-optimised structures to operate aircraft of all categories, registration of aircraft and mortgages in all relevant jurisdictions, enforcement of mortgages or other security interests, issues regarding Cape Town Convention, contracts with suppliers (interior completions, maintenance, cargo, catering, etc.), advice in complex liability cases, regulatory matters (eg, route licence applications, operating authorizations and AOCs for operators), representations before courts and any other competent authorities in connection with aviation and corresponding tax issues.

Dr. Hans-Ruedi Grob graduated from the University of Zurich in 1993, obtained the Doctor of Law degree two years later. He has been admitted to the Zurich Bar, and served as President of the Zurich Bar Association. Furthermore he is a member of the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA), the Swiss Air and Space Law Association (ASDA) and the Swiss Business Aviation Association (SBAA). Dr. Grob is the author of several publications on aviation law.

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SWITZERLAND – SUCCESSION LAW

ZWICKY & PARTNER

Career 1970-1982 Schools in Manchester, Mass./USA, Buin/Chile and Zug/Switzerland 1983-1988 Law School at the University of Zürich/Switzerland 1991 Admission to the Bar of the Canton of Zug, Attorney and Civil Law Notary since 1993 Partner in a Zug Law Firm since 1997 Own LawFirm, Zug 2003 Admittance of Thesis, University of Zürich 2019 Certified Specialist SBA Inheritance Law 2021 Zwicky & Partner Membership SAV (Swiss Bar Association) Registered at the Cantonal Bar Register of Zug ABA (American Bar Association), Admin Committee, Tech Officer, Co-Chair of several committees, Advokatenverein des Kantons Zug (Zug Bar Association), Delegate to the Federal Bar AIJA (Association Internationale des Jeunes Avocats), Honorary Member AIJUDEFA (Asociación Internacional de Juristas de Derecho de Familia) IAPL (International Alliance of Practising Lawyers) IBA (International Bar Association), Officer at Private Client Tax Committee KMU Swiss AG, Swiss Association focusing in Mid-Size Enterprises The National LGBT Bar Association (USA) and others Pro Bono and Community Work Equilibrium, Swiss Association of People Overcoming Depressions, President, Honorary Member City of Zug, Catastrophe Leadership Team Werner Alfred Selo Foundation, Vice Chair, 5-year campaign Overcoming Stigma of Depressions Unemployment Office of Zug, Pro Bono Advisor for Unemployed becoming Self-Employed zuwebe, Zug, Home and Workshop for Mentally Challenged, Board Member 2007-2014 Major a.D. Swiss Mountain Infantry Personal Born on May 7, 1963, two adult sons, married Swiss citizen of Zug ZG and Glarus Nord Swiss-German (father tongue), German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Flemish

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Dr. Markus Zwicky Attorney at Law Notary Certified Specialist SBA Inheritance Law Partner m.zwicky@zp-law.ch Gartenstrasse 4 6300 Zug Tel: +41 41 728 72 00 Fax: +41 41 728 72 02 www.zp-law.ch

TURKEY – CORPORATE LAW

KURT AND PARTNERS LAW FIRM

Izzet Gürler graduated from İzmir 9 Eylül University Faculty of Law in 1999 and completed Private Law Master Program at the same university in 2005. İzzet Gürler’s practice focuses on the corporate, foreign investments, projects, energy, real estate, mergers and acquisitions. His expertise includes joint ventures, commercial and contract law, international trade law, intellectual property law. He is also experienced in the structuring and negotiation of a variety of commercial transactions including asset transfer agreements. He has many experiences for assisting and advising foreign companies for the acquisition transactions concluded in or related to Turkey.

İzzet Gürler Senior Partner izzet.gurler@ kurtandpartners.com Yapı Kredi Plaza C Blok Kat:8 D: 34330 Levent/Beşiktaş/İstanbul Tel: +90 212 243 43 31 Fax: +90 212 243 38 99 www.kurt-partners.com

His experience of foreign investments and projects includes assisting his clients for the determination of the form and type of the companies to be established in Turkey, structure of the company, carrying out the establishment procedures.

He has also extensive experience in corporate governance and regularly asked for the implementation of the corporate governance rules of the International Companies to its Turkish subsidiaries.

Restructuring the management of the acquired and merged companies is also the experienced field of İzzet Gürler.

Litigation including alternative dispute resolution is his other practice area and he is well experienced for representing clients before the local courts, appeal court, arbitration tribunals as well as representing them during the mediation procedures.

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UK – INSURANCE & REINSURANCE EXPERT WITNESS

BUXBAUM LOGGIA, LTD.

Joseph Loggia co-founded Buxbaum, Loggia and Associates, Inc. in 2000 and Buxbaum Loggia Ltd, our British subsidiary, shortly thereafter, to provide a complete source of senior technical support to the insurance and reinsurance industry.

Joseph Logga Tel: +1 (714) 449-2899

Mr. Loggia’s experience of more than 48 years includes management of ceded and assumed reinsurance portfolios, audit assignments for major domestic and international reinsurers, and expert witness testimony. He has served in senior executive positions for companies such as Armco, Home Insurance, Liberty Mutual, and Northwestern National.

6 London Street London EC3R 7LP Tel: +44 20 3974 5613 information@ buxbaumloggia.com

At Buxbaum Loggia, Mr. Loggia leads casualty and accident/health inspections and settlement teams for both insurers and reinsurers. He is highly regarded for his expert opinions and testimony regarding a wide range of insurance and reinsurance issues. In civil litigation and reinsurance arbitrations, Mr. Loggia has been deposed as a fact and expert witness on more than 75 occasions.

Registered in England and Wales Registered No. 5332229

Having recently provided expert services regarding a number of cases involving Workers’ Compensation, Construction Defect litigation, Property Loss and EPLI issues, Mr. Loggia’s decades of experience serve in evaluating and testifying on proper claims administration, including coverage analysis and good-faith claim decisions. Additionally, he has worked for and represented policyholders, primary and excess carriers on industry customs and practices.

Notably, Mr. Loggia also has been engaged on behalf of insurers and reinsurers to assist in numerous mediations and settlement conferences.

Buxbaum Loggia’s staff, most of whom have held management positions with insurance and reinsurance companies, prove to be an invaluable resource.

Currently, Mr. Loggia is active as a member and Certified Arbitrator for ARIAS, and several other industry organizations including the American Bar Association (ABA), California Association of Independent Insurance Adjusters, Insurance & Reinsurance Legacy Association, and the International Association of Claims Professionals. He has been a featured speaker and panelist at ABA and Casualty Actuarial Society Conferences.

Who’s Who Legal says “the ‘experienced and well-regarded’ Joe Loggia is an eminent figure in the market who has testified on dozens of occasions in insurance litigation over the course of his career,” and also named him a Thought Leader. Mr. Loggia also was recognized by Lawyers Monthly with Expert Witness Awards in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021.

After graduating from the University of California, Los Angeles, he served as a captain in the U.S. Army and attended the University of LaVerne, College of Law.

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UK – INTERNET & E-COMMERCE LAW

COMPUTALAW LTD

Michele is Head of Intellectual Property and Internet Law at Computalaw Ltd, based in UK, Europe and internationally.

Computalaw provides the most up-to-date IT, Internet and E-commerce legal and business contracts for worldwide use through www.computalaw.com which was awarded Internet Law Firm of the Year in 2018 & 2020, Leaders in Law – Internet & E-commerce 2020 and Global Law Experts for Internet & E-Commerce in 2019 & 2020.

Michele has specialised in intellectual property and internet law worldwide for over 25 years and has acted as international legal adviser to hundreds of IT companies round the world from multinationals to start-ups serving many varied business sectors. Such sectors range from aerospace and other safety critical industries such as driverless cars and surgical equipment, to software, databases, systems, SaaS, Cloud computing, companies creating Platforms for the ‘GiG’ economy, employment, financial and legal sectors, mobile phone payment systems and companies developing ‘Apps’ for every type of product and service.

M-T Michele Rennie (LL.B, NP.) Principal Legal Author and Editor m.rennie@computalaw.com 14 Riversdale Crescent Edinburgh EH12 5QT Tel: +44 (0)7785 394026 computalaw.com

In addition, Michele is legal advisor to numerous smaller pioneering companies in specialist niche areas such as an exciting technology company harnessing satellite data intelligence for environmental analysis and statistics required by multi-national organisations such as the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Most recently, Michele is legal advisor on AI digital ‘tools’ as well as advising ‘disrupter’ companies offering novel Platform services.

Michele was awarded Women in Law winner in 2019 and 2020 and voted one of the Global Law Experts for Internet & E-Commerce in 2019-20. She is a member of the International Bar Association Committee on International Computer & Technology Law, past chairman of the British Computer Society Ecommerce Legal Task Group, and a member of the Intellectual Property and Electronic Commerce working parties of the Digital Alliance. Michele was also legal adviser to the CTOSE Foundation, established to promote the results of the European Commissionsponsored CTOSE Project on Cybercrime which is now utilised worldwide.

Publications: Michele Rennie is a regular conference speaker and is the author of several publications on International Computer and Internet Contracts and Law (published worldwide by ThomsonReuters/Sweet & Maxwell) 1994–2021, which is updated several times a year to keep abreast of the latest developments. This publication contains over 6,000 pages of computer and internet contracts and intellectual property and e-commerce law relating to UK, Europe, USA, China, India, Australia, Japan and the internet with specialist sections on Electronic Signatures and Online Dispute Resolution.

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UK – MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE EXPERT WITNESS

PEYTON MEDICO LEGAL

By profession, Rodney Peyton OBE, MD is an internationally renowned trauma surgeon. He has been acknowledged as the World’s Number 1 Surgical Coach and has received many prestigious international awards for his leadership within the profession.

He is also a law graduate from the College of Law, London and holds a Master’s degree in Education from Cardiff University. He has authored several legal texts, including ‘The Cervical Spine in Medico-legal Practice’ and ‘Facilitative Mediation’, as well as being a Co-Editor of ‘The Cambridge Textbook of Accident and Emergency Medicine’.

A well-known global key-note speaker and trainer, he has lectured extensively on the practical aspects of medico-legal practice, both to the legal profession and also to his fellow medical professionals at the Royal College of Surgeons of England, where he had a lead role in international education and faculty development.

He is widely published in legal journals and writes monthly case report articles highlighting medico-legal issues, involving cases of medical malpractice.

His extensive experience of acting as a. medical expert in over 70,000 personal Injury and more than 3000 cases of medical malpractice in a career spanning over 3 decades, means he has been rightly regarded as one of the most authoritative figures in medico legal practice.

Recent figures from the various defence organisations confirm that only one in six complaints against medical practitioners are likely to succeed in court.

This is why Dr Peyton’s expertise in providing preliminary screening reports, to determine the strengths/weaknesses of potential claims, is so essential in providing a guide to lawyers on the likelihood of success at the very outset of their deliberations.

For more information see his monthly articles in this journal and visit www.rpeyton.com

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Mr J.W.R Peyton Principle Tel: +44 28 8772 4177 rpeyton@rpeyton.com Beechlyn Court 14 Ballynorthland Park Dungannon, BT71 6DY Northern Ireland Tel: +44 28 8772 4177 www.rpeyton.com

UKRAINE – GAMING LAW

SPORTS & GAMING LAWYERS

SPORTS & GAMING LAWYERS

Managing partner of Law Firm “Sports & Gaming Lawyers”, advocate.

Specialization – legal support of gambling business, IT-sphere, sports law.

In 2014-2016, General Director of the All-Ukrainian Union for Bookmaking Development (VSRB). Member of the Interagency working group at the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine on the consideration and resolution of problematic issues in the field of gambling and lotteries (2015). Chairman of the Coordinating council for socially responsible legalization of casino (2017). Consultant of the Committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on family, youth policy, sports and tourism.

Co-author and editor of the publication “Legal regulation of gambling: European experience, practice in post-Soviet countries, prospects of Ukraine”(in Ukrainian and English, 2015).

Iryna Sergienko Managing Partner, Attorney Tel: +38 067 578 3477 iryna.sergienko@sgl.com.ua 58 Poliova Str. Sofiyivska Borschagivka Kyiv region, 08131 www.sgl.com.ua

Since 2016, she is the President of the Ukrainian Gaming Industry Association (UGIA), a nontrade body bringing together experts in the field of gambling business.

As a head of VSRB and UGIA in 2014-2020, she has represented the public and business in dialogue with the Ukrainian legislative and executive authorities on the conditions of legalization of gambling business, participated in the development of the relevant legal framework, including the draft Law “On state regulation of activities related to the organization and conduct of gambling” and amendments to the Tax Code concerning taxation of the gambling.

She is a regular speaker at specialized international conferences on the legal regulation of gambling.

Sports & Gaming Lawyers Sports & Gaming Lawyers is a specialized Ukrainian law firm providing a full range of legal services in the field of gambling and sports.

The services offered by the firm include; • Legal services and advice concerning the current and prospective regulatory environment for the gambling industry in Ukraine • Consultations on structuring a gambling business in Ukraine and in foreign jurisdictions • Legal support of obtaining a license to organize and conduct gambling in Ukraine • Legal support of drafting and conclusion of agreements in the field of gambling business • Legal services and consultations on certification of gaming equipment, platforms and online games in Ukraine • Support of communication with regulatory authorities in the field of gambling services in Ukraine • Providing consultations and legal support for gambling and e-sports events in Ukraine • Representing the interests of professional players, e-athletes in disputes with the team

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The United States has been hit hard by the pandemic, which has tragically resulted in close to 600,000 deaths. Thanks to mask mandates, social distancing, shut down orders and over half the eligible population being fully vaccinated, new cases of COVID-19 and the test positivity rate have both fallen significantly in 2021. According to the IMF, the receding case numbers should allow normal activities to resume and provide a substantial economic boost. The US economy is expected to grow by around 7% in 2021, as savings are drawn down, demand shifts back to in-person services, and depleted inventories are rebuilt.

Disruptive supply and demand mismatches are possible as the economy normalizes, including in the labour market, but these are expected to be transitory, while the significant employment gap should help contain wage and price pressures.

The recovery is being underpinned by strong fiscal and monetary support. The American Rescue Plan was adopted in March 2021 and contained 8.2% of GDP in federal spending, in addition to the December fiscal package. Fiscal support to small businesses was extended, as was expanded unemployment insurance, while households received transfers via stimulus checks. These packages have supported demand, helped avoid corporate bankruptcies, and relieved

financial stress on households and state and local governments. The Federal Reserve’s commitment to allow inflation to overshoot the 2% target in the near term has facilitated accommodative monetary policy in an environment of low neutral rates, with clear forward guidance on the path of policy rates, based on actual inflation outcomes and inflation expectations.

The new Administration has proposed an ambitious agenda to address long-standing structural challenges in the US economy. The American Jobs Plan and American Families Plan contain proposals to redistribute resources toward vulnerable households, invest in infrastructure, incentivize human capital accumulation and labour force participation, and improve productivity. A renewed effort is underway to lower carbon emissions and increase resilience to climate change. The Administration has also proposed to offset part of the fiscal cost of its plans by increasing taxes collected from corporations and high income households. Proposed tax reforms include a higher statutory rate of corporate tax, a global minimum tax, as well as increases in the top marginal rate of personal income tax and the rate high income earners pay on capital gains. On a net basis, the Administration’s fiscal plans would leave federal government debt 3¼% of GDP higher at end-2030.

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An uneven recovery in Latin America and the Caribbean Employment rates in some Latin American and Caribbean countries have experienced a relative recovery, although in most, rates fall short of prepandemic levels. The quality of available jobs has also declined, as has the number of hours of paid work per week, according to data from a new survey by the World Bank and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).

The High-frequency Phone Surveys, the second phase of which was implemented this year in 24 countries of the region, provides a snapshot of families’ well-being and their perceptions regarding the crisis. The goal is to take the pulse of the region and measure the impacts of the pandemic in key areas such as the labour market, income and food security, gender equality, and household access to basic services, such as education, health (including the COVID-19 vaccine), Internet connectivity and digital finance.

The survey took a representative sample of the population aged 18 and over with access to a telephone in each country.

“The COVID-19 pandemic underscored the pre-existing inequalities in the region, where the most vulnerable and poorest groups have been disproportionately affected,” said Luis Felipe López-Calva, UNDP Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean. “This survey allows us to take the pulse of the region and propose evidence-based solutions.”

“The pandemic severely impacted millions of families in the region,” said Carlos Felipe Jaramillo, World Bank Vice-president for Latin America and the Caribbean. “These surveys we present today are crucial for obtaining current data on the scope of the crisis and for recommending informed measures to help improve the quality of life in our countries.”

Survey results demonstrate that the crisis particularly affected women, both because of the stronger initial impact on them and their slower labour market recovery. Mothers of young children (aged 0 to 5 years) have been most affected. In fact, a year and a half after the onset of the crisis, women are twice as likely as men to be unemployed owing to the pandemic.

This situation is exacerbated by an increase in women’s household responsibilities, including supervision of children in remote education, and a higher incidence of mental health problems.

For the region as a whole, the employment rate stood at around 62%, almost 11%age points below the pre-pandemic level. Employment rates surpassed pre-crisis levels only in Guatemala, Nicaragua and El Salvador.

Moreover, formal employment fell 5.3% in the region while self-employment grew 5.7%, and the proportion of workers employed in small businesses (maximum of four workers) increased by 8%. These figures point to a deterioration in

the quality of available employment. Even among the employed population, regional survey results identified a decrease in weekly hours of paid work, from 43 to 37, confirming this negative trend.

The survey data found that 28% of people employed before the pandemic lost their jobs, and more than half (17%) of those with a job before the pandemic have left the labour force. These impacts disproportionately affected women with young children: 40% of female workers over 18 with children aged 0 to 5 years lost their prepandemic job, compared to 39% of women in general and 18% of men.

The pandemic had a greater impact on less educated workers (both men and women).

35% of those with a primary education or less lost their job during the pandemic, as did 28% of employees with a secondary education.

Approximately 19% of individuals with a tertiary education became unemployed.

Survey data revealed that as a consequence of labour market setbacks, just over half of the households in the region have not yet managed to recover their pre-pandemic income levels.

This situation occurred despite government efforts to help families through direct transfer programs and other benefits. Approximately 38% of survey respondents had received emergency cash transfers.

The survey demonstrated that food insecurity still affects 23.9% of households in Latin America and the Caribbean. This figure is almost double that reported by households prior to the pandemic -- 12.8%. However, most countries have improved in this area with respect to the levels observed in June 2020.

Results also demonstrated that more than a year after the onset of the crisis, 86% of schoolage children and youth receive some type of education (face-to-face or remote). However, figures vary widely across countries: in Guyana and Guatemala, it is 64% while in Peru and Chile, it reaches 95 and 97%, respectively. Additionally, education coverage falls below pre-pandemic levels in the countries surveyed. Just under a quarter of students in the region attended faceto-face classes.

Access to health services improved significantly.

However, the percentage of unvaccinated people remains high in some countries. Eight% of the regional population has not been vaccinated or is not willing to receive a vaccine. This percentage is especially high in the Caribbean: 60% in Haiti, 49% in Jamaica and 43% in Saint Lucia and Dominica.

Finally, according to the survey results, the use of mobile banking and online transactions (e-commerce) rose sharply during the pandemic.

The use of digital payments also increased -currently, 26% of survey respondents said they used mobile wallets. The highest increases were among the rural population, the population over age 55 and those with low levels of education (primary or less).

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The Americas Contents

Argentina - Litvin Marzorati Legales....................................................................................................115

Bahamas - ParrisWhittaker.................................................................................................................. 116

Barbados - Clarke Gittens Farmer........................................................................................................117

Brazil - David Rechulski, Advogados................................................................................................... 118

Brazil - FTA Consulting......................................................................................................................... 119

Brazil - Monteiro & Neves Advogados Associados............................................................................ 120

Canada - Murphy Battista LLP............................................................................................................ 121

Canada - Mogan Daniels Slager LLP................................................................................................... 122

Colombia - Holland & Knight - Business Law..................................................................................... 123

Colombia - Holland & Knight - Energy & Natural Resources Law...................................................... 124

Costa Rica - NCC Law......................................................................................................................... 125

Cuba - CLAIM S.A Consultores de Propiedad Intelectual.................................................................. 126 GLE 110

Ecuador - Estudio Jurídico Prado........................................................................................................ 127

Ecuador - Quevedo & Ponce............................................................................................................... 128

Mexico - Legem Attorneys at Law...................................................................................................... 129

Mexico - Calderon Y De La Sierra Y Cia, S.C...................................................................................... 130

Paraguay - Fernández Zacur – Gabinete Jurídico................................................................................ 131

Peru - Ilp. Global Laos Aguilar Limas & Asociados............................................................................. 132

Peru - Vargas Pareja Abogados & Consultores S.A.C........................................................................ 133

Puerto Rico - Meléndez Torres Law, PSC........................................................................................... 134

St Kitts & Nevis - Joseph Rowe.......................................................................................................... 135

US, California - MoginRubin LLP......................................................................................................... 136

US, California - Dentons US LLP......................................................................................................... 137

US, California - Keller/Anderle LLP...................................................................................................... 138 GLE 111

The Americas Contents

US, California - Kroll............................................................................................................................. 139

US, California - The Gillam Law Firm.................................................................................................. 140

US, California - Buxbaum, Loggia and Associates, Inc...................................................................... 141

US, California - Trade Resources & Associates.................................................................................. 142

US, California - Perkins Coie LLP........................................................................................................ 143

US, California - Banning LLP............................................................................................................... 144

US, Connecticut - Whitmyer IP Group................................................................................................ 145

US, Delaware - Gavin/Solmonese....................................................................................................... 146

US, Florida - Aballí Milne Kalil, P.A. - Asset Recovery Law................................................................ 147

US, Florida - Aballí Milne Kalil, P.A. - Commercial Law...................................................................... 148

US, Illinois - Wisner Law Firm - Alexandra Wisner............................................................................. 149

US, Illinois - Wisner Law Firm - Floyd Wisner.................................................................................... 150 GLE 112

US, Illinois - The Prinz Law Firm......................................................................................................... 151

US, Illinois - Clifford Law Offices........................................................................................................ 152

US, Nebraska - Kutak Rock LLP.......................................................................................................... 153

US, New Jersey - RDS Associates Consulting Engineers, Inc.......................................................... 154

US, New York - SkyStem.................................................................................................................... 155

US, New York - Centennial Advisory Group....................................................................................... 156

US, New York - Dunning Rievman LLP............................................................................................... 157

US, New York - George Bermann....................................................................................................... 158

US, New York - Guidehouse................................................................................................................ 159

US, New York - Wohabe Law Offices LLP......................................................................................... 160

US, New York - Blank Rome LLP........................................................................................................ 161

US, New York - Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP...................................................... 162 GLE 113

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US, New York - Grunfeld, Desiderio, Lebowitz, Silverman & Klestadt LLP...................................... 163

US, Ohio - Frost Brown Todd LLC....................................................................................................... 164

US, Texas - Braumiller Law Group PLLC............................................................................................ 165

US, Texas - Egan Nelson LLP.............................................................................................................. 167

US, Washington D.C - Jetlaw, LLC..................................................................................................... 168

US, Washington D.C - The SJS Law Firm, PLLC............................................................................... 169

US, Washington D.C - Vinson & Elkins LLP........................................................................................ 170

US, Washington D.C - FRB Realty Capital LLC.................................................................................. 171

US Virgin Islands - Marjorie Rawls Roberts, P.C................................................................................ 172

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ARGENTINA – FRANCHISE LAW

LITVIN MARZORATI LEGALES

I’m partner at Litvin Marzorati Legales in Argentina. I was recently distinguished by Columbia University in New York for the 50th anniversary of my master’s degree in comparative law, class of 1967.

I have worked in foreign investments in commercial distribution, international business law, joint ventures, energy law--particularly with carbon fiber turbines and state-of-the art combined cycle gas turbines, advising foreign companies and big retailers of luxury items including handling concession agreements as counsel for General Motors Argentina and previously to Kaiser Jeep Corporation and its sub.

Since my retirement as managing partner of Allende & Brea, I have devoted 70% of my time to arbitration, and 30% to teaching graduate courses in local and foreign universities and retaining my position as an advisor and founder of the AAMF as well as my role as general counsel and lead arbitrator in distribution law.

Additionally, I have worked in the Energy sector as Foreign Legal Counsel or served as member of the Board of local companies over thirty years. Other main areas of my Practice are Distribution Law, Joint Ventures and Consortia, Trusts for Infrastructure Projects and local and International Arbitration (ICC, UNCITRAL, distribution and construction, energy and reinsurance).

I have written Books on International Transactions, Joint Ventures, Franchising, Distribution Law and Sales Law and published numerous articles, papers and presentations dealing with the enforcement of arbitral awards in Argentina under the New York convention or ICSID (Washington).

Osvaldo Jorge Marzorati Partner Libertador 5990 - 3rd Flooroffice 308 Autonomous City of Buenos Aires San Luis 2198 - 1st Floor Posadas, province of Misiones Tel: +54 114782-9952 info@lmlegales.com.ar www.lmlegales.com.ar

Lecturer in national and International Universities and Fora and former member of the IBA LPD Council. Current member of the private International Law and Comparative Law institutes. President of the Commercial Law section of the local Bar Association.

Litvin Marzorati Legales Our law firm specializes in digital comprehensive advice and Intellectual and Industrial Property advice. We protect the interests of our clients during the proceedings, control and defense of their registry portfolios around the globe.

We rely on a network of correspondents which enable us to offer worldwide legal, digital and technological protection.

Our years of experience, as well as the provision of effective solutions with minimum resources, are our distinctive feature.

Our goal and ultimate responsibility is to promote the growth and development of our clients’ businesses. From the very beginning, Litvin Marzorati Legales has been deeply committed with professional excellence. We consider the practice of law to be an honorable and nurturing experience; therefore, we feel compelled to maintain the highest ethical and professional standards.

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BAHAMAS – COMMERCIAL LITIGATION

PARRISWHITTAKER

For Jacy Whittaker, the key to winning cases is being abundantly overprepared. Jacy gears up for war on everything. The litigator never walks into a courtroom without more research, more evidence, and more potential angles than warranted.

This over-preparation allows him to think on his feet, building confidence – and the court’s regard – through each winning application, writ, submission, and hearing. Rather than being exhausted by sheer volume, the youthful lawyer becomes even more invigorated. After all, he lives to argue – and win.

Jacy enrolled in law school (University of Buckingham, and later Inns of Court School of Law), then joined Callenders & Co., where he worked side-by-side with a legendary Queens Counsel on multiple matters – including one of the Bahamas’ most monumental matters.

Six years later, he and partner Arthur K. Parris, Jr. left to form ParrisWhittaker.

Jacy has since added commercial transactions, probate law, admiralty law, and corporate structuring, re-structuring, and formation to his list of capabilities. He acts as local counsel for a handful of international companies.

In addition to his practice, Jacy is one of the most active members of the Grand Bahama business community. He is director, advisor, or committee chair for numerous boards, including the Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce, Rotary International, Freeport Law Society, and Salvation Army. He is also a member of the American Bar Association, Ontario Bar Association, and Bahamas Bar Association and a member of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court Bar.

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Jacy A. J. Whittaker Partner jw@parriswhittaker.com Suite 10, Seventeen Centre Bank Lane, Freeport Grand Bahama Tel: +1 242 352 6112 www.parriswhittaker.com

BARBADOS – COMMERCIAL LITIGATION

CLARKE GITTENS FARMER

Honours degrees in both Law and Business Administration allow Ramon Alleyne to bring a commercial balance and understanding to his clients’ complex business transactions. As Managing Partner of Clarke Gittens Farmer, the largest full-service commercial firm in Barbados, he has provided legal services to many multinational and regional corporations.

Clarke Gittens Farmer, the recognised Lex Mundi member for Barbados, advises the full cross-section of the financial sector operating in the Caribbean, along with members of the “Big Four” accounting firms. Clients may draw on a full suite of commercial legal offerings including corporate services, real estate, bankruptcy and insolvency, commercial litigation and secured lending.

Being an active commercial litigator for thirty years, Ramon Alleyne has been involved in many major commercial litigation trials, advised and acted on behalf of members in the energy sector in regulatory approval hearings, and acted across seven jurisdictions in the largest ever regional administrative proceedings relating to the bankruptcy of an insurance company.

Ramon Alleyne Managing Partner Tel: +1 (246) 436-6287 Ext. 2241 ramon.alleyne@clarkes.com.bb Parker House Wildey Business Park Wildey Road St. Michael BB14006 Tel: +1 (246) 436-6287 Fax: +1 (246) 436-9812; +1 (246) 436-9926 www.clarkes.com.bb

The team at Clarke Gittens Farmer stands ready to deliver clientfocussed service, that is, service delivery aimed at providing clients the desired objective in an efficient, professional manner.

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BRAZIL – CRIMINAL LAW

DAVID RECHULSKI, ADVOGADOS

David Rechulski has over thirty years of experience in corporate criminal law and criminal compliance in Brazil.

Focused on complex criminal defense/litigation and crisis management, Rechulski has been ranked 1st for 16 consecutive years by Brazil’s most traditional and important legal publication as one of the country’s leading criminal lawyers.

His personal contact with his clients, the responsibility and attention with which Rechulski deals case by case, the strategic approach, ethics and focus on the positive outcomes are sources of a constant improvement in reaching solutions to the most diverse conflicts relevant to the criminal and corporate criminal area.

Rechulski handles all aspects of corporate criminal law, representing national and multinational clients in cases related to fraud and financial crimes, cartels, environmental crimes, crimes against public administration, crimes against consumers, digital crimes, among others.

Rechulski’s experience and practice encompasses several industry sectors, such as mining, telecom, construction, banking, energy, steel, chemical, pharmaceutical, food, technology, insurance, transportation and logistics.

He also provides services on compliance and criminal compliance, assisting companies in creating or certifying their compliance programs according to Brazilian law, to prevent and investigate internal frauds, or even to structure these investigation results for leniency agreements purposes.

David Rechulski has been recognized by Forbes Magazine as one of the first professionals in Brazil to advice in corporate compliance in the early 2000s and was part of the First International Compliance Mission of the American Chamber of Commerce for Brazil in New York and Washington.

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David Rechulski Partner rechulski@dreadv.com.br Av. Dr. Chucri Zaidan nº 1.550, 29º andar conjuntos 2906 a 2909 São Paulo/SP Tel: +55 11 37402550 Fax: +55 11 31684452 www.dreadv.com.br/en/

BRAZIL – INTERNATIONAL TAX SERVICES

FTA CONSULTING

Tax Expert - Major in law and Accountant, pós decree in tax law and international tax law and MBA. 20 years of experienced acquired at Big 4 and other prestigious international consulting companies.

Provides taxation advice, tax planning, tax controversy at the administrative level, due diligence, tax structuring, international tax, and strategic corporate consulting.

Exclusive Member of Tax Advisory and Management Consulting for Brazil 2021 for IAE International Advisory Experts.

Fiscal and administrative counselor and legal representative of some international companies in Brazil.

- Recognition as “Tax Expert of the Year - Brazil 2021” by Global 100 - Winner of “tax expert of the year 2020” by Leaders in Law

Marcelo Couceiro Managing Partner marcelo.couceiro@ ftaconsulting.com.br Rua Gomes de Carvalho nº 1629 – Vila Olímpia São Paulo/SP Tel: +55 11 4081-3001 www.ftaconsulting.com.br

- Leading Advisory of the year in Tax Planning and Compliance for AI Award 2019 - Member of Advisory Excellence, International Tax Expert in 2019 FTA Consulting We are business advisors who find the best corporate solutions worldwide.

When you choose FTA you can be confident that the work will be carried out by dedicated senior professionals, services and sector specialists in their own marketplace with international expertise.

As a client of a FTA you are assured of: • A high level specialist partner-led service who understand your market; • Partners who work hard to understand your specific business needs.

FTA’s global client portfolio encompasses a broad range of clients from: • Multinationals • Global Medium-Sized Companies • Non-profit Organizations • Family Businesses • Individuals International Tax Services: • Tax planning focused on international trade • Transfer price assessment • Reporting and reconciliation of taxes in international accounting practices • Consulting in the process of opening and obtaining licenses in Brazil • Tax planning to avoid double taxation • Tax advice on the inflow and outflow of financial resources

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BRAZIL – M&A LAW

MONTEIRO & NEVES ADVOGADOS ASSOCIADOS

Monteiro & Neves Advogados, founded in 2001, is formed by professionals with extensive experience in serving Brazilian and foreign companies, being able to act in the most complex processes and transactions in order to advise on legal issues in the law areas, for which it has specialty. The firm has a prominent performance in Tax Law where it is a reference in several of the main theses in the Brazil, as well as Corporate Law, having participated in relevant operations in Brazil and abroad.

The consolidation and expansion of activities are directly related to the constant investments made in training, infrastructure, hiring qualified professionals and expanding the geographic bases of service. The facilities are among the most modern in the country, bringing together the best available technological resources and all the operational equipment necessary for the management of our clients’ projects.

Internationally, we have strong relationships with offices in various countries, which enables us to ensure the best quality representation and coverage for our clients.

The economic activity has consequences in all areas of law and poses complex challenges for the leaders of organizations. Because of this, the mission of adding business value and quality to clients can only be effectively executed if it accompanied by precise legal strategies and adequate exposure to legal risks.

For this reason, a team of highly specialized lawyers and consultants fully provides our clients with technical knowledge and legislation, with coordinated and integrated actions seeking of assertiveness. These credentials lead us to assume the planning and legal representation of some of the most important private institutions and groups operating in the country.

The trust placed in the quality of our services has been rewarded with the permanent search for innovative legal solutions to face the challenges imposed by the dynamics of business activity.

Practice areas: • Contracts • Debit Restructuring • Project Finance • Investment Funds • Mergers & Acquisitions • Real Estate • Foreign Investments • Capital market • Assets Reorganization and Succession Management • Corporate • Tax

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Ricardo Botós da Silva Neves Founder Partner Tel: +55 11 38472233 r.neves@monteironeves.com.br Rua Gomes de Carvalho 1306, 4º andar São Paulo Tel/Fax: +55 11 38472222 www.monteironeves.com.br

CANADA – CLASS ACTION LAW

MURPHY BATTISTA LLP

Angela Bespflug has been recognized by the Federal Court of Canada as a leading practitioner in the field of class actions. She has been class counsel in a number of high-profile national class actions, with combined settlement values totaling over $800 million.

Ms. Bespflug was class counsel in Merlo v Canada, the first class action brought against the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) for gender-based harassment and discrimination in the workplace of its female members, and was lead counsel in Tiller v Canada, a second class action brought against the RCMP on behalf of women who suffered sexual assault, harassment or discrimination while working or volunteering with the RCMP in non-member roles.

These actions, and their ground-breaking settlements, are part of an emerging and innovative body of jurisprudence that seeks to push the Canadian judicial system to accept class actions as the preferable procedure for resolving systemic sexual misconduct. Class actions in this context offer critical access to justice for survivors who do not have the resources to pursue individual litigation. These class actions ultimately hold defendants accountable for their behaviour and deter future incidents of sexual misconduct.

Angela Bespflug Associate Counsel bespflug@murphybattista.com 2020-650 W Georgia Street Vancouver, BC V6B 4N7 Tel: +1 604-683-9621 Fax: +1 604-683-5084 www.murphybattista.com

Ms. Bespflug has also been class counsel in several class actions centred on Indigenous rights, including Riddle v Canada, an action for loss of culture of Indigenous persons as a consequence of Sixties’ Scoop; Percival v Canada, an action for abuse of Indigenous persons placed in boarding homes; and Hardy v Canada, an action for abuse of Indigenous persons who suffered historical harms while attending hospitals for Indigenous peoples. And she was counsel on motion for Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP at their fee approval hearing in the Indigenous Day School class action litigation where the firm was awarded a $55M fee.

In the commercial context, Ms. Bespflug has acted for class members in many successful class actions involving price-fixing and other commercial wrongs.

Recognition / Awards Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers, 2020 (Advocacy and Human Rights) – Canadian Lawyer magazine Leading Class Action Lawyer, 2020 – Corporate INTL Who’s Who Advisor Handbook, p. 66 Leading Class Action Lawyer (Canada), 2020 – Global Law Experts Class Action Lawyer of the Year (Canada), 2020 – Finance Monthly magazine Professional Associations Member, Canadian Bar Association Member, The Advocates’ Society Year of Call British Columbia, 2008 Education University of Victoria Faculty of Law, LL.B / JD, 2007 Simon Fraser University, BFA, 2002

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CANADA – M&A LAW

MOGAN DANIELS SLAGER LLP

Mogan Daniels Slager LLP is Western Canada’s leading boutique law firm focused on Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity and strategic corporate advice. We are committed to delivering high value and exceptional, attentive service to every client.

We have been able to attract and retain a high quality team through our commitment to excellence, while also offering our people the camaraderie, agility and focus of a boutique firm operating at the very top of our market. Our team is knowledgeable, has a breadth of experience, and our talented lawyers and paralegals are continually evolving our unique processes to deliver exceptional outcomes and a highly-satisfying client experience.

As an industry leader in mid-market transaction services, both within Canada and in connection with inbound and outbound cross-border transactions, we are uniquely positioned to advise our clients, offering principled and pragmatic solutions and a deep understanding of the ever-changing marketplace.

Mergers and Acquisitions Our firm represents entrepreneurs, corporations, private equity funds and family offices, both as investors/buyers and as vendors, in a range of share, asset, and hybrid transactions and sale of equity to financial and strategic buyers. We have experience acting in transactions ranging from less than $5 million to more than $700 million enterprise value, and are known for getting our transactions closed, often in complex circumstances.

Our well-developed project management skills, deep market awareness and effective transaction execution processes allow us to offer high-value, fixed-fee arrangements on many of our transactions.

Private Equity A significant part of our practice consists of guiding and assisting private equity funds, family offices and other stakeholders on a variety of transactions and other matters throughout the private equity life cycle, such as: • Structuring, formation, governance and administration of PE funds • Financing and co-investment, including private placements and senior and subordinated debt financing • M&A, including platform and bolt-on acquisitions • Restructurings and corporate and tax-driven reorganizations • General corporate and commercial support for portfolio companies • Recapitalization and exit transactions We have extensive experience acting from the perspective of all private equity participants -funds (and fund managers), investors, founders and management teams.

Strategic Corporate Advice We focus our strategic corporate advice on assisting clients with complex corporate arrangements. Building on our experience noted above, we advise on and prepare documentation for a broad range of business arrangements including shareholders agreements, partnership agreements, joint venture agreements, partner buyouts, confidentiality agreements, and employee ownership, incentive and options programs.

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Nathan Daniels CEO & Partner Tel: +1 (604) 628-6449 ndaniels@mdslawyers.com Suite 1700-1185 West Georgia Street Vancouver, BC, V6E 4E6 Tel: +1 (604) 689-8000 Fax: +1 (604) 689-8835 www.mdslawyers.com

COLOMBIA – BUSINESS LAW

HOLLAND & KNIGHT

Enrique Gómez-Pinzón is the executive partner of Holland & Knight’s office in Bogotá, Colombia. He practices in the areas of corporate and compliance, mergers and acquisitions, cross-border investment, financing and international arbitration. While Mr. Gómez-Pinzón spends the majority of his time in Bogota, he still maintains his practice in Washington, D.C. Mr. Gómez-Pinzón has represented acquiring companies in various mergers and acquisitions transactions of mass public transportation companies in Ecuador, Chile and Colombia. He has participated in various mergers and acquisitions transactions within Colombia and the United States, representing foreign acquiring companies, as well as cross-border transactions in countries such as Argentina, Brazil, the Bahamas, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Peru and Venezuela.

Additionally, he has extensive experience in corporate matters, including internal investigations and compliance issues and he regularly advises companies in Colombia regarding the design, implementation and enforcement of comprehensive compliance and ethics programs to reduce their potential legal exposure, as well as defending clients with civil investigations, and coordinating with U.S. and other foreign counsel.

Enrique Gómez-Pinzón Executive Partner Tel: +57.601.7455800 enrique.gomezpinzon@hklaw.com Carrera 7 # 71-21 Torre A, Piso 8 Tel: +57.601.7455720 Fax: +57.601.541.5417 www.hklaw.com

In his practice, Mr. Gómez-Pinzón has participated in some of the most important financings and privatizations in Colombia in the last 30 years, including licensing of cellular telephones, banking entities, power generating and distribution companies, and transportation of petroleum. He has represented contractors in matters before the World Bank Sanctions Committee. He has served as an arbitrator in a variety of cases administered by the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC), cases administered under the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Arbitration Rules and the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce.

Mr. Gómez-Pinzón was the founder and former director of one the largest law firms in Colombia. He was the co-founder and director of the Colombian-Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He was a member of the board of directors of the Bogotá Stock Exchange, and served as independent board member of several publicly traded companies and banks in Colombia and the United States.

Mr. Gómez-Pinzón served as the director of the Colombian Trade Bureau in Washington, D.C. In 1999, he formed part of the Colombian Delegation for the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Seattle Ministerial Conference and the Free Trade Area of the Americas’ (FTAA) Fifth Ministerial Meeting in Toronto. He has law degrees from Universidad de los Andes and Harvard Law School.

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COLOMBIA – ENERGY & NATURAL RESOURCES LAW

HOLLAND & KNIGHT

José Vicente Zapata is a partner in Holland & Knight’s Bogotá office, with over 30 years of experience in the natural resources sector.

He focuses his practice on corporate and commercial matters with an emphasis on the environment, energy and natural resources, regulatory and contractual issues, and in corporate compliance and liability cases. Mr. Zapata co-chairs the firm’s Venezuela Focus Team, a group of partners who assists clients with interests in the country.

Mr. Zapata represents electric, oil, gas, mining, agrochemical and industrial companies.

He regularly advises clients in the structuring of foreign investment transactions, corporate reorganizations, and mergers and acquisitions and matters of environmental liability and judicial proceedings such as class action and international claims.

Throughout his career, Mr. Zapata has served on various boards of directors and has headed numerous successful companies. He has represented clients in many of the largest transactions made in Colombia to date in the energy, mining, oil and gas sectors, in addition to assisting a range of companies in entering the energy market, obtaining mining and oil and gas concessions and structuring the contractual arrangements for such purposes. Mr. Zapata has been very active in renewable energy projects, and has led both wind farm, solar ventures and large energy storage solutions, as well as hydrogen and geothermal regulatory assessments. He has also participated actively in key financing and structuring of transactions in these sectors, with particular attention on environmental, social and governance (ESG) requirements.

Mr. Zapata has participated in critical environmental liability cases and class action litigation in Colombia. Of particular importance is his participation in complex cases where communities and companies discuss their corresponding rights and in prior public consultations, and environmental permits and authorizations.

He has acted as co-counsel in major international commercial and investor-state arbitrations, involving sensitive international judicial matters of Colombian interest under the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) rules. These matters focus in energy and natural resources concerning disputes across the oil and gas, electricity, infrastructure and mining sectors.

Mr. Zapata is a regular speaker at conferences in Latin America; has published various books and articles on matters of sustainable development, oil and gas, and renewable energy; and has served as professor of corporate responsibility, environmental liability and sustainable development at Universidad Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario, Universidad de Los Andes and Universidad Externado de Colombia.

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Jose Vicente Zapata Partner Tel: +57.601.7455940 jose.zapata@hklaw.com Carrera 7 # 71-21 Torre A, Piso 8 Tel: +57.601.7455720 Fax: +57.601.541.5417 www.hklaw.com

COSTA RICA – CRIMINAL & REAL ESTATE

NCC LAW

After more than two decades of professional practice as a lawyer, Javier has successfully traversed different fields of law, nourishing a knowledge of them and achieving what is today a comprehensive overview that gives him extraordinary criteria for addressing the problems and solutions to be applied in each particular case.

As founding partner of his own law firm, since 1997 he has been the external trust lawyer of choice for a state bank, in charge of the bank’s lawsuits and its real estate transactions for the trust. Javier is highly recognized in the field of real estate law, which he practices from his offices in the central valley, Nosara, and Nicaragua. He has been personally awarded by the Houston, Texas-based U.S. real estate insurance firm, Stewart Title, as the lawyer with the highest volume of real estate transactions in Costa Rica during a five-year period. During this same period, Javier’s firm was recognized by another leading company, Chicago Title, as one of the country’s top 25 real estate law firms. That period of intense learning left Javier with firmly-rooted lessons regarding the hits and misses of the era, making him an acknowledged expert in the prevention of real estate fraud and avoidable situations and thus providing investors with a better perspective in order to help them reach a final decision on purchasing a property or a property-related business. In an understanding that modern pre-trial negotiating tools are the quickest way to solve disputes, Javier has applied them to the conflicts arising as a consequence of the booming economy.

Javier F. Chaverri Ross Attorney at Law javier@ncclaw.com San José Santa Ana Forum I Torre G Primer Piso Guanacaste Nosara Guiones Norte Edificio Century 21

Javier graduated with honors from the Universidad de las Americas, obtaining his Master’s Degree in Criminal Science. He has also received Specialist Degrees in Constitutional Justice and Constitutional Guarantees in the Criminal Procedure from the UCLM (Universidad de Castilla y La Mancha) in Toledo, Spain. Additionally, completed his Doctorate studies in Criminal Law from the Escuela Libre de Derecho -thesis in progress-, and a Master’s Degree in Economic Criminal Law from the Universidad de Granada in Spain.

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CUBA – INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW

CLAIM S.A CONSULTORES DE PROPIEDAD INTELECTUAL

We are a specialized consultancy in Intellectual Property whose aim is the representation and advice to third parties on issues related to the acquisition, maintenance, counseling, protection and defense of their rights in industrial property and copyright.

We have a multidisciplinary team of highly competent and qualified specialists, from different technical fields with emphasis in the areas of Biotechnology and Pharmacy, among others, and lawyers specialized in IP, who offer the best technical and legal expertise related to all matters concerning the protection of Intellectual Property.

Our Services We offer between our major services the representation, searching, registration requests, renewal and recordals, licensing, of all the modalities related with Intellectual Property.

Major Modalities • Trademarks • Inventions • Industrial Models • Utility Models We guarantee our clients a quality service, working with efficient staff and resources and effective technologies to respond immediately to each of their requests for services related with the Intellectual Property aspects. In addition to their professional qualifications, in particular, our specialists hold a recognized ethic, giving our clients security, confidentiality, effectiveness and reliability.

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Dayana Delgado Rodríguez Commercial Specialist Lamparilla No. 2 Lonja del Comercio Building G Office Habana Vieja La Habana Tel: +53 78011443 +53 78012755 comercial@claim.com.cu www.claim-sa.com

ECUADOR – CORPORATE LAW

ESTUDIO JURÍDICO PRADO

Estudio Jurídico Prado was founded in Quito in 1984 and has grown in to one of Ecuador´s leading law firms.

It is a full-service law firm that has been recognized as a leading firm in tax and finance. Among the firm’s core values are its commitment to excellence, teamwork, work ethics, all in the service of and dedication to our clients.

Mario Prado CEO Tel: (+5939)99463083 mprado@ejprado.com

Our firm has been recognized with important national and international awards. For years we have provided legal services based on excellence, team work and innovation for the purpose of ensuring client satisfaction and serving society, clients and entrepreneurs.

Edificio Orellana 500. 5to piso

Av. Orellana E4-430 y Amazonas Quito Tel: (+5932) 2232068 www.ejprado.com

The firm´s tax team lead by Dr. Mario Prado has 11 specialized professionals focused in managing our clients tax planning and offer them the best advice in accounting as well than in legal points of view and provide them tools to reach the best decision making.

Key Practice Areas • Tax accounting and legal planning • Representation in Administrative claims • Cooperate Law • Intellectual Property • Healthcare • Civil Rights • Immigration • Labor • Family Law GLE 127

ECUADOR – INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION

QUEVEDO & PONCE

Quevedo & Ponce is an Ecuadorian firm founded in 1941, and is one of the forerunners in intellectual property. Our experience of almost 80 years knowing the legislation and the reality of the country have meant great added value for justice.

We have been always recognized for maintaining our tradition throughout our history.

Our impeccable ethics and national and international achievements have been the driving force behind our firm. It is considered one of the most prestigious firms in Ecuador.

The professional services that we provide are aligned with the highest quality standards of knowledge and ethics, in four cities in Ecuador: Quito, Guayaquil, Cuenca, and Tulcán. Adaptability and innovation run through the veins of our professionals. Our team is always pursuing to satisfy our clients’ interests, defending them with total loyalty always respecting the legal and moral principles.

Alejandro Ponce obtained a Doctor of Jurisprudence from the Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador and a Master degree on Comparative Jurisprudence from New York University. He has been partner of Quevedo & Ponce since 1970. His academic, human and labor training has focused on the commitment to the legislation. He was Chief Legal Advisor to Ecuador’s president, León Febres Cordero, and he also acted as Internal Judge at the Superior Court of Quito and the Administrative Court. His passion for justice has allowed him to train several professionals as a law professor.

Our partner litigates against the State in defense of the rights. He has repeatedly defended intellectual property rights, against violations by third parties and attacks by the State. He is co-author of laws that have enshrined intellectual property rights and procedural rules defending citizens’ rights. He has successfully designed many strategies in investment arbitrations, based on national and international law, against the opinion of foreign lawyers unfamiliar with the Ecuadorian legal system. His extensive experience has been a great contribution to justice.

He has acted with efficiency and clear guidance in the application of law in various arbitrations on difficult disputes, instructing the parties on this alternative means of conflict resolutions, he also participates actively in the international arbitration teams led by the firm.

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Alejandro Ponce Martínez Partner Tel: +593 98 468 2331 alejandro.ponce @quevedo-ponce.com Av. 12 de Octubre and Abraham Lincoln, Tower Tel: +593 2 2986- 570 www.quevedo-ponce.com

MEXICO – FOREIGN INVESTMENT LAW

LEGEM ATTORNEYS AT LAW

Legem Attorneys at Law, SC. was born in 2006 to continue supporting foreign direct investment in Mexico. Its Founding and Managing Partner, Oscar Conde Medina, has more than 20 years of experience dedicated to attracting, consulting and assisting the direct foreign investment in Mexico.

Oscar Conde Medina Managing Partner oconde@legem.mx

At the beginning of 2005, given the interaction of our Founding and Managing Partner with direct foreign investment, the creation of an entity that supports both the uptake and the growth of such investment in Mexico is envisaged and it is at the end of 2006 when Legem Attorneys at Law, SC arises.

Ave. Roble #300 Suite 1201 Col. Valle Del Campestre San Pedro Garza Garcia, N.L. Tel: +52(81) 81430700 +52(81) 83352240 www.legem.mx

Since its inception, Legem Attorneys at Law has focused on providing excellent legal consulting services, which is why international consulting firms (Mazars, Plante & Moran, Salles, Sainz-Grand Thornton) have selected it to jointly support them in the business structure in Mexico, as well as to protect the legal interests of these consulting firms.

Currently, Legem Attorneys at Law provides services to its clients who are located mainly in North, Central and South America, Europe and Asia.

Legem Attorneys at Law has been awarded since 2019 by several organizations including, among others, ACQ5, Leaders in Law, Lawyers International – Legal 100 and recently by Latin America Quality Institute as Mexico - Foreign Direct Investment Law Firm.

Firm Overview Legem Attorneys at Law, SC is a law firm comprised of professionals who specialize in a variety of legal disciplines with offices in the north, bajio and central Mexico, ensuring the highest ethical, professional and commercial standards are maintained.

Our commitment is to help our clients grow by providing them with opportune legal services oriented towards protecting the clients’ personal, economic and commercial interests.

The firm’s areas of practice include Litigation in civil, commercial, criminal, family, administrative, amparo law and tax law; Counseling which includes corporate, banking, immigration and real estate law, among others; as well as Compliance covering topics such as money laundering prevention, protection of personal data, anticorruption, evaluation and management of legal and regulatory risks programs, among others.

We are a dedicated law firm to support the growth of foreign investment in Mexico.

We have years of experience implementing strategies of businesses expansion in Mexico.

We have national and international business alliances with legal and accounting firms that allow us to offer an integral service to our clients.

The immediacy and the excellence in our services distinguish us.

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MEXICO – INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW

CALDERON Y DE LA SIERRA Y CIA, S.C

Established in 1982 as a trademark agency, Calderón & De La Sierra has growth to incorporate a full range of Intellectual Property services with the Patents Department and the Litigation section completed a few years ago with our Regulatory practice.

In order to respond to the needs of our clients, our firm has grown in recent years to include Corporate, New Technologies and Personal Data Protection areas.

Despite the growth of the Firm, and the fact that the number of professionals has multiplied over the years, we remain committed to provide a personalized service by maintaining close contact with all our clients to better attend their needs.

The firm has grown to be recognized for its formidable enforcement and litigation capabilities in patents, regulatory and trademark disputes and for providing results to the client.

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Carlos Pérez de la Sierra Senior Partner cps@cyslaw.mx Av. Santa Fe 481 PH, Col. Cruz Manca C.P. 05349 Cuajimalpa de Morelos CDMX Tel: +52 55 5047 7500 Fax: +52 2623 1132 www.cyslaw.mx/es/inicio

PARAGUAY – WHITE COLLAR CRIME LAW

FERNÁNDEZ ZACUR – GABINETE JURÍDICO

FERNÁNDEZ ZACUR – GABINETE JURÍDICO provides counseling and litigation services in Paraguay. The Firm is specialised in Corporate Criminal Law and Corporate Law. However, we have developed a multidisciplinary project focused on the integral solution of legal problems.

JOSÉ MIGUEL FERNÁNDEZ ZACUR is a Lawyer who graduated from the Catholic University Nuestra Señora de la Asunción (Asunción - Paraguay) with an OUTSTANDING grade point average and a Doctor in Law (SUMMA CUM LAUDE). Master in International Economic Criminal Law (OUTSTANDING Master’s Thesis) at the University of Granada (Granada - Spain). Master in Prevention and Repression of Money Laundering, Tax Fraud and Compliance (OUTSTANDING Master’s Thesis) at the University of Santiago de Compostela (Santiago de Compostela - Spain). Postgraduate in Economic Criminal Law at University of Nordeste (Corrientes - Argentina).

Diplomaed in Economic Criminal Law from the Association of Judges of Paraguay. Specialist in Criminal Law at University of Belgrano (Buenos Aires - Argentina) with a DISTINCTION and at University of Pacífico (Asunción Paraguay). Postgraduate in Deepened Criminal Law at University of Cuenca del Plata (Corrientes - Argentina). Diplomaed in Oral Litigation from American University (Asunción - Paraguay). Diplomaed in Compliance from Thompson Reuters Training (Santiago - Chile). Graduate from the School of Criminal Science and German Criminal Dogmatic at the University of Göttingen (Göttingen - Germany), from the Training Course in Prevention of Money Laundering, Criminal Liability of Legal Entities and Tax Fraud at the University of Santiago de Compostela (Santiago de Compostela - Spain), from the Spanish Trial Skills Academy at the California Western School of Law (San Diego - United States of America) and from the Extension Course in Corporate Criminal Law at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (Porto Alegre - Brazil).

Former professor of Forensic Linguistics and Legal Oratory. Author and coauthor of several papers, monographs and articles in specialised publications.

Guest professor in post-graduate courses and international conferences.

Member of the Iberoamerican Association of Economic and Business Criminal Law and other associations of Criminal Law.

José M. Fernández Zacur Senior Partner info@fernandezzacurabogados.com.py 14 de Mayo N° 1.552 Asunción - Paraguay Tel: (+59521) 393-406 Fax: (+59521) 393-406 www.fernandezzacurabogados.com.py

Despite our sustained growth, supported by an outstanding percentage of successes, we maintain the style of a typical family Firm, which guarantees a personalized treatment, discretion and the utmost diligence.

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PERU – LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT LAW

ILP. GLOBAL LAOS AGUILAR LIMAS & ASOCIADOS

Nancy Laos Cáceres is one of the most recognized and experienced lawyers in labor law in Peru. Currently, she leads the Estudio ILP Global Laos, Aguilar Limas / Asociados, a legal firm with more than 40 years in the Peruvian market advising the main national and international companies in labor law and other specialties. The firm opened the way to its internationalization through the global ILP alliance, which brings together prestigious lawyers from Germany, Spain, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico and Peru and a member of the E-Iure International Alliance.

At an academic level, Dr. Laos completed her undergraduate studies at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, and has several specialized studies such as Law Management at Yale University (2006) and courses in Basic and Advanced Negotiation at Harvard University (1997 and 1998). She studied the Senior Management Program of the University of Piura (1995) as well as the Strategic Costs Program of the same University (2004). She has completed the studies of the Master’s Degree in Development and National Defense of the Center for Higher National Studies (1997-2007).

Dr. Nancy Laos worked as a teacher in the Postgraduate Degree in Administrative Sciences at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú and as a professor of labor law at the San Juan Bautista University and at the San Ignacio de Loyola University. She has prepared various articles on her specialty in various information media and Law Magazines. She has been a member of the Consultative and Ethics Commissions of the Lima Bar Association and chaired the Consultative Commission on Labor Law and Labor Procedure of the Lima Bar Association (CAL) and is a member of the Consultative Commissions of the Ministry of Labor.

At the level of professional experience, Dr. Laos has served in different public positions as Chief of Staff of the Minister of Justice, president of the Council of Notaries and reached one of the highest positions in the Peruvian public administration, being Minister of State in the Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion (December 2012, February 2014). She has been a First and Second Level Judge of the Judicial Power in the specialty of Labor Law. She was a member of the Board of Directors of the Peruvian Association of Human Resources (APERHU) for more than 4 consecutive periods. She also was a member of the Foundations Supervisory Council –CONSUF. She also was a member of the Foundations Supervisory Council –CONSUF. Current member of the Board of Directors of the ANAR Foundation; Member of the Board of Directors of the Compliance consultancy ECAS Latinoamericana SAC.

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Nancy Laos Cáceres Managing Partner Tel: +51 989012452 nlaos@lal.com.pe Pasaje Sucre No. 177 Miraflores

PERU – MINING LAW

VARGAS PAREJA ABOGADOS & CONSULTORES S.A.C

Alberto is a founding partner of Vargas Pareja Abogados & Consultores and leader in the areas of mining, real estate and property, corporate and tax with more than 20 years of experience advising his clients. Alberto is always totally focused on his clients and provides a cutting-edge technical advice to every issue in which he works, with a proven ability to keep his eyes on “the whole picture”.

Alberto is a lawyer from the Universidad de Lima (1998), graduated with honors (Magna Cum Laude) with specialization courses on Mining Law, Tax, Finance and Corporate Law at Universidad del Pacífico (2011), Universidad de Lima (2004), and ESAN - Graduate School of Business (2002) respectively. University Professor in subjects related to Mining and Corporate Law. Arbitrator before diverse entities like Center of Arbitration of the Chamber of Commerce of Lima and National Institute of Mining, Petroleum and Energy. Ability to analyze, make decisions and manage personnel.

Alberto Rafael Vargas Pareja

Partner Tel: +51 989 295 511 avargas@vargaspareja.com Calle Carlos Enrique Ferreyros No. 377, San Isidro Tel: (+511) 226 7491 (+511) 226 7462 www.vargaspareja.com

Prior to joinging Vargas Pareja Abogados & Consultores, Alberto advised companies and investors in the Civil Law, Contracts, Property and Investment Negotiations practice, specializing in the Mining and Infrastructure sectors, in national and international companies, including Minera Barrick Misquichilca SA, leader in exploration, exploitation and marketing of gold, with successful results through leadership in the Headquarters in charge with close coordination with Legal Management and General Management in order to clearly establish the ways to carry out corporate objectives. Proving his ability to analyze, make decisions and manage personnel.

Then, negotiator on behalf of Perupetro (Peruvian State) to enter into Exploration License and Oil Exploration contracts, taking into account contingencies in environmental matters.

Subsequently, Legal Manager of Activos Mineros SAC, company responsible for the remediation of environmental liabilities and contribute to the actions of Proinversión in the process of promotion of private investment, in charge of the preparation of transfer of surface land, assignments of contractual position and transfer of mining concessions. Also, in charge of organizing the legal department of Assets Miners S.A.C His professional approach includes topics specifically related to general practice with a concentration in corporate law, socio-environmental negotiations, property and investment, tax law, arbitration and mining.

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PUERTO RICO – WHITE COLLAR CRIME LAW

MELÉNDEZ TORRES LAW, PSC

Sonia Torres is a former Naval Judge Advocate and a former Chief of the Criminal Division for the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Puerto Rico. During her twelve-year tenure as Assistant United States Attorney, she investigated and tried white collar, violent crime, money laundering, and drug cases. After leaving the United States Attorney’s Office, Sonia co-chaired the white-collar practice group in a major Puerto Rico law firm.

In 2011, she co-founded Meléndez Torres Law, PSC., eventually becoming its managing partner. The firm’s practice is focused on regulatory and compliance matters (financial and health sectors), corporate internal investigations, complex civil litigation, securities, and defending individuals and corporations in criminal, regulatory and forfeiture proceedings.

As its managing partner, Sonia has participated in many of the firm’s cases. She has also argued many appeals before the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. As a seasoned investigator, she has conducted FCPA investigations and corporate investigations in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru, among others. She is fluent in English and Spanish and has working knowledge of Portuguese.

In criminal matters, Sonia has successfully represented clients charged with conspiracy, honest service fraud, mail and wire fraud, federal government bribery and theft, health care related offenses, and money laundering. In civil forfeiture proceedings, she has obtained the return of over $10 million, seized by the DEA and IRS. Sonia has also represented clients before FINRA, having participated in multiple mediations and arbitration hearings, and before the Office of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions (OCIF), the EPA, the Puerto Rico Public Service Commission, and the IRS. In 2016, Sonia became a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, composed of the best trial lawyers from the United States and Canada.

Fellowship in the College is extended by invitation only, to experienced trial lawyers who have mastered the art of advocacy and whose professional careers have been marked by the highest standards of ethical conduct, professionalism, civility and collegiality. She is also a Leader for the Puerto Rico Chapter of the Women’s White Collar Defense Association (WWCDA).

Sonia is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Puerto Rico United States District Court, the First Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court.

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Sonia Torres-Pabón Managing Partner storres@melendeztorreslaw.com Metro Office Park Lot 15, 1st Street Suite 201, Guaynabo Puerto Rico 00968 Tel: +1-787-281-8100 Fax: +1-787-281-8310 www.melendeztorreslaw.com

ST KITTS & NEVIS – REAL ESTATE LAW

JOSEPH ROWE

Dahlia Joseph Rowe, a Grenadian National and the 1998 Grenadian Island Scholar, started Joseph Rowe law firm after leaving a lucrative partnership at the largest law firm in the Federation of St. Christopher and Nevis where she worked for over 10 years. Dahlia moved to Nevis after completing her studies at the Hugh Wooding Law School in Trinidad in 2005 and obtained her Bachelor of Laws degree at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus (Upper Second Class Honors) in 2003. Dahlia also holds a Masters of Law degree from the University of London.

Appointments Dahlia currently serves as a member of the Appeal Tribunal established pursuant to the Nevis Physical Planning and Development Control Ordinance. In February of 2015 Dahlia was appointed by the Chief Justice of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court to serve as a member of the Disciplinary Committee established pursuant to the Legal Profession Act 2008, as amended.

Professional Associations

Dahlia Joseph Rowe Managing Partner rowe@josephrowelaw.com Unit #5 Long Stone House Main Street PO Box 1200 Charlestown Nevis Tel: +1 (869)469-1015 (Office) +1(869)762-1015 (Mobile)

www.josephrowelaw.com

Dahlia currently serves as the President of the St. Kitts and Nevis Bar Association having been elected to the position in March of 2016. Dahlia served as Secretary of the St. Kitts and Nevis Bar Association from 2011 to March 2016. Dahlia is also an individual member of the OECS Bar Association. Dahlia is a full member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and is currently the Treasurer for the Nevis Chapter, having previously served as the Entertainment and Publicity Chairperson.

Awards • Grenada’s Island Scholar, 1998; Council’s Prize - Most Outstanding Year II Student, HWLS, 2005 • The Pelham Sloan Seale Memorial Prize (Best Performance in Conveyancing), HWLS, 2005; • Book Specialist Prize – Best Overall Performance (Academic and Extra-Curricular Activities), HWLS, 2005; • Book Specialist Prize – First Outstanding Year II Student, HWLS, 2005 Joseph Rowe Joseph Rowe is a leading law firm in St. Kitts and Nevis with Attorneys-at-Law also qualified to practice in the islands of Anguilla and Grenada. We pride ourselves on having a client-focused law practice providing quality legal services with a view to achieving the best results possible for our clients. We are a Caribbean law firm that is responsive and accessible to our clients, whether located in St. Kitts and Nevis, in other islands of the Caribbean or internationally.

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US, CALIFORNIA – ANTITRUST LITIGATION

MOGINRUBIN LLP

MoginRubin LLP was formed in 2017 by Dan Mogin and Jonathan Rubin, each with over 30 years of experience in antitrust and competition law. The firm regards the private enforcement of antitrust law as a formidable instrument in the fight for the cause of free enterprise; a powerful tool that market participants can use to combat interference in markets and ultimately achieve the full degree of business success to which they are entitled.

Since inception, the firm has litigated several cases successfully resulting in multi-million-dollar settlements, significantly impacting industries and the way they do business. While antitrust remains the heart of the firm’s practice, MoginRubin has strategically evolved and expanded their resume to include many other niche areas of law. Our attorneys have skillfully identified antitrust landmines in Mergers & Acquisitions and in areas of Privacy and Cybersecurity, and they are continually sought out by other attorneys and clients who desire guidance through the complexities of these growing intersections.

We have represented clients in hundreds of antitrust and class action cases in federal and state courts across the United States. As “lawyers’ lawyers,” so to speak, we are frequently invited to participate in those cases by other law firms, and to consult with firms engaged in antitrust cases. The demand for our expertise has increased substantially over the last couple of years, with many industries experiencing a rise in conflict between their businesses and antitrust opportunities. MoginRubin resides at this intersection and we seek to attract lawyers who thrive in this space.

As a class-action boutique firm, we offer a genuinely different and upgraded quality in client relationship, status, and perspective than a traditional litigation firm. Antitrust work is essentially, at its heart, about economics and that is where we excel. We are committed to providing quality work that is not going to break down; not even amidst the worst pandemic the world has ever known. In our niche, it is the lawyers that find the clients for the class action, so the exceptional legal talent we offer is more enticing to our clients than anything else.

Our attorneys are fiercely dedicated to client advocacy. We relentlessly strive for excellence and justice every step of the way, navigating the layers of complexity to guide our clients to their desired goal – success.

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Daniel Mogin Managing Partner Tel: +1 (619) 798 - 5333 dmogin@moginrubin.com 600 West Broadway Suite 3300 San Diego, CA 92101 Tel: +1 (619) 687 - 6611 Fax: +1 (619) 687 - 6610 www.moginrubin.com

US, CALIFORNIA – BANKRUPTCY LAW

DENTONS US LLP

Samuel Maizel leads the firm’s healthcare industry restructuring efforts nationwide as a partner in Dentons’ Los Angeles Office.

His practice includes bankruptcy matters as well as financial restructurings, in- and out-of-court, involving a broad spectrum of industries but he is a nationally recognized expert in the unique issues that arise in the restructuring of healthcare industry entities. In chapter 11 cases, he has served as lead counsel to debtors, trustees and creditors’ committees, and has acted as a trustee, examiner, patient care ombudsman and consumer privacy ombudsman. He has also represented many buyers and sellers of assets in chapter 11 cases. In chapter 9 cases, Sam has represented local hospital districts and other governmental units, serving as debtor’s counsel and as counsel to creditors’ committees.

Samuel Maizel Partner samuel.maizel@dentons.com 601 S. Figueroa Street Suite 2500 Los Angeles CA 90017-5704 Tel: +1 213 623 9300 Fax: +1 213 623 9924 www.dentons.com

Before joining Dentons, Sam was a partner in a national bankruptcy firm, and previous to that, as a trial attorney in the US Department of Justice’s Commercial Litigation Branch, he represented the federal government in US bankruptcy, district and appellate courts nationwide. He also served in the US Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps, including service in Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, for which he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal. Previously he served as an infantry officer in the 101st Airborne Division and the 3rd US Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard).

Sam has lectured extensively, is widely published, and has been interviewed on television and radio. He is the only lawyer in the US ranked in both healthcare and bankruptcy by Chambers and Partners and Best Lawyers. A Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy, the Daily Journal named Sam one of California’s “Top Healthcare Lawyers” in 2021 and Global M&A Network named him “Restructuring Lawyer of the Year” in 2020. Every year since 2007, in an annual region-wide peer survey, he has been named a “Super Lawyer,” an honor bestowed on only 5 percent of Southern California attorneys.

In a recent significant case, Sam led the representation of the official committee representing unsecured creditors in the bankruptcy of a large hospice and home health provider in San Diego, California. The hospice filed for bankruptcy protection as a result of ongoing operational losses and disputes with Medicare & Medicaid over payments under the Medicare program. The committee counsel wrote and was the co-proponent under the liquidating Chapter 11 plan. Sam led the negotiations with the federal government over its $112 million claim, which resulted in a 100% distribution to non-governmental unsecured creditors.

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US, CALIFORNIA – COMMERCIAL LITIGATION

KELLER/ANDERLE LLP

Jennifer Keller is one of America’s most successful trial attorneys. She represents both plaintiffs and defendants in highstakes litigation of all types including commercial, intellectual property, securities, bad faith, white collar criminal defense, entertainment/sports, legal malpractice, and insurance recovery.

She counts as present and former clients judges, public officials, law enforcement officers, CEOs, CFOs, lawyers, physicians, professional athletes, entertainment industry executives, actors, venture capitalists and entrepreneurs. Jennifer’s institutional clients have included Fortune 100 corporations, other publiclytraded corporations, and large privately-held companies.

Chambers USA and Chambers Global rank her among the top commercial litigators in the nation, quoting sources who describe Jennifer as “widely regarded as one of the best trial lawyers in California.” “She has uncanny instincts, a wonderful courtroom demeanor and she’s an extremely clear and effective communicator,” and “is absolutely unflappable in court and builds a strong rapport and credibility with judges and decision makers.” She is a Fellow of the invitation-only American College of Trial Lawyers, considered to be among the highest honors a North American trial attorney can receive. Jennifer is a fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, an invitation-only organization limited to the top one-half of one percent of the nation’s attorneys. Benchmark Litigation lists her as one of the “Top 100 Trial Attorneys in America,” calling her a “National Litigation Star.” Jennifer is listed annually in “The Best Lawyers in America®” and is among the Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America. The Legal 500, among the most prestigious international legal directories, recommends Jennifer as one of just 63 “leading trial lawyers” in the entire United States.

Jennifer is also recognized among the best in California. She is a 2018 inductee into the California Lawyers Association Trial Lawyer Hall of Fame. In 2020 and in 2021, Super Lawyers ranked Jennifer #1 in Southern California. She appears routinely in the Los Angeles Daily Journal as one of California’s Top 100 Lawyers. In three separate years (2019, 2018 and 2012), in starkly different subjects, Jennifer’s trial victories have led to California Lawyer Attorneys of the Year (CLAY) awards for extraordinary achievements in litigation.

Keller/Anderle LLP is among the premier boutique trial firms in California, known for trying and winning bet-the-company trials against the biggest law firms.

The firm has achieved over $1 billion in verdicts and judgments for commercial litigation clients, and successfully defended numerous high-stakes cases for high-net-worth individuals and Fortune 100 companies.

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Jennifer L. Keller Partner jkeller@kelleranderle.com 18300 Von Karman Ave. Suite 930 Irvine California 92612-1057 Tel: +1-949-476-8700 Fax: +1-949-476-0900 kelleranderle.com

US, CALIFORNIA – CYBER SECURITY EXPERT WITNESS

KROLL

Erik Laykin is a managing director and testifying expert witness in the Expert Services practice of Kroll, based in Los Angeles. Erik is a cyber security, computer forensic authority and an internationally recognized expert in the reactive investigation and analysis of trade secret theft, cyber crime, electronic fraud, data breaches, trademark, patent and systems design infringement/failure, online piracy, corporate espionage and other complex information technology disputes.

Erik established the Kroll computer forensic and cyber practices in 2008 and has remained a leader in the firm’s efforts in complex data management, technology disputes and mitigating emerging risks to corporations. Erik directs large-scale and discreet investigations often with an emphasis on cases involving foreign jurisdictions. As a result of his investigations, expert testimony and independent Special Master appointments, Erik and his teams have successfully solved/resolved cases valued in the billions of dollars on behalf of Fortune 100 companies in the United States, Europe and throughout Asia.

Erik Laykin Managing Director Tel: +1 310 245 2902 erik.laykin@kroll.com 10100 Santa Monica Blvd Suite 1100 Los Angeles, CA 90067 Tel: +1 424 249 1650 www.kroll.com

Prior to joining Kroll, Erik was the founding chair of the Information Technology Investigations practice at an international consulting firm. In the mid-1990s, Erik founded OnlineSecurity, Inc., one of the world’s first information technology investigation and computer forensics firms and pioneered groundbreaking investigative techniques, providing highly specialized technology services for major international law firms and leading traditional investigative companies.

Erik is the author of “Investigative Computer Forensics” and is a Certified Hacking Forensic Investigator as well as an active member of several American Bar Association committees.

He is the chairman of the Electronic Commerce Council and has been a long-time member of the United States Secret Service Electronic Crimes Task Force. Erik is also the past President and Pacific Rim Director of the FBI’s Infragard Program and has participated on a number of advisory boards, including the California Judicial Council’s Subcommittee on Digital Evidence and the California Department of Insurance Fraud Task Force. Erik regularly comments on legal and technology matters at industry conferences and for the media, including CNN, FOX, ABC, NBC and CBS. Education & Certifications • Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator, EC Council (CHFI) • Certified Electronic Discovery Specialist, Association of Certified Electronic Discovery Specialists (CEDS) • Certified Forensic Litigation Consultant (CFLC) Affiliations & Memberships • • • • •

X1 Discovery, Inc. an IdeaLab Company (Pasadena) Forensic Expert Witness Association (Los Angeles) EC Council, Inc. (New York) Kornerstone, Ltd. (Hong Kong) American Bar Association

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US, CALIFORNIA – EMPLOYEE RIGHTS LITIGATION

THE GILLAM LAW FIRM

Carol Gillam is founder and president of The Gillam Law Firm, a firm devoted principally to employment litigation.

Carol has represented a panoply of C-suite executives in a wide variety of fields, as well as doctors, lawyers, accountants, professors and senior IT professionals.

Her tenacious courtroom skills are balanced by her extraordinary negotiating skills that keep sensitive matters out of the courtroom.

Carol is an acclaimed trial lawyer, having won many challenging and hard-fought cases in federal and state courts throughout California and around the country. She is an expert at negotiating employment contracts and severance agreements. Carol also has navigated some of the most complex possible workplace challenges for her clients.

She has been consistently recognized as one of the finest lawyers in her field nationwide by a variety of publications and organizations.

Among other accolades, she has been named one of the Best Lawyers in America for many years, one of the Top Labor and Employment Lawyers in California for an unprecedented 11 consecutive years and a Superlawyer for well over a decade. Carol regularly speaks and writes for national and statewide legal groups.

She is a proud advocate for her clients, going above and beyond to ensure success.

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Carol L. Gillam President carol@gillamlaw.com 10880 Wilshire Bl Suite 1101 Los Angeles CA 90024 Tel: +1 (310) 203-9977 Fax: +1 (310) 203-9922 www.gillamlaw.com

US, CALIFORNIA – INSURANCE & REINSURANCE EXPERT WITNESS

BUXBAUM, LOGGIA & ASSOCIATES, INC.

Joseph Loggia co-founded Buxbaum, Loggia and Associates, Inc. in 2000 and Buxbaum Loggia Ltd, our British subsidiary, shortly thereafter, to provide a complete source of senior technical support to the insurance and reinsurance industry.

Mr. Loggia’s experience of more than 48 years includes management of ceded and assumed reinsurance portfolios, audit assignments for major domestic and international reinsurers, and expert witness testimony. He has served in senior executive positions for companies such as Armco, Home Insurance, Liberty Mutual, and Northwestern National.

At Buxbaum Loggia, Mr. Loggia leads casualty and accident/health inspections and settlement teams for both insurers and reinsurers. He is highly regarded for his expert opinions and testimony regarding a wide range of insurance and reinsurance issues. In civil litigation and reinsurance arbitrations, Mr. Loggia has been deposed as a fact and expert witness on more than 75 occasions.

Joseph Logga Tel: +1 (714) 449-2899 17632 Irvine Blvd.

Suite 140 Tustin, CA 92780 Tel: +1 (714) 449-2899 Fax: +1 (714) 449-2890 information@ buxbaumloggia.com www.buxbaumloggia.com

Having recently provided expert services regarding a number of cases involving Workers’ Compensation, Construction Defect litigation, Property Loss and EPLI issues, Mr. Loggia’s decades of experience serve in evaluating and testifying on proper claims administration, including coverage analysis and good-faith claim decisions. Additionally, he has worked for and represented policyholders, primary and excess carriers on industry customs and practices.

Notably, Mr. Loggia also has been engaged on behalf of insurers and reinsurers to assist in numerous mediations and settlement conferences.

Buxbaum Loggia’s staff, most of whom have held management positions with insurance and reinsurance companies, prove to be an invaluable resource.

Currently, Mr. Loggia is active as a member and Certified Arbitrator for ARIAS, and several other industry organizations including the American Bar Association (ABA), California Association of Independent Insurance Adjusters, Insurance & Reinsurance Legacy Association, and the International Association of Claims Professionals. He has been a featured speaker and panelist at ABA and Casualty Actuarial Society Conferences.

Who’s Who Legal says “the ‘experienced and well-regarded’ Joe Loggia is an eminent figure in the market who has testified on dozens of occasions in insurance litigation over the course of his career,” and also named him a Thought Leader. Mr. Loggia also was recognized by Lawyers Monthly with Expert Witness Awards in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021.

After graduating from the University of California, Los Angeles, he served as a captain in the U.S. Army and attended the University of LaVerne, College of Law.

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US, CALIFORNIA – INTERNATIONAL TRADE & CUSTOMS EXPERT WITNESS

TRADE RESOURCES & ASSOCIATES

Trade Resources & Associates is an international trade and transportation consulting firm providing advice on International Trade, Logistics, Transportation Management, Supply Chain, Warehousing, and Trucking.

Expert Witness Litigation Support - Ms. Daniels is an experienced expert witness and has provided expert witness litigation services to both corporations and individuals. She is qualified to provide independent expert opinions, expert reports and declarations, and expert witness testimony at deposition in the matter of International Trade, U.S. Customs laws, U.S. Export Administration, and International Traffic in Arms Regulation, Logistics, Trucking, Cargo Claims and Customs Brokerage matters.

Areas of Expertise: • International Trade • Customs & Trade Practice • Transportation Management • International Cargo and Shipping • Air and Ocean Freight Forwarding & Logistics • Reverse Logistics and Warehousing • Third-Party Logistics, Planning and Execution of the Movement of Goods (Domestic / International) • Movement of Goods via Trucking • Supply Chain & Supply Chain Security Review Professional Qualifications: • Bachelor of Arts, State University of New York at Stony Brook, NY • U.S. Licensed Customs Broker • Speaker & Writer • Frequent speaker at international trade and logistics associations • Webinar presenter • Author of trade and logistics publications Memberships: • Forensic Expert Witness Association (FEWA) • Professional Association of Exporters and Importers (PAEI), former President • Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) • Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association (CBFANC) • Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA)

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Jo-Anne Daniels Founder & Principal jo@trade-resources.com 22782 Third Avenue Stevinson, CA 95374 Tel: +1 650-438-1411 www.trade-resources.com

US, CALIFORNIA – IP LITIGATION

PERKINS COIE LLP

Michael Wise, a partner with Perkins Coie, is chair of the Life Sciences & Healthcare Sector. He is former chair of the firm’s China Practice and regularly works with clients based in the U.S., Europe and Asia. His practice focuses on patent portfolio management and complex contested patent matters in the life sciences industry.

Michael has been recognized by Intellectual Asset Management in the IAM Patent 1000. He is consistently ranked in the Chambers USA California Life Sciences category, and by Chambers Global as a ‘Leading Lawyer’ highlighted as an “incredibly knowledgeable, extremely capable and very accessible” attorney. In 2020, Michael was elected to the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation. He has been recognized

by Best Lawyers in America in the Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, Litigation - Intellectual Property category since 2016.

Michael Wise Partner Tel: 1.310.788.3210 mwise@perkinscoie.com 633 W. 5th Street, Suite 5850 Los Angeles, CA 90071-3537 Tel: +1.310.788.3210 Fax: +1.310.788.3399 www.perkinscoie.com

Michael has over 30 years of patent counseling, procurement and litigation experience handling district court patent litigation, inter partes review and interference matters before the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board. He services the patent needs of clients in cutting edge technologies including NexGen sequencing, gene editing, bispecific antibodies, CAR-T, TCRs, non-invasive prenatal testing, and liquid biopsies. Michael has litigated a wide variety of technologies, including biologic and small molecule therapeutics, diagnostics, medical devices, software and electronics. Clients include academic institutions, research institutions, emerging companies, and both privately held and publicly traded companies. For over 20 years, Michael has been an active member of the Southern California Biomedical Council (SoCalBio) where he has served as the chair of the annual SoCalBio Investor Conference and is the secretary of the Board of Directors.

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US, CALIFORNIA – MARINE CASUALTIES LAW

BANNING LLP

Banning LLP founder William L. Banning has more than 30 years of experience in personal injury and maritime law. He has been honored

by Super Lawyers, Best Lawyers in America* the San Diego Union and other publications numerous times.

Before representing injured clients, Mr. Banning worked for one of the biggest corporate and insurance defense law firms in California, where he represented all types of ship owners, banks, oil companies, insurance companies and the United States government in maritime matters. Today, attorney Banning uses the knowledge he gained defending corporate, insurance and governmental clients to help his injured individuals and small businesses obtain all of the benefits they deserve.

William L. Banning is a member of the State Bar of California and is admitted to practice in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court for the Southern, Central and Northern Districts of California. He has been admitted pro hac vice to practice in the High Court of American Samoa, the District Court of Guam and the Western District of Washington. He is a member of the San Diego County Bar Association, Consumer Attorneys of California and the American Association of Justice.

He is a member of the Maritime Law Association of the United States.

Education • University of Southern California Law Center, Los Angeles, California – J.D. - 1977 • University of California, Santa Barbara, California – B.A. - 1973 Classes & Seminars • Speaker, American trial Lawyers Association Annual Convention, 1993, Maritime Personal Injury Claims.

Professional Associations • State Bar of California, Member • San Diego County Bar Association, Member • Member of the Marine Law Association of the United States • America’s Leading Lawyers; Consumer Attorneys of California • Association of Trial Lawyers of America Certified Legal Specialties • Certified Specialist in Admiralty & Maritime Law Honors • Recipient: U.S.C. Law School Legion Lex Alumni Association Scholarship • Best Lawyers in America

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William L. Banning Founder wbanning@banningllp.com P.O. Box 9600 Rancho Santa Fe CA 92067-9600 Tel: +1 888-351-7055 www.maritimeaccidentlawyer.com

US, CONNECTICUT – IP LITIGATION

WHITMYER IP GROUP

Counsels clients in complex international disputes involving IP, technology and trade. Lead negotiator in mediation/arbitration procedures, as well as lead litigator in numerous federal litigations at both the trial and appellate level. Notably, Mr. Whitmyer was lead counsel in Knorr-Bremse v. Dana and Haldex, a landmark Federal Circuit case which abolished the presumption of willfulness for failure to waive attorney-client privilege.

Wes Whitmyer Jr. Managing Member Tel: +1 (203) 703-0817 wwhitmyer@whipgroup.com 600 Summer Street Stamford

CT 06901 Tel: +1 (203) 703-0800 Fax: +1 (203) 703-0801 www.whipgroup.com

Extensive experience in many business and technical fields including instrumentation for avionics, optics and mass spectrometry; computer hardware, software, networking and wireless; vehicle drive, exhaust, injection, stability, suspension and braking systems; industrial processes such as machine vision, conveying, robotics, grinding/ polishing and wafer/chip processing; the Internet and business automation; and medical equipment including video endoscopes and surgical instruments. Mr. Whitmyer also is highly skilled in brand protection, trademark enforcement and anti-counterfeiting matters.

A frequent lecturer on patent, trademark and litigation topics to clients, entrepreneurs and students, Mr. Whitmyer is an adjunct law professor at University of Connecticut School of Law. Also a passionate inventor, his patents have been commercialized and licensed throughout the world.

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US, DELAWARE – CORPORATE RECOVERY

GAVIN/SOLMONESE

Ted Gavin is a Certified Turnaround Professional and the managing partner of Gavin/ Solmonese. He has over 20 years of experience working with distressed companies and their stakeholders in diverse industries, including retail, transportation, regulated and non-regulated manufacturing, pharmaceutical and healthcare, professional services, construction, and metal-forming. He has served in leadership roles in engineering, manufacturing, information technology, and regulatory affairs functions.

Ted has extensive experience in strategic planning and process re-engineering, with hands-on management experience in nonprofit, for-profit, and public sector operations. Ted testifies frequently as an expert witness on matters such as ordinary course of business issues in preference litigation, as well as on fiduciary duties of management in distressed companies. In 2021, Ted launched business/disrupted, a weekly talk radio show and podcast on the VoiceAmerica Business network.

Specializations • Turnarounds • Bankruptcy • Fiduciary services • Creditors’ rights • Preference litigation • Fiduciary duties of management • Mediation and ADR services Memberships • American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI): Former Chairman; Former President; Former Executive Committee Member • Turnaround Management Association (TMA) • Association of Insolvency & Restructuring Advisors (AIRA) • Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) • International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC) • National Association of Certified Mediators (NACM) • Mediators Beyond Borders International (MBBI) Education • Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law – Master of Legal Studies, Concentration in Dispute Resolution • Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law – Master of Dispute Resolution • University of Phoenix, BS – Management & Information Systems Gavin/Solmonese Gavin/Solmonese redefines the traditional model of corporate consulting. We tackle difficult problems by applying strategic vision and leadership at every level of restructuring, recovery, and growth. Helping companies successfully define their place in today’s evolving market is our singular objective.

Using our collective experience and deep understanding of social, political, and economic issues, we guide your organization through today’s tough business challenges — regardless of the issue.

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Edward T. Gavin CTP Managing Director Founding Partner ted.gavin@gavinsolmonese.com 919 N. Market Street Suite 600 Wilmington DE 19801 Tel: +1 302.655.8997 Fax: +1 302.655.6063 www.gavinsolmonese.com

US, FLORIDA – ASSET RECOVERY LAW

ABALLÍ MILNE KALIL, P.A.

Hendrik G. Milne (“Henk”) is a founding partner of Aballí Milne Kalil, P.A. (“AMK”) an international law boutique with its offices in Downtown Miami, Florida, U.S.A., focusing on international tax, trusts, transactions and the resolution of disputes worldwide.

AMK’s lawyers are multilingual, multicultural, admitted in multiple jurisdictions, and highly experienced in working with lawyers from other states and countries, for the benefit of mutual clients around the globe. AMK is listed in The Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.

Henk is a top international advocate with over 40 years of experience in courts and arbitrations around the world. He is an English barrister and a Florida attorney, admitted to the bar of multiple federal courts across the U.S.A., including the U.S. Supreme Court, and has dozens of reported cases to his credit, many of them creating new law. He is Board-Certified by the Florida Bar in International Litigation and Arbitration and peer-reviewed as “AV-Preeminent” by the USA’s premier rating organization, Martindale-Hubbell, denoting the highest possible level of skill and ethics.

Hendrik G. Milne Partner Tel: +1 (305) 372-5922 hmilne@aballi.com 2250 SunTrust International Center One Southeast Third Avenue Miami, Florida 33131 Tel: +1 (305) 373-6600 Fax: +1 (305) 373-7929 www.aballi.com

Henk’s has arbitrated matters, tried cases to judges and juries, and briefed and argued appeals in many state and federal courts and tribunals across the United States, and abroad. He has strong academic skills and is a very quick study.

He has had significant experience in an extremely broad array of civil cases with a heavy focus on international frauds, RICO and civil theft cases, Mareva injunctions and pre-judgment asset freezes, asset-tracing and recovery.

Henk routinely works with lawyers from all over the world in disputes involving the laws of multiple jurisdictions, often supervising parallel or complementary proceedings taking place in multiple countries, simultaneously. He speaks and reads French, German, Dutch and Spanish with varying levels of proficiency, and has been retained as an expert witness on English law in American proceedings and on American laws in connection with proceedings in the U.K. In common with his partners, Mr. Milne has earned Martindale-Hubbell’s highest rating for his professional skills and his ethics: “AV-Preeminent.”

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US, FLORIDA – COMMERCIAL LAW

ABALLÍ MILNE KALIL, P.A.

Craig P. Kalil is the Managing Partner of Aballí Milne Kalil, P.A. (“AMK”) an international law boutique with its offices in Downtown Miami, Florida, U.S.A., focusing on international tax, trusts, transactions and the resolution of disputes worldwide.

AMK’s lawyers are multilingual, multicultural, admitted in multiple jurisdictions, and highly experienced in working with lawyers from other states and countries, for the benefit of mutual clients around the globe. AMK is listed in The Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.

Craig has practiced complex commercial litigation for over three decades. In that time, he has represented clients in an extremely wide range of domestic and international matters. He has handled antitrust and RICO claims; vessel arrests and lien enforcements; mega-yacht and jet airplane disputes; and has represented clients in business disputes in industries ranging from art and textiles to international arms sales. Craig has also handled every aspect of Florida commercial real estate litigation. He has foreclosed commercial mortgages, staved off demolition orders, negotiated or litigated with local zoning authorities and municipal governments, and prosecuted and defended commercial evictions. He is authorized to write title insurance in Florida.

A significant part of Craig’s practice involves the representation of large corporate clients joined as defendants in multi-state and multi-district litigation. He has served as lead coordinating defense counsel helping to plan and execute collaborative, nationwide defense strategies, and as local counsel, working with lead counsel from prominent law firms around the country. The industries involved have included worker’s compensation, health care and managed care insurance, to product defects. Craig has been co-counsel for plaintiffs in cases certified for class action treatment and has also successfully opposed efforts to certify class actions against AMK clients, both on a state-wide and a national basis.

Craig has routinely managed complex domestic and international commercial cases where hundreds of millions or even billions, of dollars have been at stake.

He has handled cases in the U.S. District and Bankruptcy Courts in Florida and dozens of the State’s Circuit and County Courts, as well as appeals before many of the State’s appellate courts. He has handled cases in ten states across the U.S. and been admitted to numerous federal courts including the U.S. Supreme Court. In common with AMK’s other name partners, Craig is peer-reviewed as “AV - Preeminent” by the U.S.A.’s premier rating organization, MartindaleHubbell, denoting the highest possible level of skill and ethics.

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Craig P. Kalil Managing Partner Tel: +1 (305) 372-5924 ckalil@aballi.com 2250 SunTrust International Center One Southeast Third Avenue Miami, Florida 33131 Tel: +1 (305) 373-6600 Fax: +1 (305) 373-7929 www.aballi.com

US, ILLINOIS – AVIATION LAW

WISNER LAW FIRM

Alexandra M. Wisner is an aviation attorney that focuses her practice on complex product liability and claims brought under the Montreal Convention. Since joining Wisner Law Firm, P.C. in July 2014, Alexandra has served as co-counsel with the aviation attorney Floyd A. Wisner on an array of aviation litigation & law matters.

She first started with the aviation law firm as a file clerk and continued to work for the firm as a law clerk while pursuing her Juris Doctor. Through the years, Alexandra has become intimately familiar with the individual aviation litigation cases, the legal and jurisdictional issues involved, and the strategies for success in this highly specialized area of aviation law.

Alex Wisner received her Bachelor’s Degree from Elmhurst College in 2011. She attended law school at Northern Illinois University and graduated with honors in 2014. As a Juris Doctor candidate, Alexandra was an active member of the Moot Court Society and was on the executive boards of the Trial Advocacy Society and the Student Bar Association. Alex Wisner was sworn into the Illinois Bar on November 1, 2014.

Alexandra Wisner Partner awisner@wisner-law.com 161 North Clark Street Suite 1600 Chicago, IL 60601 Tel: +1 (312) 216-5168 Fax: +1 (312) 878-5698 www.wisner-law.com

Wisner Law Firm Wisner Law Firm fights for those who have been injured or suffered the loss of a loved one in an airplane disaster or crash. Our aviation law firm is committed to helping its clients achieve their goals of determining the cause of the crash, identifying the responsible parties and holding them accountable, obtaining the payment of fair and just compensation, promoting air safety and effecting change so that such tragedies do not recur.

Practice Areas Wisner Law specialize in wrongful death and personal injury actions arising from aviation disasters that have occurred both domestic and abroad.

Our attorneys aggressively advocate for their clients in commercial, charter, cargo and general aviation cases. We serve clients in cases arising from airplane disasters around the globe.

The clients of Wisner Law Firm receive the personal, hands-on attention to which they are entitled from our attorneys. Telephone calls are promptly returned; letters and e-mails are immediately answered; and clients are kept advised as to the progress of their cases through regular reports. In providing its clients with the highest quality legal representation in this extremely specialized area, Wisner Law Firm never forget the terrible loss which brought their clients to the firm.

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US, ILLINOIS – AVIATION LAW

WISNER LAW FIRM

The founder of Wisner Law Firm, Floyd A. Wisner, is approaching his 38th year in the practice of law. He is a skilled veteran aviation attorney who has successfully represented clients in virtually every major airline and aviation disaster over the last two decades.

Floyd served as a member of the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee, leading the multi-district consolidated aviation litigation arising from the aviation disasters of American Airlines Flight 587 at Belle Harbor, New York; Swissair Flight 111 in Peggy’s Cove, Nova Scotia; Egypt Air Flight 990 off Nantucket, Massachusetts, Silk Air Flight 185 near Palembang, Indonesia; and TWA Flight 800 off Long Island, New York. He is an aviation lawyer that has also represented aviation clients arising from the World Trade Center attacks, and was the sole lead aviation attorney for 86 victims of the crash of Garuda Indonesia Flight 152 and for 56 victims of the crash of Austral Flight 2553.

Aviation Litigation Victories Floyd Wisner has won significant, ground-breaking victories for his aviation clients in difficult, complex cases before both federal and state trials, as well as appellate courts throughout the United States. He has been the most successful aviation attorney in the U.S. Floyd has kept cases arising from foreign air and aviation crashes in American courts, as evidenced by his defeat of defendants’ motions to dismiss for forum non-conveniens in the last seven cases that he has obtained a considerable settlement. Floyd Wisner is an aviation attorney that has obtained record recoveries from aviation disasters involving airlines and aircraft/component parts manufacturers around the world.

The multi-million dollar recoveries Floyd has recovered for his aviation litigation clients have helped them begin to rebuild lives shattered by these airline and aviation tragedies. Floyd takes great personal and professional satisfaction in the help he has been able to provide to his aviation litigation clients and to the lifesaving aviation safety changes which have resulted, in part, from the efforts of his aviation law firm.

Aviation Law Experience An active member of the American Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, and the Illinois State Bar Association, Floyd is a frequent speaker on aviation law and litigation topics, and the subject of international news articles and television interviews. He is an aviation attorney that has been interviewed on several occasions by various CNN stations in the U.S. and worldwide, as well as on television and radio stations in the U.S., Europe, Asia, and Australia.

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Floyd Wisner Founder faw@wisner-law.com 161 North Clark Street Suite 1600 Chicago, IL 60601 Tel: +1 (312) 216-5168 Fax: +1 (312) 878-5698 www.wisner-law.com

US, ILLINOIS – LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT LAW

THE PRINZ LAW FIRM

Amit Bindra is a partner with The Prinz Law Firm, P.C. and an adjunct law professor of appellate writing and oral advocacy at Loyola University Chicago. Amit has also completed the Certificate Program in Mediation Skills Training from the Northwestern University School of Professional Studies.

Amit has extensive experience advising C-suite executives, physicians, and hedge fund managers on a variety of employment matters, including negotiating employment and separation agreements. He also advises businesses and executives at start-ups, mid-market businesses, Fortune 500 corporations, privately-held companies, and in the cannabis industry to find creative and pragmatic solutions to their legal challenges. Various media outlets have quoted Amit regarding non-compete and other employment law matters.

Amit Bindra Partner abindra@prinz-lawfirm.com 1 East Wacker Drive Suite 2500 Chicago Illinois 60601 Tel: +1 312-212-4450 Fax: +1 312-284-4822 www.prinz-lawfirm.com

In addition to providing business counseling and executive career counseling, Amit’s work largely focuses on non-compete and non-solicitation agreements, arbitration agreements, trade secret disputes, wage and hour claims, and employment discrimination and whistleblower claims. Amit has also successfully worked on several appeals in Illinois and Indiana.

Amit was also one of the lead architects and drafters of an amendment to the Illinois Freedom to Work Act that significantly reformed how non-compete and non-solicit agreements are litigated in the State of Illinois. Amit testified in support of the law and helped bring together a bipartisan coalition of support from the Illinois Chamber of Commerce, the AFL-CIO and other union groups, the Attorney General’s Office, and NELA-IL. As a result, the amendment passed with unanimous support in the Illinois legislature in 2021. The new law will improve employee mobility while providing clarity for businesses and workers.

Amit was named an Illinois Rising Star by Illinois Super Lawyers Magazine (a designation reserved for less than 2.5% of attorneys), received the Advocate designation from the National Institute for Trial Advocacy, and completed the Crain’s Leadership Training in 2019. He regularly provides continuing legal education for other attorneys, assists executives in developing stronger negotiation skills, and is frequently invited on podcasts to discuss various legal topics. In 2021, Crain’s Chicago Business recognized Amit in its list of “Notable Rising Stars in the Law.” Amit is a member of numerous professional organizations. He is a board member of NELA/Illinois, is a board member of Chicago Debates, and serves on the Legislative Committee of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), Chicago chapter.

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US, ILLINOIS – PERSONAL INJURY LAW

CLIFFORD LAW OFFICES

Robert A. Clifford is an accomplished litigator and founder of Clifford Law Offices, a nationally recognized trial law firm in Chicago concentrating in aviation, transportation, personal injury, medical negligence, product liability law, mass torts and class actions that regularly obtains multi-million-dollar verdicts and settlements.

Clifford was named by Best Lawyers/U.S. News & World Report as the Lawyer of the Year in Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions in the Chicago metropolitan area.

The National Law Journal named Clifford Law Offices one of the Top 10 Litigation Boutiques in the country and awarded Clifford the Elite Trial Lawyers’ Award. He was selected by Super Lawyers, a peer-review organization, as the number one lawyer in Illinois for 2009 - 2016. Chicago Magazine named him one of the 100 Most Powerful and Influential Chicagoans, and he was named the 2012 Chicago Lawyer Person of the Year, based upon his trial accomplishments, his contributions to the legal community and to Chicago. He was awarded the Professionalism Award for 2014 by the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. He is listed in Best Lawyers in America since its inception decades ago. The Chicago Police Memorial Foundation has honored him with its Award of Honor. He was bestowed the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Illinois State Bar Association as well as the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association.

Clifford has represented those injured or killed in every major commercial airline crash in the U.S. in the last four decades, including serving as Lead Counsel in the 2019 crash of a Boeing 737 MAX jet in Ethiopia where he represents 72 families of passengers who died. Also, he worked on litigation since the American Airlines crash at O’Hare in 1979; United Airlines DC-10 crash in Sioux City, Iowa in 1989; Comair runway 2006 crash in Lexington, Kentucky; 2009 Continental Colgan crash; and the Turkish Airlines crash in Amsterdam of 2009. Clifford served as the lead counsel in the subrogation and business claims in property damage from the collapse of the World Trade Center in New York on Sept. 11, 2001, that settled for $1.2 billion.

Clifford is dedicated to the furtherance of the legal profession through his leadership roles with the American Bar Association, including as Past Chair of the Section of Litigation of the American Bar Association, President of the Chicago Bar Association, Chicago Inn of Court and Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. He is a member of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, the International Society of Barristers, the American Law Institute, the National Judicial College, the American College of Trial Lawyers, the American Law Institute, the American Judicature Society and the Inner Circle of Advocates. He serves on the Board of Directors of the RAND Institute, a think tank based in California. He serves on the Board of Directors of Chicago’s public television station WTTW. Clifford also serves on the Board of Trustees of the Naples Children & Education Foundation, a charitable organization that benefits more than 200,000 at-risk and underprivileged children in Southwest Florida.

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Robert A. Clifford Founder and Senior Partner rclifford@cliffordlaw.com 120 N. LaSalle St., 36th Floor Chicago, IL 60602 Tel: +1 312-899-9090 www.cliffordlaw.com

US, NEBRASKA – COMMERCIAL LITIGATION

KUTAK ROCK LLP

John concentrates his practice on complex commercial litigation, at both the trial and appellate levels, with an emphasis on cases involving antitrust, intellectual property and information technology. His commercial litigation practice is national in scope. He has tried bench and jury trials in federal and state courts throughout the United States, including complex commercial cases tried in Alabama, California, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, Ohio, South Dakota and Virginia, in addition to the state of Nebraska where he resides.

In addition to his commercial litigation practice, John frequently advises directors and senior management on issues involving antitrust, intellectual property and technology and has been doing so for more than 30 years. His experience includes counseling Fortune 500 companies concerning the adoption and execution of antitrust compliance programs, programs concerning the acquisition and maintenance of intellectual property assets and programs relating to electronic transactions and records.

John has extensive appellate court experience having participated in appeals before the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Eleventh and Federal Circuit Courts of Appeals.

He served as appellate counsel in an antitrust case that was argued before the US Supreme Court in November of 2005. He also has handled appeals before state appellate courts.

John P. Passarelli Partner Tel: +1(402) 231-8913 john.passarelli@kutakrock.com The Omaha Building 1650 Farnam Street Omaha, NE 68102 Tel: +1 (402) 346-6000 Fax: +1 (402) 346-1148 www.kutakrock.com

John has achieved the highest ratings from his peers for quality of legal work, professionalism, ethics and trial experience. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. He has lectured, published articles and has extensive experience in the fields of antitrust, intellectual property and commercial litigation.

Memberships and Affiliations • American Bar Association • Nebraska Bar Association • Omaha Bar Association • International Trademark Association • International Association of Defense Counsel • Nebraska State Bar Foundation Awards and Distinctions • American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow • Martindale Hubbell® “AV” Rating • The Best Lawyers in America©, multiple years through 2022 • The Best Lawyers in America©, Omaha “Lawyer of the Year,” Litigation – Intellectual Property, 2021 • The Best Lawyers in America©, Omaha “Lawyer of the Year,” Franchise Law,2017 and 2020 • Chambers USA®, Leading Intellectual Property Attorney, Nebraska • Great Plains Super Lawyers® 2007-2021 • Benchmark Litigation, One of Nebraska’s top commercial trial lawyers, published by Institutional Investor as a Guide to America’s Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys • Litigation Counsel of America, Fellow and member of the Advisory Board

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US, NEW JERSEY – ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING ADVISORY

RDS ASSOCIATES CONSULTING ENGINEERS, INC.

Rafiu Dada Sadiku is a highly respected Professional Engineer (P.E.) and owner of RDS Associates Consulting Engineers, Newark, NJ. In preparation for his career, Mr. Sadiku earned his Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology in 1993. Notably, he holds PE licenses in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Delaware.

Mr. Sadiku maintains professional alliances with the American Society of Plumbing Engineers, and American Society of Heating, Refrigerating & AirConditioning Engineers (ASHRAE). Highly praised by his customers and peers, Mr. Sadiku is listed in numerous Who’s Who Publications in the United States and also enjoys traveling in his spare time.

Founded in 1996, RDS Associates Consulting Engineers, Inc., has been providing innovative solutions to challenging project requirements in the building and construction industry. It is a multi-disciplined professional firm providing comprehensive engineering and building design services for commercial, residential, public and institutional facilities. The firm specializes in the areas of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, heating, air conditioning, plumbing engineering, renewable energy, and fire protection engineering.

The firm’s Principal and key technical staff have extensive and diverse experience on complex engineering assignments. Our team is highly regarded for their creativity, professionalism and ability to undertake major engineering projects from their inception, into design, and through to the implementation stage.

Once engaged, RDS is fully equipped to make a maximum contribution in engineering, design, quality control and project management for any project.

We have completed many projects with construction costs in excess of $30 Million, and we are pre-qualified by major agencies in the region including but not limited to MBE/SBE Certifications.

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Rafiu Dada Sadiku Principal Tel: +1-973-441-5054 dadas@rdsengineers.com 211 Warren Street Site 403 Newark NJ 07103-3568 Tel: +1-973-733-9335 Fax: +1-973-733-9558 www.rdsengineers.com

US, NEW YORK – AUTOMATED FINANCIAL REPORTING ADVISORY

SKYSTEM

Headquartered in the heart of New York City, SkyStem delivers a powerful month-end close solution for organizations seeking to streamline their financial processes. The company’s flagship solution, ART, is an enterprise technology that helps CFOs and Controllers shorten the month-end close and the time to issue financials by automating balance sheet reconciliations, managing month-end tasks, performing flux and variance analysis, and providing insightful reporting. The web-based solution streamlines and eliminates up to 90% of manual activities while strengthening internal controls and corporate governance. SkyStem’s ART, a SaaS solution, was designed to meet four criteria: robust in features, easy to use, fast to implement and reasonably priced. SkyStem’s core belief is that software should be robust, but never break the bank or cause unnecessary business disruption.

ART’s core areas of automation include: Balance Sheet Reconciliation: • Reconcile in standard reconciliation forms and in multiple currencies.

• Reconcile multiple periods simultaneously.

• Utilize system algorithms to perform up to 40% fewer reconciliations each month.

• Electronic sign-off. Paperless review process.

• Transactional matching between data sets.

• Real-time dashboards to monitor status, exceptions, and more.

Shagun Malhotra Founder and CEO Tel: +646-833-3177 1115 Broadway Suite # 1120 New York, NY 10010 Tel: +1 646-833-3177 info@skystem.com www.skystem.com

Task Master • Automate the Close checklist during the financial reporting process.

• Assign tasks for team members to complete.

• Link task activity and documents to balance sheet accounts to enhance reconciliation process.

• E-mail notification upon task assignment, completion and approval.

• Archive close documents, such as analyses or journal entry support, and more.

Balance Sheet Flux Analysis • Automatically identify accounts that exceed management thresholds.

• Perform flux analysis on a monthly, quarterly, annual or as needed basis.

• Assign owners to explain variance and attach support.

• Electronic sign-off and up to two levels of approval.

• Email notifications on status change and due dates.

P&L Variance Analysis • Automatically identify accounts that varies materially from budget or against prior periods.

• Perform P&L variance analysis on a monthly, quarterly, annual or as needed basis.

• Assign owners to explain variance and attach support.

• Electronic sign-off and up to two levels of approval.

• Email notifications on status change and due dates.

Reporting • Real time “grading” of reconciliation quality.

• Real time executive dashboards (CFO/Controller) that drill down to individual accounts and owners.

• Role based access to key reports (delinquencies, write-offs, exceptions, open items aging, etc.).

• Electronic report sign-off and archiving for any role, any time.

• Ability to extract reports as PDF or spreadsheet, and more.

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US, NEW YORK – EMPLOYMENT EXPERT WITNESS

CENTENNIAL ADVISORY GROUP

Frank Carr has extensive background and experience as a Compensation and Employment Expert Witness with particular expertise in the Financial Services and Investment Industries. He has represented both employers and employees at Investment Management Firms, Mutual Funds, Hedge Funds, Private Equity Firms, Wealth Managers, Investment & Commercial Banks and Broker Dealers.

Mr. Carr has provided expert reports and testimony for matters before the American Arbitration Association, JAMS, FINRA, Supreme Court of the State of New York, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Superior Court and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Additional case jurisdictions have included New Jersey, Connecticut, Texas, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Ohio, California, Florida and Singapore.

Mr. Carr is a former corporate banker, investment firm Chief Financial Officer and a 22 year veteran of executive search for the Financial Services industry. Frank is the founder of Centennial Advisory Group, an alternative investment focused executive search firm. He had previously been a Managing Director in the Global Asset Management practice at A.T. Kearney Executive Search, a top 10 U.S. search firm.

Prior to entering the executive search field, he was the Chief Financial Officer of a Connecticut-based hedge fund and Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA). Mr. Carr started his career in commercial bank lending, initially with Citigroup in their Wall Street Commodities division and later specialized in financing independent feature film producers, TV producers and television station owners on behalf of European American Bank in New York.

Mr. Carr is a graduate of Williams College (MA) where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Economy. He has previously held FINRA licenses Series 3, 6 and 63 and has passed Level I of the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) certification. Mr. Carr also holds the Compensation Studies Certificate from Cornell University.

Mr. Carr has authored several articles for FundFire (Financial Times), Ignites, HedgeWorld, The MFA Reporter, FINalternatives.com and Hedge Fund Magazine, and he has been quoted in publications such as Bloomberg News, CNN Money, FundFire, Ignites, Absolute Return, Hedge Fund Alert, HedgeWorld and Hedge Fund Manager Week. He has also served as both a moderator and panelist at investment industry conferences and events sponsored by The Managed Funds Association, EuroMoney, NICSA, InfoVest21, Columbia Business School, and CAIA, the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association.

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Frank Carr Tel: +1 203-344-9531 frank@centadvisory.com www.centadvisory.com

US, NEW YORK – INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION

DUNNING RIEVMAN LLP

Damián Vallejo focuses his practice on international investment arbitration, public international law, international commercial arbitration and commercial litigation.

He represents companies, states and individuals in investment treaty and international commercial arbitrations conducted under the major international arbitration rules (ICSID, UNCITRAL, ICC, ICDR, AAA, LCIA, etc.) and advises clients on public international law matters, including the structuring of investments under bilateral and multilateral investment treaties. Damián also represents clients on commercial disputes and advises on arbitration-related litigation matters and the enforcement and challenge of domestic and foreign arbitral awards. He also acts as due diligence counsel in litigation finance and investments arising out of legal and regulatory special situations.

Damian Vallejo Partner Tel: +1 646 680 9236 dvallejo@drdllplaw.com 1350 Broadway Suite 2120 New York, New York 10018 Tel: +1 646 688 2765 www.drdllplaw.com

His experience spans a wide range of industries, including maritime, transportation, insurance, energy, mining, electricity, construction, infrastructure development, cross-border transactions and general commercial matters.

Damián has experience in civil and common-law legal systems. Prior to joining Dunning Rievman, Damián practiced in three major international disputes practices in the United States. A Spanish national, Damián practiced as a litigator and commercial lawyer at Spain’s most prestigious maritime and insurance law boutique and was an associate professor of maritime commercial law at the School of Nautical Studies of Barcelona. He is a native Spanish and Catalan speaker and has reading comprehension of Portuguese.

Damián is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and of the European Chinese Arbitrators Association (ECCA), and currently serves as the Vice President of the New York and Washington, D.C. Chapter of the Spanish Arbitration Club (Club Español del Arbitraje). He has participated as arbitrator in international moot court competitions and is also actively engaged in publishing and speaking at conferences.

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US, NEW YORK – INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION

GEORGE BERMANN

George A. Bermann is professor of law at Columbia Law School where he directs the Center for International Commercial and Investment Arbitration. He holds both the Jean Monnet Professorship of EU Law and the Walter Gellhorn Professorship. He is a member of the faculty of the Ecole de droit, Sciences Po (Paris) and the Geneva LL.M. in International Dispute Settlement (MIDS).

Professor Bermann is an active and experienced international commercial and investment arbitrator, as party-appointed, presiding, or solo, and member of the panels of most leading international arbitral institutions. He conducts arbitrations across all sectors including, but not limited to, commercial contracts, distributorships and franchises, construction, energy, intellectual property, telecommunications, and pharmaceuticals. He serves regularly as international arbitration expert witness before arbitral tribunals and courts, and as co-counsel, and has filed numerous amicus curiae briefs before the U.S. Supreme Courts and other courts.

He is Council member of the American Arbitration Association (and ICDR arbitrator) and Board Member of CPR. He is head of the global advisory board of the New York International Arbitration Center (NYIAC), fellow of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and the College of Commercial Arbitrators and founding member of the Governing Board of the ICC International Court of Arbitration (Paris) and current member of its Standing Committee. He also heads the international board of the Thai Arbitration Center (Bangkok, Thailand) and the Center for International Investment and Commercial Arbitration (Lahore, Pakistan). He is a member of the Academic Forum working in conjunction with UNCITRAL Working Group III on investor-State dispute resolution reform.

Professor Bermann serves currently as Chief Reporter of the ALI Restatement of the US Law of International Commercial Arbitration, co-editor-in-chief American Review of International Arbitration and member of board of editors of Revue de l’Arbitrage. He co-authored (with E. Gaillard) the UNCITRAL Guide to the New York Convention. He is the author of a great many books and articles on – in addition to international arbitration – transnational litigation and European Union law, Professor Bermann is Past President of the American Society of Comparative Law and of the International Academy of Comparative Law. He holds honorary degrees from the University of Fribourg (Switzerland), the Universite de Versailles-St. Quentin (France), Universidad Cesar Vallejo (Lima, Peru), and Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Lisbon, Portugal), Portugal. He received the Distinguished Service Award of the American Foreign Law Association and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Comparative Law.

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George Bermann Professor of Law Columbia Law School 435 West 116th St. New York NY 10027 Tel: +1 212 854 4258 Fax: +1 212 854 7946 www.georgebermann.com

US, NEW YORK – INVESTIGATIONS LAW

GUIDEHOUSE

Ellen Zimiles is a partner and the firm’s Financial Services Advisory and Compliance segment leader. She has more than 30 years of litigation and investigation experience involving many high-profile money laundering, fraud, and forfeiture cases.

As a leading authority on Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), Ellen has been quoted in several publications, including American Banker, The Wall Street Journal, and the Financial Times. Also an internationally recognized expert in antimoney laundering (AML) program development, corporate governance, regulatory and corporate compliance, fraud control, and public corruption matters, she has worked with a multitude of financial institutions preparing for regulatory exams, developing remediation programs, and serving as regulatory liaison.

As an assistant U.S. attorney in the Southern District of New York for more than 10 years, Ellen served in the civil and criminal divisions and was chief of the forfeiture unit for more than six years. In recognition for her contributions as a federal prosecutor, Ellen received the Department of Justice’s John Marshall Award for Outstanding Service and the Department of Health and Human Services’ Integrity Award.

Ellen Zimiles Partner, Financial Services Segment Leader Tel: +1-212-554-2602 Mob: +1 973-632-2160 ellen.zimiles@guidehouse.com

685 Third Avenue 14th Floor New York, NY 10017 Tel: +1-646-227-4200 Fax: +1-646-227-4299 www.guidehouse.com

Prior to joining Guidehouse, Zimiles was CEO and co-founder of Daylight Forensic & Advisory, an international consulting firm funded by private equity that was acquired

by Guidehouse in 2010. Daylight specialized in financial crime, anti-bribery and corruption investigations, and compliance, as well as monitoring.

Guidehouse Every organization today faces complexity across multiple levels on a frequent basis. And navigating these challenges and opportunities demands more than the one-dimensional maps, tools or solutions of the past. You need a guide with an understanding of your industry and the proven experience to navigate the changing terrain ahead.

At Guidehouse, we combine unequaled expertise, specialized resources and deep domain experience to solve problems that cross sectors, industries and geographies for clients of the public sector and the regulated commercial markets they serve.

Guidehouse is the only scaled consultancy in the world to fully integrate commercial and public or government businesses within each of our industry segments because complex problems require both perspectives to address and outwit. We see this integrated model as the future of consulting and the only way forward reshaping the future together with our clients.

We work with companies and governments from Wall Street to Washington, from the European Union to India, and all around the world.

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US, NEW YORK – ISLAMIC FINANCE LAW

WOHABE LAW OFFICES LLP

David Wohabe is a partner with Wohabe Law Offices LLP, where he practices in a wide range of finance, commercial and investment matters, with particular emphasis on finance and investment transactions including Islamic finance.

Mr Wohabe maintains an active Islamic finance and investment practice advising Western and Islamic investors, fund sponsors and others with respect to investments and financings intended to comply with Islamic Shari’ah principles; assisting in the development of Islamically acceptable modes of investment and finance; engaging and working with Shari’ah advisors and advisory boards to obtain approval of investments and transactions; and working to harmonise the requirements of Shari’ah to the commercial, tax and regulatory environment of the United States and other jurisdictions throughout the world.

This practice covers areas ranging from real estate to private equity, venture capital, leasing finance, commodities and trade finance, among others.

Before joining Wohabe Law Offices, he was associated with the international law firm of Milbank LLP representing numerous US and foreign banks and financial institutions where he advised primarily on areas of business reorganisations and restructurings and work-outs of troubled loans.

He is a graduate of Williams College and Cornell Law School (cum laude) and was an editor of the Cornell Law Review. He is admitted to practice in New York and before the US District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.

Wohabe Law Offices LLP was established in 1971 to serve clients in the Arab Gulf States and in the United States. Since that time, the firm has represented private and public sector clients from the Gulf States with respect to their diverse domestic and international matters and activities, and American and other clients with respect to their business interests in the Gulf States. The firm serves as a bridge between the United States and the Gulf countries, frequently consulted on matters requiring a professional understanding of the laws and business practices of both regions. The firm was named Islamic Finance Law Firm of the Year in New York by Corporate Intl Global Awards for 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022.

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David Wohabe Partner dwohabe@wlony.com 405 Lexington Avenue New York, New York 10174 USA Tel: +1-212-838-7380 Fax: +1-212-838-7463 www.wlony.com

US, NEW YORK – MARINE LITIGATION

BLANK ROME LLP

Bill is co-practice group leader for Bank Rome’s Maritime and International Trade Practice Group. The Group provides a wide array of advice for clients engaged in international trade within and outside the United States.

Bill’s clients are predominantly in the global shipping, trade, and energy markets. He has spent his career providing legal assistance on a broad range of international matters. Bill handles contentious and non-contentious matters for a large global client base. He has arbitrated and litigated many significant international trade, marine and shore-based disputes, including complex shipping and international trade disputes, large casualties resulting in wrongful death and personal injury, collisions, allisions, groundings, sinkings, fire damage, and insurance coverage disputes.

William R. Bennett Practice Group Leader, Maritime & International Trade Tel: +1 212 885 5152 william.bennett@ blankrome.com 1271 Ave. of the Americas New York, NY 10020 Tel: +1 646 393 7847 www.blankrome.com

The Group also assists with intellectual property issues, M&A projects, regulatory advice, internal corporate investigations and labor and employment matters.

Chambers USA notes that a client describes Bill as “very personable, doesn’t deal in legalese, provides succinct and clear advice and provides it quickly.”

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US, NEW YORK – PRODUCT LIABILITY LAW

WILSON ELSER MOSKOWITZ EDELMAN & DICKER LLP

Frank Manchisi focuses his practice on the defense of domestic and foreign manufacturers and insurance carriers. He helped build and now leads the firm’s highly regarded Product Liability, Prevention & Government Compliance practice. Frank has practiced at Wilson Elser throughout his career and served on the Executive Committee from 2013−2017.

For more than 25 years, Frank has served as national product liability counsel to manufacturers of boats and boat components. He also currently serves as national counsel to a U.S. manufacturer of swimming pool products and to a Japanese manufacturer of lathes and machining centers. In connection with these and other engagements, Frank has defended a range of products, including pleasure boats and components, swimming pools, water pumping systems, scuba diving equipment, machine tools, cranes, wire rope and cosmetics. He consistently has obtained favorable results for product manufacturers in cases in which he has been defense counsel of record.

Frank also frequently is retained by insurance carriers based in Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Norway to represent their insured manufacturers in U.S. lawsuits involving products made in Europe and sold in the United States. In such cases, he has achieved a track record of success in obtaining dismissals or summary judgment on lack of jurisdiction grounds and obtaining favorable results in those cases that could not be dismissed by motion.

Frank has twice been named to the BTI Consulting “Client Service All-Star Team,” which recognizes a select group of attorneys each year who are identified by corporate counsel as leaders of client service excellence.

Bar Admissions • New York • New Jersey Education • Fordham University School of Law, J.D., 1981 • Fordham University, B.A., 1977 Court Admissions • U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of New York • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan • U.S. Supreme Court • Supreme Court of New Jersey Awards & Distinctions • Named to BTI Consulting “Client Service All Star Team,” 2003 and 2004 Memberships & Affiliations • New York State Bar Association • Maritime Law Association • American Boat & Yacht Council, past member and director, Foundation Board, 1991−1995 • National Marine Manufacturers Association

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Francis P. Manchisi Partner Tel: +1-914-872-7228 francis.manchisi@ wilsonelser.com 1133 Westchester Avenue White Plains, New York 10604 Tel: +1-974-323-7000 Fax: 1-914-323-7001 www.wilsonelser.com

US, NEW YORK – TRADE & CUSTOMS LAW

GRUNFELD, DESIDERIO, LEBOWITZ, SILVERMAN & KLESTADT LLP

Peter W. Klestadt is a senior partner in the New York office.

He has more than 30 years of experience concentrating in the areas of Customs and related import and export laws. He regularly appears before the federal agencies responsible for enforcing these laws, including Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS, NOAA) and others.

Mr. Klestadt counsels clients on how to maximize opportunities in areas such as valuation, tariff classification, marking and country of origin as well as in the areas of regulatory compliance and audits. He has developed extensive experience defending complex criminal and civil investigations involving customs fraud, food labeling and endangered species Lacey Act violations, as well as False Claims Act cases involving evasion of customs and antidumping duties.

Peter W. Klestadt Partner Tel: +1-212-973-7728 pklestadt@gdlsk.com 599 Lexington Avenue, 36th Floor, New York, NY 10022-7648 Tel: +1-212-557-4000 Fax: 1-212-557-4415 www.gdlsk.com

Mr. Klestadt is also a licensed Customs Broker and worked in the customs brokerage and freight forwarding industry prior to beginning his legal career. He continues to render advice in this area.

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US, OHIO – INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS LAW

FROST BROWN TODD LLC

Joseph J Dehner Joe Dehner is a veteran of international business matters.

Attorney A graduate of Princeton and the Harvard Law School, Tel: +1-513-651-6949; for more than four decades he has guided companies +1-513-368-5829 in cross-border matters. For non-US companies, he jdehner@fbtlaw.com helps investors and groups expand into the US market through investment, distribution, outsourcing, and other 3300 Great American Tower techniques. He assists US companies in navigating the 301 E. 4th Street, currents of global distribution, investment, tax, and Cincinnati compliance. He has long served international civic and Ohio 45202 charitable organizations as a volunteer.

Tel: +1-513-651-6800

Frost Brown Todd LLC is an AmLaw 150 law firm with a robust international practice, including specialists in intellectual property, immigration, tax, merger and acquisition, compliance, technology, data privacy, personnel, and other cross-border business matters. With three offices in Ohio and others in fifteen cities including Washington, DC, the firm offers one-stop legal services for global business.

Think of us as your legal concierge for global business.

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Fax: +1-513-651-6981 www.frostbrowntodd.com

US, TEXAS – INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW

BRAUMILLER LAW GROUP PLLC

Adrienne Braumiller is the founder of Braumiller Law Group PLLC and an innovative force in the international trade law arena. With more than 25 years of experience, she is widely recognized as a leading authority in Customs, import, export, foreign-trade zones, free trade agreements and ITAR compliance.

Adrienne has been involved in every aspect of import and export compliance, from developing compliance programs to conducting audits and assessments, representing clients who are under investigation, preparing and submitting voluntary disclosures, preparing and filing classification requests and licenses, analyzing whether specific transactions should be pursued, providing tailored training on specific import/export topics, addressing penalty assessments, and serving as an expert witness in a number of trade cases.

Adrienne is frequently published and most recently contributed a chapter on U.S. antidumping, anti- subsidy and safeguards in Chambers Global Practice Guides – International Trade 2018, a guide providing expert legal commentary on important developments in the most significant jurisdictions.

Adrienne Braumiller Partner & Founder adrienne@braumillerlaw.com 5220 Spring Valley Road Suite 200 Dallas, Texas 75254 Tel: +214.348.9306 After Hours Extension: 201 Toll-Free: +1.877.277.5987 Cell: +1 469.261.5497 Fax: +1 214.217.9303 www.braumillerlaw.com

In addition, Adrienne has made presentations as a distinguished lecturer for such groups as the American Bar Association, the American Association of Exporters and Importers, the International Compliance Professionals Association, the National Association of Customs Brokers and Forwarders of America, the American Conference Institute, the American Petroleum Institute, and the National Association of Foreign Trade Zones and Practicing Law Institute. She is also a frequent speaker at non-Association sponsored event, such as Advanced Topics in Customs Compliance and Partnering for Compliance.

Adrienne has held numerous leadership roles over the years, including serving as the President of the Organization of Women in International Trade at both the local and national levels. She has also held pivotal roles on various international and Customs law committees within local, state and national bar associations. She is also a member of the following organizations: the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA), Certified Sanctions Specialists, American Association of Importers and Exporters (AAEI), American Bar Association (ABA), Customs and International Trade Bar Association (CITBA), the National Association of Foreign Trade Zones (NAFTZ), the Society of International Affairs (SIA), the Customs Lawyer’s Association and the Ohio Aerospace Institute.

Adrienne received her L.L.M. in International Business Transactions from McGeorge School of Law (Sacramento, California) and earned her J.D. at St. Mary’s University (San Antonio, Texas). She studied international law at the University of Salzburg (Salzburg, Austria) and at the University of Oxford, Queen’s College (Oxford, England).

She is licensed to practice before the Supreme Court of Texas; the United States District Court of Texas for the Northern District; the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia; and the United States Court of International Trade.

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US, TEXAS – M&A LAW

EGAN NELSON LLP

Shane Egan’s practice focuses on a broad range of corporate and transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, divestitures and asset sales, private equity and venture capital investments, fund formation and investment partnerships, corporate reorganizations and recapitalizations (including bankruptcy and workout transactions), joint ventures, business organizations, public securities offerings and private placements, securities compliance matters, and commercial real estate transactions.

Shane M. Egan Partner Tel: +1 (214) 628-9501 shane.egan@egannelson.com

2911 Turtle Creek Blvd.

Suite 1100 Dallas, Texas 75219 Tel: +1 (214) 628-9500 Fax: +1 (214) 628-9505 www.egannelson.com

Mr. Egan has represented and counseled a broad spectrum of clients, including local companies and individuals, Fortune 500 companies, investment funds and their sponsors, and investment banking firms.

Prior to founding Egan Nelson LLP, Mr. Egan practiced in the Dallas and New York offices of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP.

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US, WASHINGTON DC – AVIATION LAW

JETLAW, LLC

Jetlaw, LLC is a full-service business aviation law firm headquartered in Washington, D.C. with offices in Kansas City and Chicago. Jetlaw’s practice includes: Corporate mergers and acquisitions, airport development and tenant projects, aircraft transactions and financing, aircraft ownership and operations structuring, FAA/DOT/TSA/CBP regulatory compliance, air carrier compliance, tax planning and federal state audit defense, securing private equity funding, government contracting and Department of Defense -related projects.

In 2020 Jetlaw celebrated its 27th anniversary, along with the 27th anniversary of the first publication of the Federal Aviation Regulations Explained which is now Jetlaw’s FAR/AIM Explained book series, the only treatises to annotate and explain FAA regulations and case law. These books are critical to correctly interpreting the FAA regulations.

Jetlaw’s attorneys and advisors began their careers in the aviation industry and use the knowledge they acquired to help their clients. “There’s a limit to your understanding of aviation if your contact with the industry is from behind a desk,” said Kent Jackson, Managing Partner at Jetlaw, LLC and a former chief pilot for an air carrier. Kali Hague, an attorney at the firm who worked for a charter operator and airport authority before joining Jetlaw adds, “I spot issues that other attorneys didn’t even know existed because I’ve actually lived in my client’s shoes.” Attorneys and advisors bring decades of experience in civil and military aviation to their practice, including experience as government regulators. Mike Kolich, another attorney, was a former military crew chief and was deployed on several overseas missions where he ensured the mission readiness of military aircraft. He also has a MBA in addition to his J.D. and has gained a deep understanding of the business and regulatory compliance issues that intertwine in aviation contracts.

Kent Jackson’s experience includes representing clients on FAA aviation rulemaking committees, including the rulemaking committee that developed and drafted the fractional aircraft rules in 14 C.F.R. Part 91, Subpart K. The rules revolutionized the industry and allowed programs like NetJets to flourish. He was most recently the Chairman of the Federal Aviation Regulations Part 135 rest and duty rulemaking committee. The firm closely tracks aviation legislation and works with clients and members of Congress to introduce provisions into FAA Reauthorization Bills. “Sometimes regulations don’t adequately address a situation, and we can help clients fix that,” comments Jackson. “It’s not always a fast solution, but it provides iron-clad certainty which many of our clients need.”

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Kent S. Jackson Managing Partner kjackson@jetlaw.com 1350 Connecticut Ave.,N.W. Suite 1102 Washington, DC 20036 United States of America Tel: +1-202-499-3834 Fax: +1-202-838-0195 www.jetlaw.com

US, WASHINGTON DC – BUSINESS LAW

THE SJS LAW FIRM, PLLC

Shavon J. Smith founded The SJS Law Firm, PLLC in 2014 and quickly gained a reputation as a business attorney who couples her legal background with strong business acumen. Shavon serves as general counsel to small business owners and has dedicated her practice to counseling business owners, start-ups, and entrepreneurs on a range of legal issues.

She serves a diverse client base across multiple industry segments. Her clients call on her for guidance with multi-million-dollar commercial real estate acquisitions and leasing, business financing, corporate governance, litigation, dispute resolution, complex transactions, and end-to-end contract support. Additionally, she represents her clients on a range of employment issues. Shavon is dedicated to her clients’ businesses and works diligently to develop a keen understanding of the business and operations of each of her clients in order to deliver unparalleled counseling and service.

Shavon J. Smith Founder sjsmith@thesjslawfirm.com 1775 I Street NW Suite 1150 Washington, DC 20006 Tel: +1 (202) 505-5309 info@thesjslawfirm.com www.thesjslawfirm.com

Ms. Smith lectures and speaks regularly to business owners and groups such as the American Bar Association, various Chambers of Commerce, Prince George’s County’ Economic Development Corporation and Supplier Development and Diversity Division, District of Columbia Department of Small and Local Business, Greater Washington Urban League, National Society of Black Engineers, District of Columbia Bar and District of Columbia Women’s Bar Association. Ms. Smith is the author of the e-book, “The Small Business Owner’s Guide to Hiring an Attorney.” She is also an instructor with the Prince George’s County Community College Center for Entrepreneurial Development where she teaches Growing Your Business With Teaming Arrangements and Legal Issues Business Owner’s Face.

Ms. Smith frequently volunteers with various organizations to provide pro bono assistance to community entrepreneurs. She was also featured in the December 2017 issues of the Washington Lawyer for her pro bono work within the article “Do Pro Bono Work: Sound Advice That Still Resonates.”

As part of her volunteer community efforts, Ms. Smith sits on the advisory board of Legacy Premier Foundation, global developmental non-profit organization committed to empowering underserved communities through human capital and socio-economic empowerment development . She was also appointed as a member of the Pro Bono Committee of the D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center.

Prior to opening her firm, Shavon was a litigation associate at a large corporate law firm in Washington, DC and law clerk to Judge Anna Blackburne-Rigsby (now Chief Judge) on the District of Columbia Court of Appeals and the District of Columbia Superior Court. Shavon received her JD from Howard University School of Law where she was a Merit Scholarship Recipient and BA in Political Theory and International Relations from James Madison College at Michigan State University.

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US, WASHINGTON DC – CARTEL INVESTIGATIONS LAW

VINSON & ELKINS LLP

Craig P. Seebald Craig serves as co-head of Vinson and Elkins’ Complex Commercial Litigation practice, and effective January 1, 2022, will serve as Partner – Antitrust co-head of the firm’s Litigation & Regulatory department at large.

Tel: +1.202.639.6585 Additionally, Craig is a leader in V&E’s renowned global Antitrust cseebald@velaw.com Group. With 30 years of antitrust experience that results from working with the world’s leading companies, today Craig represents clients in all areas of antitrust law, including criminal grand jury Washington DC: investigations, civil investigations by the FTC and the DOJ, class 2200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW action litigation, and merger investigations.

Suite 500 West

Craig is ranked as one of the leading cartel lawyers in the world by several publications. He has been annually ranked by Chambers Global Antitrust: USA as one of the top cartel lawyers in the US. He has also been recognized annually in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business from 2009-2021. He has also been recognized by Legal 500 as one of the top cartel lawyers in the United States. Craig was also recently selected by Lawdragon in 2021 as one of the 500 best lawyers in America in Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Lawyers Guide.

Additionally, a core area of Craig’s practice involves defending multinational companies in cartel and price-fixing investigations. He has successfully defended Fortune 100 companies in grand jury investigations and coordinated the defense of multijurisdictional cartel investigations. Craig has represented clients in obtaining amnesty from the DOJ, and has successfully defended others in cartel investigations with no charges being brought against the company. “Some of my greatest victories are those that receive no publicity, such when our team convinces the government not to bring charges against a client at the end of grand jury investigation or when my team obtains amnesty for a client.”

Craig also represents companies in antitrust civil litigation, including follow-on actions to cartel investigations. He has been able to win bet-the-company cases for clients by winning early dismissals, defeating class certification and winning summary judgment motions. Craig’s experience spans a wide range of industries, including technology, financial services, chemicals, aerospace and defense, semiconductors, transportation, consumer products, and energy, among many others. His work has involved multinational organizations based in Asia, Europe, North America and Australia.

Other areas of Craig’s practice include advising and representing private equity clients on the antitrust risks associated with managing portfolio companies competing in the same markets as well as serving as one of the leading lawyers in the area of antitrust enforcement against government contractors, a particular area of focus within the Antitrust Division.

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Washington DC 20037 Tel: +1.202.639.6500 Fax: +1.202.639.6604 Headquarters: 1001 Fannin Street Suite 2500 Houston TX 77002 Tel: +1.713.758.2222 Fax: +1.713.758.2346 www.velaw.com

US, WASHINGTON DC – FINANCIAL ADVISORY

FRB REALTY CAPITAL LLC

Mr. Biaou has created and lead FRB Realty Capital for over a decade, through turbulent economies, emerging with innovative solutions for clients. As a financial intermediary that specializes in arranging debt and equity for real estate transactions, the basis of his success encompasses longstanding relationships and the ability to creatively approach transactions in order to present the most successful solution to the client.

Clients depend on Joe’s deep knowledge of financial solutions and established relationships. His ability to construct capital stacks alone is worthy of notice.

For example, he is restructuring a current ground lease on a New York City hotel estimated at $125M. The ground lease recapitalization is an innovative approach allowing more favorable terms for the senior debt position. This is a complex deal for a hotel in an active COVID environment.

Joe F.R.B. Biaou Founder & Managing Partner jbiaou@frbcapitalgroup.com 1120 Connecticut Avenue NW

Suite 450 Washington DC 20036 Tel: +1 202-688-2437 www.frbrealtycapital.com

Joe’s most recent contribution influencing the way his clients invest in and procure financing for reliable real estate projects is Millcap, a web-based investment platform that provides direct access to commercial real estate and multifamily investment opportunities. Clients are able to research, analyze, and invest in opportunities at their convenience. Investors must be accredited, and all investment opportunities are thoroughly scrutinized before approval. Senior debt syndications, mezzanine debt, preferred equity, and common equity are included in the Millcap offerings. Through Millcap, Joe is advancing the standard process used to connect commercial real estate investors and developers.

In addition, Joe is building Millennium Mortgage Trust to originate senior loans collateralized by commercial real estate in North America and Europe. In order to better serve his clients’ needs, the platform will encompass investments across the risk spectrum and will be one of the most active debt and equity placement businesses in the country.

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US VIRGIN ISLANDS – INTERNATIONAL TAX LAW

MARJORIE RAWLS ROBERTS, P.C.

Marjorie Rawls Roberts, P.C. is a US Virgin Islands firm that specialises in the areas of tax law, investment law, trusts and estate planning, and general business law.

Marjorie Rawls Roberts, P.C. was established in 1999 to focus on the tax and business issues facing individuals and entities doing business in the US Virgin Islands. The firm provides an array of services in the area of tax law, including US Virgin Islands, international, US, and Caribbean tax planning, representation before the Virgin Islands Bureau of Internal Revenue and the Internal Revenue Service, estate planning, and the establishment and operation of US Virgin Islands exempt international insurers and exempt companies. The firm also represents clients seeking to take advantage of the US Virgin Islands economic incentive programs, including the Economic Development Commission program, the University of the Virgin Islands Research and Technology Park program, the Enterprise Zone Commission Tax Incentive program, the Hotel Development Act, Tax Increment Financing, and incentives for Music and the Arts.

Ms Roberts particularly enjoys introducing individuals and businesses to the unique incentives offered by the US Virgin Islands to businesses that will expand the territory’s economic base and permit individuals, especially US citizens and permanent residents, to receive tax credits against their income tax for income from qualifying activities. Participating businesses and their US Virgin Islands resident owners can receive income tax credits equal to 90 percent of the otherwise applicable income tax as well as exemptions from US Virgin Islands gross receipts tax and property tax on property used in the qualifying business. At the same time, the businesses and their owners are under the US flag, with FDIC insured banks that are not foreign banks for FBAR purposes, Federal Courts that form part of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals along with Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, and the protections of US bilateral investment treaties, among other benefits.

Before establishing her firm, Ms Roberts was in private practice in London and Washington, DC with the law firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher (1981-1985), served as an attorney-advisor in the US Treasury Department’s Office of Tax Policy in Washington, DC (1985-1988), was Chief Counsel to the US Virgin Islands Bureau of Internal Revenue (1988-1995), and was General Counsel, Vice President, and Director for Globalvest Management Company, LP, a St. Thomas-based investment company managing approximately $1 billion in investments in Latin America and Russia through offshore funds (19951999). She holds law degrees from Harvard University (J.D. 1980), Cambridge University (LL.B. 1981), and New York University (LLM in Tax 2016).

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Marjorie Rawls Roberts Partner jorie@mrrvilaw.com One Hibiscus Alley 5093 Dronningens Gade, Ste. 1 St. Thomas, VI 00802 Tel: +340-776-7235 Fax: +340-776-7951 Cell: +340-690-1688 www.mrrvilaw.com

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The East Asia and Pacific region’s recovery has been undermined by the spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant, prolonging the distress for firms and households, likely slowing economic growth and increasing inequality, according to the World Bank.

The report estimates that most countries in the region, including Indonesia and the Philippines, can vaccinate more than 60% of their populations by the first half of 2022. While that would not eliminate infections, it would significantly reduce mortality, allowing a resumption of economic activity.

Economic activity began to slow down in the second quarter of 2021, and growth forecasts have been downgraded for most countries in the region, according to the World Bank’s East Asia and Pacific Fall 2021 Economic Update. While China’s economy is projected to expand by 8.5%, the rest of the region is forecast to grow at 2.5%, nearly 2 percentage points less than forecast in April 2021.

Employment rates and labor force participation have dropped, and as many as 24 million people will not be able to escape poverty in 2021.

However, the region will need to make a serious effort on four fronts to deal with long COVID: addressing vaccine hesitancy and limitations in distribution capacity to prevent plateauing coverage; enhancing testing, tracing, and isolation to control infections; increasing regional production of vaccines to reduce dependence on imported supplies; and strengthening health systems to deal with the prolonged presence of the disease. International assistance is needed to support national efforts in all these areas, especially in countries with limited capacity.

“The economic recovery of developing East Asia and Pacific faces a reversal of fortune,” said World Bank Vice President for East Asia and Pacific Manuela Ferro. “Whereas in 2020 the region contained COVID-19 while other regions of the world struggled, the rise in COVID-19 cases in 2021 has decreased growth prospects for 2021.

However, the region has emerged stronger from crises before and with the right policies could do so again.”

The damage done by the resurgence and persistence of COVID-19 is likely to hurt growth and increase inequality over the longer-term, the Update finds. The failure of otherwise viable firms is leading to the loss of valuable intangible assets, while surviving companies are deferring productive investments. Smaller companies have been hit the hardest. While most firms have faced difficulty, larger firms are likely to see a smaller decline in sales and more likely to adopt sophisticated technologies and receive government support.

Households have suffered, especially poorer ones, which have been more likely to lose income, suffer greater food insecurity, have children not engaged in learning, and make distress sales of scarce assets. The resulting increase in stunting, erosion of human capital, and loss of productive assets will hurt the future earnings of these households. Increased inequality between firms could also increase inequality between workers.

“Accelerated vaccination and testing to control COVID-19 infections could revive economic activity in struggling countries as early as the first half of 2022, and double their growth rate next year,” said East Asia and Pacific Chief Economist Aaditya Mattoo. “But in the longer term, only deeper reforms can prevent slower growth and increasing inequality, an impoverishing combination the region has not seen this century.”

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Beyond containing COVID-19, a comprehensive strategy will be needed to boost growth and ensure it is inclusive. The report identifies accelerated technology diffusion as a possible silver lining of the crisis that could boost productivity, democratize education, and transform state institutions. However, complementary reforms are necessary.

Equipping firms with the skills to embed technology in their business must be accompanied by openness to trade and investment and by competition policies that strengthen incentives for firms to adopt new technology. Implementing long-delayed reforms in education to improve teaching quality and curriculum relevance could ensure wider access to the benefits of new learning technologies.

South Asian economies recover amidst uncertainties South Asia’s recovery continues as global demand rebounded and targeted containment measures helped minimize the economic impacts of the recent waves of COVID-19. But the recovery remains fragile and uneven, and most countries are far from prepandemic trend levels, according to the World Bank’s twice-yearly regional update.

The latest South Asia Economic Focus titled Shifting Gears: Digitization and Services-Led Development projects the region to grow by 7.1% in 2021 and 2022. While the year-on-year growth remains strong in the region, albeit from a very low base in 2020, the recovery has been uneven across countries and sectors. South Asia’s average annual growth is forecast to be 3.4% over 2020-23, which is 3 percentage points less than it was in the four years preceding the pandemic.

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India’s economy, South Asia’s largest, is expected to grow by 8.3% in the fiscal year 202122, aided by an increase in public investment and incentives to boost manufacturing. In Bangladesh, continued recovery in exports and consumption will help growth rates pick up to 6.4% in fiscal year 2021-22. In Maldives, GDP is projected to grow by 22.3% in 2021, as tourism numbers recover.

“The pandemic has had profound impacts on South Asia’s economy. Going forward, much will depend on the speed of vaccination, the possible emergence of new COVID variants, as well as any major slowdown in the momentum of global growth,” said Hartwig Schafer, World Bank Vice President for the South Asia Region. “While shortterm recovery is important, policymakers should also seize the opportunity to address deep-rooted challenges and pursue a development path that is green, resilient and inclusive.”

COVID-19 has left long-term scars on the region’s economy, the impacts of which can last well into the recovery. Many countries experienced lower investment flows, disruptions in supply chains, and setbacks to human capital accumulation, as well as substantial increases in debt levels. The pandemic is estimated to have caused 48 to 59 million people to become or remain poor in 2021 in South Asia.

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As countries build back, they have a chance to rethink their long-term development models.

With the emergence of new digital technologies, South Asia has an opportunity to shift gears from a traditional manufacturing-led growth model and capitalize on the potential of its services sector.

The role of services in the region’s economy has been increasing amid rapid technological change and the accelerated structural transformation of global economic activity in response to the pandemic. The adoption of digital technologies makes services more tradable, enables services to increase productivity of other sectors— including manufacturing--and creates new markets. Some South Asian countries are increasingly providing business and professional services that add value to manufacturing and play a key role in global value chains.

“Countries in South Asia have a strong comparative advantage in exporting services, particularly business processes and tourism, whereas they have struggled to break into manufacturing export markets,” said Hans Timmer, World Bank Chief Economist for the South Asia Region. “To realize the potential of the services-led development, the region needs to rethink regulations and establish new institutions to support innovation and competitiveness.”

Asia & Oceania Contents

Australia - Ground Floor Wentworth Chambers................................................................................. 181

Australia - Strategic Action Pty Ltd trading as Strategic Resolution - Conflict Resolution................ 182

Australia - Sydney Criminal Lawyers................................................................................................... 183

Australia - 8 Wentworth Chambers.................................................................................................... 184

Australia - Immigration Solutions Lawyers......................................................................................... 185

Australia - Record Point....................................................................................................................... 186

Australia - Strategic Action Pty Ltd trading as Strategic Resolution - Mediation............................... 187

China - Global Law Office.................................................................................................................... 188

China - LEXGOAL LAW OFFICE......................................................................................................... 189

China - Jingtian & Gongcheng............................................................................................................. 190

Hong Kong - Liberty Chambers........................................................................................................... 191

Hong Kong - Perun Consultants Limited............................................................................................ 192 GLE 177

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Hong Kong - Angus Forsyth & Co....................................................................................................... 193

Hong Kong - Robertsons, Solicitors and Notaries.............................................................................. 194

Hong Kong - William KW Leung & Co................................................................................................ 195

India - Law Senate............................................................................................................................... 196

India - Dhaval Vussonji & Associates, Advocates and Solicitors........................................................ 197

India - M/s. Crawford Bayley & Co...................................................................................................... 198

India - Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas.................................................................................................... 199

India - Corp Comm Legal.....................................................................................................................200

India - Krishna & Saurastri Associates LLP......................................................................................... 201

India - Rajeshwari & Associates..........................................................................................................202

India - Finsec Law Advisors.................................................................................................................203

Indonesia - BANI Arbitration Center...................................................................................................204 GLE 178

Indonesia - Mul & Co...........................................................................................................................205

Japan - Anderson Mori & Tomotsune.................................................................................................206

Japan - Asamura Patent Office, p.c.................................................................................................... 207

Macau - BN Lawyers...........................................................................................................................208

Malaysia - Kadir Andri & Partners.......................................................................................................209

Malaysia - Deol & Gill........................................................................................................................... 210

Nepal - Paramount Legal Advisory Services Pvt. Ltd........................................................................ 211

New Zealand - Ryken and Associates Barristers and Solicitors......................................................... 212

New Zealand - James & Wells............................................................................................................ 213

New Zealand - Fee Langstone............................................................................................................ 214

Pakistan - RIAA Barker Gillette........................................................................................................... 215

Pakistan - United Trademark & Patent Services................................................................................. 216 GLE 179

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Pakistan - AILIA TRADEMARK & PATENT SERVICES...................................................................... 217

Philippines - Fajardo Law Offices........................................................................................................ 218

Philippines - DivinaLaw....................................................................................................................... 219

Philippines - Hechanova Group...........................................................................................................220

Philippines - Mata-Perez, Tamayo & Francisco................................................................................... 221

Singapore - Haridass Ho & Partners...................................................................................................222

Singapore - Oon & Bazul LLP..............................................................................................................223

Sri Lanka - Julius & Creasy.................................................................................................................. 224

Taiwan - Chen & Lin Attorneys-at-Law............................................................................................... 225

Taiwan - Deep & Far Attorneys-at-Law...............................................................................................226

Vietnam - DTLAW................................................................................................................................ 227

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AUSTRALIA – ARBITRATION

GROUND FLOOR WENTWORTH CHAMBERS

Construction lawyer, as a barrister since 1983 and as Senior Counsel since 2004.

Member of Chambers: • Ground Floor Wentworth – Sydney; MTEC Chambers – Melbourne.

• Outer Temple Chambers – London, Dubai & Hong Kong.

Practicing Architect 1970 – 1980.

Professorial Fellow – University of Melbourne Law School.

• Co-Director of Studies - Construction Law Masters Program from 2000 to 2014.

• Law Masters Program teaching Advanced Construction Law, and Commercial Arbitration in Practice.

Professor Ian Bailey AM SC FRNS bailey@wentworthchambers.com.au Ground Floor 180 Phillip Street Sydney NSW 2000 Tel: + 61 2 9230 3290 Mob + 61 (0)407 242 517 Fax: +61 2 9232 8435 www.wentworthchambers.com.au www.ianbailey.com.au

Author of “Construction Law in Australia” (4th Edn 2018); Thomson Reuters.

Member of Victorian Building Review Expert Panel (2020-2023) Founding Chair, Society of Construction Law Australia.

Dispute resolution practitioner as arbitrator, mediator, expert determiner, adjudicator and DRB member.

Arbitrator as sole appointee and as a panel member in Domestic and International Commercial Arbitrations.

Arbitration Panel Member ACICA, HKIAC, CIETAC, KLRAC and a member of Resolution Institute (Aust), LCIA, IBA, DRBF and ABA. DIFC Court Registered Legal Practitioner.

Court appointed Referee and Mediator in NSW Supreme and District Court proceedings.

Past Vice- President of the Institute of Arbitrators & Mediators Australia.

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AUSTRALIA – CONFLICT RESOLUTION

STRATEGIC ACTION PTY LTD TRADING AS STRATEGIC RESOLUTION

Before turning full time to mediation and arbitration in the mid1990s, Alan Limbury had wide experience as a litigation lawyer in major Sydney law firms, primarily in commercial disputes, including intellectual property (trademarks, patents, copyright and confidential information), restrictive trade practices, unfair competition and administrative law.

Alan has over 30 years of experience mediating commercial and intellectual property disputes of all kinds in Australia, New Zealand and the UK, in which parties are legally represented. He was described by Who’s Who Legal in 2018 as “one of the best mediators in the world”, in 2019 as one of the three “Most Highly Regarded” mediators in Australia “for their expertise in handling sophisticated disputes across a wide range of industries”, and in 2021 as one of the Asia Pacific Global Elite Thought Leaders in Mediation.

Alan’s deep involvement in conflict resolution developed after studying and teaching Negotiation with Professor Roger Fisher at Harvard and around Australia. He also studied and taught Mediation at Harvard with Professor Frank E.A. Sander.

Alan’s experience as an arbitrator involved issues of contractual interpretation, misleading and deceptive conduct, intellectual property rights, international technology licensing, margin lending and estoppel. He has arbitrated over 800 domain name disputes.

Alan spent eight years as initial Chairman of the Complaints Resolution Panel established under the Australian Therapeutic Goods Regulations to determine complaints about the advertising and promotion of therapeutic goods to consumers, and three years as a member of the Australian Administrative Appeals Tribunal, in determining appeals from governmental administrative decisions. He is presently Chair of the Consumer Health Products Australia Complaints Panel to determine complaints over advertising and promotion of non-prescription consumer healthcare products.

Alan’s LinkedIn profile may be viewed at www.linkedin.com/in/alan-limbury

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Alan L. Limbury Managing Director expert@mediated.solutions 2 Crown Street, Woolloomooloo NSW 2011 Tel: +61(0)412104809 www.strategic-resolution.com

AUSTRALIA – CRIMINAL DEFENCE LAW

SYDNEY CRIMINAL LAWYERS

12 Reasons to Choose Sydney Criminal Lawyers: 1. Proven Track Record of Exceptional Results Sydney Criminal Lawyers® consistently achieves outcomes which are in the highest percentile of the Judicial Commission’s sentencing statistics for criminal cases.

2. Highest Level of Client Satisfaction We have the best and most comprehensive client review record of any law firm in Australia.

3. Australia’s Most Awarded Criminal Law Firm We have received more awards and accolades than any other criminal law firm in Australia.

4. Fixed Fees We want our clients to know exactly how much their cases will cost from the very start. That’s why we were the first criminal law firm in Australia to publish ‘fixed fees’, back in 2004.

Ugur Nedim Principal 507/267 Castlereagh Street Sydney NSW 2000 Tel: +61292618881 Fax: +61292640880 sclteam@sydneycriminallawyers.com.au www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au

5. Free First Appointment For those who are going to court, we offer a free first conference of up to an hour with one of our Senior Criminal Defence Lawyers. We also offer a free first conference to those who have received an unsatisfactory result after being represented in court by another law firm, or after representing themselves, and wish to appeal.

6. Specialist Lawyer Guarantee We guarantee that only lawyers with substantial criminal defence experience will work on your case and appear for you in court.

7. All NSW Courts From Bombala to Broken Hill, our lawyers appear in courts throughout New South Wales – and across Australia for Commonwealth cases.

8. Accredited Specialists Our entire firm is exclusively dedicated to criminal law – which makes us true specialists.

9. Results-Focused Law Firm Our team is passionate about achieving results, and unlike many other law firms, our lawyers do not have monthly financial ‘budgets’ to meet. The absence of budgets means our lawyers are entirely focused on achieving optimal results in the shortest space of time; whether by getting charges dropped or downgraded at an early stage or having cases ‘thrown out of court’.

10. Team of Lawyers Behind You Our clients benefit from the pool of knowledge that only an extensive team of experienced criminal defence lawyers can provide.

11. Familiar with Magistrates and Judges Each of our lawyers appears in court on a daily basis, and has done so for years. We have therefore been able to develop an understanding of, and rapport with, magistrates and judges in Sydney and indeed across the state.

12. Convenience We have offices in eight locations across the Sydney metropolitan area and beyond.

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AUSTRALIA – DISPUTE RESOLUTION

8 WENTWORTH CHAMBERS

Paul Menzies was called to the bar in 1973, having practised for 5 years in Sydney and London as a Solicitor. He took Silk in 1988 and currently practices from 8 Wentworth Chambers Sydney, Southern Highland Chambers Exeter, as a member of Dever’s Melbourne list and from the Chambers of Paul Menzies QC Singapore.

Paul is admitted as a practitioner at: • The Dubai International Financial Centre Court. A common law based jurisdiction offering an enforceable consent jurisdiction to deal with commercial disputes in the Middle East and North Africa.

• The Singapore International Commercial Court. The court has jurisdiction to hear matters of an international and commercial nature where the parties have submitted to the court’s jurisdiction.

Paul has always maintained a very diverse practice appearing as an advocate at both trial and appellate level in administrative law, constitutional law, criminal law, common law, particularly. medical negligence, insurance and commercial Law. His most recent commercial practices including guarantee, unconscionable conduct and mortgage cases, He is the co-author of the chapter on guarantees in the Banking and Finance volume of Halsbury’s Laws of Australia.

Paul has had extensive experience in Work Place matters including award and agreement negotiations and litigation as well as unfair dismissal and discrimination claims.

Paul has appeared for insured defendants and their insurers, and frequently advises on various aspects of insurance law and liability, both contractual and arising under statute.

These appearances have included cases of extent and limits of indemnity, dual insurance and reinsurance.

Paul’s professional life at the Bar has seen him appear for Governments in a broad range of areas extending through most aspects of administrative law (including workplace relations), constitutional law, contract and common law generally.

As a result of his relationship with Government cases, Paul has gained considerable insight into the workings of the executive Government and the Public Service and is sensitive to the nuanced approach that is required when appearing either for or against Government.

He has appeared in most administrative and quasi-judicial tribunals including Fair Work Australia, the NSW Industrial Relations Commission and their various predecessors, Administrative Decisions Tribunals, and professional disciplinary bodies. Paul has also appeared for interested parties and as Counsel Assisting in a broad range of inquiries, including ICAC, significant Coronial Inquests and Royal Commissions.

Paul has enthusiastically contributed to the legal profession in respect to health and education. He is a regular commentator on depression in the legal profession and addresses methods of dealing with and combating mental illness.

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Paul Menzies QC Tel: +61 2 9232 5331 paulmenzies@8wentworth.com.au 8 Wentworth Chambers 8/180 Phillip St Sydney NSW 2000 Tel: +61 02 9232 7967 Fax: +61 02 9233 7416 www.8wentworth.com.au

AUSTRALIA – IMMIGRATION LAW

IMMIGRATION SOLUTIONS LAWYERS

Anne O’Donoghue is an accredited immigration law specialist with over 29 years of experience. She is the director and principal lawyer of Immigration Solutions Lawyers (ISL). Anne is acknowledged as one of Australia’s leading immigration law specialists. Anne has been listed in WWL: Corporate Immigration for 11 consecutive years. In 2021, Anne was recognised as a Thought Leader and Global Leader by Who’s Who Legal.

Anne was admitted to practise in Victoria in 1981, in the High Court in 1982 and in NSW in 1987.

In 1998, Anne received her Specialist Accreditation as an immigration lawyer from the NSW Law Society. In 2015, Anne was appointed as a member of the Specialist Accreditation Advisory Committee of the NSWLS. In December 2012, Anne was appointed as a member of the LCA’s International Law Section (ILS) Executive. In December 2019, Anne was appointed as a Co-Chair of the LCA’s International Human Rights Committee. Anne has been invited to Chair a session on Modern Slavery at the Law Council Australia Migration Conference in Melbourne, March 2020. In 2020, Anne will be working with her colleagues on a Law Council submission in response to the Public Consultation Paper on the National Action Plan to Combat Modern Slavery 2020-2024.

Anne O’Donoghue Director and Principal Lawyer anne@immigrationsolutions.com.au Suite 1304, World Tower 87-89 Liverpool Street Sydney NSW 2000 Tel: +61 (2) 9264 6432 Fax: +61 (2) 9264 6437 www.immigrationsolutions lawyers.com.au

On the 1st January 2019, Anne was appointed Co-Chair of the Immigration and Nationality Law Committee of the International Bar Association. Anne has been an IBA member since 2002.

In 2019 Anne was also appointed a member of the IBA’s Presidential Task Force on the Refugee Crisis Initiative, A Child Rights Response to Child Migration and Migrant Children at Risk. Anne was a Co-Moderator of the Showcase session which was presented at the 2019 IBA Conference in Seoul.

On the 24 October 2019, Anne achieved a high commendation for the NSW Law Society’s Presidents Medal for her work on the IBA Presidential Taskforce in Seoul.

Anne was also awarded the Lawyer’s Weekly Migration Partner of the Year Award in 2019.

In January 2021, Anne was also appointed as a member of the IBA Working Group on Modern Slavery Corporate Supply Chain Compliance. In 2021, Anne was appointed as a Member of the Ministerial Advisory Council on skilled migration. In the same year, Anne was awarded the Australasian Lawyers- Award Most Influential Lawyer in Human Rights.”

Anne is also an experienced writer and co-authored the Australia Chapter of The Corporate Immigration Review, now in its 9th edition. Anne also makes valuable contributions to the Global Business Immigration Handbook, as well as the IBA’s Annual report for the Global Employment Institute.

In October 2021, Anne hosted the Global Talent Workshop for the Migration Institute of Australia, over two days.

In the same month, Anne chaired the ILS 2021 International Practice Course- Lecture One, topic: Afghanistan under the Taliban – international law issues and the international response.

Most recently, Anne has been working closely with the IBA, on a pro bono basis, to resettle Afghan women Judges who are in severe danger.

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AUSTRALIA – M&A ADVISORY

RECORD POINT

Record Point is an independent corporate advisory firm with operations in Sydney, San Francisco and New York. We specialise in domestic and cross-border advisory services for public and private companies including mergers and acquisitions, capital raisings, corporate partnerships, debt advisory, restructuring and strategic reviews, across the healthcare, technology and general industrial verticals.

With experience successfully leading and executing in excess of $50 billion in transactions, Record Point offers a deep understanding of the demands placed on boards and company management when it comes to implementing important strategic initiatives. Our seasoned professionals offer a wealth of experience across a wide range of transactions and industries, seeking to develop trusted partnerships with our clients by understanding their businesses and objectives, and overseeing rigorous planning and precise execution of transactions.

Record Point invests extensive time to analyse and successfully complete critical and complex transactions to generate company growth and shareholder value for our clients. Our relationship-driven approach is underscored by our commitment to understanding the strategic objectives of our clients and providing genuine value-additive advice. This approach focuses on having a long-term relationship that outlives any single transaction and we have a track record of providing ongoing strategic advice both pre and post deal.

Record Point is independent from broking houses, global investment banks and accounting firms, and does not seek to create or sell other financial products which might be seen to conflict with our financial advice. This enables us to deliver completely objective and independent advice to our clients about the most effective course of action, aligning our incentives with those of our clients.

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Michael Firmin Founder and Managing Director Tel: +1 415 999 1247 (US) +61 407 611 174 (AU) michael.firmin@record-point.com Level 25 259 George Street Sydney NSW 2000 Tel: +61 (0) 2 9078 8250 Fax: +61 (0) 2 9078 8260 www.record-point.com

AUSTRALIA – MEDIATION

STRATEGIC ACTION PTY LTD TRADING AS STRATEGIC RESOLUTION

Dr Rosemary Howell has experience as a lawyer, strategic planner, teacher and CEO and has served a term as Secretary General of the Law Council of Australia. Her doctorate scrutinises lawyers in negotiation.

Her services include delivering conflict resolution services, negotiation strategies and training, facilitation, and coaching services to a diverse range of national and international clients through her businesses Strategic Action and Strategic Resolution.

She is a nationally accredited mediator and holds an ICCP Certificate and Advanced Certificate in Executive Coaching.

Dr Rosemary Howell Chairman rosemary@strategicaction.com.au 2 Crown Street, Woolloomooloo NSW 2011 Tel: +61(0)413010137 www.strategic-resolution.com

Her deep involvement in conflict resolution developed after studying negotiation with Professor Roger Fisher at Harvard. This was followed by an invitation by him to return as a teaching fellow in the intensive program and, later, to teach with him in programs around Australia. She also had the opportunity to take several intensive training programs at Harvard with Professor Frank E.A.Sander.

She is a Professorial Fellow at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney teaching Dispute Resolution to undergraduates and Mediation and Negotiation to postgraduates.

She has been listed in the Australian edition of Who’s Who since 1982 and in its specialist mediation edition since 2013. In 2020 that publication recognised her in 3 mediation categories – Global Elite Thought Leader, Global Leader and National Leader. In December 2021 she was presented with the award for Academic of the Year in the Lawyers’ Weekly National Law Awards.

Her LinkedIn profile may be viewed at www.linkedin.com/in/dr-rosemaryhowell-b697ba

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CHINA – BANKING & FINANCE LAW

GLOBAL LAW OFFICE

Xin Zhang provides legal services for Chinese and international banks and investors in relation to banking and finance, M&A, FDI and overseas investment, with an extensive coverage of financing, energy, power, real estate and natural resources sectors. In the area of banking and finance, Mr. Zhang has represented most Chinese and international banks, international financial institutions and ECAs active in the market and advised on syndicated loans, project financing, structured trade financing, vessel and aircraft financing, export credit loans and financial derivatives.

He has been awarded as the Leading Lawyer in PRC Banking and Finance

by Chambers Asia: Asia’s Leading Lawyers for Business and Asia Legal 500. In the area of corporate works, Mr. Zhang has represented a number of industrial investors to invest in Chinese petrochemical, renewable energy, power, telecommunication and other traditional manufacturing sectors by way of greenfield investment or merger and acquisition. He also provides legal supports to Chinese SOEs, banks, investment funds and Sinosure for their overseas investment and financing projects under the “Going Abroad” efforts, which involves the export of China-made telecommunication equipment, vessels and other capital equipment and EPC services and the investment in power, real estate, petrochemical and mining projects.

Mr. Zhang has profound knowledge and experiences in the legal and regulatory regime, financial product innovations and market development for the China inter-bank market. He has been one drafting group member for the drafting of the China Inter-bank Market Financial Derivatives Master Agreement, Bond Repurchase Master Agreement, Loan Assets Transfer Master Agreement, Underwriting Agreement and Underwriters’ Agreement, led by the National Association of Financial Market Institutional Investors (NAFMII), as well as one writer of the official guidelines. He also participates as a legal expert in the research and development of the first credit risk mitigation instruments (the Chinese equivalent of CDS). He serves as one member of the NAFMII Financial Derivatives Experts Committee and one registration expert for the Inter-bank Bond Market Non-financial Institutions’ Debt Financing Instruments (the Chinese equivalent of MTNs and CPs).

Mr. Zhang sits as an arbitrator in China (including without limitation at China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC), the Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration, and the Xiamen Arbitration Commission). He also acts for financial institutions and investors in relation to disputes involving cross-border financing, derivatives, investment and financial products before Chinese courts and arbitral tribunals.

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Xin Zhang Partner Tel: +86 10 6584 6676 zhangxin@glo.com.cn 15&20F China Central Place Tower 1 81 Jianguo Road Chaoyang District Beijing 100025 Tel: +86 10 6584 6688 Fax: +86 10 6584 6666 www.glo.com.cn

CHINA – PATENT LAW

LEXGOAL LAW OFFICE

LEXGOAL is a law firm established in the year of 2005 under Chinese law. We provide our high-quality services for the clients focusing on intellectual property fields such as patent, trademark, copyright in China. LEXGOAL is strategically located in the business center of Bejing, the capital of China, also not far from China Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA).

The LEXGOAL team is comprised of IP experts with master’s degrees or above and IP lawyers with professional experiences of more than twenty years. We guarantee we forward to our clients our constructive advice and response within one working day after we are consulted on IP cases. Our reasonable transparent quotation and our standardized management procedures as well are always welcomed by our clients to be served throughout the world, no matter our client is new or old, small or large. When we handle any kind of our IP cases, we always conduct the comprehensive analysis and a complete diagnosis about our client’s IP and then to put forward our constructive suggestion, so as to enhance the value for IP and the brand of our client as the ultimate goal.

Since its foundation, LEXGOAL has provided professional services for abundant domestic and multi-national corporations, OEM enterprises, foreign law firms, etc. in trademarks, patents, copyrights and other intellectual property legal affairs related. Since the foundation, LEXGOAL has established friendly cooperative relations with abundant law firms and intellectual property service corporations from more than 100 countries throughout the world.

Yuqing Lang Partner, Patent and Trademark Attorney, Attorney-at-law langyq@lexgoal.cn No.908, Huapu International Plaza No.19 Chaoyangmenwai Avenue (opposite Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs) Chaoyang District, Beijing 100020 China Tel: (+8610) 68334456 Fax: (+8610) 68331863 www.lexgoal.cn

LEXGOAL is a member of The International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property(AIPPI), International Trademark Association(INTA), All-China Patent Attorneys Association, All-China Lawyers Association, Beijing Patent Attorneys Association, China Trademark Association, Copyright Society of China.

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CHINA – SECURITIES LAW

JINGTIAN & GONGCHENG

Zejia (Sunny) Chen joined Jingtian & Gongcheng as a Partner in 2008. Based in Shanghai and Hong Kong, he specializes in capital markets, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, private equity investment, and compliance and risk management for publicly- listed companies.

As a leading partner, Sunny has completed numerous IPOs and listing transactions for Chinese enterprises on domestic and international stock exchanges in Hong Kong, the United States, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Singapore, with sectors ranging from TMT, advertising, energy, food and beverage, life sciences, manufacturing, media, property, and technology. Sunny’s recent significant projects include the listing of Pinduoduo on Nasdaq, the listing of Wuxi Biologics on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the listing of Awinic on the SSE STAR Market and the listing of Sasseur REIT on Singapore Exchange. He also advises listed companies in a variety of compliance and corporate governance matters.

With deep experience in private equity investments and acquisitions, Sunny has also participated in a large number of private equity transactions in China. He obtained his PRC lawyer’s qualification certificate in 2000. Sunny graduated from Fudan University Law School with a Ph.D. in Civil and Commercial law. He is fluent in Mandarin, English, and Cantonese.

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Sunny Chen (Zejia CHEN) Partner Tel: (+86) 133-1196-5798 chen.zejia@jingtian.com 45/F, K.Wah Centre 1010 Huaihai Road(M) Xuhui District Shanghai Tel:(+86-21) 5404-9930 Fax: (+86-21) 5404-9931 Suites 3203-3207, 32/F Edinburgh Tower The Landmark 15 Queen’s Road Central Hong Kong Tel:(+852) 2926-9300 Fax: (+852) 2926-9400 www.jingtian.com

HONG KONG – BUSINESS CRIME LAW

LIBERTY CHAMBERS

Graham is a specialist in criminal law – with an emphasis towards ‘White Collar Crime’ and regulatory matters. As well as defending cases of serious and complex fraud, he also handles ICAC and SFC prosecutions and Market Misconduct Tribunal Inquiries. In addition, his services are frequently engaged in Professional Disciplinary Proceedings, particularly in cases in which criminal misconduct is alleged.

Graham was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1975. From 1976 to 1983 he practiced from Common Law Chambers at the London Bar and on the Midland and Oxford Circuit. His practice was widespread in criminal and regulatory work both prosecuting and defending. In January 1984 Graham was appointed Crown Counsel in Hong Kong in the then Attorney General’s Chambers. He joined the Prosecutions Division but was soon seconded as ‘in house’ counsel at the Independent Commission against Corruption where he remained until 1985 at which time he was promoted to Senior Crown Counsel and required to return to the mainstream of the Prosecutions Division. It was at this time that Graham was also admitted to the Hong Kong Bar.

Graham Harris SC Senior Counsel grahamharris@ libertychambers.com 3102 Tower One Admiralty Centre 18 Harcourt Road Tel: (+852) 2810 8222 Fax: (+852) 2810 0777 www.libertychambers.com

In 1986 Graham was recruited by the Commercial Crimes Unit (“CCU”) of the Attorney General’s Chambers, an elite unit dedicated to the prosecution of serious corruption and white collar crime. There he remained as a Deputy Principal Crown Counsel (Consultant) until leaving Government to enter private practice in early 1995.

In 1995 Graham joined the Chambers of Gilbert Rodway Q.C., where he remained until December 2003 when he co-founded “Liberty Chambers” with Alexander King S.C. Whilst Graham continues to prosecute for the Securities and Futures Commission, his role has switched in recent years to the Defence.

In May 2011 Graham took silk and, upon the sad death of Alexander King SC, he took over as Head of Liberty Chambers.

Throughout his career Graham has also lectured extensively in all aspects of Criminal Law and Procedure. He is a regular speaker at Law Society and Bar Association CPD and ALE courses; the University of Hong Kong; and as a guest lecturer at a number of universities in The People’s Republic of China.

Graham has also been retained as an expert witness in cases overseas requiring consideration of Hong Kong Criminal Law and Procedure.

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HONG KONG – INSOLVENCY ADVISORY

PERUN CONSULTANTS LIMITED

Having previously spent 20+ years working between Hong Kong, the Cayman Islands, the British Virgin Islands and the UK, Gwynn Hopkins founded Perun Consultants in 2017.

Gwynn has worked as an insolvency practitioner and forensic accountant on a wide range of local and cross-border engagements and has a proven track record in the liquidation and restructuring of international financial services companies, particularly those involving complex litigation or with contentious matters to resolve. Having led teams for many years as a partner in the Caribbean and Hong Kong, Gwynn has a thorough understanding of both the onshore and offshore aspects of appointments.

In addition, Gwynn has extensive experience in forensic accounting assignments including asset-tracing and recovery engagements; due diligence investigations; and the preparation of loss of profits and asset valuation reports. Gwynn also takes roles such as acting as a consultant or an appointed independent director or trustee to assist distressed entities.

Gwynn has been recognised by Who’s Who Legal: Consulting Experts in the fields of both forensic accounting and quantum of damages, where he is described as having “a mind like a steel trap according to respondents, who have the utmost confidence in his views on valuation issues and methodologies”.

Representative engagements: • Valuation of a financial services group for breach of contract litigation.

• Valuation of a medical device manufacturer for shareholders dissenting to a merger under Cayman Islands S238 proceedings.

• Valuation of an internet company for shareholders dissenting to a merger under Cayman Islands S238 proceedings.

• Valuation of a medical research company for shareholders dissenting to a merger under Cayman Islands S238 proceedings.

• Provision of expert opinion on valuation methodology and whether information sought in discovery was relevant to the valuation process.

• Valuation of joint venture company created to distribute film and television productions, in support of designated expert witness in arbitration.

• Valuation of joint venture company created to undertake public relations and marketing communications consultancy work, in support of designated expert witness in arbitration.

• Part of quantum expert defence team in a USD100 million claim against a manufacturer arising from alleged supply of defective goods.

• Serving as a board member of a private equity business to deal with extensive litigation issues and the sale of an operating asset worth in excess of USD1 billion.

• Analysis of financial records of a manufacturing company to assist in recovery action against a former director.

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Gwynn Hopkins Managing Director Tel: +852 2887 0981 ghopkins@perunconsultants.com 7/F, Hollywood Commercial House 3-5 Old Bailey Street Central Tel: +852 2887 8020 www.perunconsultants.com

HONG KONG – INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & ADVERTISING LAW

ANGUS FORSYTH & CO.

Foundation Establishment • Organizing charitable foundations, settlement and donation structures • Establishing and structuring educational, medical and religious institutions General Commercial • Mergers and acquisitions • Asset sales and transfers

Angus Forsyth Sole Proprietor angus@angfor.hk 16A, Hillier Commercial Building 65-67 Bonham Strand Sheung Wan, Hong Kong SAR Tel: +852 26389099 Fax: +852 26389880 www.angfor.hk

• Joint ventures and commercial contracts Information Technology and Personal Data Privacy • Industry focused advice on local and cross jurisdictional legal, regulatory and commercial aspects of communications technology and telecommunications • Legal advisor to principal IT professional organizations • Advice on Personal and Institutional requirements of observance of the Personal Data Privacy and related legislation in Hong Kong Advertising Law • All aspects of the impact of law upon all forms of online and offline advertising

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HONG KONG – INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW

ROBERTSONS, SOLICITORS AND NOTARIES

Michael Lintern-Smith is a consultant of Robertsons, Solicitors and Notaries. He joined the firm in 1981. As well as practicing as a solicitor in Hong Kong for 40 years, he has also practiced as a Notary Public since 1992. He has established a wide following of multinational clients having practised in areas related to litigation, commercial law and administrative law and international trade.

Michael’s vast experience and reputation has led to him being nominated to serve on a number of local and international committees.

He is a former President of the Law Society of Hong Kong. He is a past member of the Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission which is responsible for making recommendations to the Chief Executive on the appointment and promotion of judges. He was previously on the High Court Rules Committee and Court of Final Appeal Rules Committee.

Michael was admitted to the Roll of Honour of the Law Society of Hong Kong in April 2020, an honour which has been conferred on only a few Hong Kong lawyers.

Michael has extensive experience in international trade matters having been instrumental from the early days of the opting of the China manufacturing base in representing international clients to establish manufacturing basis in China. This was followed by joint ventures with China enterprises in the servicing and sourcing industries. He is company secretary of several holding companies in Hong Kong which are parent companies of Wholly-Owned Foreign Enterprises in China.

A regular speaker at legal conferences on the subject of China related business, professional ethics and legal practice and Anti-Money Laundering, Michael is a very active member of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce where he was Chairman of the European Committee. Also, he is active within the International Bar Association, LawAsia and the Commonwealth Law Association. He was previously Chairman of the Buildings Appeal Tribunal and Deputy Convenor of the Disciplinary Tribunal of the Hong Kong Society of Notaries.

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Michael Lintern-Smith Consultant, Notary Public Tel: +852 2861 8489 mls@robertsonshk.com 57th Floor The Center 99 Queen’s Road Central Tel: +852 2868 2866 Fax: +852 2868 5820 www.robertsonshk.com

HONG KONG – INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW

WILLIAM KW LEUNG & CO

Mr. William Leung, the founder of William KW Leung & Co (www.jwlw.com) in Hong Kong, has been a practicing solicitor of the High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region since 1988.

In 2016, Mr. Leung was granted the status of Solicitor Advocate in Hong Kong, having higher rights of audience to appear and make submissions in any higher courts in Hong Kong. He obtained a Master of Laws (LLM) degree from the University of London in 1988 and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the University of Hong Kong in 1992. To further polish his legal expertise, he obtained a degree of Bachelor in International Economic Law from China University of Political Science and Law in 1997 and a degree of Master in Economic Law from Peking University (China) in 2002. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Law in Tsinghua University (China).

William Leung Principal, Solicitor Advocate leung@jwlw.com 1101, Beautiful Group Tower, No.77 Connaught Road Central Tel: +852 2810 6199 Fax: +852 2810 1055 www.jwlw.com

Mr. Leung is a Fellow with the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and also a Panel Arbitrator with various international arbitral organizations, including Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), and China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC).

In addition to his profound experience in arbitration, he has been an insolvency practitioner in Hong Kong since 2001.

His recent publications include “Exercise of Residual Discretion under Article V Of The New York Convention by Enforcement Court When Award Is Alive Dead and Undead” published in January 2019 on China Legal Science.

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INDIA – ARBITRATION

LAW SENATE

Yamunah Nachiar is an Advocate on Record, qualified in the Supreme Court of India is a lawyer with about 19 years of practice experience. She is holding a post graduate degree in Business laws in addition to her graduation in Law. She is a registered lawyer from the Delhi Bar Council. She is mainly into Domestic Arbitration, International Arbitration, Arbitration related litigation, corporate litigation and Intellectual property matters. She has worked in various Arbitration matters for Government of India and hence has a distinctive edge over others. She is a partner of the Firm.

She is holding MBL (Master of Business Laws) degree from the top business school of India, the National Law School of India University, Bangalore. She is also a graduate in law from the Madras Law College, the oldest law college of India.

She successfully completed the Advocate on Record examination, conducted by the Supreme Court of India and hence she is a qualified Advocate on Record.

She has worked with many top Senior Lawyers of India in various High Value Corporate cases including Mr. Harish Salve, Mr.Venu Gopal, Mr. Fali Nariman, Mr. Mukul Rohatgi, Mr. Ashok Desai, Mr.Ganesh, Mr. Parasaran, Mr. A.K. Ganguly, Mr. S.PMisra, Mr. Aryama Sundaram, Mr. Gopal Subramaniam.

Being an Advocate on Record of the Supreme Court of India, has a strong experience in handling, Civil cases, Business contract related cases, Writ Petitions, Mining law related cases, Arbitration related Appeals, Trade Mark dispute cases, Consumer Appeals, Service and labour cases etc. in the Supreme Court of India.

Being an expert Arbitration lawyer she has appeared in, various Arbitration related cases before various Domestic and International Arbitration Panels with Indian Arbitrators, International Arbitrators, Judges and other reputed Arbitrators.

She has appeared in High value Construction, Infrastructure, Airports arbitrations etc., involving Indian and Foreign Jurisdictions. She has also appeared for union of India as a senior Arbitration panel counsel in various Arbitrations. She also has conducted various Arbitration related litigation with regard to existence of Arbitration clause, Appointment of Arbitrators, Challenging of Awards, Execution of Foreign awards in India from New York Convention countries, cases and appeals relating to execution of foreign awards in India etc.

In the High Court of Delhi, she has appeared for various Companies and individuals in matters relating to Commercial Contracts, Writ Petitions, & arbitration related cases. She has also appeared for various Nationalised Banks and Financial Institutions, in the cases of recovery and bank guarantee.

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Yamunah Nachiar Arbitration Lawyer (International & Domestic) Supreme Court Adv. B3/73 Safdarjung Enclave Lower Ground Floor New Delhi 110029 Tel: +91-11-79690349 arb@lawsenate.com www.lawsenate.com

INDIA – BANKING & FINANCE LAW

DHAVAL VUSSONJI & ASSOCIATES, ADVOCATES AND SOLICITORS

Ms. Prachi Dave is a qualified Advocate and Solicitor practicing on the original side of the Bombay High Court and is a Partner of Dhaval Vussonji & Associates, Advocates and Solicitors. She has 15 years of experience, specialising in banking and finance, mergers and acquisition, private equity and restructuring.

She frequently advises clients with respect to their in-bound as well as out-bound investments. In this process, Ms. Dave critically analyses feasible and tax efficient structures, keeping in mind the unique deal contours, appropriate and adequate security creation where required and maintaining in balance the flexibility for the day to day operation of the investee companies.

Ms. Dave has from time to time opined on various aspects foreign exchange, of listing of instruments on the stock exchanges within India and exiting such investments.

Ms. Dave has also been involved in handholding multinationals, across a host of industries, when they are making their debut in the Indian market. She is an expert on foreign investment laws, foreign direct investment, corporate and taxation laws and sectoral regulations which moderate investment within India.

Prachi Dave Managing Partner 113 - 114 Free Press House 215, Free Press Journal Marg Nariman Point Mumbai 400 021.

Tel: +91-22-66623535 info@dvassociates.co.in www.dvassociates.co.in

Her deep understanding of how the banking and financial services sector operates in India, and how money lending laws tie in with prevalent regional market practices, is sought after by leading financial institutions and borrowers alike. Ms. Dave has acted as Indian counsel to offshore lenders and institutions in various external commercial borrowings and to corporate borrowers within India.

Ms. Dave’s experience with the National Stock Exchange of India, has given her exposure to functioning of the stock exchanges within India and the issues faced by the exchanges in their role as a quasi-regulator of the securities market within India, She enjoys a profound understanding of the economics that determine the securities market, investments by foreign institutional investors and offshore derivatives contracts.

She has advised numerous multinationals including offshore branches of investment banks in private banking, wealth management, investment advisory, cross border banking, syndicated lending and structured finance transactions both, off shore and on shore. Ms. Dave has also been involved in advising various capital market transactions such as initial public offerings, buy back issues, FCCB issues and open offer for takeovers.

As of 2016, when the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Act was introduced in India, she undertook the mammoth task of venturing into unchartered waters, and setting up the IBC practice, that was new not just to the firm, but also the legal industry in India.

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INDIA – COMMERCIAL LAW

M/S. CRAWFORD BAYLEY & CO

Crawford Bayley & Co, established in 1830, currently has a team of 150 members, including 25 partners, more than 120 associates and 15 paralegal personnel. It also has a supporting staff of approximately 75 individuals. It has served its Indian clients with complete dedication and adherence. It has reached to the top of the peak, where its strength is matched with the top 10 law firms of India.

The firm’s individual partners specialise in the following practice areas: corporate and commercial practice, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, joint ventures and foreign collaboration, privatisation and disinvestment, banking and corporate finance, intellectual property law, litigation and dispute resolution, real estate and property law, indirect taxation, labour and employment, admiralty and shipping law, information technology, e-banking and e-commerce.

Mr Asher is a Senior Equity Partner at the firm. He is a Solicitor and a Chartered Accountant who has more than 30 years’ experience in the field of M&A, cross-border M&A, joint ventures and capital markets. He advises large, medium and small business enterprises in these areas.

In addition, Mr Asher has authored several articles published in national and international publications. He has also been a speaker at various seminars and conferences organised by national and international forums.

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Sanjay Asher Senior Equity Partner Tel: +91 98 200 23823 sanjay.asher@ crawfordbayley.com State Bank of India Buildings Fourth Floor N.G.N. Vaidya Marg Fort Mumbai 400 023 Tel: +91 22 2266 3353 Fax: +91 22 2266 3978

INDIA – FINANCIAL SERVICES LAW

CYRIL AMARCHAND MANGALDAS

Anu has represented many Indian and multinational fintech, banking, brokerdealer, exchange, asset management, speciality finance and information/ emerging technology companies on transactional, enforcement and regulatory matters His transactional practice focus is on public & private M&A, capital raising, commercial agreements and activism matters.

Anu advises financial services clients on matters before the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), Ministry of Finance, Enforcement Directorates, Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO), appellate tribunals and Supreme Court of India.

Professional Experience • Gruh’s USD 3.3 billion merger with Bandhan Bank.

• IDFC’s USD 1.5 billion merger with Capital First.

• Warburg’s investment in IDFC First Bank.

• Brookfield’s USD 1.5 billion acquisition of IndoStar Capital.

• Zestmoney’s funding rounds.

• Visa’s investment in BillDesk.

• PayMate, Fulletron’s investment in Lendingkart • CPDQ’s investment in Edelweiss Finance.

• Sachin Bansal’s acquisition in speciality finance and mutual fund space.

Anu Tiwari Partner (Co-Head - Fintech) Tel: +91 8657582145 anu.tiwari@cyrilshroff.com Peninsula Chambers Peninsula Corporate Park Ganpatrao Kadam Marg Lower Parel Mumbai Maharashtra 400 013 Tel: +91 22 24964455 www.cyrilshroff.com

Awards & Recognition • ‘Notable Practitioner’ for M&A, IFLR1000, 2021 • Recognised Lawyer for Fintech, Chambers & Partners 2020 • Recognised Lawyer for M&A / Financial Services, IFLR1000 • Ranked 3rd in MergerMarket’s India M&A league tables, 2019 Memberships • Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa, India • Member of the RBI Committee on Household Finance • Member of the SEBI Working Group on Mutual Fund Regulation Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas At Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (cam), foresight, expertise and innovation are at the core of everything we do.

With six pan-India locations and 750 lawyers, we are India’s largest full-service law firm, staying ahead of the curve with our ability to provide future-focused, end-to-end solutions, through both domestic and international collaborations.

Our highly experienced teams advice a large and diverse set of clients, including domestic and foreign commercial enterprises, financial institutions, private equity funds, venture capital funds, start-ups, government and regulatory bodies. Our generalists, specialists and senior ex-regulators expertly guide clients across a spectrum of transactions, sectors and regulations.

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INDIA – FOREIGN INVESTMENT LAW

CORP COMM LEGAL

Bhumesh Verma is the Managing Partner of Corp Comm Legal, an independent Indian law firm headquartered in New Delhi.

Having started his career at Ajay Bahl& Co. (now part of AZB & Partners), Bhumesh went on to become partner at some of the leading Indian law firms in India. He received the coveted Chevening Scholarship by the UK Government in 2000 whereunder he studied in College of Law, York and was a visiting lawyer with Ashursts’ London office.

With nearly three decades of experience, Bhumesh is one of the leading Indian senior corporate practitioners. He is often ranked among the top corporate lawyers and one of the most active, visible and admired lawyers. His expertise areas are advising domestic and foreign clients on inbound and outbound mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions, private equity, venture capital, joint ventures, technical collaborations, external commercial borrowings, corporate structuring, strategic advice, regulatory approvals, corporate advisory, due diligence and related fields.

Despite his hectic schedule, Bhumesh is passionate about sharing his knowledge and experience with the fraternity. He is an avid reader, a sought-after speaker and prolific writer, having contributed to in-house journals of many international law firms on Indian laws and more than 500 online articles so far. These articles are very keenly followed and appreciated by professionals, students and academia alike. Bhumesh has been invited as an Adjunct Professor by several law and management institutes, online legal education portals and for judging moot courts. He also conducts workshops for students and professionals on corporate laws and drafting skills.

He has also authored two books on Drafting of Commercial Contracts, which are suggested readings and reference books in several law and management institutes.

Professional Qualification • Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) 1994: Campus Law Centre, Delhi University.

• British Chevening Scholarship Program for Young Indian Corporate & Commercial Lawyers, 2000 at College of Law, York, UK. Practice Areas • Inbound and outbound M&A transactions • Corporate – Commercial Agreements related to Private Equity, Venture Capital, Joint Ventures, Technical Collaborations • External Commercial Borrowings • Corporate Structuring • Strategic Advice • Regulatory Approvals • Corporate Advisory • India Entry Strategy for foreign companies • Due Diligence for share / asset acquisition

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Bhumesh Verma Managing Partner bhumesh.verma@ corpcommlegal.in Level 8, DLF Centre Sansad Marg Connaught Place New Delhi – 110 001, India A-2/75, LGF Safdarjung Enclave New Delhi 110029 Tel: +91 11 6128 9151 www.corpcommlegal.in

INDIA – INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW

KRISHNA & SAURASTRI ASSOCIATES LLP

Anshul Sunil Saurastri is a Partner, Advocate (Attorney-at-Law) and Patent Attorney at Krishna & Saurastri Associates LLP. His practice includes both contentious and non-contentious matters in intellectual property and corporate-commercial law.

Anshul handles patent, trademark and design preparation and prosecution, oppositions and invalidations. He also handles appellate work. Additionally, he is regularly involved in litigation for matters relating to patent, trademark and design infringement, and unfair competition claims such as passing off, disparagement and defamation. He is also actively involved in issues relating to protection of trade secrets, confidential information, data and privacy. He also handles complaints and disputes related to consumer protection and advertising. From time to time, he also counsels and provides opinions on infringement and invalidity of patents, trademarks and designs, biodiversity laws, etc. He also has hands on experience in handling breach of contract claims. From time to time he is also engaged in conducting due diligence, structuring, negotiating and preparing agreements such as NDAs, JVAs, M&As, business transfers, distribution, agency, licensing, franchising, technology transfer, employment, and so on.

Anshul Sunil Saurastri Partner 7th Floor New Excelsior Building Wallace Street A.K. Nayak Marg, Fort, Maharashtra 400001 Tel: +91 22 2200 6322 Fax: +91 22 2200 6326 / 66550607 info@krishnaandsaurastri.com www.krishnaandsaurastri.com

Prior to practicing law, he worked as an analyst in an investment firm in the US. He also spent time in the lab doing R&D work for which he received recognition as an author in different journals and scholarly publications. Holding degrees in the sciences, engineering and law and training in legal and technical areas, he has amassed cross-functional expertise. Anshul holds a Master’s in Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, a Bachelor’s in Applied Sciences from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, and a Degree of Law from the Government Law College, Mumbai University. Anshul is registered to practice at the Bar Council of India and the Indian Patent & Trademark Office.

Anshul is also a Member of INTA’s Unfair Competition Committee, AIPPI’s Standing Committee on Trade Secrets and the Executive Council of the LES (India). He is also an active member of APAA, AIPLA, IBA, IPBA, and ABA. Anshul also frequently lectures at different seminars, conferences and universities on IP and other commercial legal issues. He has also published numerous articles on these subjects in national and international legal publications.

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INDIA – IP LITIGATION

RAJESHWARI & ASSOCIATES

Rajeshwari Hariharan is the founder of Rajeshwari & Associates, a full service law firm based at New Delhi (India), specializing in the field of Intellectual Property including Patents & Designs, Trade Mark, Copyright, Plant Variety Registration, Geographical Indicators, besides other regulatory and allied areas.

After completing her Master’s Degree in Biotechnology and Bachelor’s Degree in Law, she was admitted to the Bar in 1993 and practiced as an advocate before the courts in Pune as well as the High Courts at Delhi and Bombay.

Ms. Rajeshwari led the patent litigation practice and played a key role in managing and growing the patents team in a reputed and leading Delhi-based law firm. She parted as an equity partner from the firm after almost 14 years, to set up Rajeshwari & Associates.

With over 20 years’ experience in legal practice, Ms. Rajeshwari’s areas of practice include counseling on issues relating to patent and infringement including rendering patentability opinions, drafting technology transfer and know-how agreements, licences, assignments; prosecution of patent applications in the field of pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and biochemistry.

Ms. Rajeshwari was an active member of the legal team engaged for advising on issues related to reform initiatives in India. She has also advised clients on various aspects of Foreign Direct Investments, entry strategies, structuring of investments and acquisitions, drafting and negotiating of contract documents, as well as advised several clients on diverse high value and precedent-setting dispute resolutions.

She has rich experience in carrying out due diligence and handing of patent oppositions, revocations and appeals before the Patent Office and other higher for authorities. Currently, she handles patent and other litigations at the Supreme Court of India and various High Courts across India.

Besides authoring several articles, Ms. Rajeshwari is regularly invited to present papers and speak at various conferences and seminars in India and Abroad.

Moreover, she has been rated by Chambers and Partners and Intellectual Asset Management magazine as one of the leading patent lawyers in the country.

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Rajeshwari Hariharan Founder rajeshwari@ralegal.co.in S-357, First Floor Near HDFC Bank Panchseel Park New Delhi-110017 Tel: +91-11-41038911 +91- 9910048684 Fax: +91-11-43851067 www.ralegal.co.in

INDIA – PRIVATE EQUITY LAW

FINSEC LAW ADVISORS

Sandeep Parekh, the founder of Finsec Law Advisors, is a former head of legal affairs and enforcement department of SEBI, India’s securities regulator. He has been recognized as one of the leading authorities on securities regulatory matters by Chambers & Partners, Legal 500, Asialaw Profiles, IFLR 1000 and Asiamoney etc. He holds an LL.M. (Securities and Financial Regulations) degree from Georgetown University and a LL.B. degree from Delhi University.

His core focus in on securities regulations, investment regulations and corporate governance. He has worked with law firms in Delhi, Mumbai and Washington DC. He is admitted to practice law in New York. He has served on a task force of the cabinet secretariat for measuring performance in ministries and a department of the Government of India. He is a faculty member at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He is an independent director of HDFC Bank. He has been a chairman and member of many RBI and SEBI committees, and industry bodies like CII where he is a member of the National Financial Sector Council. He is currently a member of SEBI’s Mutual Fund Advisory Committee and the recent Chairman of SEBI working group on future of Proxy Advisors.

Sandeep Parekh Managing Partner sandeep.parekh@finseclaw.com

2/B-67 Phoenix paragon plaza L.B.S marg Kamani Kurla west 400070 Tel: +91 85916 00680 www.finseclaw.com

Finsec Law Advisors Finsec Law Advisors is one of India’s leading financial sector law firms. The firm specializes in advising clients in the field of financial, securities and investment law.

We assist clients on their commercial transactions in the public markets, and advise clients on complex cross border investment matters. Over the years, we have built considerable capability and bandwidth to provide quality service to our clients.

We also devote substantial time and energy in contributing to securities and financial market reform projects and policy work, which enables us to be at the cutting edge of current issues. We are committed to continuing to improve the state of the Indian financial regulatory architecture. Our firm members sit on financial market committees of the International Law Association, London (ILA), Bretton Woods Committee, Washington DC, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce of India (FICCI), Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) and Indian Merchant Chambers (IMC) and have advised the Parliament’s standing committee of finance on securities law amendments besides routinely interacting with regulators to improve regulatory structures. We are affiliated with Erasmus Mundus for its European Master in Law and Economics (EMLE) programme as its Associate Partner.

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INDONESIA – ARBITRATION

BANI ARBITRATION CENTER

BANI Arbitration Center (BANI) is the arbitration institution founded by the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce in 1977. BANI facilitates commercial disputes by arbitration. BANI is a founding member of among others Regional Arbitration Institute Forum (RAIF), Asia Pacific Regional Arbitration Group.

As the prominent and the oldest arbitration institution in Indonesia and the region, BANI awards have been strongly acknowledged.

The Indonesia Supreme Court has been upholding BANI arbitration awards.

BANI has listed and qualified national and foreign arbitrators.

Committed to complete and independence in its role as arbitral institution, BANI has developed its own arbitration rules for arbitration. The rules include the time frame in which the arbitration has to render award. Such rules are used in both domestic and international arbitration taking place in Indonesia.

Indonesia is a party to the New York Convention of 1958 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards. Foreign arbitral awards are recognised and enforced in Indonesia.

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Huala Adolf Vice Chairman, Arbitrator Tel: + 62 81320422142 huala.adolf@gmail.com Jl. Mampang Prapatan No 2 Jakarta 12760 Tel: + 62 21 7940542 Fax: +62 21 7940543 www.baniarbitration.org

INDONESIA – TAX LAW

MUL & CO

Mulyono is the founder and managing partner of Mul & Co. Mulyono has accounting, finance, and legal backgrounds. He has triple masters in finance (University of Indonesia), law (University of Padjajaran), and notary (Pelita Harapan University), as well as several professional certifications, including: Certified Public Accountant, Chartered Accountant, Certified Financial Planner, Certified Management Accountant, and Affiliate Wealth Manager.

He is also a licensed legal counsel in tax court, licensed advocate and member of the Indonesian Advocate Association (PERADI), and a registered tax consultant. He is currently pursuing a doctorate degree in law.

Mulyono Managing Partner mulyono@mul-co.com Jl. Pluit Raya 121 Blok A/12 Penjaringan Jakarta Utara 14440 Tel: +62 21 668 1998 www.mul-co.com

Before setting up Mul & Co, Mulyono had extensive experience in tax and legal environments. His experience in taxation extends to tax disputes, tax due diligence, tax advisory, tax compliance, as well as company restructuring. Some of the well-respected companies in which he gained his experience include McKinsey & Company, PB Taxand (formerly known as PB & Co.), and Baker McKenzie (Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners). He serves a variety of multi-national clients from many industries, such as e-commerce, manufacturing, trading, real estate, mining & oil and gas, telecommunication, hospitality, and services. He has also been invited to be the speaker and facilitator in several national tax seminars and trainings.

His unique combination of technical knowledge in tax, accounting, finance and law, as well as his expertise of the Indonesian taxation system enable him to become a trusted advisor to clients. He is able to deliver holistic and practical taxation services to clients and to accomplish complex and challenging tax-related projects.

Mul & Co is one of a very few law firms in Indonesia that specialises in taxation fields. Mul & Co was founded by experienced practitioners with multi-disciplinary backgrounds in tax, law, accounting, and finance.

The firm’s services include tax dispute, tax advisory & restructuring, and tax compliance. The team is comprised of dedicated professionals with a deep understanding of taxation law regulations and business culture. The firm is also independent, meaning that it is free from time-consuming conflict check processes.

The Mul & Co team believe that their success depends upon clients’ satisfaction, therefore they always strive to provide clients with the best possible solution to their tax matters. The firm brings a rich understanding of Indonesia’s unique business and legal culture to provide tax services. Ultimately, Mul & Co understands exactly what the client needs in their every taxation need and want.

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JAPAN – TMT LAW

ANDERSON MORI & TOMOTSUNE

Takashi Nakazaki is special counsel at Anderson Mōri & Tomotsune (AMT) with broad experience in the areas of data protection and privacy (including big data and IoT), information security, intellectual property (including copyright and trademarks), licensing (including software licences and patent licences), and payment services (including credit cards and pre-paid cards).

Further, he has experiences working on matters relating to cyber law issues such as cloud computing, domain names, e-commerce, and social media and other technology related areas (including computer forensics, digital copyright, software development and open source code), telecommunications, labour and general corporate law.

Mr. Nakazaki has been ranked as one of the top lawyers in the data protection and information security field for the last several years. He published a bestseller publication focusing on the GDPR in Japanese in April 2018. In addition, he regularly assists the Japanese government in data protection and cyber law areas including “AI & Data Contracts Guidelines” and “Omote-nashi project”. He continuously leads the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Tokyo as a co-chair and the technology and information practice group of AMT. Mr. Nakazaki has written ton of articles on various topics such as data protection and privacy, artificial intelligence (AI), e-sport, online gambling, social media and robot issues. He also contributes to the IBA technology committee as a vice chair of Data Protection Governance and Privacy Subcommittee, AIPPI as a member of the standing committee on information technology (IT) and Internet, and AIPPI Japan as an editorial board member.

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Takashi Nakazaki Special Counsel Tel: +81-3-6775-1086 takashi.nakazaki@amt-law.com Tel: +81-3-6775-1000 www.amt-law.com

JAPAN – TRADEMARK LAW

ASAMURA PATENT OFFICE, p.c.

Kazutaka Otsuka is an experienced patent attorney and a lawsuit counsel who focuses his practice on domestic and international trademark and design prosecution.

He incorporates global policies for intellectual property protection in his daily work related to IP rights protection and client counseling.

As a member of a patent attorney private organisation, Kazutaka Otsuka was involved in the management of the Intellectual Property Foreign Training Department for four years, starting in 2006. In 2011-2012 and 2015-2016, he was a member of the Trademark Committee, a special committee of the Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA). In the Japan Trademark Association, an association made up of corporate intellectual property professionals and lawyers, he has been involved in the management of the judicial decision research group since 2012.

Kazutaka Otsuka Director of Trademark Department kotsuka@asamura.jp Tennoz Central Tower 2-2-24, Higashi-Shinagawa Shinagawa-ward Tokyo 140-0002 Japan Tel: +81 3 5715 8651 www.asamura.jp/en

At Chuo University, Kazutaka Otsuka was a member of the Corporate Law seminar where he immersed himself in corporate law, particularly intellectual property rights and product liability.

Key Areas of Expertise Examinations, consultations, procedural support for trademark and design rights protection (foreign and domestic), dispute support, legal advice, consultations and other types of support for license transfer agreements, negotiations, unfair competition, and copyrights.

Publications “Look and Learn! Introduction to Foreign Patent Applications” Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation, 2010 “Trademark Law Practice Seen From the Latest Rulings II” Seirin Shoin, 2012 Three Dimensional Trademark Registration of “Kikkoman Tabletop Dispenser” in Japan.” (with Hiroko Hirayama, Ryota Hara, and Hideyuki Suzuki), AIPPI Journal (Vol.44 No.3), May 2019.

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MACAU – INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

BN LAWYERS

Bruno Nunes is a managing partner of BN Lawyers.

He has been developing his practice mainly in the areas of Intellectual Property, Corporate and Gaming Law, guided by the thorough respect to ethics and deontology which conducts Law Practice.

Provided services to Mainland China companies investing in Macau or Portugal, as a gateway to Europe and Africa. Also, he has signed a cooperation agreement with Hengqin management to promote Hengqin in Latin America Countries and to advise Chinese clients in those countries. He has extensive experience in the arbitration area. He’s a chairman of the Lusophone Arbitration and Mediation Association, an arbitrator of the World Trade Centre of Macau, a member of The Portuguese Arbitration Association, an associate of The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and was a chairman of the Macau Arbitration Association.

Bruno Nunes also has teaching experience in arbitration law. Bruno Nunes organized the course Executive Training in Arbitration (2021) with the University of Saint Joseph and was one of the lecturers. And he was invited to become a Lecturer of the 7th Advanced Postgraduate Degree in Arbitration Law organized by the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon and the Portuguese Arbitration Association.

Bruno Nunes is a member of the Macau Government Advisory Council for Municipal Affairs and the Macau Holy House of Mercy, the oldest charity in Asia with more than 450 years. He has Macau Lawyer License, Portuguese Lawyer License and cross-border Lawyer License in Guangdong Province, China. He also registered in the International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI), International Trademark Association (INTA), MARQUES, European Communities Trade Mark Association (ECTA), Asian Pacific Patent Attorneys Association (APAA) and the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI).

Awards & Recognitions Corporate: • Asia Law - Leading Lawyers in General Business Law 2022 – Other Notable • IFLR - Highly Regarded 2021-2022 • Corporate INTL – Global Awards Winner 2021 Intellectual Property: • IAM Strategy 300 - Top 300 IP Strategists in the World 2021 • WTR 1000 - World’s Leading Trademark Professionals 2017 - 2021 • Asia IP - Trademark Survey Rankings Trademarks Tier 1 2021 • Corporate INTL - Best Intellectual Property Law Firm in Macao 2020 • Asia IP - Patent Survey Rankings Patents Tier 1 2020 • World Trademark Review - World’s Leading Trademark Professionals 2020 • Managing IP – IP Stars 2016 - 2020 • Managing IP – Leader in Law 2020 Gaming & Gambling: • Chambers & Partners – Leading Lawyer Gaming & Gambling Global 2013 & 2014 • Chambers & Partners – Highly Recommended Gaming & Gambling Asia Pacific 2012, 2016, 2017 and 2018

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Bruno Nunes Lawyer, Managing Attorney Tel: +853 2833 1808 bnunes@bnlawmacau.com Calçada de Santo Agostinho no. 19, 7F Macau Tel: +853 2833 2828 Fax: +853 2833 3366 www.bnlawmacau.com

MALAYSIA – BANKING & FINANCE LAW

KADIR ANDRI & PARTNERS

Dato’ Andri graduated with LL.B (Hons) from the University of Nottingham in 1988, called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1989 and holds a postgraduate Diploma in Islamic Studies from the International Islamic University of Malaysia in 1990.

A member of the Malaysian Bar, he had previously served in the Judicial and Legal Service as Federal Counsel early in his legal career before going into private practice. He is a founder partner of the firm Kadir Andri & Partners.

Dato’ Andri currently heads the banking and finance team at Kadir Andri & Partners. He was a member of the Law Revision Committee on Islamic Banking and Finance of Bank Negara Malaysia including the sub- committee on Review of Contracts Act and the sub-committees of the Islamic capital market working group of the Securities Commission. He is a registered adjudicator and registered on the Islamic banking and finance arbitrator panel at the Asian International Arbitration Centre.

Dato’ Andri Aidham Badri Partner Tel: +603 2780 2913 andri@kaaplaw.com Suite A-38-8 Level 38 Menara UOA Bangsar No. 5 Jalan Bangsar Utama 1 59000 Kuala Lumpur Tel: +603 2780 2888 Fax: +603 2780 2832 www.kaaplaw.com

Having built his expertise in a wide area of corporate practice including dispute resolution, energy, mergers and acquisitions, privatization and construction, his practice area now focuses on Islamic finance and banking with specific emphasis on product development, waqf, capital markets and project finance.

Dato’ Andri had advised on several sukuk structures that were the first of its kind when issued. These include local and cross border transactions and in various currencies.

Dato’ Andri authored the chapter on “Judicial Review” for Malaysian Court Forms and co- authoring the “Judicial Review Handbook”, both published by the Malayan Law Journal. Besides, he has also contributed a chapter in the Malaysian Sukuk Market Handbook published by RAM Rating Services Berhad.

In particular, he has presented papers, amongst others, on topics relating to Islamic banking and finance, company law and Waqf, including having had the privilege of presenting a paper in the Al-Baraka Symposium. Dato’ Andri was consulted by Fitch Ratings on their maiden publication “Takaful- Methodology and Review”.

Kadir Andri & Partners is a boutique corporate and finance legal practice which traces its roots to the predecessor law firm of Kadir Tan & Ramli that was established in 1976.

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MALAYSIA – COMMERCIAL LAW

DEOL & GILL

Sathish Ramachandran read law at the University of Kent at Canterbury, England and is a Barrister from Middle Temple, London, England. He was admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 1994. Apart from general corporate advisory work, Sathish’s core areas of legal expertise and experience include venture capital and private equity investments, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets and corporate finance, property and construction, and banking and finance. Sathish has over 27 years of extensive experience in corporate and commercial law practice.

His practice areas include: • banking and finance, project finance and securitisation • capital markets and corporate finance • competition law • construction and infrastructure projects • inbound and outbound investments

• mergers and acquisitions • personal data protection • privatisation • real estate and property development • corporate governance and compliance advisory

Deol & Gill The firm, established in the year 2000, is a mid-sized law firm providing legal services across the following specialist areas: • mergers and acquisitions

• legal due diligence audits and investigations

• corporate reorganisation and corporate restructuring

• dispute resolution, litigation, arbitration, mediation and adjudication

• capital markets and corporate finance

• real estate and property development projects

• venture capital and private equity investments and divestments

• corporate and commercial advisory

• telecommunications, multimedia, information and communication technology • intellectual property • infrastructure and energy projects

• corporate governance and compliance advisory • competition • personal data protection • anti-bribery and anti-corruption

• banking and finance The firm’s reputation is built on its ability to harness the wealth of experience of its Partners and Associates and to deliver pragmatic legal advice and solutions to corporate and commercial issues in an approach which is both cost effective and personalised.

The firm is listed on The Legal 500 (Asia Pacific) as a recommended Malaysian law firm for corporate law and mergers and acquisitions.

The firm’s select client base include: public listed corporations; multinational corporations; government linked corporations; small and medium enterprises; high net worth individuals and families.

The firm has acted as legal advisors for numerous cross-border transactions involving Malaysian clients investing in the following jurisdictions: Australia; Belgium; Bermuda; Bangladesh; Brunei Darussalam; Indonesia; People’s Republic of China; Philippines; Russia; Singapore; Thailand; South Africa; Sri Lanka; United Kingdom; United States of America.

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Sathish Ramachandran Partner Tel: +60 12 2035084 sathish@deolgill.com Suite 19-03-03, 3rd Floor Wisma Tune No. 19 Lorong Dungun Damansara Heights 50490 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Tel: +603 2095 9980 Fax: +603 2095 9981 www.deolgill.com

NEPAL – INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LAW

PARAMOUNT LEGAL ADVISORY SERVICES PVT. LTD.

Prabin Subedi is an attorney and founding partner at Paramount Legal Advisory Services. Based in Kathmandu, he has a skill and has been focused in Criminal, Corporate, Family and International Law. Subedi also has special interest in Information Communication and Tech Law, Privacy, Digital Evidence and Data Protection Law and has a Masters of Law in Information Communication Technology from the University of Oslo (Norwegian Government Scholarship). He received an LLB in Corporate Law (Gold Medal - Merit) from Kathmandu School of Law, where he is also now teaching faculty teaching undergraduates and post graduates law students.

He is a legal advisor/counsel to Banks, Telecom Operators, Tech Companies, Pharmaceutical Companies, Hospitals, Manufacturing & Construction Companies, Hydropower companies, Automobiles, Equity Investment Companies, NGO’s, INGO’s, Multinational Companies and various domestic and international clients providing the institution with legal advice and legal representation in all tier of courts in Nepal. Mr. Subedi has assists clients in criminal issues, trial, civil disputes, labor disputes, commercial dispute, and company compliances. He has also been involved in various transactional matters representing local as well as international clients whereby he has successfully negotiated numerous complex transactional matters for and on behalf of local and international clients.

Prabin Subedi Partner prabinadvocate@gmail.com Anamnagar Kathmandu Tel: +977-9851145322 info@plasnepal.com www.plasnepal.com

Mr. Subedi is also a regular guest speaker and resource person in National Judicial Academy, Nepal Police Academy, Armed Police Force, other institutions and agencies. He has also served as consultant/researcher in United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), World Bank, Embassy of Switzerland in Nepal and other academic and civil societies in Nepal and abroad where he has worked in various issues of sexual violence, human rights, migrant workers’ rights, freedom of expression and cybercrime. He has substantively contributed in various strategic litigation and public interest litigation.

He is an International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) fellow of 2019 hosted by the Department of States and an awardee of Media Law Fellowship from Hongkong University.

Mr. Subedi is authorized translator and member of Information Technology Related Law Committee and Publication Committee of Nepal Bar Association (2019-2021).

Paramount Legal Advisory Services Since its inception in 2012, Paramount Legal Advisory Services Pvt. Ltd. (PLAS), a premier corporate law firm based in Kathmandu, Nepal, has been providing legal assistance to the domestic and foreign clients on corporate issues. Our core value proposition is to provide expert legal assistance, representation and consultancy services to our clients.

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NEW ZEALAND – IMMIGRATION LAW

RYKEN AND ASSOCIATES BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS

David Ryken is recognised as a leading immigration lawyer in New Zealand. He founded and manages one of New Zealand’s largest teams of legal professionals providing a full range of immigration services to corporates and individuals. David’s personal practice includes corporate and investor category visas, including secondments for multinational companies.

Since 2000, David has been a member of the Immigration Committee of the International Bar Association. He regularly presents papers at local and global conferences on business investor and other immigration issues, and is often asked to give evidence as an immigration expert in matters before the courts.

David also appears regularly in New Zealand’s courts on a wide range of matters including appeals and judicial reviews of immigration decisions, and in our criminal courts in cases involving immigration compliance and deportation. David has also contributed to a number of textbooks on New Zealand immigration law.

David heads a team of enthusiastic and committed legal professionals.

His team are committed to providing a prompt, accurate and professional service to clients around the globe, interested in either doing business in New Zealand, working in New Zealand, or in permanent stay in New Zealand. Ryken and Associates combines its advice and experience with all aspects of legal practice including employment, family, criminal and commercial law, where these intersect.

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David Ryken Principal david@rykenlaw.co.nz Level 8 2 Kitchener Street Auckland CBD Tel: + 64 9 356 7370 Fax: +64 9 356 7370 www.rykenlaw.co.nz

NEW ZEALAND – IP LITIGATION

JAMES & WELLS

Ian is recognised as one of New Zealand’s most influential leaders in intellectual property. Along with Gus Hazel, Ian leads the James & Wells Litigation team acting for local and multi-national companies to obtain and enforce their intellectual property rights in Australasia.

Ian has extensive litigation experience across a range of industries, but particularly in construction, manufacturing, electrical engineering, and medical devices.

Ian is a formidable force in the courtroom. He represents multinational corporations in cross-border patent litigation and pregrant patent opposition proceedings in Australia and New Zealand.

Such clients include ResMed Pty Limited and Elanco New Zealand.

Ian Finch Partner Tel: +64 7 928 4470 ian.finch@jamesandwells.com Level 3 South British House 35 Grey Street Tauranga 3110 Tel: +64 7 957 5660 jamesandwells.com

Ian has been recognised as an IP leader by many influential publications and has received accolades for expertise in enforcement and litigation, and IP transactions.

Along with providing expert service and advice in intellectual property litigation, Ian is a current Board Member for the TransTasman Intellectual Property Attorneys Board, a Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Patent Attorneys, as well as being General Editor of New Zealand’s leading text on intellectual property law, Intellectual Property Law in New Zealand.

Ian is an avid car enthusiast and collector, and has a particular interest in the interplay between IP and automotive technology.

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NEW ZEALAND – SHIPPING & MARITIME LAW

FEE LANGSTONE

Fee Langstone is a specialist insurance and commercial litigation practice consisting of seven partners and approximately thirty staff. This is one of the largest specialist practices in New Zealand, if not the largest. We act for most of the country’s major insurers and many overseas insurers. Our relationships with these clients often span decades.

Each of our seven partners is a leading individual in their specialist fields – Philippa Fee, Craig Langstone, Pauline Davies and Cecily Brick are recognised as industry leaders in insurance in the Chambers Legal Guide and the Asia Pacific Legal 500 across a range of specialty areas.

Pauline Davies is one of New Zealand’s leading maritime law and marine insurance experts.

Pauline routinely deals with hull and machinery, cargo, marine liability, protection and indemnity and freight, demurrage and defence claims for both local and offshore insurers and P &I Clubs. Her practice encompasses commercial advice such as policy drafting, as well as policy advice and litigation (both defence work and recoveries).

Other work Pauline regularly undertakes includes: • Admiralty – ship arrest, priorities disputes and the like. Representation of the crews of arrested ships to ensure their well-being, repatriation and payment of wage arrears.

• Acting directly for freight forwarders. This includes drafting trading and bill of lading terms, assisting with risk management, dispute resolution and commercial issues.

• Dealing with issues arising with the carriage of goods, including air, sea and domestic carriage.

• Assisting importers and exporters in relation to terms of sale, letters of credit and the like.

• Maritime related commercial activity, including ship sale and purchase, ship registration, financing and charter parties.

• Debt collection.

• International sale, purchase and carriage of goods.

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Pauline Davies Partner Tel: +64 9 373 0055 pauline.davies@ feelangstone.co.nz Level 18 51 Shortland Street Auckland 1140 Tel: +64 9 373 0050 www.feelangstone.co.nz

PAKISTAN – DISPUTE RESOLUTION

RIAA BARKER GILLETTE

Mayhar Kazi is a Partner at RIAA Barker Gillette, which is amongst Pakistan’s largest law firms and the country’s exclusive member firm of Lex Mundi, the world’s leading association of independent law firms.

He represents clients in complex commercial disputes before the High Courts, specialist tribunals and in local and foreign arbitration and expert determination proceedings. His broad ranging engagements comprise cases involving questions relating to arbitration, contracts, company, employment, energy, environment, insurance, shipping and tax law.

On advisory matters, Mayhar’s experience of advising on high-value cross border M&A, project finance, construction and other commercial transactions enable him to propose practical and commercially sound solutions. He advises on regulatory and policy framework across a number of industry sectors and on corporate, competition, employment, investment and tax law.

His clients include major international and local players in the banking, cement, construction, FMCG, chemicals, energy, development, insurance, management consultancy, mining, petroleum, pharmaceutical, retail, shipping and telecoms industries, as well as governmental institutions.

Mayhar Kazi Partner Tel: +92 (21) 3586 5107 Mob: +92 (308) 222 9990 mayhar.kazi@riaabg.com RIAA Barker Gillette Chambers D-67/1, Block 4, Clifton Karachi 75600 Tel: +92 (21) 111529937 www.riaabarkergillette.com

The Legal 500 describes Mayhar as “very impressive and shows a full command of cases”, “providing excellent multi-discipline advice” and “able to balance the requirement for technically sound advice while also being practical and solution-orientated.” He is also ranked in Chambers Asia Pacific.

He has authored articles published in Bloomberg’s Tax Planning International Review and has contributed chapters to Thomson Reuters Practical Law’s Tax on Corporate Transactions and Tax on Corporate Lending and Bond Issues, LexisNexis’s Foreign Investment and Mergers & Acquisitions Law Guides and Lexology’s Getting the Deal Through Country Focus – Pakistan: The Legal Landscape and Pakistan: Dispute Resolution. He has also contributed to the World Bank’s Doing Business and Investing Across Borders publications.

Representative matters: • Adamjee Insurance Company Limited in an application at the Sindh High Court for international arbitration of a dispute arising from an complex insurance policy issued in connection with a major power station in Karachi.

• Attock Cement Company Limited in civil proceedings at the High Court of Sindh to detain coal cargo aboard a vessel, on grounds of breach of contract of sale.

• BL Harbert International (Private) Limited in proceedings before the High Court of Sindh challenging income tax assessments seeking to impose tax liability of US$ 300 million made in pursuance of anti-avoidance provisions of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001,.

• Chevron Pakistan Lubricants (Private) Limited in proceedings before the High Courts on a range of tax, industrial relations and workers profit participation disputes and in proceedings before the Competition Commission of Pakistan.

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PAKISTAN – INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW

UNITED TRADEMARK & PATENT SERVICES

Mr. Hasan Irfan Khan is an advocate admitted to practice before the hon’ble Supreme Court of Pakistan and has been practicing corporate, commercial and Intellectual Property law since 1993.

He is an internationally acclaimed lawyer and is legal adviser to many ‘Fortune 100’ and ‘Fortune 500’ Companies in Pakistan.

He is a member of the Board of Governors. World Wildlife Fund (WWF Pakistan) and Chair, Human Resource Committee since June 2008, and Member Executive Committee since April 2010.

Mr. Khan has been a member of the Board of Management, Punjab Institute of Cardiology for over 7 years; his last term ending June 2011.

Mr. Khan has authored and co-authored key chapters for numerous legal publications of International repute. He has drafted proposed laws in the public health, pharmaceuticals and the agriculture sectors as well as Intellectual Property laws. He is also one of the five co-authors of the Electronic Transactions Ordinance 2000. He is a member of INTA, APAA, AIPLA, AIPPI, ECTA and other leading IP associations and a member of the Patent Advisory Committee of Higher Education Commission and has also been a member of numerous law-related advisory committees to the Government of Pakistan.

United Trademark & Patent Services, an IP specialized law firm, founded in the year 1949 with a vision to cater to the Intellectual Property Law needs of our clients. With more than 7 decades of IP experience, the law firm comprises of lawyers and technical analysts specialized in Intellectual Property (IP) Rights and related issues. Excellence in our work has won the firm a leading position in this specialized field of law and we take pride in having more than 100 of the Fortune 500 companies on our firm’s portfolio.

UTPS Branch and Representative Offices: Middle East & Africa: Bahrain | Djibouti | Ethiopia | Algeria | Libya | Egypt | Jordan | Lebanon | Morocco | Oman | Qatar | Kuwait | Tunisia | Saudi Arabia | Tanzania [Tanganyika / Zanzibar] | United Arab Emirates | Iraq | GCC | OAPI | ARIPO South Asia: Pakistan | Afghanistan | India | Sri Lanka | Bangladesh | Nepal | Bhutan

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Hasan Irfan Khan Partner Tel: (+92)-300-8406100 unitedtrademark@unitedtm.com 85-The Mall Road Lahore-54000 Tel: (+92)-42-3628-5571 Fax: (+92)-42-3628-5585 www.utmps.com

PAKISTAN – TRADEMARK LAW

AILIA TRADEMARK & PATENT SERVICES

AILIA TRADEMARK & PATENT SERVICES is a dedicated full-service Intellectual Property Firm, which provides a wide range of professional intellectual property law services to its local as well as foreign clients. The partners and associates of the firm have a diverse background, experience and expertise.

AILIA TRADEMARK & PATENT SERVICES has traditionally specialized in Patent and Trademark Prosecution and Litigation.

Our firm combines the capabilities of IP professionals and service managers along with skilled support personnel to provide fully integrated, high-quality services.

Syed Zeeshan Haider Managing Partner Tel: +92-321-4051685 ailiaip7@gmail.com House No.190 Street No.6 Jinnah Park Harbanspura Mor Lahore Tel/Fax: +92-42-36523875 www.ailiaip.com

We help our clients capture the value of their intellectual property through patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret protection. Within a short span of time, this law firm strived to be a firm of excellence adhering to highest professional and ethical standards. The confidence bestowed on this firm by the industry and the legal profession world over is amazing.

This is our strength and source of inspiration.

AILIA TRADEMARK & PATENT SERVICES diverse services include: • Trademark, Patent and Design Searches; • Trademark, Patent, Copyright and Design filings, prosecution and renewals in Pakistan and abroad; • Trademark and Patent Licensing; • Drafting and Evaluation of License Agreements; and • Initiating, defending and processing trademark, copyright and patent oppositions, cancellation/rectification actions.

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PHILIPPINES – COMMERCIAL LAW

FAJARDO LAW OFFICES

Fajardo Law Offices is a full-service law firm that was founded in 1980 by Beda G. Fajardo originally to provide effective services to domestic and international clients in admiralty, maritime, commercial, insurance and immigration law. The international network of the firm was enlarged when Beda G. Fajardo became a member of the New York Bar and lone Filipino member of the prestigious Maritime Law Associtaion of the United States as a proctor in admiralty which provides a built-in network of correspondent law firms in all States in America, U.K., Canada, Europe, Australia and Asia-Pacific.

The law firm has since expanded in construction, commercial and maritime arbitration, mergers and acquisition, venture capital fundraising, as well as information communication technology practice areas, including cybercrime litigation and data privacy.

In its practice areas, the law firm is comprised of highly-skilled and dedicated legal professionals with extensive expertise.

Partners of the firm, who are Ivy League educated and qualified to practice in foreign jurisdictions, have advised the National Privacy Commission on matters of privacy policy and enforcement, drawing from their experience in the fileds of Information Privacy, Corporate Governance, and Information Technology. We have also practiced before notable government agencies such as the National Telecommunications Commission and the Department of Transportation. Our extensive experience in data privacy and ICT law includes, among others, the banking, telecommunications and business process outsourcing industries.

Beda G. Fajardo Educational Backgound • Academic Law – University of the Philippines • Negotiation – Harvard University • Admiralty Institute - Tulane University Memberships • Member, Philippine Bar • admitted to the New York Bar • Past President of the Philippine Bar Association • Past President, Maritime Law Association of the Philippines • Past President of Philippine Institute of Construction Arbitrators and Mediators • Lone Filipino Member of the Maritime Law Association of the United States • Governor of the Board of Governors of Integrated Bar of the Philippines • Member, Faculty of San Beda Graduate College of Law • Past Director, of Rotary Club of Manila

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Beda G. Fajardo Founding and Managing Partner fajardolawoffices@yahoo.com.ph 7th Floor, Cityland Condominium 10 Tower 2, Ayala Avenue North Makati City, Metro-Manila Tel: +63 2 8810 9595; +63 2 8810 1490 Fax: +63 2 8810 2490 www.fajardolawoffices.com

PHILIPPINES – COMMERCIAL LITIGATION

DIVINALAW

DivinaLaw is a leading full-service law firm in the Philippines. The Firm takes pride in practicing “dynamic lawyering” by providing legal service that is prompt, proactive, and results-oriented. DivinaLaw offers depth and range in experience and resources, and a professional, collaborative work ethic—qualities that clients appreciate in an emerging and challenging market like the Philippines.

DivinaLaw’s clients include leading companies in the sectors of banking and finance, manufacturing, retail, power, oil and gas, education, healthcare and insurance, realty and property development, and technology.

Nilo T. Divina Managing Partner nilo.divina@divinalaw.com 8th Floor Pacific Star Building Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue cor. Makati Ave. Makati City Tel: +632 8822-0808 Fax: +632 8822-7878 www.divinalaw.com

DivinaLaw is the sole Philippine member of Lawyers Associated Worldwide (LAW), a top-rated international association of over 100 independent law firms in nearly 60 countries. It is also the sole Philippine member of LEGALINK, an international legal network composed of over 70 independent law firms.

DivinaLaw has a partnership with 10 local law firms in key locations throughout the Philippines which strengthens the Firm’s corporate, commercial, and arbitration-related services.

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PHILIPPINES – INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW

HECHANOVA GROUP (HECHANOVA & CO., INC./HECHANOVA BUGAY, VILCHEZ AND ANDAYA-RACADIO)

The Hechanova Group is organized differently from most law firms.

Since Philippine laws do not permit lawyers and non-lawyers to be in partnership, in order to provide career paths for professionals in various technical fields, the Hechanova Group consists of: a) H echanova & Co., Inc. – an IP consulting firm of principals, lawyers and nonlawyer technical professionals that focus on non-contentious IP work; and b) Hechanova Bugay Vilchez & Andaya-Racadio – an affiliate law firm that handles the contentious aspect of intellectual property law, commercial law, real estate law, immigration, labor and employment, taxation.

Hechanova & Co., Inc. specializes in trademark and patent prosecution, maintenance, search services, renewals of design registration, product registration, plant variety registration, review of license agreements and other IP related documents, trademark renewals, transactions affecting IP ownership, copyright registration, domain name registration, and other non-contentious IP work. Hechanova & Co., Inc. continues to be the top patent filer in the Philippines, since 2010 and maintains its top patent filer position according to records of the Intellectual Property Office, as of September 30, 2021. It continues also to be a top filer for trademarks either in the second or third position. It was awarded by Asia IP publication as Patent Firm for the year 2020, Copyright Firm for the year 2019, and Trademark Firm of the Year 2017, all in the Philippines.

The partners of Hechanova Bugay Vilchez & Andaya-Racadio specializes in litigation, transactions and legal advice, assisting universities prepare their IP policies, IP mediation and arbitration; commercial law, immigration, labor and employment, taxation, estate planning and family law.

Despite the pandemic, it was able to conduct an enforcement action in June, 2021 which yielded the biggest seizure of 168,000 pairs of counterfeit Havaianas slippers with market value of about US$1.2 Million. Criminal proceedings have been filed before the City Prosecutors’ Office against 18 infringers.

Founder Editha Hechanova leads the Hechanova Group’s intellectual property law practice. Editha obtained her law degree from the Ateneo de Manila University, and a Certificate in Strategic Business Economics from the University of Asia and the Pacific. She is also a Certified Public Accountant. She is a certified patent agent and currently the president of the Association of PAQE Professionals, Inc. (APPI). She is currently Vice-President of the IP Collegium, a non-profit IP organization managed by the Japanese Innovation and Invention Institute (JIPII).

She received numerous awards and citations in IP law practice.

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Editha R. Hechanova President/Managing Partner Tel: +639178334842 GF Salustiana D. Ty Tower 104 Paseo de Roxas Ave. Makati City 1226 Tel: +632-8888-4293 Fax: +632-8888-4290 mail@hechanova.com.ph www.hechanova.com.ph

PHILIPPINES – TAX LAW

MATA-PEREZ, TAMAYO & FRANCISCO

Euney Marie J. Mata-Perez is the Managing and Founding partner of Mata-Perez, Tamayo & Francisco. She is a certified public accountant and a member of the Philippine bar. She is the past President of the Tax Management Association of the Philippines (TMAP), the leading association of tax practitioners.

She has been ranked by Chambers & Partners as one who “really knows tax law, and is a magnificent lawyer.”

Euney brings to the practice not only a rich 28-year experience in tax, transactions, corporate reorganizations and other corporate matters, but also a keen business insight as a certified public accountant, enabling her to identify and help resolve the issues that shape business needs.

Singled out for her discerning insight, she has been invited to explain the complexities of tax laws and speak at local and international forums—such as conferences sponsored by the International Tax Review, Asia-Oceana Tax Consultants Association, Inc., and TAXAND—as well as contributing to several foreign and local publications, including CCH Doing Business in Asia, the Ateneo Law Journal, and the TMAP Technical Journal.

Euney Marie J. Mata-Perez Managing Partner 10/F Unit 1002 One Corporate Plaza 845 A. Arnaiz Ave. Legaspi Village Makati City 1229 Tel: +632 8808-5375 Fax: +632 8831-1297 www.mtfcounsel.com

Euney led the Tax Management Association of the Philippines—the country’s leading association of tax practitioners and professionals—as its president in 2013.

She is the past Deputy President of Asia-Oceana Tax Consultants Association, Inc. for the term 2016 to 2018 and the current President of the Asia-Oceana Tax Consultants Association, Inc. for the term 2018 to 2020.

Euney earned her degree of Juris Doctor and graduated salutatorian of her class at the Ateneo de Manila University School of Law, where she was the Associate Editor of the Ateneo Law Journal. She graduated summa cum laude in her undergraduate course of Bachelor of Science in Commerce, major in accounting, from the University of San Carlos, Cebu City.

She was formerly with the law firms of SyCip, Salazar, Hernandez & Gatmaitan and Salvador & Associates.

Education and Bar Admission • Salutatorian (Second Honors), Juris Doctor, Ateneo de Manila University School of Law (1992) • Summa cum laude, B.S. Commerce, Major in Accounting, University of San Carlos, Cebu City (1985) • Admitted to the Philippine Bar in 1993

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SINGAPORE – ADMIRALTY & MARITIME LAW

HARIDASS HO & PARTNERS

Haridass graduated from the University of London in 1974 with an LL.B (Hons) and was called to the English Bar at the Middle Temple in 1975. He was admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore in 1976. In 1985, Haridass together with Ho Wah Onn, established the present firm of Haridass Ho & Partners.

Haridass specializes in all admiralty matters both of a litigious and non-litigious nature as well as matters relating to ship sale and purchase and the financing aspects of such transactions. Given his concentration in the area of admiralty matters, Haridass also deals with matters relating to general and marine insurance. As a litigator with more than 37 years at the Bar, Haridass also deal with matters general commercial and banking litigation.

Haridass also sits as an arbitrator and/or mediator and is an accredited mediator of the Singapore Mediation Centre, Singapore Academy of Law. He is also a Commissioner for Oaths and a Notary Public.

Haridass is regularly identified as a leading individual in his practice.

Euromoney’s Expert Guides since its publication of Expert Guides has consistently identified him as a world leading in admiralty and shipping disputes. Chambers Global – The World’s Leading Lawyers as well as the Asia Pacific Legal 500 identify Haridass and the firm as leaders in dispute resolution and shipping litigation.

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Ajaib Haridass Consultant haridass@hhp.com.sg 24 Raffles Place #18-00 Clifford Centre Singapore 048621 Tel: +6533 2323 Fax: +6533 7029 hhp.com.sg

SINGAPORE – COMMERCIAL LITIGATION

OON & BAZUL LLP

Bazul specialises in commercial litigation, arbitration and mediation. His areas of practice include company law, international trade, banking, trade finance, shareholders’ disputes, fraud and asset recovery, insurance, insolvency, shipping and breach of fiduciary duties of agents and directors.

He acts for banks, trading houses, high net-worth individuals as well as listed and private companies in various matters across the region. He has been involved in numerous matters in the High Court of Singapore involving complex cross-border fraud claims in excess of US$5 billion, high-value shareholder disputes, LC fraud, duties of negotiating banks, and documentary discrepancies. He has been involved and is familiar with the ICC DOCDEX dispute resolution process.

Bazul is very well regarded for his expertise in resolving cross-border disputes.

He has acted for clients from various jurisdictions in their disputes in the Asia Pacific region. This has given him the ability to combine his legal expertise with cultural considerations to provide effective and practical solutions to resolve complex disputes. He was also appointed as an Ambassador to the Singapore International Mediation Centre (SIMC) panel. This appointment is a recognition of his leadership in alternative dispute resolution in Singapore and the Asia Pacific region. SIMC Ambassadors play a vital role in ensuring SIMC’s users have access to high quality dispute resolution services and are seen as experts and thought leaders in the area of mediation.

Bazul Ashhab Managing Partner, Head of Dispute Resolution Tel: +65 6239 5888 bazul@oonbazul.com 36 Robinson Road #08-01/06 City House Singapore 068877 Tel: +65 6223 3893 Fax: +65 6223 6491 www.oonbazul.com

Bazul is also highly experienced in fraud and asset recovery claims and is a specialist in securing freezing and disclosure orders to trace, preserve, and recover assets. He led the firm’s fraud and asset recovery team to successfully secure a US$5 billion freezing order in Singapore (one of the largest seen by the Singapore Courts) as part of a coordinated effort to simultaneously obtain freezing orders in jurisdictions across the world including the UK, Hong Kong SAR, Luxembourg, and Cyprus.

Bazul was awarded “Singapore Managing Partner of the Year” by Asian Legal Business and is ranked as one of Singapore’s top 100 lawyers by Asia Business Law Journal. Chambers Global & Asia Pacific, Legal 500 Asia Pacific, and Asialaw Profiles recognise him as an exceptional lawyer who provides outstanding client service. He is commended for his ability to “combine legal knowledge with commercial acumen”, being “exceptional at crisis management” and having “a very keen mind”.

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SRI LANKA – FULL SERVICE LAW

JULIUS & CREASY

Anomi heads the Julius & Creasy Intellectual Property Group. She has extensive experience in the full range of enforcement, management and transactional matters pertaining to intellectual property law, including representing clients before the National Intellectual Property Office, acting for multinationals as well as Sri Lankan conglomerates in respect of infringement actions, applying for injunctions and search and/or seizure orders. She also overlooks the drafting and reviewing of contracts and advises on regulatory compliance matters.

Julius & Creasy Julius & Creasy offers an extensive range of full legal services in the fields of Corporate, Commercial, Banking, Insurance, Tax, Property and Construction, Intellectual Property, IT, Telecommunications, Infrastructure, Shipping, Maritime and Admiralty, Commercial Litigation, Arbitration and Employment Law. The firm has consistently provided sustainable legal solutions in corporate and commercial work, mainly restructuring, capital markets, delisting and capital reductions of corporate entities and due diligence work. Several Mergers and Acquisitions have been handled by the firm which also has a leading Banking and Finance practice facilitating several prominent foreign loans and international syndicated loan transactions.

The firm has considerable practice in the field of aviation and has acted as local counsel in many aircraft transactions.

The firm has acted on many occasions as the local legal counsel for the Issuers and the Lead Managers in Bond issues of local financial institutions which are marketed internationally, and advised on the local regulatory aspects in connection therewith and issued Legal Opinions thereon.

Intellectual Property work undertaken by the firm include traditional IP, such as Trademarks, Patents, Designs, Copyright and domain names, as well as contemporary areas such as data protection and privacy, cloud computing, artificial intelligence etc. In Shipping, the firm acts as the correspondent and legal representative for several P and I Clubs in Sri Lanka. It is also known for commercial and residential property matters and is regularly involved in the transfer of land, commercial and residential lease agreements, preparation of title reports and condominium property declarations.

In Infrastructure work, the firm has acted in many loan transactions between the Government of Sri Lanka and major international donors and other parties in various infrastructure projects covering water and power supply, petroleum, mining. In the telecommunications sector, the firm has acted as local counsel to the largest IPO in Sri Lanka to date.

The firm has a large litigation practice and provides clients, both local and international with comprehensive dispute resolution expertise including litigation, arbitration and negotiated settlements.

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Anomi Wanigasekera Partner anomi@juliusandcreasy.lk 371, R A De Mel Mawatha Colombo 3 Tel: +94 11 2336277 Fax: +9411 2446663 www.juliusandcreasy.com

TAIWAN – DISPUTE RESOLUTION

CHEN & LIN ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW

Edward is a seasoned litigator, with years of experience in company law, securities law, intellectual property cases involving trade secret, patent, trademark and copyright, arbitration, mediation of public procurement, crossborder dispute resolution, etc.

Edward graduated from National Taiwan University and passed the bar examination with excellent grade. He worked as an intern associate in Baker & McKenzie, Taipei; during this period, Edward had participated, not only in litigations, but also in M&A transactions and public offering filing procedures. After the internship, Edward pursued his studies in New York University School of Law, majoring in corporate law, corporate governance, derivatives and capital market, where he obtained his master degree. Upon his graduation, Edward passed the New York State Bar Examination.

Edward Liu Partner edwardliu@chenandlin.com Bank Tower, 12F, No. 205 Dunhwa North Road Taipei 105406, Taiwan Tel: +886-2-2715-0270 Fax: +886-2-2514-7510 www.chenandlin.com

For more than a decade of experience practicing law, the clients Edward primarily serves are Taiwan listed/OTC companies, also many foreign enterprises and law firms due to his English language abilities.

To name a few, Edward assisted one of his clients dealing with a complex civil case, coordinating with foreign lawyers of different jurisdictions; represented a local client in an ICC arbitration case, successfully obtaining a favorable award. Not to mention, Edward handled the very first U.S. court case involving in the recognition of Taiwanese arbitral award, assisting the client to enforce the award against the debtor in the U.S. Edward has been providing his services satisfactory to his clients in the most effective approach. He is well trusted and recognized for his performance by all his clients.

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TAIWAN – PATENT LAW

DEEP & FAR ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW

Deep & Far attorneys-at-law was founded in 1992 and is dealing with all phases of laws with a focus on the practice in separate or in combination of all aspects of intellectual property rights (IPRs) including patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, unfair competition, and/or licensing, counseling, litigation and/or transaction thereof.

Yu-Li. Tsai Partner Tel: +886-2-25856688 #8139 email@deepnfar.com.tw

The patent attorneys and patent engineers in Deep & Far normally hold outstanding and advanced degrees and are generally graduated from the top five universities in this country. Our prominent staff members are dedicated to provide the best quality service in IPRs in this country. As proof, about one half of the top 100 incorporations in this country have experiences of seeking patents for their techniques, but more than one fifth of the top 100 incorporations have used services of this firm. Furthermore, Hi-Tech companies in the science-based industrial park located at Hsin Chu have ever played the most important role in booming the economy of this country. About one half of them have experience of seeking patents for their techniques, and more than 50% of the patent-experienced companies in that park have ever entrusted their IPR works to this firm. We also represent international giants, e.g. Armani, Baidu, Beckhoff, BYD, CICC, Chep, Cypress, Dr. Reddy, Gleason, Grenzebach, Haribo, H & M, Infineon, Intercept, InterDigital, Lenovo, Lupin, Motorola, MPS, NovaLED, Oppo, Piramal, Schott Glas, SeeReal, Sun Pharma, Teva, Torrent, Toyo Ink.…

13th Floor, 27, Sec. 3, Chung San N. Road, Taipei Tel: +886-2-25856688 Fax: +886-2-25989900/ 25978989 www.deepnfar.com.tw

It is our philosophy to provide competent legal services that other firms cannot comparably provide. The necessitated ensuing problem is how we can so provide? Deep & Far so achieve by selecting, edifying and nurturing people who have the following personalities: learned in expertise, morally earnest and sincerely behaved in mind and strictly disciplined between give and take. It is well-believed that such properties are key factors for peoples to properly and competently behave themselves.

By the perseverance that we only perform works which enable this firm to be deep and far, Deep and Far can then equate the reality with its name.

More information regarding this firm can be found from the above-identified website.

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VIETNAM – M&A LAW

DTLAW

Nguyen Tat Thang is the managing partner of DTLAW, with many years of experience in areas such as financial, corporate and investment advice, foreign direct investment, M&A, representation for domestic and foreign enterprises in dispute resolution in Vietnam and Singapore. Mr. Thang is the former Manager of the Division for Review and Systematization of Legal Documents at the Ministry of Justice. Before establishing DTLAW, Mr. Thang had many years practicing as Senior Lawyer for SMiC Law Firm, AliatLegal, and Vingroup in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Professional Background Thang is admitted to practice in Vietnam as a qualified lawyer of the Hanoi City Bar Association and a member of the Vietnam Bar Federation. Thang is also a member of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA).

Thang holds a Bachelor of Law from Hanoi Law University and Master Decree in the field of Commercial Law from the University of Queensland, Australia.

Memberships • • • •

Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA) Hanoi City Bar Association Vietnam Bar Federation Vietnam Bar Federation Australia Business Chamber in Vietnam (AUSCHAM)

Nguyen Tat Thang Managing Partner Tel: (+84) 985 661 168 thangnt@dtlaw.vn Suite 1703 18T2 Building Le Van Luong Street Nhan Chinh Ward Thanh Xuan District Hanoi Tel: (+84) 24 625 10699; (+84) 985 661 168 www.dtlaw.com.vn

Publications • Co-author of the book: Operations for review and systematization of legal normative documents, published in 2011 by the Ministry of Justice.

• Co-author of the book: Management operations for the examination of legal normative documents, promulgated by Ministries and local competent Authorities, published in 2006 by the Ministry of Justice.

• Editor: Systematization of legal documents, promulgated by the Ministry of Justice, published in 2010 by the Ministry of Justice.

Major Projects and Clients Thang has advised on a broad variety of major transactions, including: • Advising ASICO in resolving a dispute with the General Department of Vietnam Road – Ministry of Transport for compensation of US$18 million in relation to the Transportation Project.

• Participating and conducting due diligence compliance for a foreign-invested enterprise operating in the field of alcohol distribution in Vietnam.

• Participating in consultancy for a foreign-invested enterprise in the field of telecommunications for legal compliance and settling disputes during the course of business in Vietnam.

• Advising and participating in the protection for DOOSAN Group at Vietnam International Arbitration Centre (VIAC) in disputes with sub-contractors.

• Consulting and participating in dispute settlement for SUDICO with foreign sub-contractors related to design contracts at the International Arbitration Center of Singapore (SIAC).

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Long-term socio-economic trends and underfunded public health systems left the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region ill-prepared to respond to the pandemic, contributing to a tenuous and uneven recovery as the region struggles to emerge from COVID-19.

The World Bank’s latest regional economic update, titled Overconfident: How Economic and Health Fault Lines Left the Middle East and North Africa Ill-Prepared to face COVID-19, details how MENA’s health systems were stressed prior to the pandemic, as high public wage bills crowded out investments in social services such as health, a symptom the report describes as “fiscal myopia”.

Overall, the estimated cumulative cost of the pandemic in terms of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) losses in the region by the end of this year will amount to almost $200 billion. These costs are calculated by comparing where the region’s GDP would have been if the pandemic had not hit. According to the report, the region’s GDP contracted by 3.8% in 2020 and is forecast to grow by 2.8% in 2021.

“The pandemic’s crippling impact on economic activity in the region is a painful reminder that economic development and public health are inextricably linked. It is also a sad reality check that MENA’s health systems which were considered relatively developed, cracked at the seams under the crisis,” said Ferid Belhaj, World Bank Vice President for the Middle East and North Africa. “Going forward, there must be a stronger focus on building core public health

functions and leveraging the power of health data and preventive health systems to accelerate the region’s recovery and to prepare for future public health emergencies that may arise due to future pandemics, climate-related disasters and even social conflict.”

In terms of GDP per capita, which is a measure of living standards, the report forecasts a tenuous and uneven recovery across MENA in 2021. The region’s GDP per capita is forecast to grow by only 1.1% in 2021 after declining by 5.4% in 2020.

By the end of 2021, the region’s GDP per capita will still be below the 2019 level by 4.3%. Thirteen out of 16 countries in the region will have lower standards of living in 2021 than their pre-COVID levels. For individual countries, the growth rate of GDP per capita in 2021 is uneven, ranging from -9.8% in Lebanon which is in a deep recession, to 4.0% in Morocco. Recovery will also depend on a rapid and equitable rollout of vaccines; particularly as new variants of the virus emerge.

Additional growth risks are posed by political uncertainty in some countries and in others on how quickly tourism rebounds.

“The last two years have shown that pandemic control is essential not only to save lives but also to accelerate economic recovery, which is now tenuous and uneven across MENA. Stressed health systems and lagging vaccinations in many middle-income and low-income countries in the region are harbingers of downside risks,” said Roberta Gatti, World Bank Chief Economist for the Middle East and North Africa Region.

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MENA was one of the only regions in the developing world where government expenditure as a share of GDP increased during the decade prior to the pandemic, rising from 16% to 18% between 2009 and 2019. This legacy of large public sectors and high public debt crowded out investments in public health, which in turn shifted some health costs to individuals, evidenced by disproportionately high out-of-pocket spending on medical care. Another symptom of stressed public health systems was the low share of spending on preventive health, all of which contributed to high rates of communicable and non-communicable diseases in the region when compared to peers. Moreover, the region’s young population created the statistical illusion of a healthy population, which might have made investing in preparedness for health emergencies less urgent.

The report finds that the region’s public health systems were not only ill-prepared to absorb the shock of the pandemic, but that authorities had previously painted an overly optimistic picture in self-assessments of their health systems’ preparedness. This is what the report calls “overconfidence”.

Insufficient data collection and use might have significantly contributed to this overconfidence.

The report argues that improvements in data transparency for public health can help countries not only address perennial healthcare needs but also prepare for future health emergencies. The current underinvestment in public health systems thus needs to be urgently addressed by prioritizing investments on core public health functions within public sector budgets, the report concludes.

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Sub-Saharan Africa exits recession in 2021 but recovery still vulnerable Sub-Saharan Africa is set to emerge from the 2020 recession sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic with growth expected to expand by 3.3% in 2021. This is one percent higher than the April 2021 forecast according to the latest edition of Africa’s Pulse. This rebound is currently fueled by elevated commodity prices, a relaxation of stringent pandemic measures, and recovery in global trade, but remains vulnerable given the low rates of vaccination on the continent, protracted economic damage, and a slow pace of recovery.

According to analysis in the Pulse, the World Bank’s twice-yearly economic update for the region, growth for 2022 and 2023 will also remain just below 4%, continuing to lag the recovery in advanced economies and emerging markets, and reflecting subdued investment in SSA. “Fair and broad access to effective and safe COVID 19 vaccines is key to saving lives and strengthening Africa’s economic recovery.

Faster vaccine deployment would accelerate the region’s growth to 5.1% in 2022 and 5.4% in 2023—as more containment measures are lifted, boosting consumption and investment,” said Albert Zeufack, Chief Economist for Africa at the World Bank.

The analysis shows that current speeds of economic recovery in the region are varied, with the three largest economies, Angola, Nigeria, and South Africa, expected to grow by 0.4%, 2.4%, 4.6% respectively. Excluding South Africa and Nigeria, the rest of SSA is rebounding faster at a growth rate of 3.6% in 2021, with non-resource-rich countries like Côte d’Ivoire and Kenya expected to recover strongly at 6.2 and 5.0%, respectively.

A positive trend, according to the report authors, is that African countries have seized the opportunity of the crisis to foster structural and macroeconomic reforms. Several countries have embarked on difficult but necessary structural reforms, such as the unification of exchange rates in Sudan, fuel subsidy reform in Nigeria, and the opening of the telecommunications sector to the private sector in Ethiopia.

Additionally, thanks to prudent monetary and fiscal policies, the region’s fiscal deficit, at 5.4% of GDP in 2021, is expected to narrow to 4.5% of GDP in 2022 and 3% of GDP in 2023.

However fiscal discipline, combined with limited fiscal space, has prevented African countries from injecting the level of resources required to launch a vigorous policy response to COVID-19.

Apart from mounting fiscal pressures and rising debt levels as they implement measures for a sustainable and inclusive economic recovery, Sub-Saharan African countries are also faced with worsening impacts of climate change. The Pulse authors advise that just as the countries have used the crisis to introduce reform measures, they should also harness this opportunity to make sustainable, resilient transitions toward low-carbon economies that can provide long-term benefits in the form of reduced environmental hazards as well as new economic development openings.

The reports highlights Africa’s unique context of low baseline development, preexisting climate vulnerabilities, limited energy access, and high reliance on climate-sensitive sectors— as posing challenges but also providing opportunities to transform the economy and create jobs.

Private firms and governments in Africa are providing training for jobs in solar energy (Togo and South Africa). Investments in climatesmart infrastructure can help cities create jobs.

Decarbonization is an opportunity to foster manufacturing activity in the region, including the production of components of the Internet of Things, value-addition to minerals that will power the green economy, and insertion into regional value chains.

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Africa & the Middle East Contents

Botswana - Motswagole & Company.................................................................................................235

Cameroon - JING & Partners..............................................................................................................236

Cape Verde - CMA – Carla Monteiro & Associados, Sociedade De Advogados, RL........................ 237

D.R. Congo - Thambwe-Mwamba & Associés Law Firm..................................................................238

Egypt - Tarek Riad – Legal Consultants and Attorneys at Law..........................................................239

Ethiopia - HST......................................................................................................................................240

Ghana - Legal Alliance......................................................................................................................... 241

Ghana - Renaissance Law Chambers................................................................................................. 242

Israel - Karin Horev & Co., Law Office................................................................................................243

Kenya - Makori & Karimi (M&K) Advocates........................................................................................244 GLE 232

Kenya - TripleOKLaw LLP.................................................................................................................... 245

Lebanon - Alwasl International Group Advocates & Legal Consultants............................................246

Morocco - Kettani Law Firm - Arbitration Law................................................................................... 247

Morocco - Kettani Law Firm - Commercial Law.................................................................................248

Morocco - Kettani Law Firm - Corporate and M&A Law...................................................................249

Morocco - Kettani Law Firm - Labor and Employment Law..............................................................250

Nigeria - Pavestones – The Urban Legal Practice - Commercial Law................................................ 251

Nigeria - Pavestones – The Urban Legal Practice - Technology Law................................................. 252

Qatar - The Law Office of Noora Sarhan............................................................................................253

Qatar - United Trademark & Patent Services......................................................................................254 GLE 233

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Saudi Arabia - United Trademark & Patent Services in association with Law Offices of Dr. Hasan Al Mulla...................................................................... 255

South Africa - LGR Incorporated.........................................................................................................256

UAE - 2b Limitless............................................................................................................................... 257

UAE - United Trademark & Patent Services.......................................................................................258

UAE - Charles Russell Speechlys........................................................................................................259

Zambia - Corpus Legal Practitioners...................................................................................................260

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BOTSWANA – COMMERCIAL LAW

MOTSWAGOLE & COMPANY

Mr. Motswagole has received legal training both in Botswana, at the University of Botswana and in the United States at Fordham University Graduate School of Law in New York City. He is also an Admitted and Practicing Attorney of the High Court of Botswana and other courts of the Republic of Botswana; he is a Member in good standing of Botswana’s only Bar Association, The Law Society of Botswana. He also serves as the current Chairperson of the Botswana Press Council Media Complaints Committee. Mr. Motswagole is also a Member of the Architects Registration Council Professional Practice and Disciplinary Committee. In addition to the above he is also a certified Conveyancer, Republic of Botswana and a Notary Public, Republic of Botswana.

Prior to his employment at Motswagole & Company Mr. Motswagole was a Senior Associate Attorney at Monthe Marumo & Company (Incorporating Molatlhegi & Associates). In the summer of 2012 up until 2013, he was a Research Assistant at the Leitner Centre for International Law and Justice (New York) where he worked on projects at the Centre which included sustainable development projects, energy law and policy behavior, mining beneficiation, Corporate Social Responsibility, Foreign Domestic Investment and Aid and Development. Mr. Motswagole and his team of international graduate students in Accra, Ghana oversaw these projects.

Kabo Godfrey Motswagole Partner Unit 5A Grand Union Building New Central Business District Gaborone Tel: +267 72 893 399 +267 311 7300 Fax: +267 311 7301 admin@motswagoleandco.co.bw

Mr. Motswagole was a lead Team Member in Mining Beneficiation and Corporate Social Responsibility of Mining Companies in Ghana on behalf of Anglo Gold Ashanti (Formerly Ashanti Goldfields), still under the Leitner Program on Africa, Accra Ghana.

In 2011 before heading to the United States Kabo did some local legal work. He was an Attorney at Law and Conveyancer at Mosojane Legal Consultancy; a lawfirm he helped create. At this firm he was a team leader in the general Litigation and Conveyancing Department. Where he worked alongside a former judge, the Honourable Justice John Z Mosojane. He took up the role after a stint as a Research Assistant for The Hon Justice M T Motswagole in the year 2010.

Motswagole & Company Motswagole & Company is a boutique law firm located in Gaborone, Botswana.

It was established in 2014 by Mr Kabo Godfrey Motswagole, a former Senior Associate at a Top 3 Botswana Lawfirm, Monthe Marumo & Company.

Motswagole & Company aspires to be recognized as a highly professional, dynamic, citizen-owned and managed, and socially responsible law firm in Botswana. We aim to establish an unrivalled reputation for our utmost integrity and efficient service delivery. Our primary goal is to exceed clients’ expectations.

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CAMEROON – CORPORATE LAW

JING & PARTNERS

JING & Partners (the “Firm”) is a full-service law firm of experienced attorneys principally based in Douala, serving Cameroon and the Central African sub-region and is now reputed to be the leading law firm and the law firm of choice in the CEMAC region.

One of the most valuable assets of the firm is its bilingual nature, incorporating French-speaking (Francophone) and English-speaking (Anglophone) attorneys and therefore readily tailored to suit the dual legal system of Cameroon in particular and the Central/West African region in general. Through a mastery of these two key legal systems, we have developed the relevant expertise to address the requirements of our vast array of foreign investor clients.

Our attorneys are market leaders in general corporate, commercial and capital market transactions, representing some of the most prestigious names and serving as Counsel to some of the biggest deals across the territory of the Republic of Cameroon and the CEMAC sub-region.

Over the past two decades, the firm has been at the forefront of revolving, asset-backed and structured financing, the biggest bond issues in the capital markets of Cameroon and in the CEMAC region, and significant transactions in the commodities, telecommunications, oil and gas and energy sectors.

The attorneys of JING & Partners have earned a sterling reputation for providing invaluable legal services to the biggest local banks and their foreign affiliates for more than two decades.

The Firm has been very successful in assisting investors during negotiations with government bodies and authorities on the other side, such as Production Sharing Contracts negotiations, concessions, obtaining licenses and permits, on behalf of oil and gas clients; as well as other sectors of business activities inclusive but not limited to banking, financial services, capital markets, trading, mining, telecommunications, maritime and ports activities, transport, aviation and the electricity sectors.

The Firm has an outstanding reputation for excellent working relations with government departments and regulatory bodies and is fully compliant with FCPA, UK Bribery and related anti-corruption laws.

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Paul Jing Managing Partner Tel: (+237) 677 55 01 96 pjing@jingpartners.com 535 Rue AFCODI, Off MRS Njo-Njo, Bonapriso P.O. Box 1245 Douala Tel: (+237) 233 43 36 71 Fax: (+237) 233 42 89 68

CAPE VERDE – CORPORATE LAW

CMA – CARLA MONTEIRO & ASSOCIADOS, SOCIEDADE DE ADVOGADOS, RL

Carla Monteiro is the founder and managing Partner of CMA – Carla Monteiro & Associados, Sociedade de Advogados, RL, a multidisciplinary law firm specialized in assisting domestic and international companies in all aspects of Cape Verdian business law, including Corporate, Commercial, Contracts, Tax, Labour, Public Contracts, Real Estate and Tourism Enterprises, Condominium, Intellectual Property, Banking and Finance and Dispute Resolution.

Carla was educated at the Classic University of Lisbon, in Portugal and then specialized in Commercial Law at the Portuguese Catholic University.

She is member of the Portuguese Bar Association since September 2005 and joined the Cape Verdean Bar Association in September 2008.

Most of her clients are foreign investors who work in the real estate and tourist development areas. In the area of condominiums, she assists managing companies and settles defaults.

Carla’s professional languages are Portuguese and English and she also speaks Spanish and Italian.

The Firm Through its professional activity, CMA aims to objectively reflect on the results the prosecution of the following goals and fundamental values: Commitment – Carefully using the available professional and technical resources, CMA focuses its attention on the qualitative success of the proposed solutions aimed at obtaining the best results to its customers.

Dedication – Foundation stone in the relationship with customers and inspiring all its professional activity. It is reflected in the unconditional availability of all elements in direct customer relationships with the declared aim of a better end result.

Carla Monteiro Founding and Managing Partner cmonteiro@cmalex.net Sal Island Head Office: Entrada De Santa Maria Prédio Garantia, 1.º Esq. CX. Postal 107 Cidade De Santa Maria Ilha Do Sal Tel: (+238) 2422510 Fax: (+238) 2422550 Boa Vista Island Office: Largo Santa Isabel Frente esplanada da praça 1º Frente Cidade de Sal-Rei Tel: (+238) 2511115 www.cmalex.net

Loyalty – Through a relationship founded on mutual respect and committed collaboration we achieve a lasting commitment with our customers.

Excellence at work – CMA first activity goal is to obtain recognition by customers of the high degree of professionalism expressed in its work.

The perfect link between the proposed goals with a permanent program training / updating in various areas of expertise of all its employees, ensures higher quality and efficiency in the results obtained.

In order to provide better and more complete assistance to its customers, CMA has specialized partnerships with lawyers worldwide, boosting foreign investment and ensuring the monitoring of clients in Cape Verde and in their country of origin/ residence, as well as in Portuguese-speaking countries, with whom Cape Verde has a strong commercial link. Thus, CMA is part of the network of international lawyers ‘Cicero’, the Portuguese Speaking Law Services Network ‘RSA LP’ and the CPLP Legal Association of Lawyers called GLOBAL CPLP IURIS.

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D.R. CONGO – COMMERCIAL LAW

THAMBWE-MWAMBA & ASSOCIÉS LAW FIRM

Thambwe-Mwamba & Associés is a law firm based in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, located on Boulevard du 30 juin, the main avenue in the business centre of Kinshasa.

Its lawyers work in a human-sized unit to better serve their clients in various sectors, including business and corporate law, banking, general trade, Construction, real estate develpment, property management, mining, hydrocarbons, energy and hotel industry.

The firm offers legal advice in various areas of law, but especially in the field of business. Specialising in company formation, deed drafting, special contracts and due diligence.

The Thambwe-Mwamba & Associates law firm team synergises its skills to master a wide range of areas of law ( labor, civil, criminal, debt recovery), covering all traditional legal services and continuously developing its knowledge base in multiple disciplines.

The firm combines its ever deepening expertise with an ability to build personal relationships with clients and seek the best possible outcome for their needs.

As specialisation has become the norm, the team also surrounds itself with experts in areas beyond its own capabilities so that it can always offer the right solution to its clients.

Meeting the client’s needs is her leitmotiv and her essence.

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Liliane Mubanga Lawyer Mining & Quarrying Attorney Senior Executive Tel: +243 (0) 81 814 6445 mubanga@thambwe.com 364, Boulevard du 30 Juin KIYO YA SITA Building 6th Floor Office 601 Kinshasa/Gombe Tel: +243 (0) 81 710 0018 cabinet@thambwe.com

EGYPT – ARBITRATION

TAREK RIAD – LEGAL CONSULTANTS AND ATTORNEYS AT LAW

Professor Tarek Riad is the Managing Partner of Tarek Riad – Legal Consultants and Attorneys at Law, successor of Kosheri, Rashed & Riad Law Firm, one of the leading practitioners of commercial law and arbitration in Egypt.

Professor Riad has an LLB (1980) from Cairo Law School in addition to an LLM (1982) and SJD (1985) from Harvard Law School. Professor Riad has been a member of the Egyptian Bar since 1980 and a member of New York Bar since 1985 and speaks Arabic, English and French.

Professor Riad was a member of the board of trustees of the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC) and the chairman of the executive committee of DIAC (2008 to 2019), alternate member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration (2012 to 2018), and member of the scientific council of the ICC World Business Law Institute from 2004 up to date, Professor Riad is also a designated member of the ICSID panel of arbitrators from 2017 up to date and panel of conciliators from 2018 up to date. He is also professor and the head of the business and commercial law department at the German University in Cairo.

Professor Riad has acted as counsel, co-arbitrator, sole arbitrator and chairman in numerous commercial arbitration proceedings under the rules of the ICC, DIAC, Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA), Gulf Corporation Council Commercial Arbitration Center (Bahrain), Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ADCCAC), Swiss Chambers’ Arbitration Institution (Geneva), and UNCITRAL.

Dr. Tarek F. Riad Managing Partner tarek.riad@krr-law.com 16 A Maamal El Sokkar Street Garden City Cairo 11451 Tel: +202 2795 4795 2795 9228 2795 2096 Fax: +202 2795 8521 mailbox@krr-law.com www.krr-law.com

Professor Riad has acted as counsel for a number of multinational corporations such as Caterpillar, Lockheed Martin, Four Seasons, Philips, Colgate Palmolive, Siemens and AT & T. Professor Riad has been appointed as expert on Egyptian law in numerous arbitrations such as ICC Case 18113/ND and in front of foreign courts such as the Commercial Court in London (Queen Bench division) as well as giving expert in front of US courts including United States District Court Central District of California- Eastern Division, United States District Court – Southern District of New York, and United States District Court Western District of Washington at Seattle, and UK and Jersey courts including the High Court of Justice, Queens Bench divisions, Commercial Court.

Professor Riad was the chairman of two subcommittees responsible for drafting the companies’ laws and the economic courts law at the economic committee of the Egyptian Supreme Policy Council. In May 2011 until June 2012. Prof. Riad was appointed as a member of the Consultative Council responsible for preparing drafts laws for the Egyptian Council of Ministries.

Professor Riad has written numerous publications including two books entitled The Applicable Law in Transnational Arbitration and Egyptian Companies Law, in addition to many articles about arbitration and the legal aspects of doing business in Egypt.

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ETHIOPIA - TAX ADVISORY

HST

Getu is the Senior Partner of HST and leader of the firm’s tax advisory and business support services functions.

Getu joined HST in late 2004 in Accounting Practices and Consultancies serving different roles as an accountant, external auditor, financial and tax consultant and trainer. He became partner of HST in July 2008. In July 2012, he became partner of Deloitte and was the Tax and Business Support Services leader for Deloitte Ethiopia until 2017. His noteworthy proficiency highly revolves around tax compliance and tax planning for financial institutions, commercial enterprises, manufacturing and energy sector, and non-governmental and trading companies in various industries. His experience also includes advising clients on Compliance Reviews, Corporate Tax Return Review, Due Diligence, Tax Investigation Assistance and Tax Refund Management.

Outside the office, Getu serves on the government’s National Steering Committee (2008 - 2010) involved in drafting the Ethiopian Financial Reporting Law and Accounting and Auditing Board of Ethiopia. He also served as Vice President (2014 - 2016) and President (20172021) of the Accounting Society of Ethiopia. Additionally, he was a Panel Member of ACCA Ethiopia Office; Member of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (UK) (2018-2021) and Ethiopian Professional Accountants and Auditors Associations.

Prior to joining the practice, Getu lectured for thirteen years at Addis Ababa University’s Faculty of Business and Economics Department of Accounting of which he headed the Department of Accounting and Finance for two years (2001 – 2003). Getu is a Fellow Chartered Certified Accountant and a graduate in Accounting from Addis Ababa University with a specialist diploma in International Financial Reporting from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (UK).

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Getu Jemaneh Partner, Tax and BSS Leader Tel: +251 115 527666 Mob: +251 930 034377 getu.Jemaneh@hst-et.com Wollo Sefer Ethio-China Friendship Ave. Mina Building 4th-5th Floor Addis Ababa www.hst-et.com

GHANA – COMMERCIAL LAW

LEGAL ALLIANCE

Yaw Adjei Afriyie Nketiah is a Ghanaian born and trained lawyer and is multilingual in English, French and Spanish and has over 20 years of legal experience. He is a Solicitor & Advocate of the Supreme Court of Ghana, Notary Public, Mediator and the Managing Partner of Legal Alliance. Mr Nketiah studied at the University of Ghana, Legon where he was awarded a B.A (Hons) in French and Spanish. He also studied in the University of Havana, Cuba for his Spanish Proficiency Course and also at Alliance Francaise, Paris where he was awarded a Diplome d’Etude Superieur and also at the Ghana School of Law, Accra.

Mr. Nketiah is a member of good standing of Ghana Bar Association (GBA) Commonwealth Lawyers Association (CLA) International Bar Association (IBA) International Division of the American of the American Bar Association (ABA) IR Global, Advocates International (IA) and Advocates Africa (AA) and has attended several local and international conferences and continuous legal education programmes organized by them.

Yaw Adjei Afriyie Nketiah Managing Partner Tel: +233 244260538 yawnketiah@yahoo.com yawafriyienketiah@gmail.com No 99 Cedar Drive Off Vaniado Lane Burma Hills (Tse Addo) P O Box KA 16141 Accra

He has acted for a range of clientele including private individuals, financial institutions, private companies and a lot of international NGOS, and multinational companies. He has also been involved in a broad spectrum of transactions, including establishment of Companies from beginning to the end, as a result of which he had a very long experience dealing with the Registrar General’s Department of Ghana and the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC).

His experience also covers the acquisition of mining concessions and its related licences, in respect of which he has had a very close working relationship with the Minerals Commission of Ghana. His other experience covers land acquisitions for real estate, industrial development etc. as a result of which he is very conversant with the workings of the Land Commission of Ghana and its four semi-autonomous Divisions. He is also a Litigation Lawyer.

He also has a vast experience in International Disaster Response Law and International Humanitarian Law, having served as the Honorary Legal Advisor for the Ghana Red Cross Society, on pro bono, basis between 2007-2009, and trained in these areas in Geneva by the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) and International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC).

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GHANA – COMMERCIAL LAW

RENAISSANCE LAW CHAMBERS

Peter is very passionate about the practice of law. While Peter has an active and varied practice, his areas of specialisation are in commercial and corporate practice, civil litigation, and commercial arbitration. Peter provides advisory services on transactions, as well as represents clients at trial and appellate courts, in high value commercial matters.

Peter has garnered experience practicing law both in Ghana, and internationally.

In 2016, he was seconded to the London office of Mayer Brown International LLP under the International Lawyers for Africa (ILFA) program, having been selected to represent Ghana on the program. He worked with the Project Finance Team where he was involved in advising Lenders and borrowers on structuring and documentation of lending transactions. He also worked at Keating Chambers, London, a leading Barrister’s Chambers specializing in construction disputes.

Prior to joining RLC, Peter worked as the Lead Associate at Sentinel Law, and before that as an Associate at Law Trust Company. He holds a BSc. in Chemical Engineering, from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, and an LLB from the University of Ghana. At his call ceremony in 2011, Peter won the coveted award for the Best Student in Civil Procedure.

Renaissance Law Chambers Renaissance Law Chambers (RLC) is a full-service law firm with a diverse practice.

Our team of lawyers have over the years gained extensive experience in advising and resolving disputes across various industries. These industries include banking and finance, insurance, commerce, energy, information & communications technology, telecommunications, agriculture, and in real estate & construction.

The diversity in our repertoire reflects the collective expertise and interests of our legal practitioners, and places us in a distinctive position to synergize our individual strengths in pursuit of the optimum solution for our clients.

At RLC, we aim at approaching the law in a distinctly revitalised manner.

Steered by a youthful, enthusiastic and dynamic legal team, as well as a very determined support staff, we wholeheartedly provide clients with the wellresearched, relevant, and pragmatic legal solutions they deserve. It is our aim to be a leading law firm in Ghana.

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Peter Osei-Asamoah Partner poasamoah@rlc.com.gh F.436/1 Yeboah Duncan Street Osu-R. E, Accra Tel: (+233) 302 786 171 (+233) 201 428 159 (+233) 244 968 656 (+233) 244 537 059 www. rlc.com.gh

ISRAEL – TECHNOLOGY LAW

KARIN HOREV & CO., LAW OFFICE

Adv. Karin Horev has been practicing corporate and commercial law for more than 20 years, with a focus on complex technology-related matters. Over the years, Karin has led a large number of complex and wide-ranging transactions.

Karin represents reputable high-tech and international companies in all stages of their operations, providing a variety of both Israeli and international clients with dedicated and highly-professional representation in local and international transactions, commercial contracts (including a variety of supply, OEM, distribution, VAR, outsourcing, business processes and services agreements), licensing and intellectual property, strategic alliances, international trade, R&D, venture capital financing (representing both the company, the founders and the investors), project finance, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, technology and other commercial and corporate matters.

Having acted as lead counsel in a wide variety of complex international transactions involving large international entities, as well as having facilitated complex technology transactions (including complex development agreements, technology collaborations between companies, cloud services and SAAS, system and software acquisitions, system development and implementation, outsourcing, licensing and various services agreements), Karin brings vast legal and business experience to her clients and manages all aspects of commercial activities with a well-considered balance of legal and commercial expertise and business creativity.

Karin Horev Founding Partner Tel: +972-544588002 karin@horevlaw.com 24 Raul Wallenberg St. Ziv Building Tel Aviv Israel Tel: +972-72-2706220 Fax: +972-3-5098085 Websites: www.ilcomlaw.com/; www.karinhorev-law.co.il

Throughout her career, Karin has accompanied thousands of transactions, with a reputation of being a “deal-maker”, and a creative deal enabler. Having the ability to examine the “big picture” and understand all business and legal aspects of the deal, enable her to provide the most appropriate solutions and provide a well-balanced advice for each type of transaction in order to lead the client from the commencement of the deal to its successful conclusion.

Karin’s experience, knowledge and insights are beneficial to a wide range of clients, from start-ups at their inception stage to well-established companies in the Israeli market.

She views the relationship with start-up companies as a long-term strategic partnership, understanding the unique challenges for both companies, founders and investors, and is committed to her clients’ short-term and long-term success.

Admitted Israel, 1998.

Education Executive LLM in Commercial Law - Karin finished with distinction her Master’s Degree in commercial law from Tel-Aviv University, a joint degree with UC Berkeley California.

Practice Areas • Corporate Law

• Equity Financing

• Commercial Transactions

• Mergers & Acquisitions

• Licensing

• IP Protection

• High-Tech and Technology Transactions

• Employee Benefits (including all stock incentive plans for employees)

• E-Commerce

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KENYA – COMMERCIAL LAW

MAKORI & KARIMI (M&K) ADVOCATES

Samuel Onuonga Makori holds a Bachelor of Social Laws degree (B.SL) and a Law degree (LLB) from Shivaji University, India and a Postgraduate Diploma from the Kenya School of Law. He interned at Mose & Mose Advocates before practicing at Morara Apiemi Advocates and Oraro and Co. Advocates where he rose in the latter firm to the rank of Senior Associate.

Samuel was sworn into the bar in July 2003 and has over 15 years of experience in Civil Litigation and Commercial work.

He has handled a number of matters of cases of jurisprudential complexity and importance and has represented a diverse cross-section of Clients in the Corporate, Banking and Financial Services Sector in various Judicial bodies ranging from Statutorily established Tribunals to the upper tier of the Appellate Court system.

In representing his client in these fora, his keen eye for detail and problem-solving incisiveness has often resulted in workable and defined resolutions that continually meet, approach and exceed Client needs and demands.

Through his efforts M&K Advocates has been ranked in the Top 3 Law Firms in Kenya in the mid-size sector in 2018, 2019 and 2020 by The Lawyers Global® an international peer-driven ranking body for Elite Law Firms and Lawyers.In 2020 Samuel was awarded the prestigious ‘Banking and Finance Law Award [Kenya]’ by the UK-based International Advisory Experts Group.

Samuel is a Commissioner for Oaths and a Notary Public.

Area of Practice Commercial Law, Conveyancing, Banking, Corporate Law, Property Law and Mortgage Finance, Employment Law, Insurance, and Banking as well as appurtenant litigation.

Makori & Karimi (M&K) Advocates Makori & Karimi (M&K) Advocates is a midsize law firm with its Head Office in Nairobi, Kenya, and a branch in Nakuru County within the said Republic.

The firm was established in the year 2013 practicing at inception as a Sole Proprietorship before undergoing transition resulting in the current Partnership.

The Partners and Associates in the firm comprise a cumulative wealth of over 30 years of legal practice.

Since its inception the firm has put its practice emphasis on conveyancing matters, property, commercial, and corporate transactions, banking, corporate finance and security arrangements, labour matters, probate administration and trusts.

The Firm’s litigation department deals with all forms of disputes including Labour Law, Constitutional matters and Commercial Litigation among others.

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Samuel Onuonga Makori Principal Partner samuel@makoriandkarimi.co.ke

Nelleon Place Block B, Suite 2 Rhapta Road, Westlands P.O Box 26259- 00100 Nairobi Tel: +254 20 315182&3 +254 715315182 +254 0738981717 www.makoriandkarimi.co.ke

KENYA – COMMERCIAL LITIGATION

TRIPLEOKLAW LLP

Over the last 31 years, John has handled numerous complex and precedent setting litigation matters as well as high value domestic and international arbitration proceedings. He is an acknowledged expert in several areas of law including Commercial law, Arbitration and Mediation, Administrative law, Banking and Finance, Competition law, Employment and Labour law, Public Procurement, tax, defamation, and sports law.

As one of Kenya’s most accomplished and awarded lawyers, John is highly regarded for his expertise in Dispute Resolution and has been consistently ranked as a Leading Individual and Recommended Lawyer for Dispute Resolution and Arbitration on both local and international platforms.

John was conferred the rank and dignity of Senior Counsel, the highest level of professional recognition for lawyers, by the President of the Republic of Kenya in July 2020. He was named Kenya’s Lawyer of the Year in 2020 in the 3rd Edition of Nairobi Legal Awards in December 2020, having been the 1st Runner Up Lawyer of the Year and won the Pupil Master of the Year in 2019 as recognition of his commitment to mentoring young lawyers. In 2021, he was the only Kenyan Finalist for the Partner of the Year Award 2021 at the African Legal Awards in September 2021. He was also featured as one of the Top 50 Arbitrators in Africa by the Legal 500 in Arbitration Powerlist 2021: Africa and Africa Arbitration Academy in 2020. In 2010, 2016, 2017 and 2021, John was the winner of the International Law Office (ILO) Client Choice Awards (Litigation) in Kenya.

John M. Ohaga SC, C.Arb, FCIArb Managing Partner Tel: +254 (0) 722 512 760 johaga@tripleoklaw.com ACK Garden House Wing C, 5th Floor 1st Ngong Avenue off Bishops Road P.O Box 43170-00100 Nairobi Tel: +254 (0) 20 272 7171 +254 (0) 709 830 100 +254 (0) 20 272 7430 www.tripleoklaw.com

John regularly represents clients before the Kenyan courts at all levels, and has provided expert opinions and appeared as an expert witness on Kenyan law issues before the courts of England and the United States of America.

John is a Chartered Arbitrator and has been recognized as one of the leading Arbitrators in Kenya. He has represented parties as counsel in several arbitration proceedings and acted in numerous complex and high value disputes as either party appointed Arbitrator, Sole Arbitrator or Presiding Arbitrator.

He advises numerous blue-chip companies listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange as well various other corporations.

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LEBANON – BANKING & FINANCE LAW

ALWASL INTERNATIONAL GROUP ADVOCATES & LEGAL CONSULTANTS

Me. Nader El Mouallem (Attorney at Law) comes from a Lebanese prominent family legacy of judges & attorneys. He is the Managing Partner – Chairman of Alwasl International Group Advocates & Legal Consultants (AWIG) with his office based in the Capital City of Beirut – Verdun area.

In 1997 he graduated from Beirut Arab University (BAU) and obtained a Post-Graduate Diploma in Private International Law from the prestigious Hague Academy in Holland.

Additional legal studies were conducted at the University of London with an emphasis on Banking, Finance, Business International Law, Corporate & Commercial Laws, Joint Venture Agreements, and Arbitration.

He is one of the most proficient attorneys in Arabic Law and a multilingual skilled Attorney: English, French, Russian, and Turkish. Arabic Native Speaker. In 2005 he founded Alwasl International Group Advocates & Legal Consultants (AWIG) in Lebanon.

Al Wasl International Group, Advocates & Legal Consultants Al Wasl International Group, Advocates & Legal Consultants (AWIG) is a Law Firm which is well known regionally and internationally as one of the preeminent legal services providers to the Commercial, Business, and Banking, Telecommunications, Investments, Arbitration, Interpol Cases and IT industries. With more than 23 years of experience in legal consultancy and advocacy, the practice has attracted clients seeking specialized and innovative quality and professional legal support in civil, criminal, commercial matters and Collection Services.

The group has in its service a number of distinguished and experienced advocates and legal consultants who provide practical solutions to legal problems and take into full account clients’ commercial objectives. A competent team of legal assistants and administrative staff provide the necessary backing for the legal team. In addition, the group is associated with more than ten legal offices abroad, to ensure proper legal representation and services to its clients.

With these combined strengths, the firm has become a prominent player in the provision of legal services to the corporate and financial services sectors locally, regionally and worldwide.

The firm’s major clients include: HSBC Bank; HSBC Middle East Finance Company (MEFCO); Standard Chartered Bank; ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND; American Express (AMEX Middle East); MASHREQ Bank; EMIRATES Bank; The National Bank Of Ras Al Khaimah – (RAKBANK); EMIRATES ISLAMIC BANK; NBF; SAAB BANK; SAMBA BANK; United Arab Bank; Barclays Bank PLC; DUBAI BANK; CITIBANK; NATIONAL BANK OF DUBAI; AHLI BANK OF KUWAIT(ABK); DUBAI FIRST; ABU DHABI UNITED ARAB EMIRATES BANK; The Gulf Finance Corporation PJSC; City Tower Real Estate LLC; JORDAN INSURANCE CO. PLC; and National Insurance Co. LLC.

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Me. Nader El Mouallem Chairman – Founder nader@el-mouallem. attorney nader_moallem@hotmail.com Verdun Concorde Bldg 17th Floor Beirut Tel: +9613631582 Fax: +9611750647 www.awigleb.com

MOROCCO – ARBITRATION LAW

KETTANI LAW FIRM

Academic Qualifications Law Degree from Faculty of Rabat, Juris. Doctor, Phd Faculty of Paris and Faculty of Nice, France.

Professor Azzedine Kettani Founder Partner k@kettlaw.com

Professional Qualifications Universities: Professor at Mohamed V University in Rabat and Hassan II University in Casablanca since April 1, 1968. Guest Professor at several national and foreign law faculties.

Has been teaching over the last 45 years all matters of private law, especially: civil law; criminal law; commercial law / contracts; corporate law; labour law; insurance law; Islamic law; procedural civil law; arbitration.

Has supervised numerous Phd theses and research projects. Has conducted numerous conferences and seminars in all matters of private law in Morocco and abroad.

8, rue Lahcen El Basri Ex Boileau 20100 Casablanca Tel: +212 522 438 900 Fax: +212 522 205 925 www.kettlaw.com

Publications Over the last 40 years Pr. Azzedine Kettani has been author or co-author of several books and publications. Member of the Advisory Board of the “International Review of Arbitration”.

Has been publishing the Moroccan Law Review and has been member of the publishing committee of the Casablanca Law Faculty Review and produced numerous studies and articles in the same and other reviews/law journals: Provisional Remedies in International Commercial Arbitration; Insurance in Morocco; Contractual Liability; The New Law on Intellectual Property; The Judge and the Arbitrator; Arbitration Law and Practice in Morocco; The New Law on Motor Accidents; Conciliation and Arbitration in Labour Law; Moroccan Banking Law. Recent publications include articles on Corporate Law, Business Environment, new law on Joint – Stock Companies, Intellectual Property, new Commerce Code, new Anti-Money Laundering Law, Family Code, new Labour Code, new law on Competition, new law on Electronic Data/Contracts, new law on Arbitration in Morocco, Insurance Code in: • • • • • • •

Oxford Business Group - Emerging Morocco.

Harvard Law School Journal.

International Law Office (electronic publication), Practical Law Company.

World Bank – Doing Business.

Japan Times.

Moroccan magazines and specialized newspapers (Challenge, Economiste, Economie & Entreprises…).

Arbitration Has been practicing national and international arbitration for more than 35 years as sole arbitrator, member of a tribunal or as representative of a party under ICC and ICSID rules (currently handling several cases in the said capacities).

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MOROCCO – COMMERCIAL LAW

KETTANI LAW FIRM

Professional Qualifications • Admitted to the Casablanca Bar in 2012 • Member of the Order of Pharmacists from 1999 to 2011 Academic Qualifications • Law Degree (Casablanca Law University, Morocco) • Master Degree in Management (HEC Lausanne, Switzerland) • PHD in Pharmacy (Lausanne University, Switzerland) Professional Qualifications • Senior attorney and Senior Partner at KETTANI LAW FIRM since 2015.

• Has been pharmacist for 11 years (pharmaceutical industry and pharmacy) Publications • Author of a book on loan guarantees and property security law in Morocco.

• Author of articles on business law, family law (including Henri Capitant publications) Experience • Head of the following departments: - Commercial law department - Litigation department - Pharmaceutical law department - Dedicated Units • Counsel in contract law, commercial law, banking law, pharmaceutical law, labour law, intellectual property.

Languages • French • Arabic • English Kettani Law Firm Kettani Law Firm (KLF) was created in 1971. In 2011, KLF was the first legal entity to register as a private lawyers’ partnership (“Société Civile Professionnelle”) in Casablanca under the name of KETTANI LAW FIRM SCP. KLF is the largest Moroccan independent law firm composed of 120 employees in its Casablanca head office.

KLF is divided into four departments: • Arbitration; • Consulting; • Litigation; and • Dedicated units.

KLF has a deep-rooted expertise in multiple fields which enables it to offer a transversal and efficient approach to each case’s specific issues. It is thus able to provide innovative legal advices and solutions. Also appreciated for its availability and responsiveness, its knowledge of local specificities, combined with international expertise, it is able to understand the constraints faced by local or foreign investors.

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Zineb Kettani Senior Partner zineb@kettlaw.com 8, rue Lahcen El Basri Ex Boileau 20100 Casablanca Tel: +212 522 438 900 Fax: +212 522 205 925 www.kettlaw.com

MOROCCO – CORPORATE AND M&A LAW

KETTANI LAW FIRM

Nadia Kettani has joined Kettani Law Firm as a senior Partner in 1992 and is the Head of the Consulting Department.

Education • Law degree at Casablanca Law University • Master’s in business and civil law • Continuing Education at the International Law Institute, ascribed to the Georgetown University (Washington) Professional Activities • Senior attorney before the Supreme Court and Senior Partner at KETTANI LAW FIRM since 1992.

• Has undertaken internships in law firms in Paris, France, and the United States

Nadia Kettani Senior Partner nadia@kettlaw.com 8, rue Lahcen El Basri Ex Boileau 20100 Casablanca Tel: +212 522 438 900 Fax: +212 522 205 925 www.kettlaw.com

Experience Head of the consulting department in the main following areas: • Corporate / Mergers & Acquisitions • Energy / Project Finance • Telecommunications • Investments Recent Transactions In the energy sector, Nadia Kettani advised the company Jorf Lasfar Extension in the financing of a power plant projects between 2012 and 2014 for an amount of USD 1.4 billion. Nadia Kettani advised on the Safi project relating to a USD 2.6 billion power plant.

In 2015 and 2016, Nadia Kettani advised Green of Africa (Morocco) on its projects relating to renewable energy.

In the banking and finance sector, Nadia Kettani advised the Moroccan state investment bank in relation to sovereign bond issuance programs in 2012 (USD 1.5 billion) and in 2014 (EUR 1 billion), and also commercial banks such as BMCE in relation to its bond issuance in 2014 (MAD 1 billion) and Crédit Agricole in the financing of its international projects in 2015 and 2016. Nadia Kettani also advised the Fonds Hassan II for economic and social development in 2016 and House Invest (Bahrein) in the restructuration of its activity in Morocco.

In the area of aircraft financing, Nadia Kettani has represented Royal Air Morocco, the Moroccan airline operator company, in various aircraft acquisitions and financing deals (of confidential values) it has entered into with the company Embraer and the company Boeing in the financing of its dreamliner in 2015/2016 as well as the company Air Arabia (United Arab Emirates) in its financing matters since their start of business in Morocco, including in 2015 and 2016. In addition, Nadia Kettani also advised Air Canada in 2016 regarding its implementation in Morocco.

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MOROCCO – LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW

KETTANI LAW FIRM

Academic Qualifications • Law degree at Casablanca Law University • Master in business law • Continuing Education at the International Law Institute, ascribed to the Georgetown University (Washington) Professional Qualifications • Senior attorney before the Supreme Court and Senior Partner at KETTANI LAW FIRM since 1993 • Has undertaken internships in law firms in Paris, France, and the United States Publications • Author of a book on the legal aspects of counterfeiting • Author of numerous articles on business law (including the legal section of Oxford Business Group ) Experience • Head of the following departments: - Litigation department including recovery of debts for banks and insurance companies - Labour law department (Both consulting and litigation) - Commercial law department - Intellectual property department • Counsel in labour law, legal audits and companies restructuring (including redundancy plans) Languages • English • French • Arabic Kettani Law Firm Kettani Law Firm (KLF) was created in 1971.

In 2011, KLF was the first legal entity to register as a private lawyers’ partnership (“Société Civile Professionnelle”) in Casablanca under the name of KETTANI LAW FIRM SCP. KLF is the largest Moroccan independent law firm composed of 120 employees in its Casablanca head office.

KLF is divided into four departments: • Arbitration; • Consulting; • Litigation; and • Dedicated units

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Rita Kettani Senior Partner 8, rue Lahcen El Basri Ex Boileau 20100 Casablanca Tel: +212 522 438 900 Fax: +212 522 205 925 www.kettlaw.com

NIGERIA – COMMERCIAL LAW

PAVESTONES – THE URBAN LEGAL PRACTICE

Aderonke Alex-Adedipe is a Partner and co-founder of Pavestones. Her practice areas include corporate and commercial law, technology, foreign investment and project finance.

Aderonke has led a number of notable transactions in the firm. Some of her most recent and relevant work experience include the following.

• Led the team that advised an Agricultural Investment Company on its USD17.5 million series A fundraising.

• Leading the team that is currently advising and supporting a client in the establishment of a Finance Company and obtaining a Finance Company License from the Central Bank of Nigeria.

• Led the team that recently advised and supported a client in the establishment of a microfinance bank and obtaining a Microfinance Bank License from the Central Bank of Nigeria.

Aderonke Alex-Adedipe Founding Partner Tel: +234 8098000499 aderonke.alexadedipe@ pavestoneslegal.com 3a, Gbenga Ademulegun Lane

Parkview Estate Ikoyi, Lagos Tel: +234 9030892112 www.pavestoneslegal.com

• Led the team that advised a French-based media-technology company in relation to the provision of content conversion and transmission services on behalf of a local tv company in Nigeria.

• Leading the team in advising a client in relation to an investment and potential acquisition of equity in a modular refinery in Nigeria.

• Led the team that advised the first Nigerian E-Sports Company, on its Seed Investment Round.

• Led the team in advising a multinational cosmetics company on the most effective structure for managing its foreign exchange exposure in Nigeria.

• Leading the team that is advising a technology company that has deployed a wholesale trading platform in connection with its legal requirements in Nigeria.

• Leading the team that is currently supporting a global FinTech company in obtaining a money lenders license in Nigeria.

• Leading the team that is currently advising a FinTech Startup which provides a technology platform for financial services including bill payments, airtime and data subscriptions, remittances, amongst others to customers in Nigeria.

• Leading the team that is currently advising a hospitality and lifestyle management company on its operations in Nigeria.

• Led the team that provided data privacy and protection compliance services to a multinational ride-hailing company and other technology companies.

Aderonke is an author of the Pavestones Doing Business Simplified Series which is the Pavestones weekly newsletter, created to freely and in a simplified manner, share useful legal and regulatory advice with businesses, to guide their operations in Nigeria.

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NIGERIA – TECHNOLOGY LAW

PAVESTONES – THE URBAN LEGAL PRACTICE

Seun Timi-Koleolu is the Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Pavestones. Her practice areas include Technology (including Fintech), Foreign Investments, Data Protection and Corporate Commercial Law. She has played a pivotal role in structuring from a legal standpoint, the successful entry into and operation in the Nigerian market by Foreign Direct Investors from various countries including South Africa, Malta, Hong Kong, Greece and England.

She also advises and supports her clients in ensuring ease of repatriation of profits from Nigeria.

Furthermore, Seun guides various Startups/ Technology companies in navigating the Nigerian legal and regulatory landscape and operating within the confines of the law. Notable transactions in this regard include: • Legal Adviser to a global Fintech company providing mobile money services.

• Leading the team in advising the First Micro Insurance Technology company in Nigeria.

• Led the team in advising a Startup on its acquisition by a Unicorn.

• Leading the team in providing legal and regulatory compliance support to one of the first Biometric Payment Servicing Platforms in Nigeria.

• Advising and structuring investment deals on behalf of investors to ensure they utilize the best structure in investing in Startups in Nigeria and in other countries.

• Leading the team in supporting a Technology Service Provider (head office in Greece) in structuring its agreements and obtaining the licenses required to ensure the easy repatriation of its profits out of Nigeria.

• Leading the team in advising an Asset Management and Finance Company as it expands to become a Fintech Service provider using Open Banking to assess the credit rating of potential borrowers.

Seun also leads the Data Protection Compliance team at Pavestones and supports clients both in Nigeria and out of Nigeria in ensuring compliance with the Data Protection Regulations in Nigeria.

She is an author of the Pavestones Doing Business Simplified Series which is the Pavestones weekly newsletter created to freely and in a simplified manner, share useful legal and regulatory advice with businesses, to guide their operations in Nigeria.

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Seun Timi-Koleolu Managing Partner Tel: +234 8099443540 seun.timikoleolu@ pavestoneslegal.com 3a, Gbenga Ademulegun Lane

Parkview Estate Ikoyi, Lagos Tel: +234 9030892112 www.pavestoneslegal.com

QATAR – COMMERCIAL LAW

THE LAW OFFICE OF NOORA SARHAN

The Law Office of Noora Sarhan, advocates for justice since 2004, strive for success in every case we take and would be pleased to offer you the legal services you need. We undertake all legal systems and legislations applied inside and outside the State of Qatar. Your satisfaction is our top priority.

Our office recruits the most experienced and proficient lawyers and legal consultants. Our fast-paced, hardworking staff is keen on advising and following-up with clients on both commercial and private legal issues.

Our goal is to provide all the legal needs and requirements necessary in order to positively influence the success of our clients’ transactions. We assume responsibility for providing state-of-the-art, professional services, through our knowledge of law, solid experience in the legal field, and the corporate trust we have with our clients.

Integrity and trust are the basis of our services. Hence, there are standard principles and rules for selecting and recruiting reliable staff. Furthermore, we are adherent to a strong sense of ethics and anticipate developing and changing for the best.

Noora Sarhan Founder noora@noorasarhan.com Office no. 1506 15th floor Burj Al Fardan Lusail Tel: +974 - 44 44 3230 +974 - 44 44 3206 Fax: +974 - 44 44 3207 www.noorasarhan.com

Our clients’ needs and interests are our top priority. Therefore, we save no effort or time to provide the most reliable and valuable legal services. We look forward to providing you with the services you are looking for.

Legal Services Legal consultations: We provide several legal services to protect the interests of our clients, whether for public or private companies and individuals.

Contract drafting: Contract drafting includes preparing legal contracts. Such as: • Memorandum and Agreement of Foundation.

• Commercial Contracts.

• Real estate contracts.

Registration: Our office also provides assistance in initiating the required procedures for the registration, incorporation and representation of new businesses before the administrative, legal, and judicial bodies. Furthermore, we follow-up with the procedures of acquiring licenses to legally establish a new business in the state of Qatar. Registration services include, but are not limited to: • Legal companies in the state of Qatar and all commercial free zones.

• Commercial Contracts.

• Licenses (professional, commercial, and industrial).

Litigation: We are authorized to represent our clients in various litigations in all court degrees: Court of First Instance, Court of Appeal, Execution Court and Court of Cassation. Plus, representing our clients before the police department and the public prosecutor. Our reputation is acquired through understanding and caring for the nature of the legal procedures.

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QATAR – INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW

UNITED TRADEMARK & PATENT SERVICES

Mr. Essam Abdel Khaleq has over 20 years of experience in litigation, brand enforcement, dispute settlement, portfolio management, oppositions, rectification relating to trademark, patent, copyright and other IP causes in the GCC, Middle Eastern and North African regions on behalf of firm’s Fortune 500 and domestic clients. He is a member of the leading IP associations, trainer, coordinator and speaker at conferences, seminars, and webinars in the region.

United Trademark and Patent Services United Trademark and Patent Services is a leading firm of lawyers and consultants specialized in Intellectual Property (IP) Rights and Issues. The firm has been serving its global and regional clients in more than 196 jurisdictions around the world with quality services that has won us the leading position we hold today in this specialized field of law. Our services include searching, filing, prosecution, registration, licensing, franchising, transfer of technology, arbitration, dispute resolution, enforcement & litigation, anti-counterfeiting, due diligence and counselling.

With a heritage dating back to over 70 years, we are one of the well-established specialists in laws relating to IP in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia. By persistently keeping pace with the complex world of new technologies and the strategies required for protecting knowledge, vision and ideas. The firm continues to be named as one of the best IP firms by various legal publications every year. Excellence in our work has won the firm a leading position in this specialized field of law and we take pride in having more than 100 of the Fortune 500 companies on our firm’s portfolio.

UTPS Branch and Representative Offices: Middle East & Africa: Bahrain | Djibouti | Ethiopia | Algeria | Libya | Egypt | Jordan | Lebanon | Morocco | Oman | Qatar | Kuwait | Tunisia | Saudi Arabia | Tanzania [Tanganyika / Zanzibar] | United Arab Emirates | Iraq | GCC | OAPI | ARIPO South Asia: Pakistan | Afghanistan | India | Sri Lanka | Bangladesh | Nepal | Bhutan

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Essam Abdel Khaleq Legal Consultant Tel: (+971)-50-587-4757 qatar@unitedtm.com Ahmed Al-Misnad Building Building No. 241 2nd Floor, Office 9 Street No. 361 Zone No. 37 Mohammad Bin Thani Street

Bin Omran, Doha P.O. Box 23896 Tel: (+974)-4432-5897 www.utmps.com

SAUDI ARABIA – INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW

UNITED TRADEMARK & PATENT SERVICES IN ASSOCIATION WITH LAW OFFICES OF DR. HASAN AL MULLA

Mr. Muhammad Farrukh Irfan Khan has been in IP law practice for almost forty years and is one of the busiest lawyers in the MENA region for brand enforcement and contentious causes.

His work has been covered by many leading law reports. A frequent speaker and writer on the IP law around the world including organizations such as INTA, PTMG, APAA, Marques, AIPPI and WIPO. A member of leading international associations of law practitioners, a former member of Board of Directors of INTA. He has taught IP Law at various universities as a visiting professor. He has also served as a constitutional judge of the High Court.

United Trademark and Patent Services United Trademark and Patent Services is a leading firm of lawyers and consultants specializing in Intellectual Property (IP) Rights and Issues. The firm has been serving its global and regional clients in more than 196 jurisdictions around the world with quality services that have won us the leading position we hold today in this specialized field of law. Our services include searching, filing, prosecution, registration, licensing, franchising, transfer of technology, arbitration, dispute resolution, enforcement & litigation, anti-counterfeiting, due diligence, counseling, etc.

Muhammad Farrukh Irfan Khan Of Counsel Tel: (+971)-50-462-0470 saudiarabia@unitedtm.com Opposite Madarris Al Mustaqbil 30th Street Olaya, Riyadh 1144 P.O. Box 15185 Tel: (+966)-11-2920284 (+966)-11-2922128 Fax: (+966)-11-2922124 www.utmps.com

With a heritage dating back to over 70 years, we are reliable and wellestablished specialists in laws relating to IP in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia. By persistently keeping pace with the new technologies, changes in Law, know-how, etc. we are well-placed to advise on strategies required for protecting knowledge, vision and ideas. The firm continues to be named as one of the best IP firms by various legal publications every year. Excellence in our work has won the firm a leading position in this specialized field of law and we take pride in having more than 100 of the Fortune 500 companies on our firm’s portfolio.

UTPS Branch and Representative Offices: Middle East & Africa: Bahrain | Djibouti | Ethiopia | Algeria | Libya | Egypt | Jordan | Lebanon | Morocco | Oman | Qatar | Kuwait | Tunisia | Saudi Arabia | Tanzania [Tanganyika / Zanzibar] | United Arab Emirates | Iraq | GCC | OAPI | ARIPO South Asia: Pakistan | Afghanistan | India | Sri Lanka | Bangladesh | Nepal | Bhutan

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SOUTH AFRICA – NOTARY

LGR INCORPORATED

Erika Louw graduated with BLC and LLB Degrees from the University of Pretoria and is an admitted Attorney, Conveyancer and Notary Public in South Africa. She is also admitted as a Solicitor in England and Wales.

Erika specialises in most aspects of banking law and financial recoveries. She also regularly assists foreign clients in fulfilling their notarial needs within South Africa.

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Erika Louw Managing Director elouw@lgr.co.za Silver Well Retail & Office Park 27 Graham Rd, Silver Lakes Pretoria Tel: +27128174600 www.lgr.co.za

UAE – EXECUTIVE COACHING SERVICES

2B LIMITLESS

Mick is the leader and founder of 2b Limitless. For the past 15 years he has tirelessly made it his mission to help individuals to succeed, to improve their quality of life and help define and achieve their goals.

Mick has worked with a vast array of amazing individuals and high profile regional and global organisations to help them employ proven tools and techniques to unlock their potential and empower them to define their true purpose.

The rituals of sustainable success are his focus. With his support, encouragement and guidance, his clients have expanded their self-awareness and leveraged their innate gifts and talents quickly, effectively and sustainably.

Mick works extensively in the Middle East, Europe and Asia giving individuals, leaders and organisations the tools they need to achieve clarity, direction and success.

2b Limitless

Mick Todd Director of Coaching & Training Tel: +971 (0) 50 153 5213 mick@2blimitless.com International Media Production Zone PO Box 392862 Dubai Tel: +971 4 514 4026 www.2blimitless.com

2b Limitless is a multi-award winning professional coaching and training organization focused on Strengths, Engagement, Performance and Transformation. Headed by Mick Todd, ‘Acquisition International’ UAE Executive Coach of the Year 2016 and ‘International Advisory Experts’ UAE Executive Coach of the Year 2017. We are focused on C-Suite Executives, Senior Leaders, Entrepreneurial Leaders and High Performance Teams. With offices in Dubai, Phuket and Brisbane.

Our core business is built around executive coaching programs and our 2BYB International Goal-Setting Events. We also deliver targeted training and workshops around Strengths, Goals, Strategy, Purpose, Vision & Values and Extraordinary Success.

The pace of change in business is staggering. Leaders are faced with an unprecedented number of real time decisions that have far reaching ramifications for clients, employees and shareholders.

Having real clarity of purpose, objectives, goals and the rituals and behaviours that will deliver performance that will lead to a meaningful impact are critical components of the modern leaders toolbox. As business continues to become more and more complex a leaders ability to simplify and identify the true priorities, take agile action and make a meaningful impact is key. That is where we come in and help leaders to develop a roadmap and the tools that they need to deliver excellence in performance.

2b Limitless has grown significantly as an organisation based around the quality of our team and the outstanding achievements of our clients. We have assembled our strongest ever team that deliver excellence across a broad spectrum of personal and professional success. We now feel that we have a complete coaching and training offering.

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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW

UNITED TRADEMARK & PATENT SERVICES

Ms. Maria Farrukh Irfan Khan graduated from Wellesley College with a major in Biochemistry and a minor in Spanish. She was a Commonwealth Scholar at the University of Cambridge from where she holds a BA/MA (Law Tripos). Maria was called to the Bar of England and Wales as a member of Lincoln’s Inn and was a recipient of the Hardwicke Award. Subsequently she has worked in leading international law firms in both London and New York.

Maria is a Managing Partner at UTMPS and spends most of her time at the firm’s offices in UAE. Her practice focuses on Patent and Trademark work with a special interest in litigation and regional portfolio management for her clients. Maria is a member of INTA, APAA, AIPLA, AIPPI, ECTA and other leading IP associations. She has spoken at IACC and other international conferences as well as authored papers in various IP publications.

Maria is also an Adjunct Professor at LUMS (SAHSOL) where she introduced a course on Intellectual Property Law, Competition Law and Start-up Law. United Trademark & Patent Services, an IP specialized law firm, founded in the year 1949 with a vision to cater to the Intellectual Property Law needs of our clients. With more than 7 decades of IP experience, the law firm comprises of lawyers and technical analysts specialized in Intellectual Property (IP) Rights and related issues. Excellence in our work has won the firm a leading position in this specialized field of law and we take pride in having more than 100 of the Fortune 500 companies on our firm’s portfolio.

UTPS Branch and Representative Offices: Middle East & Africa: Bahrain | Djibouti | Ethiopia | Algeria | Libya | Egypt | Jordan | Lebanon | Morocco | Oman | Qatar | Kuwait | Tunisia | Saudi Arabia | Tanzania [Tanganyika / Zanzibar] | United Arab Emirates | Iraq | GCC | OAPI | ARIPO South Asia: Pakistan | Afghanistan | India | Sri Lanka | Bangladesh | Nepal | Bhutan

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Maria Farrukh Irfan Khan Managing Partner Tel: (+971)-50-462-4385 dubai@unitedtm.com Suite 401-402 Al Hawai Tower

Sheikh Zayed Road Dubai, P.O.Box 72430 Tel: (+971)-4343-7544 www.utmps.com

UAE – LITIGATION

CHARLES RUSSELL SPEECHLYS

Ghassan heads the regional litigation practice in the Middle East and specialises in all areas of dispute resolution with a particular emphasis on construction, commercial, civil, banking, real estate and criminal matters.

Ghassan El Daye Partner Tel: +971 4 246 1903 ghassan.eldaye@crsblaw.com

Ghassan has over 27 years’ experience in litigation and dispute resolution.

His extensive in-depth experience in civil, Sharia, commercial, real estate, banking, construction and criminal laws have enabled him to represent clients in some of the region’s most high profile and complex cases. Offering a full scope of litigation services from drafting to implementation of case strategies locally and internationally, Ghassan is one of few litigators who won multibillion dollar cases for clients and advised on high complex and cross border disputes. In addition, Ghassan possesses thorough expertise in matters of civil, administrative, real estate, banking and Sharia’h law.

Index Tower West Entrance Level 20 Unit 2002 DIFC Dubai P.O. Box 507226

He has worked on projects, and disputes in and/or involving many different jurisdictions in Europe (USA, Bulgaria, Switzerland, and UK), Middle East (Bahrain, Kuwait, Lebanon, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and UAE). As a result, Ghassan is accustomed to working in varied legal frameworks and has a strong grasp of local laws and procedures.

He has a strong track-record in multi-billion, cross-border projects, cases in a wide range of industries, such as construction, banks, Real Estate, across the entire project life cycle (from drafting and negotiating to litigation).

Ghassan regularly serves as lead expert in international commercial and construction cases in the Middle East.

Ghassan was admitted to the Lebanese Bar, holds an MSc in Business and is ranked in Chambers Global and Legal 500.

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ZAMBIA – DISPUTE RESOLUTION

CORPUS LEGAL PRACTITIONERS

Corpus is a full house corporate and commercial law firm based in Lusaka, Zambia, that aims to provide legal services to the highest international standards. We offer world class legal services to local, regional and international clients, providing a crucial legal link to the growing Zambian market based on our understanding of the law, business and industry in Zambia and the region.

Our aim is to assist our clients in achieving their objectives as smoothly and efficiently as possible while minimising the legal and regulatory risks. While reliable technical legal advice is always very important, the ability to deliver that advice in a coherent and relevant way, combined with transaction management, structuring, negotiating and drafting skills, are essential to the supply of high-quality legal services. Corpus delivers those services to the highest international standards.

We act for corporations, NGOs, financial institutions, trusts and state-owned enterprises in providing clear, relevant and timely legal advice in order to assist clients in achieving their objectives and managing their legal risks. Corpus’ core competences lie in the expertise offered through our four operating practices, namely: Corporate Advisory; Banking & Finance; Dispute Resolution & Public Policy; and Energy, Resources & Infrastructure.

Our Mission Our goal is to be the market leader in the provision of legal services to corporate clients with business interests in the region by offering a professional, client-cantered quality service with passion and integrity. Our strong team of transactional and litigation lawyers with extensive experience handling significant complex matters sets us apart as the go-to firm in the market and earns us our reputation as the go-to firm for innovative and first-of-a-kind work.

Our Business Approach Our business strategy is underpinned by our aspiration to be the region’s premier law practice. We aim to achieve this by applying a client centric approach and offering innovative and practical solutions. We believe good service delivery is not only about applying the law but understanding our clients’ needs and business goals. We recognize the value of knowing our client’s business and, therefore, we invest in learning about our client’s business, the industry in which the business operates, how the business fits in the marketplace and the challenges faced. This knowledge equips us with the ability to anticipate potential legal and regulatory risks and offer practical advice tied to the realities of our client’s business.

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Sydney Chisenga Managing Partner; Head of Dispute Resolution & Public Policy Tel: +260 211 372300 schisenga@corpus.co.zm Piziya Office Park, Stand No. 2374 Thabo Mbeki Road Lusaka, P.O. Box 32115, 10101 Tel: +260 211 372300; +260 211 372301; +260 211 372304; +260 211 372309 www.corpus.co.zm

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1 Crown Office Row - England.............................................................................................................. 30

2b Limitless - UAE............................................................................................................................... 257

8 Wentworth Chambers - Australia.................................................................................................... 184

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A.G. da Cunha Ferreira, Lda - Portugal................................................................................................. 90

Aballí Milne Kalil, P.A. - Asset Recovery Law - US, Florida................................................................ 147

Aballí Milne Kalil, P.A. - Commercial Law - US, Florida...................................................................... 148

Afxentis Zemenides Financial Services Ltd - Cyprus........................................................................... 22

AILIA TRADEMARK & PATENT SERVICES - Pakistan...................................................................... 217

Alfredo Guarino Law Firm - Italy........................................................................................................... 74 GLE 261

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Alwasl International Group Advocates & Legal Consultants - Lebanon............................................246

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune - Japan.................................................................................................206

Andreas Konnaris LLC - Dispute Resolution - Cyprus.......................................................................... 23

Andreas Konnaris LLC - Private Client Law - Cyprus............................................................................ 28

Angus Forsyth & Co. - Hong Kong...................................................................................................... 193

Anne O’Connell Solicitors - Ireland....................................................................................................... 69

Antonis Paschalides & Co. LLC - Cyprus.............................................................................................. 25

Asamura Patent Office, p.c. - Japan................................................................................................... 207

Astolfi e Associati Studio Legale - Italy................................................................................................. 79

B

Banasik Woźniak i Wspólnicy Kancelaria Radców Prawnych Sp.P. - Poland....................................... 89 GLE 262

BANI Arbitration Center - Indonesia...................................................................................................204

Banning LLP - US, California............................................................................................................... 144

Becker Law - Austria............................................................................................................................. 15

Bedell Cristin - Jersey............................................................................................................................ 82

Blank Rome LLP - US, New York........................................................................................................ 161

BLR&M – Biolato Longo Ridola & Mori - Commercial Contracts & Corporate Law - Italy................. 72

BLR&M – Biolato Longo Ridola & Mori - Labour & Employment Law - Italy...................................... 76

Blum&Grob Attorneys at Law - Switzerland......................................................................................... 99

BN Lawyers - Macau...........................................................................................................................208

Boivin et Associés - France................................................................................................................... 48

Braumiller Law Group PLLC - US, Texas............................................................................................ 165 GLE 263

Index

Brödermann Jahn RA GmbH - Germany.............................................................................................. 58

Budușan & Associates - Romania......................................................................................................... 92

Buxbaum Loggia, Ltd. - UK................................................................................................................. 102

Buxbaum, Loggia and Associates, Inc. - US, California..................................................................... 141

C

C. D. Messios LLC - Cyprus.................................................................................................................. 24

Cabinet Michel Huet & Associés - France............................................................................................ 51

Calderon Y De La Sierra Y Cia, S.C - Mexico...................................................................................... 130

Carey Olsen - Jersey............................................................................................................................. 81

Centennial Advisory Group - US, New York....................................................................................... 156

Charles Russell Speechlys - UAE........................................................................................................259 GLE 264

Chen & Lin Attorneys-at-Law - Taiwan............................................................................................... 225

Christiana Aristidou LLC - Cyprus......................................................................................................... 29

CLAIM S.A Consultores de Propiedad Intelectual - Cuba.................................................................. 126

Clarke Gittens Farmer - Barbados........................................................................................................117

Clifford Law Offices - US, Illinois........................................................................................................ 152

CMA – Carla Monteiro & Associados, Sociedade De Advogados, RL - Cape Verde........................ 237

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP - England.................................................................44

Computalaw Ltd - UK.......................................................................................................................... 103

Constantine Law Limited - England...................................................................................................... 38

Corp Comm Legal - India.....................................................................................................................200

Corpus Legal Practitioners - Zambia...................................................................................................260 GLE 265

Index

Crowd Risk Analysis Ltd. - England...................................................................................................... 35

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas - India.................................................................................................... 199

D

David Rechulski, Advogados - Brazil................................................................................................... 118

Deep & Far Attorneys-at-Law - Taiwan...............................................................................................226

Dentons US LLP - US, California......................................................................................................... 137

Deol & Gill - Malaysia........................................................................................................................... 210

Dhaval Vussonji & Associates, Advocates and Solicitors - India........................................................ 197

DivinaLaw - Philippines....................................................................................................................... 219

Dojană şi Asociaţii - Romania................................................................................................................ 91

Donald Manasse Law Offices - Monaco.............................................................................................. 86 GLE 266

DTLAW - Vietnam................................................................................................................................ 227

Dunning Rievman LLP - US, New York............................................................................................... 157

E

Egan Nelson LLP - US, Texas.............................................................................................................. 167

Ehlers, Ehlers & Partner Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbB - Germany................................................ 60

Engleharts Solicitors - England.............................................................................................................. 33

Estudio Jurídico Prado - Ecuador........................................................................................................ 127

EvokeIP - England.................................................................................................................................. 41

F

Fajardo Law Offices - Philippines........................................................................................................ 218

Fee Langstone - New Zealand............................................................................................................ 214 GLE 267

Index

FEHN Legal ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW TAX ACCOUNTANTS - Germany............................................... 62

Fernández Zacur – Gabinete Jurídico - Paraguay................................................................................ 131

Finsec Law Advisors - India.................................................................................................................203

FRB Realty Capital LLC - US, Washington D.C.................................................................................. 171

Frost Brown Todd LLC - US, Ohio....................................................................................................... 164

FTA Consulting - Brazil......................................................................................................................... 119

G

G Kouzalis LLC - Cyprus........................................................................................................................ 27

Gait and Posture Centre LLP - England................................................................................................ 43

Gavin/Solmonese - US, Delaware....................................................................................................... 146

George Bermann - US, New York....................................................................................................... 158 GLE 268

GIM Legal STA - Italy............................................................................................................................. 75

Global Law Office - China.................................................................................................................... 188

Ground Floor Wentworth Chambers - Australia................................................................................. 181

Grünecker Patent Attorneys and Attorneys-at-Law - Germany........................................................... 61

Grunfeld, Desiderio, Lebowitz, Silverman & Klestadt LLP - US, New York...................................... 163

Guidehouse - US, New York................................................................................................................ 159

H

Haridass Ho & Partners - Singapore...................................................................................................222

Hechanova Group - Philippines...........................................................................................................220

Highgate Hill Solicitors - England.......................................................................................................... 32

Holland & Knight - Business Law - Colombia..................................................................................... 123 GLE 269

Index

Holland & Knight - Energy & Natural Resources Law - Colombia...................................................... 124

HST - Ethiopia......................................................................................................................................240

I

Ilp. Global Laos Aguilar Limas & Asociados - Peru............................................................................. 132

Immigration Solutions Lawyers - Australia......................................................................................... 185

Independent Mediators Ltd - England.................................................................................................. 39

J

Jackye Elombo - Avocat à la Cour - Luxembourg................................................................................. 83

James & Wells - New Zealand............................................................................................................ 213

Jetlaw, LLC - US, Washington D.C..................................................................................................... 168

JING & Partners - Cameroon..............................................................................................................236 GLE 270

Jingtian & Gongcheng - China............................................................................................................. 190

Joseph Rowe - St Kitts & Nevis.......................................................................................................... 135

Julius & Creasy - Sri Lanka.................................................................................................................. 224

K

K. Argyridou & Associates LLC - Banking & Finance Law - Cyprus.................................................... 21

K. Argyridou & Associates LLC - Financial Services Law - Cyprus...................................................... 26

Kadir Andri & Partners - Malaysia.......................................................................................................209

Karin Horev & Co., Law Office - Israel................................................................................................243

Keller/Anderle LLP - US, California...................................................................................................... 138

Kennedys - France................................................................................................................................. 47

KETNER, Legal Consultancy, Representation and Protection, Ltd. - Slovenia.................................... 95 GLE 271

Index

Kettani Law Firm - Arbitration Law - Morocco................................................................................... 247

Kettani Law Firm - Commercial Law - Morocc...................................................................................248

Kettani Law Firm - Corporate and M&A Law - Morocco...................................................................249

Kettani Law Firm - Labor and Employment Law - Morocco..............................................................250

KIPA - Sweden....................................................................................................................................... 97

KLIEMT.HR Lawyers - Germany........................................................................................................... 59

Klochenko & Partners Attorneys at Law - Russia................................................................................. 94

KPMG in Malta - Malta.......................................................................................................................... 85

Krishna & Saurastri Associates LLP - India......................................................................................... 201

Kroll - US, California............................................................................................................................. 139

Kurt and Partners Law Firm - Turkey.................................................................................................. 101 GLE 272

Kutak Rock LLP - US, Nebraska.......................................................................................................... 153

Kyros Law Office - Greece.................................................................................................................... 63

L

Law Senate - India............................................................................................................................... 196

LDG Avocats - France............................................................................................................................ 49

Legal Alliance - Ghana......................................................................................................................... 241

Legem Attorneys at Law - Mexico...................................................................................................... 129

LexDellmeier Intellectual Property Law Firm - Germany..................................................................... 56

LEXGOAL LAW OFFICE - China......................................................................................................... 189

LGR Incorporated - South Africa.........................................................................................................256

Liberty Chambers - Hong Kong........................................................................................................... 191 GLE 273

Index

Litvin Marzorati Legales - Argentina....................................................................................................115

M

M/s. Crawford Bayley & Co. - India..................................................................................................... 198

Maikowski & Ninnemann - European Patent Law - Germany.............................................................. 53

Maikowski & Ninnemann - Intellectual Property Law - Germany........................................................ 57

Makori & Karimi (M&K) Advocates - Kenya........................................................................................244

Mamo TCV Advocates - Malta..............................................................................................................84

Marjorie Rawls Roberts, P.C. - US Virgin Islands............................................................................... 172

Mata-Perez, Tamayo & Francisco - Philippines................................................................................... 221

Meléndez Torres Law, PSC - Puerto Rico........................................................................................... 134

Michael Sherry Limited - England......................................................................................................... 45 GLE 274

Mogan Daniels Slager LLP - Canada................................................................................................... 122

MoginRubin LLP - US, California......................................................................................................... 136

Monteiro & Neves Advogados Associados - Brazil............................................................................ 120

Motswagole & Company - Botswana.................................................................................................235

Mul & Co - Indonesia...........................................................................................................................205

Murphy Battista LLP - Canada............................................................................................................ 121

N

NCC Law - Costa Rica......................................................................................................................... 125

O

Odvjetnički ured Odvjetnik Eugen Zadravec - Croatia.......................................................................... 20

ONTIER LLP - England.......................................................................................................................... 31 GLE 275

Index

Oon & Bazul LLP - Singapore..............................................................................................................223

Owen White Solicitors - Englan............................................................................................................ 37

P

Papacostopoulos - Grigoriadou and Associates Law Firm (CPA Law) - Greece................................. 66

Paramount Legal Advisory Services Pvt. Ltd. - Nepal....................................................................... 211

ParrisWhittaker - Bahamas.................................................................................................................. 116

Pavestones – The Urban Legal Practice - Commercial Law - Nigeria................................................ 251

Pavestones – The Urban Legal Practice - Technology Law - Nigeria................................................. 252

Pavlov & Co - Bulgaria........................................................................................................................... 19

Perkins Coie LLP - US, California........................................................................................................ 143

Perun Consultants Limited - Hong Kong............................................................................................ 192 GLE 276

Peyton Medico Legal - UK................................................................................................................... 104

Philippe & Partners Belgium - Belgium................................................................................................. 17

Prüfer & Partner mbB - Emine Feldmeier-Boukari - Germany............................................................. 54

Prüfer & Partner mbB - Germany.......................................................................................................... 55

Q

Quevedo & Ponce - Ecuador............................................................................................................... 128

R

Railas Attorneys Ltd. - Finland............................................................................................................... 46

Rajeshwari & Associates - India..........................................................................................................202

Ravetto Associés AARPI - France......................................................................................................... 50

RDS Associates Consulting Engineers, Inc. - US, New Jersey......................................................... 154 GLE 277

Index

Record Point - Australia....................................................................................................................... 186

Renaissance Law Chambers - Ghana................................................................................................. 242

RGT CONSULTANTS - Germany.......................................................................................................... 52

RIAA Barker Gillette - Pakistan........................................................................................................... 215

Richard Grogan & Associates - Ireland................................................................................................. 70

Robertsons, Solicitors and Notaries - Hong Kong.............................................................................. 194

RSH Relocation and Immigration Services - Netherlands.................................................................... 87

Russells Solicitors - Entertainment law - England................................................................................ 36

Russells Solicitors - Music Sector Employment law - England............................................................ 40

Ryken and Associates Barristers and Solicitors - New Zealand......................................................... 212

GLE 278

S

Sackers - England.................................................................................................................................. 42

SkyStem - US, New York.................................................................................................................... 155

SLV Legal - Romania.............................................................................................................................. 93

Sonia McEntee Solicitors - Ireland........................................................................................................ 71

Sports & Gaming Lawyers - Ukraine.................................................................................................. 105

Spring Law Limited - England............................................................................................................... 34

Stoeva, Tchompalov & Znepolski Attorney Partnership - Bulgaria....................................................... 18

Strategic Action Pty Ltd trading as Strategic Resolution - Conflict Resolution - Australia................ 182

Strategic Action Pty Ltd trading as Strategic Resolution - Mediation - Australia............................... 187

Studio Legale Jacobacci & Associati - Italy.......................................................................................... 73 GLE 279

Index

Studio Legale Pacchiana Parravicini e Associati - Italy......................................................................... 80

Studio Legale Russo Valentini - Italy..................................................................................................... 77

Studio Notaio Anita Varsallona Italy...................................................................................................... 78

Süle Law Firm - Hungary....................................................................................................................... 68

Sydney Criminal Lawyers - Australia................................................................................................... 183

Szabó Kelemen & Partners Andersen Attorneys - Hungary................................................................ 67

T

Tarek Riad – Legal Consultants and Attorneys at Law - Egypt..........................................................239

Thambwe-Mwamba & Associés Law Firm - D.R. Congo..................................................................238

The Gillam Law Firm - US, California.................................................................................................. 140

The Law Office of Noora Sarhan - Qatar............................................................................................253 GLE 280

The Prinz Law Firm - US, Illinois......................................................................................................... 151

The SJS Law Firm, PLLC - US, Washington D.C............................................................................... 169

Thesis Law Firm - Competition Law - Greece...................................................................................... 64

Thesis Law Firm - Public Procurement Law - Greece.......................................................................... 65

TKL Abogados – Think Legal - Spain.................................................................................................... 96

TPA Global - Netherlands...................................................................................................................... 88

Trade Resources & Associates - US, California.................................................................................. 142

TripleOKLaw LLP - Kenya.................................................................................................................... 245

U

United Trademark & Patent Services - Pakistan................................................................................. 216

United Trademark & Patent Services - Qatar .....................................................................................254 GLE 281

Index

United Trademark & Patent Services - UAE.......................................................................................258

United Trademark & Patent Services in association with Law Offices of Dr. Hasan Al Mulla - Saudi Arabia...................................................................... 255

V

Vargas Pareja Abogados & Consultores S.A.C - Peru........................................................................ 133

Vinson & Elkins LLP - US, Washington D.C........................................................................................ 170

von Segesser Law Office - Switzerland................................................................................................ 98

W

Whitmyer IP Group - US, Connecticut................................................................................................ 145

WILDHACK & JELLINEK Patentanwälte OG - Austria......................................................................... 16

William KW Leung & Co - Hong Kong................................................................................................ 195

GLE 282

Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP - US, New York...................................................... 162

Wisner Law Firm - Alexandra Wisner - US, Illinois............................................................................. 149

Wisner Law Firm - Floyd Wisner - US, Illinois.................................................................................... 150

Wohabe Law Offices LLP - US, New York......................................................................................... 160

Z

Zwicky & Partner - Switzerland........................................................................................................... 100

GLE 283

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