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Corporate Law Lawyer of the Year - 2019 Charlotte Kesson-Smith Osei, Prime Attorneys â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Ghana

Corporate Law Lawyer of the Year - 2019 - Charlotte Kesson-Smith Osei, Prime Attorneys

Prime Attorneys is a versatile legal practice established to offer strategic advisory and legal consultancy services with a full spectrum of capabilities in business law. Our culture and philosophy is to work closely with our clients to understand all their business and legal needs in order to offer tailor-made solutions. As a law firm, we remain proactive by being abreast with and keeping our clients fully informed of developments in the business and regulatory environment that may affect them. We offer innovative, prompt and cost-effective legal services through the collective experiences of our Team members, the use of the latest technology available, our exclusive networks based on integrity, and experience in the Ghanaian business sector. We have extensive experience advising and representing clients on all regulatory compliance matters and reviewing and drafting contracts for all aspects of a business. We are passionate about our clients’ businesses and

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always make their interests paramount. We believe in building a strong relationship with our clients and with the key players in our clients’ industries. As a result, our practice is based on the understanding that a thorough knowledge of our clients’ business and business objectives is an absolute necessity. In effect, we provide a full range of support to our clients and help our clients meet all their business goals and objectives. It has been our aim to provide practical, strategic advice and creative legal solutions to all business issues. This is done by maintaining a selective client base, thereby ensuring that there is effective communication at all times. We believe that a passion for satisfying our client’s business needs is a key enabler in our quest to offer first class legal services. We have a strong knowledge and understanding of contemporary business issues and thinking in the areas of leadership and labour management, operations, strategy, international business, business ethics and corporate governance. We continually invest in our human capital, technology and legal resources to support our work.

CHARLOTTE OSEI FOUNDER & LEAD COUNSEL

Charlotte’s education and public sector professional activities have been focused on election administration, electoral reforms, voter education, gender, and human rights advocacy. In the private sector, her vast legal expertise covers the areas of financial management, banking, labour and human resource management, public-private sector partnerships, negotiation of commercial contracts and mineral concessions. She was previously in charge of the day to day management and strategic oversight of Ghana’s Electoral Commission for three years. During her tenure, she successfully supervised the conduct of four parliamentary by-elections, two national elections- local government elections (2015) and presidential and parliamentary elections (2016). At the Electoral Commission, she managed an annual budget of USD300million, permanent staff of 1400 across in over 200 offices nationwide and temporary staff of 140,000 during election periods. She also had direct oversight and responsibility for communications and public relations, voter education, procurement and information technology. She also led a branch and root reform of the Commission resulting in the launch and partial implementation of a five-year strategic plan and successfully implemented major electoral reforms and over fifty new initiatives over a three-year period. The 2016 elections were acclaimed by Domestic and International Observers as one of the best in Africa leading to the following awards and recognitions: Woman of Courage Award (2017) by the US government, Glitz Africa Woman of the Year Award 2018 (Governance) and Chatham House Prize 2017 finalist.

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CONTENTS

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Editor's Introduction

Winner's Index

Africa

Asia

Europe

North America

70 Oceania & Global 74

South America

Editor in Chief Richard Baker 2nd Floor Quayside Tower 252 - 260 Broad Street Birmingham West Midlands B1 2HF United Kingdom +44 (0)20 3291 3493

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Welcome to Global 100 – 2019 Welcome to the 2019, Global 100, consisting of the World’s leading firms and individuals, with votes received from our global readers, in over 163 countries worldwide. The purpose of the Global 100 is to provide the readership with a comprehensive understanding of those firms that are truly leaders within their chosen areas of specialisation. The Global 100 does not follow the usual process followed by many others. It follows a very specific, very comprehensive process, not commonly used elsewhere in the industry. Following the closure of the process, which follows a very strict format of self-submission and thirdparty nomination, firms are shortlisted and selected as winners. For each category awarded a proprietary method of analysis ranks winners based on their domestic and international work. This ranking method produces a list of shortlisted firms, based on a very comprehensive set of criteria. Once all votes have been received, a panel of judges review the votes within each category. The judging process assesses the following considerations; The strategic nature of work conducted. The complexity of work conducted. The scale of work conducted. Whether the work conducted was done in a timely manner, and within budget. Any ground-breaking or innovative processes used during completion of conducted work. The judging process focuses strongly on the complexity and strategic significance of work conducted. The above criteria underline’s the importance of the recognition each winner is receiving as a Global 100 winning organisation, firm or individual. In summary, the Global 100 program provides a benchmark of the very best of the best industry leaders, exemplary team’s and distinguished organisations. We would like to extend our congratulations to all the Global 100 – 2019 winners.

Richard Baker Editor in Chief

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Index

AFRICA A-z Solutions

Best Film Fixing Specialists - Zambia

Concept Group Nigeria Ltd

Technology Solutions Company of the Year – Africa

Continental Tyre SA (Pty) Ltd

Africa MD of the Year - 2019 - Shaun Uys, Continental Tyre South Africa - South Africa

Onyango & Company Advocates

Editors’ Choice - Corporate Law Firm of the Year - Uganda

Prime Attorneys

Corporate Law Lawyer of the Year - 2019 - Charlotte Kesson-Smith Osei, Prime Attorneys - Ghana 2

ASIA ACME Communications Ltd

Best Telecommunications & Managed IT Service Provider - 2020 - ACME Communications Limited 18

A-MDM

Best Asian Luxury Villa Design - 2019 - A-MDM Company: Villa Icon Koh Samui - Thailand

Deep & Far

Mergers and Acquisitions Firm of the Year 2020 – Taiwan

Design Confidence Consultancy

Best International Fire & Life Safety Consultancy 2019 - UAE

DN Legal

M&A Law Firm of the Year - 2019 - DN Legal Ltd. - Vietnam

Global Tax Services FZLLC

Best International Tax Firm 2019 & Best for Corporate Tax Services - Middle East

India Law Practice

Boutique Real Estate Development Law Firm of the Year - 2019 - India Law Practice (ILP) - India

Jumeirah Zabeel Saray

Mona AlHebsi - Jumeirah Zabeel Saray - Best HR Director of the Year - UAE

KK Sharma Law Offices

Antitrust Law Lawyer of the Year - 2019 - Kaushal Kumar Sharma, KK Sharma Law Offices - India

Sonoda & Kobayashi Intellectual

Intellectual Property Firm of the Year in Japan

Property Law TIL Biosciences (The Animal Health Division

Best Animal Health Product Manufacturer & Award for Innovation in Probiotics 2019 – India

of Tablets (India) Limited) Wang Jing & Co.

Shipping & Maritime Law Lawyer of the Year - 2019 - Xiangyong Chen, Wang Jing & Co. - China

EUROPE A&B MONEY

Best UK/Thailand Money Transfer Service 2019 - UK

Abecasis, Moura Maures & Associades

Aviation Law Firm of the Year - Portugal

Angel Heart Homecare Ltd

Europe Entrepreneur of the Year - 2019 - Sounita Rachel Chummun, Angel Heart HC – UK

Europe Entrepreneur of the Year - 2019 - Sounita Rachel Chummun, MIASHAN - UK Anne O’Connell Solicitors

Labour & Employment Law Firm of the Year - 2019 - Anne O’Connell Solicitors - ROI / Labour & Employment Law Lawyer of the Year - 2019 - Anne O’Connell, Anne O’Connell Solicitors - ROI

Birtenshaw

Europe CEO of the Year - 2019 - David Reid, Birtenshaw - UK

Blochamps Capital Kft.

Estate Planning Advisory Firm of the Year - Hungary

CABINET M. OPROIU

Patent Law Firm of the Year – Romania

Camden Associates Ltd.

Niche Corporate Finance Advisory Firm of the Year (Biotech) - UK

Cavendish Employment Law Limited

Best Employment Law Firm 2019

Convert Your Garage

Garage Conversion Specialists of the Year - 2019 - Convert Your Garage - UK

Gali Macedo & Associados,

Immigration Law Firm of the Year in Portugal

Hahnelt Consulting

Best SME Business Consultancy 2019 - Germany

HBXL Group Ltd.

Best Building Software Development Company 2019 &

Best CAD Software Provider & Most Cutting-Edged Construction Software Platform: BuildingWorks Suite - UK Infinity Partnership Limited

Simon Cowie - Infinity Partnership Limited - Director of the Year - U.K.

Ingo Klaus Wamser

Criminal Law Lawyer of the Year – 2019 – Ingo Klaus Wamser, Rechtsanwalt Wamser – Germany

Leadership Original Concept s.r.o.

Jarmila Katharine Baresova, CEO of the Year & Vojtech Smejkal, COO of the Year -

Leadership Original Concept s.r.o. - Czech Republic Legal Partners

Dispute Resolution and Energy – Cyprus

London Property Services

Best Property Maintenance Company & Award for Excellence in Emergency Repairs 2019 - Greater London, UK

MAAYA Indian Kitchen & Bar

Best Indian Restaurant 2019 - Milton Keynes, UK

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Index

EUROPE Magenta Security Services Ltd

Best Security Solutions Provider of the Year - UK / Abbey Petkar - Magenta Security - Best

Managing Director of the Year - UK Natterbox

Voice & CRM Integration Specialists of the Year & Best Cloud-based Voice Services Platform: Natterbox - UK

No. 5 Dental Care

Best Private Dental Practice & Endodontics Referral Practice of the Year - England

NP Collective LTD

Healthcare CEO of the Year - 2019 - Nilesh Parmar, Parmar Dental - UK

OGT Forensic Ltd

Dr John Douse - Best for Forensic Science 2019 - U.K.

Olsen Actuation UK Ltd

Most Advanced Defence Sector Electric Actuator Specialists - UK

Olsen Engineering

Most Advanced Defence Sector Electric Actuator Specialists - UK

OxFirst Ltd.

Best IP Valuation Firm 2019 – UK

Paul Gallagher S.C.

Litigation Lawyer of the Year - 2019 - Paul Gallagher SC - ROI

PKF Francis Clark

Andrew Killick - Francis Clark LLP - Corporate Finance Partner of the Year - United

Kingdom Powder N Shine

Best Catered Ski Chalet Company of the Year - 2019 - France

Prepaid Financial Services Limited

Financial Services CEO of the Year - 2019 - Noel Moran, Prepaid Financial Services – UK

Property World

Best Estate Agency - London, UK

PRW Rechtsanwälte

Germany - Boutique IT Law Firm of the Year

Racine Avocats

Agriculture Sector Law Firm of the Year - 2019 - Racine - France

Rechtsanwalt Dr. Lars Jaeschke, LL.M.

Corporate IP Lawyer of the Year - Germany

Rechtsanwalt Ingo Klaus Wamser

Criminal Law Lawyer of the Year - 2019 - Ingo Klaus Wamser, Rechtsanwalt Wamser -

Germany riskHive Software Solutions Ltd

Best Risk Management Solutions Provider of the Year - UK

RSW Medico-legal Ltd

Individual - Orthopaedic Therapy Expert Witness of the Year - England

Sol Marzellier Traductores

Best Independent Translation Services Provider - Spain

The 36 Group

Shipping Litigation Barrister of the Year - Vasanti Selvaratnam QC, 36 Stone - England

The Dental Surgery

Best Cosmetic Dental Practice - 2019 - Dr. Khangura - The Dental Surgery - Norfolk, UK

The Lucre Group

Best PR & Events Agency - UK

The Nutrition Society

Life Sciences CEO of the Year - 2019 - Mark Hollingsworth - UK

Vero Consulting Limited

Fraud Accountancy Expert Witness of the Year - 2019 - Charles Lazarevic B.Sc., M.B.A.,

F.C.A., M.A.E., Vero Consulting Limited - London, UK WFS Technologies Ltd

Best Subsea Wireless Solutions Provider - 2019 - WFS Technologies Ltd - UK

Wilkinson Construction Consultants

Best Approved Inspectors 2019 - UK

Women in the Law UK

Diversity Champion of the Year – 2019

Youcall-It.Com Limited

Best Full Global Management Company of the Year - UK

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Index

NORTH AMERICA ASAP Sales & Services

Leading Providers of Airport X-Ray Scanning Equipment - 2019 - ASAP Sales & Services South America & The Caribbean

Banker Phares

Charitable Planning Advisory Firm of the Year - USA

Clifford Law Offices

Best Attorney in Aviation Litigation – USA

dkstudio architects inc.

Best International Luxury Retail Design Firm 2019 - Canada

EnvAerospace Incorporated

Best Global Aircraft Engine Nanocoating Service - Canada

Ernst & Young Orenda Corporate Finance Inc

Infrastructure Sector Advisory Firm of the Year - Canada

GOLBERT & ASSOCIATES

Boutique Tax Planning Law Firm of the Year - 2019 - Golbert & Associates - California, USA

Hawthorne Direct, LLC

Business Woman of the Year - 2019 - Jessica Hawthorne-Castro, Hawthorne - USA

Law Offices of Aaron Resnick, P.A.

Best Commercial Litigation Law Boutique - Florida

Lindborg & Mazor LLP

Litigation Law Firm of the Year in California, US

Lips Boutique By JKA

Best Medical Aesthetics Studio of the Year - Canada

Nightingale Corporation

Office Seating Manufacturer of the Year 2019 - Canada

Paragon Security

Kevin Sanjari – Paragon Security – President of the Year 2019 – Canada

Regent Law

Best Corporate Governance Law Lawyer of the Year - Canada

Rogerson Law Group

Client Choice - Asset Protection Law Firm of the Year - Canada

Rosenbaum IP

Best Patents Law Firm of the Year - Illinois, USA

Schneider Electric Industrial

Recognized Leaders in Smart Pump Controls – 2019 – Schneider Electric/Square D - USA

Automation Business Sadis & Goldberg LLP

Law Firm of the Year - Private Funds - North America

Santamarina y Steta

Juan Carlos Machorro - Santamarina y Steta - Best Partner of the Year - Mexico

Select Services Films, Inc.

Best Woman-Owned Film & TV Production Company - California

Skirbunt & Skirbunt LLC

Family Lawyer of the Year - USA

Tanya Boyd & Associates

Healthcare CEO of the Year - 2019 - Tanya Boyd, Tanya Boyd & Associates - USA

Tolero Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

David J. Bearss, Ph.D. - Tolero Pharmaceuticals - CEO of the Year - USA

Utility Services, Inc.

Best Utility Compliance Consultancy Firm - USA

OCEANIA & GLOBAL Atlite (Aust) Pty Ltd

Best High End Skylight Specialists - 2019 - Atlite Skylights - Asia Pacific

Custom Computer Creations

Best Custom-Built Computing Hardware - New South Wales, Australia

Nu Skin

Best Personal Care Product Manufacturer & Best Upcoming Skin Care & Cleansing Product - ageLOC LumiSpa system - Global

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Advocacia Fernanda Hernandez Basilio Advogados

Law Firm of the Year - Dispute Resolution Law - Brazil Commercial Litigation Law Firm of the Year - Brazil

Horvitz y Cia Ltda.

Family Law - Chile

Intercorp Group

Best Tax Consulting Managing Partner of the Year - Brazil

Rosa May Sampaio Arquitetura de Interiores

Interior Design Company of the Year 2019 - South America

Samantha Mendes Longo

Best Litigation Lawyer of the Year - Brazil

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AFRICA

A-Z Solutions Ltd

Best Film Fixing Specialists - Zambia

Concept Group Nigeria Ltd

Technology Solutions Company of the Year – Africa

Continental Tyre SA (Pty) Ltd

Africa MD of the Year - 2019 - Shaun Uys, Continental Tyre South Africa - South Africa

Onyango & Company Advocates

Editors’ Choice - Corporate Law Firm of the Year - Uganda

Prime Attorneys

Corporate Law Lawyer of the Year - 2019 - Charlotte Kesson-Smith Osei, Prime Attorneys - Ghana

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Africa Best Film Fixing Specialists

Zambia

to Solutions ltd Film • Fixing • Logistics

A to Z Solutions Ltd is a Zambian Registered Company established in 2013 and is proudly the first dedicated film fixing company in Zambia. Owned by Anita Balletto the Managing Director, A to Z Solutions provides film fixing and facilitation services predominantly to Wildlife Documentary and Reality Show Filmmakers visiting Zambia offering its customers a first class service tailored to their needs and requirements. Anita was born and brought up in Kenya, holds a BSc in Zoology from Leeds University in the UK and has been involved in the safari industry in East and Southern Africa for over 20 years. Living and working in Kenya, Tanzania, and more latterly in Zambia where she has been for the past 10 years Anita has extensive local knowledge and knows and understands the intricacies and nuances of operating in remote and ‘off the grid’ areas. With her extensive experience in the tourism and hospitality industry and a focus on operations and logistics, twinned with her passion for Conservation and the protection of Africa’s wildlife estates, Anita through her company A to Z Solutions is well positioned to assist visiting film

crews with a range of services. In her own capacity Anita sits on a number of Conservation/ Wildlife boards including Conservation Lower Zambezi, and has in the past served on the Abercrombie & Kent Zambia and ZAWA (Zambian Wildlife Authority – now DNPW) Boards. The latter being a ministerial appointment and testament to her passion and commitment to the Zambian Wildlife Estate. With this in mind A to Z Solutions are on the ground, and offer extensive local knowledge and hands on experience. We are familiar with Africa’s quirks, working conditions and its people, customs, cultures, fauna and flora. As such our small team will ensure attention to detail and can offer you a holistic ‘one stop shop’ where being based in Zambia’s capital Lusaka we are well positioned to provide the best service and turn around for licenses and approvals for filming in Zambia. Over the past few years we have worked with Film crews from Canada, the US, UK, Germany, The Netherlands and South Africa where in every case our services have been tailored around the production companies needs and requirements. Most recently we facilitated all services in Zambia for the crew of Holiday in the Wild – a feature film for Netflix which aired on the 1st November including accommodation, transport, charter flights from South Africa, as well as all permits and approvals to film in Zambia and all temporary Import permits for over 3 tons of filing and set equipment. Click here to see trailer: https://youtu.be/8miCh30GcGU

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Africa Best Film Fixing Specialists

Zambia

In 2018, A to Z Solutions worked on an extremely powerful and emotionally charged Chinese documentary called, “Encounter”. The idea of the documentary was to use Chinese celebrities with a genuine love for elephants to educate a largely Chinese audience about how elephants are poached and killed for the ivory that is so desired by so many Chinese people. The fact is, many Chinese people do not realise that elephants have to be killed in order to ‘harvest’ their ivory. Many think that tusks fall out and are found lying around in the bush… As such, education through documentaries like this, is a vital part of reducing the poaching epidemic that supplies the Chinese market with ivory. Extraordinarily, the documentary was aired on Tencent, China’s second largest internet movie provider, similar to Netflix, and also broadcast in mainland China, where to date the Zambian episode has been paid for, downloaded and viewed by a staggering 50.5 million people with numbers are growing by the day!

50.5 million people watch a conservation documentary managed by Zambian Film Fixing company, A to Z Solutions The documentary features celebrities Liu Hanya (Aya), a Taiwanese actress and hostess and Xu Xidi (Dee), a Taiwanese television host, actress, and singer. Aya and Dee have an immersive trip to Zambia as volunteers and guests of Game Rangers International (GRI). Aya and Dee are both passionate about wildlife conservation, and elephants in particular. The documentary captures the emotional rollercoaster of their experience which included getting to know rescued baby elephants whose mothers had been killed for ivory, and the grief of being present during the gruesome discovery of an elephant hunted for its ivory. The documentary highlights the fantastic conservation work being done by Game Rangers International and how passionate their team are. You can find out more about Game Rangers International and how you can support their work

Celebrities, Aya and Dee; Anita Balletto of A to Z Solutions; Rachael Murton, GRI Project Manager; Lisa Olivier, GRI Head of Research

here. A to Z Solutions worked closely with the international film crew, the GRI team and coordinated the entire Zambian trip. They ensured all necessary licenses, permits, paperwork and immigration visas were in order ahead of travel. They managed the Press Passes, National Parks (DNPW) Permits for filming in Kafue National Park, Temporary Import Permits (TIP’s) for the equipment that was required, Drone applications with the ZCAA, as well as all accommodation, transport, charter flights, and catering for the team of 38 who traveled to Zambia from China and Taiwan in order to film this groundbreaking documentary. We’re excited to see what A to Z Solutions works on next to help tell Zambia’s story! Find out more about A to Z Solutions on thebestofzambia.com here and on their website here. Contact Details Company: Address: Tel: Email: Web: Countries:

A to Z Solutions Ltd Farm 4142/D1/J – Chifwema Estates, Chifwema Road, Lusaka, Zambia +260 978 057353 anita@atozsolutions.net ballettoanita@gmail.com anita@atozzambia.com www.atozsolutions.net Czech Republic, China, New Zealand, Japan, Kenya, Austria Switzerland

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Africa Africa MD of the Year - 2019 - Shaun Uys, Continental Tyre

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South Africa

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Asia

ASIA ACME Communications Ltd

Best Telecommunications & Managed IT Service Provider - 2020 - ACME Communications Limited

A-MDM

Best Asian Luxury Villa Design - 2019 - A-MDM Company: Villa Icon Koh Samui - Thailand

Deep & Far

Mergers and Acquisitions Firm of the Year 2020 – Taiwan

Design Confidence Consultancy

Best International Fire & Life Safety Consultancy 2019 - UAE

DN Legal

M&A Law Firm of the Year - 2019 - DN Legal Ltd. - Vietnam

Global Tax Services

Best International Tax Firm 2019 & Best for Corporate Tax Services - Middle East

India Law Practice

Boutique Real Estate Development Law Firm of the Year - 2019 - India Law Practice (ILP) - India

Jumeirah Zabeel Saray

Mona AlHebsi - Jumeirah Zabeel Saray - Best HR Director of the Year - UAE

KK Sharma Law Offices

Antitrust Law Lawyer of the Year - 2019 - Kaushal Kumar Sharma, KK Sharma Law Offices - India

Sonoda & Kobayashi Intellectual

Intellectual Property Firm of the Year in Japan

Property Law TIL Biosciences (The Animal Health Division

Best Animal Health Product Manufacturer & Award for Innovation in Probiotics 2019 – India

of Tablets (India) Limited) Wang Jing & Co.

Shipping & Maritime Law Lawyer of the Year - 2019 - Xiangyong Chen, Wang Jing & Co. - China

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Asia Best Telecommunications & Managed IT Service Provider 2020 - ACME Communications Limited

ACME Communications Limited, is a global data center and network neutral interconnection provider offering an array of cloud products and managed services including Telecommunication services, Managed IT services and Managed Security services. It owns and operates the IT infrastructure and networks globally but mainly in Hong Kong, China and South Asia. The company owns and operates computing, security and networking facilities, communications linkages, and in-country local sales offices. ACME is partner with over 40 telecom companies and directly partner with more than 20 IT product brands in Asia. They operate globally across Hong Kong, China, United Kingdom, Singapore, France, Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines, Australia, Cambodia, Macau and Taiwan with support centres in most of the major cities in China. A global manufacturing customer needs the telecommunication services not just traditional MPLS leased line, but also need the public hybrid cloud and private cloud with 24x7 immediate support manner world-wide (They have over 30 factories and 50 offices world-wide), we won

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this case because we have global coverage with low cost, we can provide the hosted public and private cloud infrastructure to the customer with our traditional MPLS leased line, the cloud can also directly connect to Amazon cloud and Microsoft Azure cloud. Customer feeling amazing because we are the only one providers can do such service in Asia. Besides, we also provide the 24x7 SOC with MSSP + SIEM service to manage and support customer world-wide security infrastructure like firewall, IDS and SIEM. That is another point we won our competitors. The rapid IT environment changing because many and many physical infrastructure moving to the cloud and the cloud security and compatible still the main issue while we selling our solution to our customer. Besides, the bandwidth requirement from customer is almost double every Year, that cause we need to upgrade our core network frequency. And the mobility is more and more important that may affect our physical traditional leased line business. ACME has been focusing in Asia for more than 17 years. We have extensive experience in

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Asia Best Telecommunications & Managed IT Service Provider 2020 - ACME Communications Limited

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Telecommunication service such as Data center Colocation service, Cloud and Connectively Leased line service (MPLS, IEPL DIA and IP Transit). We also carry various brands of IT hardware, software and service major in computing, storage, networking, security and backup by our 7×24 professional Service Support Center (SSC), Network Operation Center (NOC) and Security Operation center (SOC).

system Integration • Long-terms relationships and directly deal with well-known hardware manufacturers & software vendors • Full IT service teams with our expertise products (Storage, backup, security, networking and system support) • Managed our owned sparing parts center and demo Labs center

We are your one-stop IT infrastructure solution for Telecommunications and System Integration. We provide the latest IT technology to support our clients create business value, achieve goals and success in the ever-changing business market. Our key services including WAN connectively, internet, leased line, data center, cloud computing & hosting, IT business operation outsourcing and managed IT service.

One-Stop Service Provider • Combine with Telecommunication and System Integration technology • Single point of contact in requesting support, case handling & fault reporting • Automatic and Scientific service support mechanism • Qualified and certified service management and control by ISO, escalation list and ticket CRM system • 7×24 Monitoring, Operation and Support by our service center, network operation center and security operation center.

Comparative Advantage: ISP-Grade Service Provider • Mission critical response, professional & reliability culture and manner • Competitive advantages on WAN connectively: Internet, circuits, bandwidth and routing • Details and Systematic recording, tracking and reporting • Owned our engineering teams to support relocation, cabling, electricity work IT Professional Service & Managed Service Provider • Familiar all kind of IT services, support and

Wide range of solid customer base • Our customer includes banking & Financial Services, Retail, Manufacturing and Logistics, Communications, Media and Utilities, Educational / NGO institutions and Public sectors Global presence • We have global presence across France, United Kingdom, Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Philippines, Australia, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and China with POPs or support center in most of China major cities.

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Asia Best Asian Luxury Villa Design - 2019 - A-MDM Company: Villa Icon Koh Samui

Contact Details Company: A-MDM Corporation Address: Office 306, 945 Xinzha Rd 200000 Shanghai, China +86 137 6120 0800 Tel:

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Asia Mergers and Acquisitions Firm of the Year 2020 – Taiwan

Purposes of Merger and Acquisition: Industrial Transformation and Upgrading Growth of an enterprise is not limited to expansion of production capacity or sales. Transformation and upgrading of an enterprise, such as horizontal merger through strategic alliance or vertical merger, or cutting businesses suffering losses in the enterprise and acquiring departments of other enterprises, is the necessary path for enterprise growth and industrial upgrading or transformation. The commercial purposes which an enterprise expects to achieve through merger and acquisition are referred to as purposes of merger and acquisition. Purposes of merger and acquisition may include the following: in terms of horizontal merger, enterprises should remove their weaknesses in the industry they belong to, increase market share, reduce costs and improve efficiency, so as to form economies of scale and enhance competitiveness; enterprises can consolidate supply sources and develop markets through vertical merger; in split-up, enterprises can solve the conflict and contradiction between the OEM and brand companies or achieve the professional division of labor. In a nutshell, merger and acquisition is a process of “you throwing and me picking, and each taking what it needs”. Through this process of merger and acquisition, different types and levels of

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channel, market expansion, brand acquisition, key technology or key customers can be obtained. In the past, the motivation of business operators to actively participate in merger and acquisition was not high. However, as time goes by, the concepts of economies of scale, specialization and corporate synergy have emerged, and the mentality of business operators has changed. With the global competition heating up and Mainland China’s rising strongly, it is a trend to expand the business territory by merger and acquisition. Moreover, unsolicited (hostile) takeover has become more popular in recent years. Even if an enterprise wants to stick to its own business territory, it also needs to face the threat of unsolicited (hostile) takeover by domestic and foreign companies. Therefore, enterprises cannot escape passively, but must face actively the oncoming of merger and acquisition. Common defenses against unsolicited (hostile) takeover, such as bringing in a white knight or merging with another enterprise, are also merger and acquisition in their nature, but they are more about defense than growth. In addition, under intense competition, it is common for enterprises to face financial difficulties due to product, technology, market or sales obstacles. In order to survive, the management team has responsibility to seek the best interests for

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Asia Mergers and Acquisitions Firm of the Year 2020 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Taiwan

all shareholders, while seeking to merge into or be acquired by another enterprise is a common measure and decision. In this case, the strategic needs are different, and the purpose of the merger and acquisition is to extend the life of the enterprise rather than to pursue its growth. Overview of Merger and Acquisition Merger and acquisition is only a means, and a process of achieving specific business purposes of an enterprise, rather than the result. When proceeding with merger and acquisition, the enterprise should first understand its own needs and set a clear purpose for the merger and acquisition strategy. In addition, in the process of merger and acquisition, it is necessary to constantly review the originally set purpose of the merger and acquisition, so as to avoid getting lost in the lengthy process of due diligence, evaluation and negotiation and deviating from the purpose of the merger and acquisition. Enterprises that are good at growing by merger and acquisition can consolidate the foundation by self-growth on one hand, and expand by merger and acquisition on the other hand. At the same time, they can suppress the development of competitors, make good use of the two feet for enterprise growth, and achieve twice the result with half the effort. Of course, not every merger and acquisition case can be called a successful one, but enterprises that are good at growing by merger and acquisition usually face up to the challenges of competition positively and have a better chance of surviving in the global competition than enterprises that stay conservative or avoid merger

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and acquisition passively. Finally, merger and acquisition is a process, the end of merger and acquisition period was followed by the integration period. The key for the success of the merger and acquisition is to successfully and painlessly combine an enterprise which was not cultivated by self-growth and has different enterprise culture completely during the golden run-in period after the merger and acquisition and then incorporate it into the existing enterprise. The integration after merger and acquisition actually begins before the merger and acquisition, and the success or failure of the final integration is almost determined when setting the goal of the merger and acquisition and choosing the object of the merger and acquisition. Therefore, the importance of planning, decision-making and management at the early stage of merger and acquisition should not be neglected. The greatest value that professional consultants of merger and acquisition can bring to merger and acquisition case mostly lies at the early stage of merge and acquisition.

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Deep & Far Attorneys-at-Law 13 Fl., 27 Sec. 3, Chung San N. Rd., Taipei 104, Taiwan, ROC 886-2-25856688 #8187 886-2-25989900 lawtsai@deepnfar.com.tw www.deepnfar.com.tw

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Asia Best International Tax Firm 2019 & Best for Corporate Tax Services

Global Tax Services (GTS) is a Dubai based tax consultancy specialising in direct and indirect taxation in the Middle East, the UK and the Far East. Founded in 2009, GTS was voted Best International Tax Firm in the UAE in 2015, Best International Tax Firm in the Middle East and Best in Corporate Tax Services in 2016 by Acquisition International (UK). We were also awarded the Best VAT Firm in the UAE by Corporate LiveWire UK in 2017. GTS is a registered tax agent firm with the UAE Federal Tax Authority. GTS works with local and international companies, -government offices, family offices and has a long standing ethical relationship with tax authorities. We are part of an international network of tax advisers enabling us to deliver tax advice from over 100 tax jurisdictions.

OUR EXPERTISE Strategic and practical advice After working in some of the largest professional services firms in the world, GTS advisers have set out to deliver something different: advice that is strategic, practical, expert and responsive to our clients’ needs. Committed to client success We are committed to our clients’ success – we anticipate and advise on the tax implications associated with strategic business decisions. We understand the critical role tax plays in optimising existing operations and evaluating new opportunities and we work with our clients to enable them to make informed decisions. We treat every account as a priority. Proud and passionate We embrace what makes us different. The GTS team consists of professionals with over 20 years of tax experience in the Middle East, EU, Malaysia, India and Australia. We enjoy a considerably lower staff churn rate than the top-tier firms ensuring continuity for our clients. Approachable, proactive and energetic In our competitive space we are truly driven to perform. We uphold the highest standard of excellence in proactive client service. Our advisors have an entrepreneurial mindset and are committed

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to working collaboratively, with integrity and energy.

INTERNATIONAL NETWORK Local presence, international knowledge GTS is part of an international network of tax advisers working together on cross-border issues. We offer our clients access to tax experts in more than 100 countries. Our international experts are not simply numbers in a telephone directory – we work with them regularly to deliver a seamless service to our clients. United brand GTS is a united brand comprising of leading tax advisers and has become a stamp of credibility to our existing and potential clients. Privilege to belong All members belong to the international network by invitation. Our clients know that, regardless of what jurisdiction they operate in, their tax affairs will be dealt with by leading tax professionals. Sharing commitments We work together to translate knowledge and best practice into advice that addresses the latest tax issues affecting our clients across the world. All members of the network are expected to maintain the highest standards of quality in both the advice and client interactions. A dedicated team GTS network members regularly share technical knowledge and discuss how tax developments will impact clients in various jurisdictions. Even before obtaining country-specific advice from local experts, we understand the existing tax frameworks and key issues.

Contact Details: Global Tax Services Company: Level 42 Address: Emirates Towers Dubai United Arab Emirates PO Box 122798 +971 (0) 4319 9237 Tel: +971 (0) 4319 7474 Fax: info@global-taxservices.com Email:

GLOBAL 100 | 2019

Asia Mona AlHebsi - Jumeirah Zabeel Saray - Best HR Director of the Year

UAE

in the One & Only Royal Mirage during Dubai 2003. She then completed her Internship in Hilton Ras Al Khaimah. “I realized the immense growth opportunities available in hospitality and started my first job with the iconic Burj Al Arab Jumeirah. From there I went on achieving success and worked for some big landmarks in hospitality like Grand Hyatt Dubai, Jumeirah Creekside Hotel and Jumeirah Zabeel Saray”, explained Mona. During her career span, Mona has worked with some of the best professionals in the industry, led great teams and executed high-end human capital related projects related to formulating HR Policies, Driving Employee Engagement and Spearheading Emiratization related initiatives in the hospitality industry. Mona has accomplished the FCIPD (Chartered FCIPD) status which is the highest professional accreditation one can achieve in the HR profession from CIPD. In addition to being an accomplished hotelier; Mona is also a success coach and a published author.

Jumeirah Zabeel Saray is a five-star luxurious resort that is managed by Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts; an entity of Dubai Holding. The resort is inspired by the imperial and vibrant synthesis of Ottoman architecture and art and nestled on the quiet, pristine West Crescent of Dubai’s iconic Palm Jumeirah. With stunning views of the Arabian Gulf and Dubai’s skyline, the resort boasts 379 elegant guest rooms, 26 lavish suites, and 38 Royal Residences. The resort also comprises of 59-metre infinity pool, private beach as well as exquisite culinary offerings in our award-winning restaurants and The MusicHall. Most importantly, the several awards winning Talise Ottoman Spa, is home to 42 treatment rooms, snow rooms and other iconic facilities. We caught up with Mona AlHebsi, the Director of Human Resources in Jumeirah Zabeel Saray to tell us more about her journey in the hospitality industry in the UAE and know her reaction after being named Global 100’s “Best HR Director of the Year 2019 - Jumeirah Zabeel Saray”. “I feel very honored to win the title of Best HR Director of the Year and I feel humble to receive this award that recognizes my valuable contributions in the hospitality industry and HR profession” said Mona, commenting on her auspicious win. Mona AlHebsi is an ambitious Emirati woman leader, accomplished Hotelier, seasoned HR professional, success coach, passionate author and a winner of numerous awards in the field of HR, Hospitality and Leadership. Mona has a great passion in hospitality and so she started her exciting journey in the hospitality industry in 2003 as “Hotel Host”

She has published her first book titled “Beat The Odds” or “‫رسكا‬ ‫ ”فولأملا‬in both Arabic and English. “I’ve shared my tried and tested techniques and success secrets with working women’s and especially hoteliers to guide them take their career to the next level and make it more worthwhile. Mona is also a member of the Advisory Council in the Dubai College of Tourism. She publishes periodic articles in LinkedIn and Gulf News on her life experiences and areas of expertise such as Human Resources, Coaching, Leadership, SelfDevelopment, Emiratization, Hospitality, Women and Youth Empowerment, etc. She has received several awards and accolades for her great contributions in the field of Leadership, Hospitality and Human Resources. Mona urges hoteliers to take advantage of the extensive opportunities available to them to have successful yet meaningful career throughout their working life. “Never wait for things to happen, be proactive and become the person who makes things happen, this is how you will stand out in a competitive marketplace”. “The journey to excellence will not necessarily be easy; however, when you look back after many years and see that you have become a better human being, I’d say your journey was definitely worth the efforts. This is exactly how I describe my career in a snapshot, Mona affirmed.

Company: Company: Address: Email: Tel: Web:

Mona AlHebsi Jumeirah Zabeel Saray West Crescent, The Palm Jumeirah PO Box 27722 Dubai, United Arab Emirates mona.alhebsi@jumeirah.com +971 4 453 0000 www.jumeirah.com

GLOBAL 100 | 2019

Asia KK Sharma Law Office

India

A global advisory group with alliance partners and associates located around the world. KK Sharma Mr. KK Sharma, the first Director General (DG) of functional Competition Commission of India (CCI) & its first Head of Merger Control and Antitrust Divisions, is often called ‘Father of Indian Competition Law ’ because of his unique distinction of drafting competition law and regulations for India and overseeing enforcement of this law thereafter. Mr. Sharma not only had investigated landmark cases of competition law violations , in wide sectors, and brought them to fruition but , later on , moving over to the bar , also successfully defended big corporate clients against hefty penalties. Having been the ‘Architect of Indian Merger Review Format’ and steered the very first merger reviews of the competition agency, Mr Sharma has a comprehensive experience, of nearly three decades, in various Government departments , public bodies, including direct tax administration , the CCI and the private sector. A regular invited speaker at international conferences on competition law and other issues, he has been an active member of International Competition Network (ICN) Merger Working Group, Mr Sharma travels around the globe. Mr. Sharma , an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology(IIT) and National Law School University (NLSU) Bangalore, a qualified lawyer and an economics masters is trained in Competition Law Economics from King’s College, London. He has two books on Indian Competition Law- one by Lexis Nexis and the other by Thomson Reuters- to his credit. Prior to having been involved, in a significant manner in the establishment of competition law in India, Mr. Sharma had a scintillating career of more than two decades in the Indian Revenue Service (IRS) of India. During his career in IRS, he initiated many path breaking investigations including an investigation , into cross border money transfers, leading to the collection of more than USD One Billion into the tax net and formation of a new ‘Directorate of International Taxation’. Presently, this new ‘Directorate of International Taxation’ contributes to nearly 20% of the direct tax revenues of Government of India. President of India has appointed him a ‘Special Counsel’ for arguing complex tax matters of Government of India before higher judicial authorities. The procedures, formats, protocols designed by him – either in the IRS, as a Tax Administrator, or Competition Commission of India- survive to this day and form the backbone of the competition law framework & enforcement in India Be it the first few investigation reports or first penalties orders by Antitrust Division or the merger approvals, his stamp is everywhere in the initial footprints of competition law enforcement in India The firm , established by him, has the distinction of succeeding in almost impossible cases where others had given up hopes or had no clue how to proceed. Amongst other cases, a potential penalty of USD 430 million was reduced to a penalty of USD 96 million and eventually reduced to a miniscule USD 0.28 million and to the extent that the Client did not even consider it fit to contest the minimalistic reduced penalty. He is widely consulted by different open knowledge global platforms, on law and consulting, such as Global Legal Group(GLG), Global Legal Experts (GLE) etc and features, in numerous listings, as a leading global authority on competition law. PROFILE KK SHARMA LAW OFFICES Dealing in Competition Law, Tax, Regulation and other allied subjects, K.K. Sharma Law Offices (‘Firm’) covers areas on both sides of the

regulatory divide. Clientele of the Firm includes Governments, Regulators and various Corporate Entities. The Firm has a diverse and global talent pool with Heads of Competition Agencies, Senior Officials from the United Nations and various International Multilateral Bodies, such as World Bank, from across the world, as a part of our Advisory Council and/or Core Team. The Firm has been rendering services to many prominent enterprises - both domestic and international - from the public and private sectors. The assignments , from these clients , are mostly complex and unique. As an example, Trade Ministry of Turkey was trying hard to put together a unique global training cum sensitisation programme involving an International Consumer Organisation, a Competition Agency and a top university teaching competition law for the purpose of its entry into EU. This was executed to the satisfaction of the client. The Firm takes pride in the fact that, in addition to being considered as the frontrunner in the core areas of Competition and Tax Laws, it has also been assisting its clients in other areas of law, as and when required. The fact of Mr. Sharma , having headed almost all the verticals in the formative years of the Indian competition agency , being the person whose stamp on the enforcement and practice of competition law in India is quite substantial brings an added edge in matters of competition law being dealt with by the Firm. To mention a few clients , from wide range of clientele, the Firm has served The Government of Turkey, Belgium Chamber of Commerce, Reliance Industries Limited, Pharma Giants, leading Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs), Port Regulatory Bodies and various Industry Associations. The Firm has been consistent in terms of value delivery to its clients in various matters and ,on numerous occasions, saved clients from colossal penalties - both imminent and real - the most recent being on appeal involving a huge amount of USD 96 million before the Appellate Tribunal. The Firm successfully managed to get the appeal allowed, in favour of our clients. Apart from handling the cases brought by clients, the Firm has, on multiple instances, been approached for second expert opinion on matters being dealt with by other leading firms in the country and beyond. The Firm and its Chairman are frequently asked to contribute scholarly articles on the various aspects of Competition Law by several prominent publications from across the globe- the most recent being the request of Global Legal Group (GLG). The chapter on ‘Vertical Restraints’ being included in GLG’s forthcoming publication titled ‘International Comparative Legal Guide’ was requested to be contributed by the Firm. The founder of the Firm, Mr. K.K. Sharma is frequently invited to speak in different international events including requests to be on the Advisory Boards of distinguished conglomerates. He was on the Global Competition Law Advisory Board of Bloomberg. Mr Sharma has also been appointed a ‘Special Counsel’ , by President of India, to argue complex cases of Government of India before higher judicial authorities. The Firm and its Chairman are frequently a part of various listing of the entities/persons having proven expertise in competition law. With several years of experience and the resultant expertise, the Firm is well-endowed to handle matters , from across the entire spectrum of laws, leaving its clients assured of the fact that the matters have been handed over to totally trustworthy legal hands.

Contact Details Company: Address: Tel: Web:

KK Sharma Law Offices 119, Shahpur Jat, Siri Fort, New Delhi, Delhi 110049, India +91 11 41081137 & 49053075 www.kkslawoffices.com

GLOBAL 100 | 2019

Asia

GLOBAL 100 | 2019

Europe

EUROPE A&B MONEY

Best UK/Thailand Money Transfer Service 2019 - UK

Abecasis, Moura Maures & Associades

Aviation Law Firm of the Year - Portugal

Angel Heart Homecare Ltd

Europe Entrepreneur of the Year - 2019 - Sounita Rachel Chummun, Angel Heart HC – UK

Europe Entrepreneur of the Year - 2019 - Sounita Rachel Chummun, MIASHAN - UK Anne O’Connell Solicitors

Labour & Employment Law Firm of the Year - 2019 - Anne O’Connell Solicitors - ROI / Labour & Employment Law Lawyer of the Year - 2019 - Anne O’Connell, Anne O’Connell Solicitors - ROI 33

Birtenshaw

Europe CEO of the Year - 2019 - David Reid, Birtenshaw - UK

Blochamps Capital Kft.

Estate Planning Advisory Firm of the Year - Hungary

CABINET M. OPROIU

Patent Law Firm of the Year – Romania

Camden Associates Ltd.

Niche Corporate Finance Advisory Firm of the Year (Biotech) - UK

Cavendish Employment Law Limited

Best Employment Law Firm 2019

Convert Your Garage

Garage Conversion Specialists of the Year - 2019 - Convert Your Garage - UK

Gali Macedo & Associados,

Immigration Law Firm of the Year in Portugal

Hahnelt Consulting

Best SME Business Consultancy 2019 - Germany

HBXL Group Ltd.

Best Building Software Development Company 2019 &

Best CAD Software Provider & Most Cutting-Edged Construction Software Platform: BuildingWorks Suite - UK Infinity Partnership Limited

Simon Cowie - Infinity Partnership Limited - Director of the Year - U.K.

Ingo Klaus Wamser

Criminal Law Lawyer of the Year – 2019 – Ingo Klaus Wamser, Rechtsanwalt Wamser – Germany

Leadership Original Concept s.r.o.

Jarmila Katharine Baresova, CEO of the Year & Vojtech Smejkal, COO of the Year -

Leadership Original Concept s.r.o. - Czech Republic Legal Partners

Dispute Resolution and Energy – Cyprus

London Property Services

Best Property Maintenance Company & Award for Excellence in Emergency Repairs 2019

- Greater London, UK MAAYA Indian Kitchen & Bar

Best Indian Restaurant 2019 - Milton Keynes, UK

Magenta Security Services Ltd

Best Security Solutions Provider of the Year - UK / Abbey Petkar - Magenta Security - Best Managing Director of the Year - UK

GLOBAL 100 | 2019

Europe

Natterbox

Voice & CRM Integration Specialists of the Year & Best Cloud-based Voice Services Platform: Natterbox - UK

No. 5 Dental Care

Best Private Dental Practice & Endodontics Referral Practice of the Year - England

NP Collective LTD

Healthcare CEO of the Year - 2019 - Nilesh Parmar, Parmar Dental - UK

OGT Forensic Ltd

Dr John Douse - Best for Forensic Science 2019 - U.K.

Olsen Actuation UK Ltd

Most Advanced Defence Sector Electric Actuator Specialists - UK

Olsen Engineering

Most Advanced Defence Sector Electric Actuator Specialists - UK

OxFirst Ltd.

Best IP Valuation Firm 2019 – UK

Paul Gallagher S.C.

Litigation Lawyer of the Year - 2019 - Paul Gallagher SC - ROI

PKF Francis Clark

Andrew Killick - Francis Clark LLP - Corporate Finance Partner of the Year - United

Kingdom Powder N Shine

Best Catered Ski Chalet Company of the Year - 2019 - France

Prepaid Financial Services Limited

Financial Services CEO of the Year - 2019 - Noel Moran, Prepaid Financial Services – UK

Property World

Best Estate Agency - London, UK

PRW Rechtsanwälte

Germany - Boutique IT Law Firm of the Year

Racine Avocats

Agriculture Sector Law Firm of the Year - 2019 - Racine - France

Rechtsanwalt Dr. Lars Jaeschke, LL.M.

Corporate IP Lawyer of the Year - Germany

Rechtsanwalt Ingo Klaus Wamser

Criminal Law Lawyer of the Year - 2019 - Ingo Klaus Wamser, Rechtsanwalt Wamser -

Germany riskHive Software Solutions Ltd

Best Risk Management Solutions Provider of the Year - UK

RSW Medico-legal Ltd

Individual - Orthopaedic Therapy Expert Witness of the Year - England

Sol Marzellier Traductores

Best Independent Translation Services Provider - Spain

The 36 Group

Shipping Litigation Barrister of the Year - Vasanti Selvaratnam QC, 36 Stone - England

The Dental Surgery

Best Cosmetic Dental Practice - 2019 - Dr. Khangura - The Dental Surgery - Norfolk, UK

The Lucre Group

Best PR & Events Agency - UK

The Nutrition Society

Life Sciences CEO of the Year - 2019 - Mark Hollingsworth - UK

Vero Consulting Limited

Fraud Accountancy Expert Witness of the Year - 2019 - Charles Lazarevic B.Sc., M.B.A.,

F.C.A., M.A.E., Vero Consulting Limited - London, UK WFS Technologies Ltd

Best Subsea Wireless Solutions Provider - 2019 - WFS Technologies Ltd - UK

Wilkinson Construction Consultants

Best Approved Inspectors 2019 - UK

Women in the Law UK

Diversity Champion of the Year – 2019

Youcall-It.Com Limited

Best Full Global Management Company of the Year - UK

GLOBAL 100 | 2019

Europe Europe Best UK/Thailand Money Transfer & Prepaid account provider Financial Planning Advisory Firm of the Year 2019 Service

A & B General (UK) Limited, the foreign exchange broker under trading name ‘ABFX’ has evolved the money business in London, UK since 2009. At theVerità present, Leaderfounded of UK/Thailand Money Transfer Dalla & Partners, by Gianluca Maria Service and Prepaid Bank Account Provider 2019 Dalla Verità, is a team of experienced professionals who provides to international Groups andleader high-net– UK isservices awarded to us and being as the of UKworth individuals (HNWI). The provider. team combines a large Thailand money service With the diversity expertise with in-depth knowledge of corporate law andis of financial products, the reputation of company international taxation. known as the solution for Money services business The(MSBs) firm is young and innovative andProviders matches legal and Payment Services (PSPs) competences with the ongoing analysis of global sectors. This displays the strength of our business and economics; its staff regularly takes part in international relationship between events, forums and studies. each other. An extensive, worldwide network of fellow professionals and What is our new sector thistailored year under name organisations ensures a friendly, approach: this & makes B Money Plus’? the bank and not ‘A only Dalla VeritàIt&is Partners theaccount ideal investment comes prepaid cardpartner system, powered advisor, but with also an invaluable forwhich the optimisation andby restructuring of existing from the who legal,cannot tax and “MASTERCARD”. It entities helps people, financial perspectives. access or cross the walls to open the bank account

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He is equally at ease bothbusiness exchanging ideas with common Spotlight on accessible zone in Thailand, peopleof and scholars and leading entrepreneurs. His desire source fund is around the country but it relies to understand the “stories behind the story” underpins astute upon the ability of each company which is able strategic analyses of future events - insights that he enjoys to grab it or not. There are many Interesting retails sharing with clients and friends alike in open conversations. which always are ready to do business with you but there is some kind of restriction in law, which is controlled by the tough regulator and private authorities. At some point we decide to dash off making a plan to penetrate the market by Thailand will be laid down as the base and being the port to receive or transfer the fund for import and export sector to Alibaba in China. However there are still more business fields and fund from other countries which wish to invest and settle in Thailand i.e. property sector. The middle man like us will play the most potential role in being as a connector between businesses and negotiate with Thai regulator in the future. Gianluca M. Dalla Verità Founder Contact Details Company: Address: Tel: Email:

A&B General UK Ltd Pepys House, 10 Greenwich Quay, Clarence Road, London SE8 3EY 02033559660 info@ab-money.co.uk

GLOBAL 100 | 2019

Europe Europe CEO of the Year - 2019 - David Reid, Birtenshaw

ABOUT DAVID REID

David Reid is the Chief Executive of Birtenshaw, a company that provides a unique range of services for children and young adults with special educational needs and disability. Birtenshaw operates as a social enterprise – while they are a profit-making organisation, the majority of their profit is reinvested for growth. Although the organisation was founded in 1956, it was technically bankrupt when David became CEO in 2006. When he took over, it had a maximum of 6 months left of life. If he had not made difficult decisions to restructure the business, changing contracts and the way that they sold their services the company would have folded. After six years of hard work, the business started to turn around and since 2012 has seen growth of circa 400%

My proudest moments at Birtenshaw in recent years.

I am absolutely delighted about a number of things that our company has achieved, and the difference we have made in the lives of so many young people. I am delighted to be the person in a privileged position where I am able to employ so many incredible people, who can in turn help hundreds of children with special education needs and disability. I am happiest about the recent opening of a brandnew special needs school in Liverpool which is a partnership arrangement with the City of Liverpool Council: the only partnership of this type in the UK. Although the school is at the start of its second year it has reached targets predicated for year 5. We’re pleased to be able to support so many families across the Liverpool City Region, however this also demonstrates how great the need is for our services. We plan further developments across Merseyside in the near future. A significant number of staff across the organisation have won various awards, such as education staff, care and support staff. All have taken on the task of contributing to the success of the company and, as a result, have been rewarded for their work, some of

which has been on a national level. It’s wonderful that they have got this level of recognition for their dedication and hard work.

My main objective for Birtenshaw

To continue transforming the lives of hundreds, if not thousands of young people, and to meet the demand for the current supply of quality services. We need to develop our services as quickly as possible in order to provide more services in other regions of the UK and, ultimately, have a complete UK footprint so that we are able to reach and support every disabled child or young person who needs our service.

Firm Profile

Birtenshaw was established in Bromley Cross, Bolton in 1956. Birtenshaw provides a creative and dynamic range of Care and Education services for children and young adults with Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND). Through Birtenshaw Special Schools (in Bolton and Merseyside), Birtenshaw College in Bolton and our numerous care services we provide education and care or children and young people with severe learning disability and / or Autistic Spectrum Conditions, significant physical impairment and complex health needs. Our care services include several children’s homes, one of which is a short break centre, a domiciliary care agency, an enrichment service, supported tenancies and a sports and activities department. Our aim is to transform the quality of life of the people we support so that they may lead independent, fulfilling lives. Our mission is Brightening Lives: Building Futures for individuals with Special Education Needs and Disability in Bolton, across the North West and beyond.

David Reid Chief Executive

GLOBAL 100 | 2019

Europe

GLOBAL 100 | 2019

Europe Pharmaceutical Law Firm of the Year – Romania Patent Law Firm of the Year – Romania

Romania

Please give a brief description of your firm and the services it provides. Areas of practice: • In Romania: i) assistance and representation of clients in respect to acquiring IP rights in Patents, Trademarks, Designs including oppositions, appeals; ii) Court proceedings for cancellation and for enforcement of the IP rights: • In Europe: i) Filing and prosecuting European Patents including related oppositions and appeals; ii) Filing and prosecuting European Trademarks and Designs, including related oppositions and appeals

absence of complete information. One thing is for sure: customs authorities are very active and destruction of infringing goods functions well. What extra complexities are involved in establishing and enforcing IP and trademark rights on a cross-border scale? What can your firm do to assist in overcoming these challenges? Cross-border enforcing is difficult particularly when one of the countries is outside EU. So far we worked only in cooperation with similar IP firms from EU countries in some cross-border cases, with no particular difficulties.

Please outline the scope of trademark law in your jurisdiction. How does the legislation differ to that of neighbouring jurisdictions? Trademarks Law is fully harmonized with current laws of other EU countries. It will be amended until 2019 according to the Harmonization Directive.

Are there any new pieces of legislation / updates / new trends, in relation to trademark law in your jurisdiction, on the horizon? How might these affect your work in these areas? Trademarks Law must be amended to comply with the new Harmonization Directive. On this occasion many other issues need to be addressed. In my capacity of President of Romanian Chamber of Patent Attorneys I am fully involved in the process of amending the law by leading a working group of the attorneys and doing our best to work together with the Patent Office (the institution in charge with the draft of amendments).

Please outline the work your firm does and the ways in which you distinguish yourself from your peer firms in the provision of trademark law advice. Perhaps provide a recent case study demonstrating your expertise. Our competitive edge stems from quality of the services. This is acquired by combining elements such as: pro-active approach whenever possible; high level of attention given to each case (customized advice); work in a team for complex cases. For clients with portfolios where we are asked to provide advice as to the new rights, we make complex analysis of the possibilities in connection with Client’s commercial interests and budget. Recent example: We acted on behalf of the opponent CROCO SRL, who filed an opposition on the date of 17 December 2016 against some of the goods of European Union trade mark application No 013 200 266 MISS CROCO, namely against all the goods in Class 30 based on earlier trademarks CROCO widely used in many EU countries, where the opponent also acquired reputation. The decision of the opposition division was in favour of the opponent, considering that there is likelihood of confustion including risk of association with earlier marks. Intellectual property is one of a company’s main assets. How conscious are companies about safeguarding their trademarks in your jurisdiction? To what extent do approaches to trademark protection vary across different industries? Romanian branches of international companies (e.g. GSK, SIEMENS) have little work in this area, as IP is mainly dealt by the mother company, usually limited to detect cases of infringement. Companies with Romanian capital act in a different manner. Some of them, the oldest and the larges, are conscious about the need to protect IP, whereas new and usually smaller ones, sometimes ignore completely the need to protect until one day they are sued for infringement. IP/trademark crime is a serious problem that needs to be dealt with effectively. What is the scale of the problem in your jurisdiction, and what actions have been taken to tackle it? Difficult to estimate the scale of trademark crime in the

Does your firm’s expertise give you a distinct advantage when working on an international playing field? Yes, our firm is known for two decades for its quality, and myself as well. I am particularly known in Europe. What are your objectives for the coming 12 months? For instance, do you have any plans to expand or implement any changes in the ways in which you work in order to better serve your clients? Recently we noted a rise of interest of our local Clients in protecting their trademarks abroad, including new litigation cases in other jurisdictions. Therefore the objective is to create more value from services associated with trademark protection in other jurisdictions, be it directly (EUIPO, WIPO) or through other IP counsels if protection or enforcement is needed at local level. Margareta Oproiu, Patent and Trademark Attorney is the managing partner at Cabinet M Oproiu, Bucharest, Romania. She founded the ﬁrm in 1995 with Raluca Vasilescu. Margareta became a registered patent and trademark attorney in 1992.

Margareta Oproiu Partner office@oproiu.ro Address: Popa Savu 42, Ground Floor Suite No.1 Romania Tel: +4021 260 28 33/34 Fax: +4021 260 2835/36 Web: www.oproiu.ro

GLOBAL 100 | 2019

Europe Niche Corporate Finance Advisory Firm of the Year (Biotech)

CAMDEN INTERNATIONAL FINANCING

Camden is a corporate finance house with a particular specialty in international financing and a special emphasis on the following sectors: biotech, tech, real estate as well as junior mining and exploration companies. LISTED COMPANIES We provide a full range of corporate finance advisory services thanks to our team of professionals with many years’ experience in the quoted markets. We serve our listed clients as their financial adviser. PRIVATE COMPANIES Our understanding of the particular challenges that private companies, their management and shareholders face mean that we can help at all stages of the growth cycle of a business from raising capital by way of private placement through to an exit event. Whether institutionally owned or not, Camden has been advising private companies and their investors for many years. We combine the experience of our professionals to advise shareholders of private companies on weighing up alternative exit strategies: trade sale, buy out or IPO. PRIVATE PLACEMENTS Working effectively with businesses throughout their growth cycle is one of Camden’s key strengths. It enables us to support our clients from the early stages of their businesses’ development right through to their chosen exit event. Based on your business plan, we advise on financing structures and prepare information materials. We will solicit offers from suitable sources and manage the negotiation process. Securing optimal terms from the most appropriate financing partners is our goal. The process of raising money is always time-consuming and can be especially daunting for entrepreneurs. Camden aims to ensure that the relationship between the management and its long-term financing partners remains productive. Balanced long term relationships are what we strive to deliver. SECONDARY ISSUES Whether a secondary fundraising is planned in order to fund an acquisition, provide greater working capital for organic expansion or to reduce debt, we will try to identify good quality, long-term investors to support the issue. Our recognized experience in placings, and rights issues means we are well placed to advise and ensure funds are raised from the highest quality investors. PRIVATE EQUITY Camden has advised on more than 10 transactions involving private equity investors across Europe since 2006. MINING ADVISORY SERVICES Increased demand for resources globally has prompted a new wave of investment in mining, particularly in resource-rich Africa. The mining and metals industries face many challenges. They must be adequately managed to deal with volatile commodity prices, fluctuating currencies, new technologies, operating and capital cost pressures. A broad range of funding alternatives must address environmental pressures, constantly changing political and strategic options. Camden’s mining and metals finance and advisory team based in London, are uniquely positioned to assist and advise clients in securing financing in mining-related transactions. CLEANTECH AND RENEWABLES The global economy faces unprecedented challenges: climate change, pollution and a shortage of natural resources, whilst the demand for energy is ever increasing. Our strong links with specialist financing and investment partners enable

us to provide our clients with a full range of financing and strategic options. Working throughout Europe & North America our network of relationships and execution expertise make Camden a partner of choice and a leading source of advice. INTERNET & E-COMMERCE The internet is the biggest revolution in industrial history, and its commercial impact is immense. Camden views e-Commerce as a powerful and dynamic sector, with key players becoming increasingly profitable. Smaller and more innovative businesses are now acquisition targets and the growing profitability of e-Commerce and Internet businesses makes the sector more attractive for leveraged buy-outs and private equity. As a consequence, we expect this sector to be the scene of high levels of M&A activity. OUR EXPERTISE Internet & e-Commerce business models are highly differentiate. In addition, technological evolution is extremely rapid and often ‘game changing’. Camden’s dedicated team has been active in this sector since its inception and consequently has a detailed understanding of the market dynamics – essential knowledge for an advisor in this area. Our long-standing experience has resulted in the development of strong relationships with some of Europe’s key players, investors and potential buyers.. HEALTHCARE & BIOTECH Many issues continue to face the healthcare sector, offering opportunities as well as potential pitfalls for investors. Healthcare provision will always be subject to political considerations, while regulatory and structural reform can present serious challenges. The financial turmoil of the last few years will constrain healthcare expenditure. This, in turn, will drive private sector involvement into areas once considered the sole preserve of the public sector and fuel a wave of consolidation. RETAIL Always dynamic and high profile, the retail sector is constantly evolving in keeping with changing consumer trends. Retailers worldwide are having to adapt their business models in response to the rapid growth of the internet. Multi-channel retailing and brand and estate optimization are set to be key drivers of change in the sector in the years to come. Camden is focused on developing strong, long-term relationships across the sector. Our relationships range from individual entrepreneurs to private equity-backed brands. We provide access to international investors and buyers across Europe. REAL ESTATE Camden acts as a capital placement and real estate finance advisory firm. Camden represents commercial real estate owners seeking to invest in real estate opportunities or need to divest due to a challenging economic environment. Our primary focus is helping clients across all property types access investors at all levels of the capital stack, matching the specific need with the appropriate capital providers. Our strategies are proven successes because we treat each project as if it were our own.

GLOBAL 100 | 2019

Europe Best Employment Law Firm 2019

Cavendish Employment Law are thrilled to have been nominated as Best Employment Law Firm 2019 in the Global 100 awards. Established in 2009, Cavendish Employment Law is a niche City law firm based in Moorgate, London, who offer solutionfocused advice for all aspects of employment law. The carefully selected team of solicitors have a well-deserved reputation and exceptional track record for handling highvalue employment law claims for directors, executives and senior-level employees. Caroline Walker, the founder of the firm, has been specialising in employment law for more than 20 years. With a wealth of legal experience and heading up two employment departments, Ms Walker is now an awardwinning employment law director who has a reputation for successfully representing employees in the finance sector and senior level executives. She has also written extensively on various aspects of employment law and is a valuable member of the Employment Lawyers Association. Practising exclusively in employment law, the firm is known for delivering an outstanding service to employees and employers throughout the UK. The unique team also has solicitors who are experts in advising senior employees in

Spain, assisting clients in finding reputable advisers across the water. Cavendish Employment Law offers qualified legal guidance and robust representation in all contentious and non-contentious employment law matters. The firms’ highly specialist employment law services include bonus payments, disciplinary proceedings, discrimination, redundancies, tribunal claims, unfair dismissals and whistleblowing. For all aspects of the employer and employee relationship, the solicitors at Cavendish Employment Law strive to obtain the best result for their clients. The highly-skilled team have recently negotiated a £5 million exit arrangement for a senior executive, defended a senior executive in a gross misconduct disciplinary, and successfully claimed a sixfigure bonus payment against a tier 1 bank. With a proactive team and exceptional success rate, Cavendish Employment Law solicitors are renowned for providing both employees and employers with a level of expertise that is hard to find elsewhere. Regardless of who they are representing on the employment spectrum, the high-calibre employment lawyers not only get results, but they will work tirelessly to exceed their clients’ expectations.

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Europe Best SME Business Consultancy 2019

Hahnelt Consulting

Driven by ensuring efficient commercial structures, Hahnelt Consulting strengthens the competitiveness of its SME clients, from short-term individual measures to increase efficiency as well as long-term interim projects. As part of our overview of a selection of the winners from this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s EU Business Awards we explore the secrets behind its phenomenal success. Hahnelt Consulting was founded by Michael Hahnelt. As CFO in board and management positions, he brings 28 years of international operational experience, 17 of which from the process-oriented automotive supply industry. Today, Hahnelt Consulting stands for qualified management consulting and interim management - from concept development to implementation. Driven by ensuring efficient commercial structures, the firm strengthens the competitiveness of its SME clients sustainably, where recognizing and implementing optimization approaches is one of the key competencies for increasing the value and competitiveness of medium-sized companies. In order to develop a companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s success, the practice-oriented view of numbers, facts and strategies is of key importance: the targeted, rapid realization of all necessary measures. With its expertise in finance, business processes and know-how, Hahnelt Consulting work alongside their clients to realise their goals. Due to this high production affinity, Hahnelt Consulting is very familiar with the success factors of production companies. As a consultant and implementer, Hahnelt Consulting maintains the independence of third parties, especially when decisions are made about suppliers or other partners of the client. None of the knowledge and

Germany information acquired in the consultation process reaches third parties, and as such the firm maintains its independence and also offers clients complete confidentiality. The team at Hahnelt Consulting only advise in fields in which they have proven competence or have gained competence, ensuring that they are always confident of their ability to support clients. As a result of this approach, Hahnelt Consulting is a business partner of private equity companies but also of independent SME companies. Interim managers bring a treasury of experience from all sectors of industrial manufacturing. Interim managers may be involved in all phases of a business cycle, such as business start-up, growth phase, stabilization, stagnation and working in a crisis and on its potential impact. In almost all these entrepreneurial phases, reorganizations, restructurings, realignments, mergers, splits, changes of shareholders, purchases and sales or partial sales of companies lays a result. That is why the private equity firm often uses the right specialist for the company and its situation: reorganizer, M & A or post-merger integration (PMI) expert and generalist. The prerequisite for a successful implementation of the task in cooperation with the company, the PEG, its management team and the interim manager is a detailed analysis of the current company situation. Overall, Hahnelt Consulting manages projects in various branches of industry and penetrates deeply into every task, and this will remain the firmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s focus as it looks towards a bright and exciting future. Contact Details Company: Email: Web:

Hahnelt Consulting mh@hahnelt.com hahnelt.com

GLOBAL 100 | 2019

Europe Vojtech Smejkal COO of the Year Leadership Original Concept s.r.o

Czech Republic

Leadership Original Concept is a Unique European Training Company which provides over 10 years Leadership Training across Europe and EMEA. Warrior Leadership Program is one of the most unique and revolutionary 2019 program on European market combining mental health, physical strength and weightlifting i.e. fitness. Vojtech Smejkal, current COO of the company brought the most innovative way of a new generation of leadership skills – combining mental power and strength with physical power and strength. To be a good leader you need to have a certain amount of energy – not only in your brain but as well in your muscles! This is the new way of “Thinking Leadership and Re-thinking leadership BIG” The standard “personal development field” contains all sorts of “soft skills” and “boring skills” programs for companies and entrepreneurs but none of them is a complex combination of – Mind and Emotional strength, Wellness Food Management, physical strength and positivity. “LIFE IS NOT GOING TO BE EASIER UNLESS YOU BECOME STRONGER” Jarmila Katharine, who draws on over 17 year’ personal experience in the international business including six Olympic seasons with national sport representatives (from London 2012 to Rio 2016), and training field, outlines the Warrior Leadership Program by her own experience: “When Vojtech joined our company it was a fresh air and innovation star and I was the first one who decided to be a leading role model of the whole new Warrior Program. And the results for me – as expert on psychical strength and mental couch for the Olympic team – were stunning! “I thought I was already fit and Healthy and a high quality leader but once I got into Vojtech´s Warrior Leadership Program I was both shocked and surprised at the end. Wellness Food Management was something very new. I had a history of various “diets” programs which I hated and which normally lead into “low energy” and “low self-esteem” with not a permanent result. Here I experienced the very opposite – my energy was getting higher, my body strength and fitness was getting to a level I did not think was possible and with that my business results and my emotional balance. I suddenly understood why “standard leadership programs” which work only on Mind not body and soul level do not have and cannot have permanent results. I remembered how many time I got into a “bling point” as I was able to focus only on one part of the whole Leadership Picture. NOW - I not only understand but fully experienced the full new level of BEING A LEADER.

Warrior Leadership Program is currently filling so much needed GAP on the marked for those companies and individuals who are looking for a long term good results and good working and living conditions. We offer individual approach to each VIP client in English Language; we are able to work with remote tools such as skype, audio podcasts, and consultations. Warrior Leadership program consists of 4 core transformational months of intensive training and relaxation program. You do not have to be a weightlifter to start with us – you only need to have 100% inner will and commitment to a change! We can start with you from any level of physical and mental condition. ¨We invite our clients to come and spend with us few days in Prague, the most beautiful city in the heart of Europe to with start intensive “Recharge and Restart” program. We follow with them via phone, skype and other modern communication technology. We as well are happy to travel around Europe and enjoy meeting our clients. Intensive or Core Warrior Leadership Programmes are is as well offered for corporates and large companies, medium companies and entrepreneurs; for sport teams and Olympians and certified Warrior Leadership Trainings for Leaders who want to extend their skills and experience new and unique Art of Leadership POWER both in private and business life. We have currently more VIP clients who are willing to invest into their future on their own terms rather than waiting for their boss or HR department to pay for such training. Here we are happy the responsibility for our lives has been slightly shifting but still we feel most people is waiting for the urgent call – which can be late one!!! We are the most valuable source we have in life but still we are hesitating to really invest into our stability and energy in a long term run. If we want to be fit, healthy and fulfilled at the age of 70 or 80 we need to start investing in our 35 latest 40th. This would be our ideal perception. We as well support entrepreneurs on the journey from a small vision to Global concepts or with a personal transformation from a “Corporate manager” to successful company owners. We are always happy to support talented sport representatives in their way to Olympic and further in their way to success after Olympic life. WE RISE BY LIFTING OTHERS “We all deserve a good and healthy life – which is attainable only if we know how to effectively relax, renew, recharge and keep going strong This is what our “Warrior Leadership Programs” are for. Being STRONG not for a moment but for a lifetime is the biggest shift in the quality of life and LOVE in our life we can do not only for ourselves as well for our children, families and business. We love this big shift in our clients when they start then see them with a bright new energy, new vision with full of “drive and joy”, new goals and new life written on a paper and enthusiasm to execute and proceed. This is our heart mission and purpose above all as well as a great reward, always.” Contact Details Company: Contact: Contact Email: Contact: Contact Email: Address: Web:

Leadership Original Concept Vojtech Smejkal, COO vojtech@leadershiporiginal.com Jarmila Katharine Baresova , CEO jarmila.katharine@leadershiporiginal.com Prague, 4 -140 00, Czech Republic www.leadershiporiginal.com

GLOBAL 100 | 2019

Europe Dispute Resolution and Energy

Legal Partners is the distinctive name of Orphanides, Christofides & Co LLC, a lawyers’ limited liability company registered in Cyprus and regulated by the Bar Association. The firm’s headquarters are in Nicosia, Cyprus. However, over the years the firm has developed an extensive and dynamic network of corresponding law firms onshore and offshore. Legal Partners operate on a departmental basis, providing a wide range of legal services covering most aspects of law. Legal Partners main services, but not limited to, include the following:

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LITIGATION Legal Partners maintain able and forceful litigation department that cooperates with clients to resolve disputes in a thorough, timely, professional and responsive manner in the following areas:

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Cyprus

Legal Partners maintains further expertise in particular sectors of law among others as follows: SPORTS LAW & ENTERTAINMENT Legal Partners recognizes that as the sport and entertainment industries have become more commercialized, the need for expert and experienced legal advice has become more important to protect the underlying rights of “sportsmen”. Legal Partners offer extensive experience in this field and its clients’ are drawn from sports personalities and their agents, regulatory bodies, sports associations and other entities, rights holders and event organizers. MEDIATION Mediation can most easily be understood as facilitated communications toward an agreement. In mediation, participants themselves, with the mediator’s impartial assistance, resolve their own dispute, seeking fairness and the maximization of benefits. Family, business, property, and organizational disputes can be effectively mediated to a fair and constructive resolution that participants believe in and will comply with. Legal Partners through George Christofides and Kyriakos Orphanides, who both joined the Registry of Mediators in 2018, are offering mediation services in various legal areas. ENERGY LAW Energy Law requires and combines technical expertise and in-depth industry knowledge. Legal Partners during 2010-2018 acted for Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority and has gained tremendous expertise and in-depth knowledge of the industry and the area. Our commitment is to achieve the best result in any given situation for our clients in a personal, timely, professional and responsive manner.

GLOBAL 100 | 2019

Europe Best Security Solutions Provider of the Year Abbey Petkar - Magenta Security - Best Managing Director of the Year

Magenta, Transforming the security industry Magenta, winner of the Best Managing Director of the Year 2019 – UK and Best Security Solutions Provider of the Year 2019 - UK awards, talk to us about how they are changing and modernising the security industry. Abbey Petkar, Managing Director of Magenta Security, founded the company almost twenty-five years ago after feeling frustrated by the sheer lack of professionalism and transparency in the industry. With ten years of prior experience, Petkar wished to set up a company that would change the reputation and the mistreatment of employees within the security sector. Starting with only one employee and one contract, Petkar has completely transformed the business over the years meaning their portfolio of clients now includes a range of national accounts for blue-chip companies across the UK. Magenta Security offer a wide range of services including security officers, mobile patrols and associated security services including: electronic security and bespoke security solutions. They also hold an ACS accreditation for security guarding and keyholding services. Magenta has grown 20% year on year by retaining existing customers and by delivering new high-quality services. Their client retention continues to be one of the highest in the industry as more than 97% of clients remain with Magenta for a minimum of three years. To further demonstrate Magenta’s commitment to customer care, they are the only security company in Europe to offer a money-back guarantee. This shows they are industry leading in their procedures and confident in delivering service to the highest standard. One of Magenta’s biggest selling points is that they are very CSR focused. A recent survey amongst Magenta’s customers showed that 85% of participants saw CSR as an important issue and would much rather work with a CSR focused supplier. These survey results significantly reinforced Petkar’s beliefs, improved how he ran Magenta and helped to build a comprehensive CSR strategy which now plays a vital role in the business. Petkar’s focus on the understanding and importance of climate change and environmental issues has in turn meant Magenta’s carbon footprint has reduced to zero. The result is that customers specifically request to work with them as a security supplier that adheres to the highest level of environmental accreditations. Since identifying the need and importance of sustainability, Petkar has managed to implement many green solutions for the business. One of the most significant changes to Magenta was the installation of solar panels at the head office, meaning any excess power now gets sent back to the grid. These solar panels are also used to generate power to the multiple electric vehicle charging points on their site where all of Magenta’s hybrid vehicles are kept. Petkar has recently invested £25,000 in digital systems to

create a paperless office which will be saving more than 150 trees every year. These large changes and investments have resulted in the Energy Performance Certificate on Magenta’s office achieving a B rating as they work towards an A. As well as being an environmentally friendly company, Magenta is also very active in humanitarian projects with Petkar devoting a lot of his time and finances to nonbusiness-related activities. Petkar strongly believes in the importance of education and helping the less fortunate. Magenta sponsors twenty children around the world from the age of three upwards to help support them through education, health and welfare needs. His people priorities extend outside the company as well. Their charitable initiatives have helped vulnerable children in the UK and beyond find health and happiness, and they do their part in leaving a better world through their commitment to the environment and carbon neutrality. Not only has Petkar managed an ecological, charitable and successful business but he has also created a great environment to work in. Over the last ten years, Magenta has had a staff turnover of just 9.7% and during the past year they have seen no significant changes to the management staff make up. These figures are well below the national average and demonstrate the hard work Petkar and his team have put into the business to make staff happy. They attribute such a high retention level to the amount of training, motivation and benefits they give their employees. Some members of staff have even been with Petkar since the very beginning in 1995. Magenta’s employees are incentivised with the many schemes that the company has to offer, including gift vouchers and discounts with electrical companies, mobile phone providers and travel agents. Magenta provide a vast amount of training for their employees; their latest initiatives have included Fire Safety and First Aid training for all front-line staff as well as other more specific training, so they are well informed in case of an emergency. Magenta’s staff receive ongoing training so that they are proficient in customer service skills and experts in their field, meaning they can adapt to any situation and deliver appropriate service for the varying clients. Petkar and Magenta are deserving of these awards due to their commitment and passion for improving and transforming the security industry whilst continuously raising awareness about sustainability and humanitarianism. Petkar wishes to eventually set up a charity to help the underprivileged and to continue to watch the industry thrive and develop over the coming years.

GLOBAL 100 | 2019

Europe Dr John Douse - Best for Forensic Science 2019

OGT

Lawy

Forensic Ltd We are a unique niche provider of Forensic Services in the UK, undertaking a limited number of highly specialist cases each year (circa 25), devoting the time needed to fully investigate each case, and including as thorough as possible analysis, consideration, and integration of both the forensic and also the circumstantial evidence. We take an intense pride, during such a time of uncertainty in the adequate provision of forensic services in the UK, in ensuring that all aspects of each case are fully investigated; even if this requires us to carry out additional pro bono investigations when private or public funds are unable to fully meet the demands of such a painstaking approach (not infrequently 100 hours of requested work having to be â&#x20AC;&#x153;written offâ&#x20AC;? due to the LAA or private individuals simply not being able to provide finance). Our ability to lead in the interpretation of forensic evidence (continuously innovating and introducing new and highly effective avenues of approach, analysis, and investigation) is especially appreciated by Defence Lawyers and Barristers, Insurance Companies, Prominent International Businesses, and also Private Individuals; who are otherwise faced with the alternative access to only the briefest consideration of their cases by the cheapest, poorly qualified, alternatives. Our innovations in the interpretation of forensic evidence arise as a result of a varied and prolonged, often pioneering forensic experience (34 years as a Forensic Scientist and 41 years total scientific experience). This experience includes a, perhaps, unusual combination of forensic casework experience augmented by having pioneered, researched and developed the basis of many of the major forensic trace analytical and quality control techniques in use today worldwide. Our experience also includes, critically, the pioneering first introduction of the techniques and protocols of clean room technology and quality control (1990 at the Forensic Explosives Laboratory) now the mainstay of Forensic Quality Control worldwide.

Even more unusually, in the field of explosives, practical training was gained (and also the ability to instruct others in) the techniques of Special Forces Demolitions, involving the trialling, testing and deploying of improvised and military, explosive and incendiary, mixtures and devices, often culled from official and unofficial instruction manuals. As a result of this varied experience we operate highly effectively in the fields of explosives (all areas), toxicology (including Insulin, Ricin, thallium, and CW agents), drugs (chemistry, synthesis, purity), DNA, firearms residues, sexual offences, (significance of traces), and a wide range of other applications in forensic chemistry (laboratories, counterfeits etc). Our approaches, not infrequently, result in even the most experienced, opposition experts having to concur with the defence opinion, due to the presentation of the most up to date research results, (some of which may just have been published only days before the completion of the defence report, as in a firearms residue case in 2018) (presence of tin in shotgun residue)) and also the avoidance of the use of subjective opinion.

GLOBAL 100 | 2019

Europe Europe Dr John Douse - Best for Forensic Science 2019

yer monthly magazine expert awards: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019. The sheer amount of time that we can devote to each case is often the game changer in many cases, and not infrequently allows us to prevail, due simply to our ability to detect and observe facets of evidence that have simply been overlooked (eg intensive inspection of training videos, augmented by our expertise in recognising the critical technical details, eg in a case involving preparation of ricin). Multi-Disciplinary Forensic Experience is also one of the mainstays of our expertise, and arises as a result of having pioneered and introduced the basis of the analytical techniques and quality control methods still used worldwide in a variety of forensic areas. The process of familiarisation and study of such areas has enabled us to provide new techniques, insights and approaches to the study of a variety of forensic expertise fields, the common thread being trace analysis combined with practical experience of the subjects being investigated. The ability to carry out detailed and highly effective forensic investigations into a variety of the most complex cases, which may often initially appear to be outside of our core expertise, but which often turn out to have a basis in chemistry (the basic and most fundamental specialism required for forensic work); coupled with referring critical aspects to other experts in a range of specialisms, as necessary, for them to focus on individual aspects of the case that might otherwise have remained unrevealed, is yet another game changer.

This experience has resulted in our involvement in the investigations into (among other cases) the Cyprus Poison Gas Extortion Case (Sarin and VX), Lybian Embassy Seige shootings, Lockerbie (Pan Am 103), Liquid Explosive Bomb Plot, London Glasgow Bombings, Wood Green Ricin Factory, Shakespeare Ellis â&#x20AC;&#x153;Drive-Byâ&#x20AC;? Shootings, Leeds Insulin Serial Killings, Roxel Rocket Motors UK v HSE, Private International Thallium Poisoning Case, etc etc).

A more complete listing of our achievements in individual cases and also the comments by instructing solicitors and barristers regarding our performance can be found on our website @forensic-expert.org.

GLOBAL 100 | 2019

Europe Dr John Douse - Best for Forensic Science 2019

EXPERTISE ACCELERANT RESIDUES

Improvised, Commercial, Trace analysis, Petrol bombs, Firestarting, Identification

ALCOHOL

Back calculations, Effects, Air rage, Impairment, Visual recognition of impairment, Serious injury liability, Illicit fermentation, Illicit production, Illicit distillation

CANNABIS

Trace analysis, Chemistry, Growing operations, Growing equipment, Hash oil extraction, Identification, Paraphernalia, Valuation, Growth yield, Usage rates, Medical uses, Road traffic accident impairment, Personal usage rates.

CHEMICAL WEAPONS

Military, Improvised, Chemicals, Toxin (Ricin), Devices- explosive, Devices- dissemination, Detection, Training manuals.

CS SPRAYS

Trace analysis, Effects, Usage, Recommended tactics

DNA

Trace analysis, Profile comparison, Quality assurance, Contamination issues, Low copy number profile interpretation

DRUGS

Analysis, Purity, Identification, Pharmaceuticals, Illegal drugs, Designer drugs, Banknote contamination, Detection- laboratory, Detection- roadside, Chemical synthesis, Illegal laboratories, Counterfeit drugs, Paraphernalia, Cultivation, Growing operations, Chemical synthetic operations, Usage rates, Valuation, Growth yield, Counterfeit Viagra, Date rape.

EXPLOSIVES

Military explosives, Commercial explosives, improvised explosives, Bombs, Ammunition, Roadside devices, Improvised explosive device design, Improvised explosive production health and safety, Electrical circuits, Chemical synthesis, Illegal laboratories, Training manuals, Target attack principles, Training, Petrol bombs, Chemical WMD devices, Toxin WMD (Ricin) devices, Trace analysis, Contamination, Quality assurance, Car bombs, LPG devices, Roadside IEDs, Timers, Booby traps, Detection, New explosives, Incompatibility of ingredients, Effects, Dirt-bomb devices, Radioactive isotopes, Defence against, Destruction of aircraft, Potential stability, Effectiveness against complex targets, Trials, Demonstrations, Hugh speed photography, Disposal, Device detection, Improvised detonators, Target selection, Target planning, Target approach, Stand-off devices, Rare examples.

GLOBAL 100 | 2019

Europe Dr John Douse - Best for Forensic Science 2019

Dr John Douse

BA, MA, D,Phil (Oxford), FRSC, FCSFS, F ChromSoc, MIExpE, MEWI.

OGT Forensic Ltd

FIREWORKS

Accidents, Improvised, Ballistics, Trajectories, Failure

GUNSHOT RESIDUE

Organic, Inorganic, Trace analysis, Contamination, Quality assurance, Natural occurrence

INCENDIARIES

Military, Commercial, Improvised, Devices, Detection, Firestarting, Target attack principles, Petrol bombs, Delay timers- military, Delay timers- improvised, Effects, Thermite, Rare examples, Training manuals.

PYROTECHNICS

Military, Commercial, Improvised, Malfunctions, Disposal.

RICIN

Extraction procedures, Dissemination, Administration, Training videos, Training manuals, Toxicity, Trace analysis, Confirmation

SECURITY DYES

Trace analysis, Identification, Natural occurrences/legal usage, Contamination issues, Quality con trol

TOXICOLOGY

Ricin, Insulin, Cannabis, Cocaine, Heroin, Ecstasy, Amphetamines, Designer drugs, Pharmaceuticals, Toxins, Pesticides, Chemicals, Alcohol, Illegal drugs, Trace analysis, Effects, Air rage, Fitness to drive, Impairment, Alcohol back calculations, Cause of death, Pharmacogenetics, Post mortem distribution.

For any further information please contact OGT Forensic Ltd

OGT

Forensic Ltd

07766 286 001 drjohndouse2@btinternet.com www.forensic-expert.org

GLOBAL 100 | 2019

Europe Andrew Killick - PKF Francis Clark - Corporate Finance Partner of the Year

PKF FRANCIS CLARK is the largest independent firm of chartered accountants and business advisers in the south of the UK, with 750 staff and partners. Celebrating its centenary this year, the firm is well established and, under the PKF network, has a national presence and international network.

United Kingdom

PKF Francis Clark provides advice across multiple sectors and disciplines including award-winning corporate finance and tax services. The corporate finance team has consistently been ranked as one of the UK’s most active, and has a strong reputation in the owner-managed and renewable energy markets. As well as lead advisory and due diligence services (in which a cyber assessment is included to allow corporate acquirers and debt and equity partners insight into the state of cyber security within a target organisation), the team provide valuations, business planning, financial modelling expertise and integrated tax advice. The team generally work on transactions in the £1m - £200m range, with the majority being between £5m - £50m.

ANDREW KILLICK is Head of the firm’s Corporate Finance team. He has more than 25 years corporate finance experience in debt and equity raising, management-buy-outs, acquisitions and disposals, as well as flotations, and has been one of the most active Advisors in the UK for a number of years. He specialises in advising entrepreneurial business owners and their management teams to develop their strategy thereby creating and then undertaking key finance raising and transactional events. He has also advised businesses considering a listing on a stock market and floated a number of companies. During his career, Andrew has worked at a Big 4 firm, two mid-tier firms, a bank and a regional venture capitalist. Having worked on buy-side, sell-side and for debt and equity providers, Andrew has seen transactions from many perspectives and he uses this experience to consider matters from the ‘other side of the fence’ which results in a realistic and pragmatic approach and a high transaction success rate.

PKF Francis Clark is able to provide a complete service to a client, from setting up a business, supporting it through its growth, advising on a sale or a listing and managing the client’s funds under its in-house Wealth Management team.

Contact Details Company: Tel: Email: Web:

ANDREW KILLICK CORPORATE FINANCE PARTNER 07771 945513 Andrew.killick@pkf-francisclark.co.uk www. pkf-fccf.co.uk

GLOBAL 100 | 2019

Europe Financial Services CEO of the Year - 2019 - Noel Moran, Prepaid Financial Services – UK

PFS, an agile and Dual Regulated FinTech, is a Payment Provider of Choice delivering robust payment technology solutions and offers world-class innovation in electronic money. A pioneer in the evolution of the FinTech ecosystem, PFS’ award-winning solutions include eWallets, physical and virtual prepaid cards, IBAN accounts and consumer and business current accounts in the UK and Eurozone. PFS is one of Europe’s largest eMoney issuers and has returned profits for 11 consecutive years. With programmes active in 25 countries and growing, the company has the ability to transact in 23 currencies. PFS’ products and state-of-the-art technology platforms are trusted by Governments, Local Authorities, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), Traditional Banks and a comprehensive list of Corporates. PFS is chosen by other FinTechs to revolutionise the digital economy in real-time. The company develops a range of trendsetting mobile payment and wearable solutions securely and seamlessly by providing quick and easy integrations into mobile payment applications. Prepaid Financial Services Limited, trading as PFS, is Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in the United Kingdom. PFS Card Services Ireland Limited, trading as PCSIL, is Authorised and Regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland.

Biometrics

*PFS Developers predict that a future with “Biometrics first - PIN second” is fast approaching* One of the most enjoyable aspects of Financial Technology is being surrounded by innovative tech. PFS offers smartphone Fingerprint Authentication in Apps that it supports. It is currently involved in Facial Recognition R&D to enhance the payments industry for leading FinTechs. PFS is a Mastercard Principal Member, Preferred Partner in Prepaid, Prepaid Card Issuer, Programme Manager and Certified Acquirer. The team is excited about the potential that a Biometriccentric world holds.

Benefits of Biometrics

Enhanced security as individual biometric signatures cannot be hacked in the same way as passwords. Accurate verification process - no one else can pretend to be you. Always with you, unlike passwords. You do not have to worry about remembering your password.

Predictions about Biometrics

Biometrics is going mainstream in the payments industry via Mastercard. Biometric-enabled wearables - clothing, gadgets, keys, will become far more popular. Expect to see more FinTech-led pilot schemes as biometric adoption accelerates.

Hiring

What are your thoughts on the current war for talent? The dynamics of the talent war are changing. Where salary once was the key attraction, now it is a range of attractions – the number of holidays, working from home, the total benefits package, the REAL culture of the organisation – will an employee WANT to work with you/us. We have just moved into our brand new office in Ireland and have a large number of vacancies on the careers pages of our website across the company in the UK, Ireland and Malta. How much of a concern is employee retention currently? The overall talent pool is not as deep as we would like, so attracting, and crucially, retaining talent is always at the forefront of our thinking, but not a concern.

What is your company doing to retain employees (do you have any special methods in place)? We are looking at our overall benefits and assessing where we can sharpen our offering. Our performance management system has been developed to cover key strategic areas: Salary, Retention, Learning and Development and Retention Planning. Our PM process will provide us with the type of employee feedback and performance review that enables us to target areas where we are strong but also where we can improve and enhance the employee offering. How important is company purpose to employee retention? Crucial to be a real player, at the front of the ‘pack,’ the company purpose and employee retention MUST be aligned – WE MUST share the same goals and ambitions. How can a company properly articulate and share its company purpose? How can they get employees excited about the company mission? This is achieved through a myriad of ways: Town Hall meetings, company updates, the way we look after and manage our people – do we really walk the talk – when you do, you attract the best and they want to stay. Informal team meetings, there is no one method - it is a combination of the formal, the informal, the culture, how we manage, how we work together - it is almost like a jigsaw puzzle when the pieces fit you become unstoppable. Learn what you can do with a prepaid card Prepaid card solutions can be used across a wide range of sectors which include payroll, expense management, travel, money share, insurance, gaming and online shopping amongst others, with reduced exposure to fraud in a safe and secure environment. This provides customers with peace of mind, convenience and an altogether better value for money proposition.

5 great reasons to choose prepaid

No Credit Checks No credit checks or bank account required. Instant online approval. Top up Networks Cards can be loaded at select stores and Post Offices. Protect your identity when shopping online Cards are widely accepted across the internet. Cards can be issued via both Mastercard and VISA which are universally accepted. Manage your money effectively Prepaid cards do not get you into debt, as you can only spend up to the balance loaded onto your card. Send money to friends and family overseas instantly Prepaid cards are seen as a much more affordable option compared to international money sharing. Secondary cards can be given to family members abroad and reloaded for instant use.

Scaling an already fast-growing enterprise

The most daunting challenge PFS faced over the years was scaling the business without investment. It is not an easy road to take but it is the only one that made the most sense on the journey. It was tough and there were many obstacles but the business emerged stronger for it and the business is 95% owned by the employees. All staff have a shareholding in PFS. Now, the company continues to thrive in the payments, prepaid, and FinTech spaces.

Tips to Share with Dreamers

For starters, ensure you have solid control over services outsourced and then build them in-house as quickly as possible. Apply for regulation/certifications/accreditation from Day 1. By far, your most important asset at the beginning is having a product or service that is badly needed. This, in turn, creates the instant demand and start-up traction you require to get you off the ground. Contact: Company: Email:

Lee Britton, CCO Prepaid Financial Services PFS Sales@PrepaidFinancialServices.com

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Europe Criminal Law Lawyer of the Year - 2019 - Ingo Klaus Wamser, Rechtsanwalt Wamser

Germany

Rechtsanwalt Ingo Klaus Wamser Ingo Klaus Wamser founded the law firm Rechtsanwalt Wamser in 2005 as the youngest holder of a bar admission in Germany at this time. He is a certified specialist in criminal law (Fachanwalt für Strafrecht) and a certified defence counsel for economic crimes (Zertifizierter Verteidiger für Wirtschaftsstrafrecht DSV). Legal activities are focused on domestic and international criminal law as well as cross-border litigation cases of high complexity and are carried out within the scope of the juridical possibilities throughout whole Europe. Beside the classical activity as a lawyer Mr. Wamser works as a lecturer on the law of the sea at Montanuniversität Leoben in Austria and on the field of private security companies. He has been a member of a delegation at the International Maritime Organization and is still a permanent legal advisor to military and private security forces in the field of maritime security and maritime law enforcement. Mr. Wamser is entitled to practice in criminal cases before all German courts, within certain limits in other EU member states, at the International Criminal Court, the Kosovo Specialist Chambers and the Special Tribunal for Lebanon at The Hague. Classic criminal cases are handled with experience as well as transnational investigations, cases of alleged terrorism financing and organized crimes.

Mr. Wamser speaks German and English. Basic knowledge exists in French and Italian. Due to his expertise and high standards in professional ethics Ingo Klaus Wamser worked as a legal expert for cases regarding lawyer’s remuneration for the Munich bar authority and in 2015 he was appointed as a judge at the Anwaltsgericht München for cases of counsel’s misconduct by the Bavarian Ministry of Justice. In 2019 he co-drafted the Code of Conduct for Specialist Counsel at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers and is a member of the working group for the establishment of an independent representative body for counsel at this court. Mr. Wamser is the author of various articles on criminal and maritime law and of a book on the counsel’s disciplinary proceedings at the International Criminal Court. He is co-author of a commentary on the German Federal Lawyers’ Act.

Ingo Klaus Wamser

GLOBAL 100 | 2019

Europe

GLOBAL 100 | 2019

Europe Best Independent Translation Services Provider

Spain

The genuine sense Your team of native and trusted translators, dynamic and multidisciplinary, always and constantly evolving. Our philosophy and values Our journey began in 2010 when Sol, a French-Spanish Lawyer and Translator, and Eduardo, a Computer Engineer, current partners of Sol Marzellier TraductoresTM, combined their knowledge in order to offer translation services highlighting a single and unique premise: quality first and foremost. We have been operating in the sector for 10 years and nowadays we are composed of a team of 21 highly specialized collaborators, for whom we have created an unbeatable work environment. Our values: Quality above all, trust, transparency, punctuality, adaptability, integrity and well-being; we are translators by passion as translation is an art.

Services Communication is our speciality: we spread your ideas and your words throughout the world. We offer translation services, both free and sworn, localization and DTP. The basis of our business is Legal and IT translations (but we also are specialized in Finance, Medicine and Pharmacology, Tourism, Engineering and Marketing). We work in 15 languages and call upon a wide network of contacts to assist our clients if their needs are different, intermediating for them. Innovative and daring, as well as conservative, according

to your needs. We give your project authentic quality, sense and style in our areas of specialization and linguistics, always going above and beyond.

Clients Our clients are both national and international, individual persons as well as companies among which we highlight multinationals such as Bouygues and Emerige, and Law Firms such as Guerrero Acosta.

Our work Sol Marzellier TraductoresTM is GDPR compliant and we work according to UNE-EN ISO 17100, which has already earned us three awards: EU Business Awards 2018, European Enterprise Awards 2019 and Global 100 2019. We are always close to both our clients, upon whom we lavish attention, and our collaborators. We never leave needs unmet or questions unanswered. Everyone appreciates our closeness, willingness and good humor, as well as our ability to find solutions. As a VERY exclusive service to our clients, we offer to rewrite those original texts that we consider incomprehensible or incorrect.

Contact Details Company: Contact: Email: Skype: Tel: Web:

Sol Marzellier Traductores TM Sol Marzellier de Pablo / CEO smarzellier@smtraductores.com smarzellier@smtraductores.com (+34) 91 435 71 78 / (+34) 609 189 879 www.smtraductores.com

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Europe Shipping Litigation Barrister of the Year - Vasanti Selvaratnam QC, 36 Stone part of The 36 Group

England

Vasanti Selvaratnam QC is a senior QC practising as Counsel and International Arbitrator within 36 Stone and is Joint head of Chambers of the 36 Group. Her practice embraces all aspects of international commercial arbitration and commercial court litigation, regularly handling multi-million dollar disputes across a wide range of industry sectors, including shipping (wet, dry and shipbuilding), trade and commodity disputes, banking and finance, insurance, jurisdiction disputes, conflict of law issues and civil fraud. She also handles all forms of interim relief, including freezing orders and anti-suit injunctions. She is particularly noted for her user-friendly “hands-on” approach to cases and for her ability quickly to get to grips with disputes raising complex factual and technical issues which require a sound grasp of expert evidence and mastery of detail.

a serious design defect affecting deliverability. She continues to act in 2 linked confidential arbitrations arising out of the confiscation of a vessel and its cargo by the Saudi authorities as well as a SIAC arbitration concerning the rights to terminate an agreement for the supply of Russian coal to Korean buyers.

Reported leading cases include the House of Lords decision in The Starsin [2004] 1 AC 715 (title to sue); the Court of Appeal decision in The Wadi Sudr [2010] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 193 (leading case on the arbitration exception, the Judgments Regulation and issue estoppel); Joint Stock Asset Management Co IngosstrakhInvestments v BNP Paribas [2012] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 649 (leading case on non-contractual anti-suit injunctions); Nautical Challenge v Evergreen Marine [2019] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 130, Court of Appeal, (leading ship collision case on the inter-relationship between the crossing rule, the narrow channel rule and the rule of good seamanship in the approaches to a narrow channel; permission to appeal granted to the Supreme Court). Vasanti was also successful on behalf of Buyers under 4 linked confidential shipbuilding disputes in which she established the existence of

Vasanti was called to the Bar in 1983, and received her LLM in 1984. She has been a practising barrister at the Commercial Bar since 1985; a Recorder since 2000; Queen’s Counsel since 2001; a Bencher of Middle Temple since 2011; and a member of the LOF panel of arbitrators since 2013. Vasanti accepts appointments as an arbitrator in a wide range of commercial disputes under all institutional rules as well as ad hoc.

Other noteworthy reported cases include Emirates Trading Agency LLC v PMEPL [2014] 2 Lloyd’s Rep 457 (friendly discussions clause a condition precedent to the right to commence arbitration) and Rubicon Vantage v Krisenergy Ltd [2019] EWHC 2012 (Comm) (first reported case to consider the construction of a guarantee which is is part “on demand” and part “see to it”. Her professional memberships include COMBAR, the Chancery Bar Association, the BMLA, ICC, LMAA, ICCA, the London Shipping Law Centre (head of education sub-committee), ICCA and the IBA

Key Contacts: Mike Wright and Zoe Bluck Tel: 0207 440 6900 mike@36stone.co.uk zoe@36stone.co.uk

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Europe Best Cosmetic Dental Practice - 2019 - Dr. Khangura The Dental Surgery - Norfolk

Established in 2000 by Dr Leon Khangura, The Dental Surgery offers a modern environment and is a highly recommended private cosmetic dentist based central to the city of Norwich. Dr Khangura is london Qualified and is one of the few cosmetic practitioners in East Anglia who are fully trained to carry out a new state of the art Facial Aesthetics procedure. The surgery has ample parking, ground floor disabled access and super friendly staff that will provide all the assistance you need. The Dental Surgery provides high quality general and cosmetic Dental care in modern state of the art surgeries, and is a highly recommended private dentist in Norwich. Also provided is Facial aesthetics in a safe environment by professionals.

Dr Khangura ensures all dental treatment is collaborative with his patients and that they are well-informed before treatment begins. Our Dental hygienist is one of the best in Norwich if not Norfolk. Rest assured your teeth will be cleaned to the highest standard, leaving you feeling excellent with a renewed smile. Facial Aesthetics in Norwich As well as been highly regarded for his cosmetic dentistry Dr Khangura has also trained in London in the use of Botulinum toxin, Facial/Dermal fillers and PRGF treatments. He has made good use of years of experience in cosmetic dentistry to great effect in this field. He has helped patients boost their confidence

GLOBAL 100 | 2019

Europe Best Cosmetic Dental Practice - 2019 - Dr. Khangura The Dental Surgery - Norfolk

by enhancing their look and reducing the signs of ageing. At our Norwich based practice, we believe that only trained professionals should carry out this procedure. Dr Khangura will perform your procedures personally, you can be assured that you are being treated by a highly trained professional in a state-of-the-art safe clinical environment. We also ensure we only use best products on the market- Azzalure and Dysport. Botulinum toxin is a prescription-only medicine that should only be prescribed and given by an appropriately trained healthcare professional. The Dental Surgery provides Dermal fillers in Norwich. At our Norwich based practice on Ipswich Road, we believe that only trained professionals should carry out this procedure. Dr Khangura will perform your procedures personally, you can be assured that you are being treated by a highly trained professional in a state of the art safe clinical environment. We also ensure we only use best products on the markets such as Restylane. PRGF Endoret Thanks to advances in regenerative medicine it is now possible to use your own body’s resources to heal itself. With this technique, it’s possible to isolate, concentrate and extract growth factors with proteins which are present in ourselves to repair our tissues naturally. 100% Autologous (using your own growth factors)

Plasma rich in growth factor enables our proteins to rejuvenate our skin in a completely natural way giving a healthier appearance. There are five key benefits of using this biotechnology to counteract degenerative changes in the skin which ultimately increase the tone and elasticity: Wrinkle reduction – the filler effect achieved through the use of PRGF Endoret technology softens the wrinkles in the treated areas. The facial expression lines lose their depth similar to the way they do on with using dermal fillers. Hydration – ensures a high level of skin hydration compared to levels obtained with other cosmetic treatments and has been proven in clinical trials. Skin luminosity – it makes skin recover the lost luminosity over the years. Patients that have gone through this innovative treatment achieve a higher luster of the skin. Production of Hyaluronic acid – it stimulates the natural production of Hyaluronic acid. Increased consistency – promotes the increased secretion of collagen and elastin. This generates a greater consistency, firmness and reduces sagging in the skin of the patient. Compatible with other aesthetic treatments including Botulinum toxin etc. The treatment is recommended from the age of 35 to slow the aging process, or from 45 for its regenerative and corrective effects. Address: Tel: Email: Website:

The Dental Surgery 49 Ipswich Road, Norwich, NR2 2LN 01603 507321 norwichdentalsurgery@hotmail.com www.khangura.com

GLOBAL 100 | 2019

Europe

GLOBAL 100 | 2019

Europe Life Sciences CEO of the Year - 2019 - Mark Hollingsworth, The Nutrition Society

Mark Hollingsworth is CEO of the Nutrition Society, a scientific Learned Society, founded in 1941, which seeks to advance the scientific study of nutrition and its application to the maintenance of human and animal health. The Society, headquartered in London, is a membership-based organisation, with 2,800 members. Its principal activities are the publication of scientific journals and textbooks, organising conferences, delivering specialised training through its Training Academy, disseminating science and supporting international capacity-building in nutritional science. Mark, who originally served for 16 years as a Squadron Leader in the Royal Air Force, became CEO of the Society in July 2014. The Society, led by its volunteer Board of Trustees, has been, since Mark’s appointment as CEO, developing a more contemporary strategically-focused organisation, whilst retaining its important historical traditions. This strategic and complex work has seen a new era of enhanced transparency within the Society and this has been the cornerstone of its global success and impact over the past 4 years. This strategic work of transparency has been a vital opportunity to look to communicate with members and stakeholders in a manner which helps explain not just the impact of the activities of the Society, but also the decisionmaking processes involved. This a complex area of leadership, both at the individual and collective level. Trust and integrity are the cornerstones of the highest standards of personal and professional behavior - a key component of that behavior is transparency. Ethical leadership is that which is directed by respect for ethical beliefs, values and for the dignity and rights of others. It is related to concepts such as trust, honesty, consideration and fairness. Transparency opens up the possibility to gain insight into a solution that may not have been possible if only a select number of Trustees or staff are aware. To create this sort of ethics-focused organizational culture, starts at the top. Mark believes ethical leaders can have a tremendous impact on how people in the organization behave and how they achieve the objectives, which is why this new programme has been personally led by both him as CEO and the Board President. This strong ethical leadership has become embedded across all aspects of the Society’s activities. This includes all members involved in leadership and other key positions championing the importance of ethics, communicating trust, fairness,

integrity, openness, compassion, respect. This has created a culture where members and stakeholders trust the information given to them is the truth, good, bad or indifferent. Mark learnt from his 16 years of military service that ethical living, and leading, takes moral courage and conviction. It means doing the right thing, even when it isn’t popular or easy. Mark believes the most important decision made in the early years of this strategic programme came when the Trustee Board decided the Strategic programme become a standing item on the Board Agenda. Hours of each meeting are dedicated to careful analysis and interrogation of the objectives of the programme. This resulted in continuous, clear, transparent strategic direction from each Board meeting, enabling Mark and the Board committees to have appropriate powers and authority to deliver. Finally, an outward looking focus has been developed to the programme to support the concept ‘science knows no borders’. In addition to raising the profile of the Society’s work in the UK Parliament through active involvement on Parliamentary Scientific Advisory Committees, there are now members of the Society in 89 countries in the World. This international perspective has helped in sustaining the vital sources of revenue from the Society’s global publication sales (scientific journals and textbooks). Mark has been actively involved in the expansion (travelling extensively as far as Dubai, Morocco, Brazil, North America, Canada, Switzerland, Portugal, Germany, China, Rwanda, Kenya and Argentina) into areas where the Society can add value and leverage its knowledge, leadership and expertise. Mark believes leading in the non-profit sector, and working with UK science, emphasises the importance of being a servant leader, a dual focus on serving both the Board of Trustees and his staff. He hopes his nomination as CEO of the Year helps to highlight the excellent work undertaken in the non-profit sector in the UK, and the many exciting career opportunities it presents.

Mark Hollingsworth CEO of the Nutrition Society

GLOBAL 100 | 2019

Europe Fraud Accountancy Expert Witness of the Year - 2019 - Charles Lazarevic B.Sc., M.B.A., F.C.A., M.A.E., Vero Consulting Limited - London

“Your service is always impeccable” P.Cohen, Ince

Delivering outstanding results An innovative firm Vero Consulting is a nimble and conflict free firm dedicated to providing expert and authoritative analysis and opinion when it comes to finding and proving cases of fraudulent activity. Our depth and breath of expertise in financial and forensic investigations and preparing expert witness evidence for arbitrations, civil and criminal trials, is something we are very proud of. We are a specialist firm of forensic accountants founded by Charles Lazarevic in April 2016, after a long history working at a top-10 global accountancy and consulting firm in London. Bespoke teams By working flexibly in bespoke-teams and using innovative technology to manage and support our projects, we bring exceptional experience and expertise to any business issue while keeping costs to our clients low. The team is experienced in working on cases involving: • Investigating fraud; • Corruption; • Money laundering; • Proceeds of crime and, • Various business compensation claims. London based Our offices are by the Inns of Court in London but we carry out assignments globally using the 8 working languages within the team. Our team has worked on assignments throughout Europe, North America, Middle East, Africa, Caribbean and the Far East and have given expert evidence in many jurisdictions. Add-value service As forensic accountants we do more than just crunch numbers. Our ability to deduce meaning from complex calculus and present them in simple and accessible words sets us apart. A practical approach to advising, researching and defending assures our clients that no stone will be left unturned.

Successful support The quality of our service is evident from the testimonials on our website provided by clients and solicitors with leading international firms – www.veroconsulting.expert. Recent cases The team completed a financial review for the Board of a major company in Serbia with support from a leading firm of accountants locally. We have used our forensic investigative skills to review IT security, systems, computer and other records to investigate suspicions of collusion and inappropriate disclosure in tendering and procurement procedures. Due to the confidential nature of this review we cannot disclose any further information. More cases can be viewed on the website. Trusted and respected Our distinctive advantage comes from over 700 business investigations that Charles has led. The depth of business expertise we offer is down to over 100 years collective experience. Our ability to innovate and respond to differing and varied challenges is built on our thirst to keep upto-date with current developments and the changing landscape within which we operate. Delivering outstanding results is what we aim for, our senior team are trusted and respected within the industry. Contact Details Company: Address: Tel: Email: Web:

Charles Lazarevic Vero Consulting Limited Tallis House, London EC4Y 0AB (+44)/0 20 3858 0805 enquiries@veroconsulting.expert www.veroconsulting.expert

GLOBAL 100 | 2019

Europe Best Subsea Wireless Solutions Provider - 2019 - WFS Technologies Ltd

GLOBAL 100 | 2019

Europe Diversity Champion of the Year – 2019

“Women in the Law UK is about supporting the next leaders in Law and encouraging career progression through personal development. The next stage is finding a way to progress social mobility in the profession and learning from our colleagues in Business”

Women in the Law UK is a women’s networking organisation with events designed to encourage, inspire and support the next generation of Lawyers and Women in Business.

Encouragement, Support & Networking Be inspired with fun events and networking opportunities for up and coming women in the legal profession. Contact Details Company: Address: Email: Web:

Founder – Sally Penni

WOMEN IN THE LAW UK Suite 39, 792 Wimslow Road, Manchester, M20 6UG womeninthelawuk@gmail.com www.womeninthelawuk.com

GLOBAL 100 | 2019

Europe Best Full Global Management Company of the Year

The last few years have all been a little crazy, says Wayne Conyers, Director of Youcall-it.com We have won several awards over the past few years, but this one stands out given the recent accomplishments of the business. This award really justifies the additional hard work the whole company has been putting in this year. In order to appreciate why the award means so much to the team at Youcall-it.com we asked them to tell us a little more about what they do and to share some of their recent successes with us. Youcall-it.com was created in 2010, with the aim of unifying global IT service management and service delivery. The business connects clients to suppliers of IT services directly and globally in over 140 countries, delivering services both within “the channel” as well as directly to end customers and clients. “in those early years we had the aim of developing a solution which would allow people to work together, regardless of their own in-house systems, Wayne says. “Companies were still logging tickets via email and chasing techs and companies in different countries without any structure. By bringing together the YouCall-it.com platform and the service providers we were able to create an effective Hub and platform that finally started connecting the dots.” You can use the ( Youcall-it.com ) platform as a completely independent service management tool, connecting to multiple service providers or indeed creating a link with those that are already established within your own partner network as a client or an IT business. We also have customers who utilise our API so they can effectively upgrade their own system capability and flow service requests around the world in a structured manner. Transparency, a word often used In the IT sector – it is the one we hang our whole business mantra on. Creating relationships is always the point at which we start to become truly effective as a solution. Not only do we establish relationships directly between clients and the service providers we then provide all the management tools required to keep that relationship

healthy and flourishing. From the moment a service event or project request hits the system there are a multitude of tools to make sure everything stays on track. We manage response times, service levels, logistics, assets, onsite conduct, reporting, billing and administration - all at the same time. Everything works in unison - based on the initial needs of the client - when the contract or project is created. When you scale that to a Global tool you can really see why the award of “Best Full Global Management Company of the Year” means a lot to the whole company. “We are a UK company and have been since our creation. Last year we created our European helpdesk based in Serbia. This has bolstered the Managed Service Provider side of the business as we now have multilingual capability on a service desk and not just embedded in the service platform. This year we have plans to expand further and to also to better meet the needs of our European customer. As well as building relationships we also deliver the services directly, using all the tools we have built to greatly improve the service management capability of our clients and customers.” We are committed to continually improving Youcall-it. com platform as a service and rollout improvements constantly including changes requested by our users. It is, living, breathing, growing software and its been applied to great effect by many. 2020 is a year which we are very much looking forward to, with the progress made last year Youcallit.com aim to take that even further. A host of new system features will be being unveiled this year including a global pricing service (an offshoot from the main service platform) and a completely new contract management tool for global services. Contact Details Company: Address: Email: Tel: Web:

Youcall-it.com Ltd Glassworks, Mill Bay, Ground Floor Office 1A, Folkestone, Kent CT20 1JG info@youcall-it.com +44 (0)845 582 2423 www.youcall-it.com

GLOBAL 100 | 2019

North America

NORTH AMERICA ASAP Sales & Services

Leading Providers of Airport X-Ray Scanning Equipment - 2019 - ASAP Sales & Services South America & The Caribbean

Banker Phares

Charitable Planning Advisory Firm of the Year - USA

Clifford Law Offices

Best Attorney in Aviation Litigation â&#x20AC;&#x201C; USA

dkstudio architects inc.

Best International Luxury Retail Design Firm 2019 - Canada

EnvAerospace Incorporated

Best Global Aircraft Engine Nanocoating Service - Canada

Ernst & Young Orenda Corporate Finance Inc

Infrastructure Sector Advisory Firm of the Year - Canada

GOLBERT & ASSOCIATES

Boutique Tax Planning Law Firm of the Year - 2019 - Golbert & Associates - California, USA

Hawthorne Direct, LLC

Business Woman of the Year - 2019 - Jessica Hawthorne-Castro, Hawthorne - USA

Law Offices of Aaron Resnick, P.A.

Best Commercial Litigation Law Boutique - Florida

Lindborg & Mazor LLP

Litigation Law Firm of the Year in California, US

Lips Boutique By JKA

Best Medical Aesthetics Studio of the Year - Canada

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North America

Nightingale Corporation

Office Seating Manufacturer of the Year 2019 - Canada

Paragon Security

Kevin Sanjari – Paragon Security – President of the Year 2019 – Canada

Regent Law

Best Corporate Governance Law Lawyer of the Year - Canada

Rogerson Law Group

Client Choice - Asset Protection Law Firm of the Year - Canada

Rosenbaum IP

Best Patents Law Firm of the Year - Illinois, USA

Schneider Electric Industrial

Recognized Leaders in Smart Pump Controls – 2019 – Schneider Electric/Square D - USA

Automation Business Sadis & Goldberg LLP

Law Firm of the Year - Private Funds - North America

Santamarina y Steta

Juan Carlos Machorro - Santamarina y Steta - Best Partner of the Year - Mexico

Select Services Films, Inc.

Best Woman-Owned Film & TV Production Company - California

Skirbunt & Skirbunt LLC

Family Lawyer of the Year - USA

Tanya Boyd & Associates

Healthcare CEO of the Year - 2019 - Tanya Boyd, Tanya Boyd & Associates - USA

Tolero Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

David J. Bearss, Ph.D. - Tolero Pharmaceuticals - CEO of the Year - USA

Utility Services, Inc.

Best Utility Compliance Consultancy Firm - USA

GLOBAL 100 | 2019

North America Aviation Litigation

USA

GLOBAL 100 | 2019

North America Aviation Litigation

USA

GLOBAL 100 | 2019

North America Litigation Law Firm of the Year in California

USA

Peter Lindborg and Irina Mazor founded Lindborg & Mazor LLP on the belief that a law practice of the highest quality can be established in an innovative and stimulating environment. Lindborg & Mazor LLP is a full service law firm dedicated to one basic principle: delivering high quality legal representation to a diverse client base in a creative and cost-effective manner.

Founding Partners Peter F. Lindborg leads Lindborg & Mazor’s construction claims practice. Mr. Lindborg’s practice focuses on litigation, arbitration and the resolution of claims arising from construction projects and, in particular, complex delay, disruption and acceleration claims. His practice also includes the counseling of clients with respect to contractual and legal rights and obligations during the course of construction. Mr. Lindborg has been lead counsel in several trials and arbitrations involving multimillion dollar claims. Mr. Lindborg is admitted to practice before all state and federal courts in the States of California and New Mexico , the Ninth and Tenth Circuit Courts of Appeal and the Court of Federal Claims. He has also represented clients before various administrative agencies, including the Armed Services and General Services Administration Boards of Contract Appeals, the General Accounting Office and has specially appeared in a number of federal courts throughout the Western United States. Mr. Lindborg is a member of the American, California, New Mexico and Los Angeles County Bar Associations. Mr. Lindborg has lectured on a multitude of construction industry topics, including construction claims and project administration issues, to a variety of organizations and has served as a guest lecturer at UCLA, California State University at San Bernardino and the University of California’s Continuing Education of the Bar. Mr. Lindborg is a member of the American Bar Association Construction Industry Forum and Public Contracts Section and has served on the Board of Directors of the State Bar of New Mexico’s Commercial Litigation and Antitrust Section. Peter F. Lindborg 550 North Brand Blvd, Suite 1830 Glendale, California 91203 Tel: 818 637-8325 Fax: 818 637-8376 email: plindborg@lmllp.com

Irina J. Mazor is the managing partner of Lindborg & Mazor LLP. Ms. Mazor’s practice is primarily devoted to the representation of owners, contractors, developers and construction managers in all facets of construction law, including the litigation and mediation of construction and commercial claims, business litigation, real property-related matters and the counseling of clients in claims avoidance and mitigation techniques. Ms. Mazor is skilled in working with clients and opposing parties to resolve matters as efficiently, expeditiously and economically as possible. She has successfully represented clients in complex construction disputes and is knowledgeable in presenting complex construction claims to judges and mediators. Ms. Mazor is admitted to practice before all state and federal courts in the State of California and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. She is a member of the American Bar Association Construction Industry Forum and the California and Los Angeles County Bar Associations. Ms. Mazor also served in the capacity of Judicial Extern to the Honorable Kathleen P. March of the United State Bankruptcy Court. Ms. Mazor is also a licensed California Real Estate Broker, License ID No: 01978062. (www.global-empire-properties.com) Ms. Mazor has been invited to conduct in-house training sessions at ENR 400 Companies and public entities and has been a principal speaker at seminars, including those sponsored by the California Continuing Education of the Bar. Lecture topics relating to the construction industry have included construction claims and project administration issues, key contract provisions and false claims. Irina J. Mazor 550 North Brand Blvd, Suite 1830 Glendale, California 91203 Tel: 818 637-8325 Fax: 818 637-8376 email: imazor@lmllp.com

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North America Best Medical Aesthetics Studio of the Year

Lips Boutique by JKA was established based on spiritual rules and values, such as honesty, trust, and most importantly, the Golden Rule: Treat our clients the way we would want to be treated. “We do not consider Beauty as a factor of Vanity. Beauty is radiating from your innermost expression of WHO-YOU-REALLY-ARE to the outside expression in physical form, which creates a deeper alignment between your mind, body, and soul. Our job as cosmetic injectors is to see that beauty from the inside and bring it forward to the physical manifestation visible to the eye.” - J.K.A. 2016

Canada

Lips Boutique by JKA is an internationally recognized award winning medical aesthetics clinic and a world leader in Lip Augmentation, Lip Enhancement and Lips Correction with over 10,000 procedures performed. Our expert knowledge, advanced modern techniques and the use of best available products on the market, will provide you with a comfortable, worry free treatment and the dream look you desire! Contact Details Company: Address: Tel: Email: Web:

Lips Boutique by JKA 2570A Yonge Street Toronto, On M4P 2J3 (647) 879 - 1660 contactus@lipsboutiquebyjka.com www.lipsboutiquebyjka.com

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North America Kevin Sanjari – Paragon Security – President of the Year 2019

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Kevin Sanjari - President

Paragon Protection Ltd has been in business since 1976, providing uniform security guards services, consulting and integrated solutions to some of the most prestigious locations in the Greater Toronto Area. Kevin joined Paragon in 1987. In the early years, he remembers wearing “many hats”; and putting in a full 12-hour day in the office and then waking up at 2am to go downtown to ticket cars himself. In 1994, RJ France took the helm from his late father (Ron France) and closely reviewed its operations and market strategies. Kevin’s experience and his fresh perspectives helped shape new strategic changes and methodologies, resulting in a more efficient company. By streamlining the management structure, Paragon’s frontline Security Guards were able to work in close contact with their support teams. Protocol were established in day-to-day operations to ensure no duplication of labour, and the prompt completion of all tasks. After 32 years in contract security with the France family, Kevin was named President of Paragon Protection Ltd in 2019. It is his belief that Paragon has become the great company it is, through the collective efforts and contribution of all its employees. Kevin is an extraordinary leader that everyone loves to work for. His creative team building, collaboration and empowerment style

motivates everyone to be part of and contribute to the team. He is a great positive influencer and leads the charge for challenging the status quo through innovation and logical solutions. He is known as someone you can trust that will never assign responsibilities where he would not be willing to go himself, as he believes the success of his team will result in the success of the organization. Kevin has spearheaded the drafting and implementation of The Paragon Pillars, which represent the core values and DNA of Paragon. The pillars focus on People, Customer Service and Innovation. Customized client care is an example of how the pillars have driven change at Paragon. They take the time and make the effort to understand each clients’ needs and provide them with effective and customized solutions that make sense. The client service management teams are structured in fully functional business units, providing the flexibility to make this happen. The entire team works in tandem and cooperation with regular open communication and transparency with clients’ management. This communication between clients’ representatives, Paragon’s management and onsite security personnel ensures that the clients’ security needs are addressed in an efficient, effective and timely manner. Under Kevin’s leadership, Paragon provides higher quality security personnel who are better trained and qualified by ensuring their training is relevant and appropriate for their job. The training curriculum covers material beyond what is required by the licensing board, such as customer service, handcuffing techniques and

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North America Kevin Sanjari – Paragon Security – President of the Year 2019

Canada

fire panel procedures. Having qualified and engaged security personnel helps to reduce staff turnover and increase employee retention. It ensures they can provide staff to fill all shifts.

providing Security License Certification training to individuals interested in pursuing a career in Security. Paragon is determined to remain the best from the ground up.

Over the last decade, Paragon has made tremendous investment in creating a unique, enterprise security technology solution known as PRISM which includes the integration of dispatch and scheduling software. PRISM was recognized as the best innovation in the security industry in Canada and received multiple provincial government grants.

Paragon invests extensively in its new generation – young pioneers of management and frontline staff. The management teams are provided with opportunities to partake in comprehensive Schulich Mini MBA, ASIS conference and training courses and many other internationally recognized training programs through university certification programs. It is Kevin’s belief that “the return on our people investment is immeasurable as the employees are the company. With no guards, there would be no clients.”

Kevin promotes a culture of forward-thinking environment to improve and develop new innovative technologies and solutions in order to stay ahead of evolving security threats and customer needs. Investment in emerging technologies has been moved to the forefront of the company’s growth strategy. Under Kevin’s directives, Paragon launched a new service division Paragon Visible Spectrum™ for RPAS (Remotely Piloted Aircraft System) staffed by a team of experts in RPA technologies to provide a new perspective in service offerings and solutions for its clients. Paragon is the first security company in Canada to have formally launched an RPAS program with multiple licensed and experienced commercial pilots and in full compliance with insurance and Transport Canada regulations. The company has also developed the most complete and comprehensive training program in the industry. The Ministry of The Solicitor General has entrusted Paragon with

Sustainability is a rising priority at Paragon. Kevin has initiated investments in technology to reduce paperwork and related waste. Employees will soon enjoy a portal to track wages, manage vacations and a host of other HR functions previously handled manually. Kevin has also worked with the office’s property manager to increase diversion of kitchen waste. Under Kevin’s leadership and guidance, Paragon has grown to nearly 600 clients with over 700 facilities across the Golden Horseshoe and annual turnover of $170M. Today, Paragon employs over 4,000 security personnel and has a fleet of 95 mobile patrol units. Kevin was recognized and awarded the “Best Security VP of the Year in Canada” by the CV International Business Magazine for three consecutive years, during 2016-2018. He was also recognized by the Global 100 Leaders in 2018 for Best Senior Security Vice President.

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North America Best Woman-Owned Film & TV Production Company

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California

North America Best Utility Compliance Consultancy Firm

The Energy Policy Act of 2005 mandated the creation of the Electric Reliability Organization (ERO). In May 2007, Utility Services was formed as a service organization to assist companies in the ERO’s compliance and reliability efforts. Under the ERO, registered entities are obligated to demonstrate compliance and operating reliably through specific performance requirements approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Since its inception, Utility Services has provided guidance and assistance on registration, compliance, and standard development to over 100 registered entities in all eight NERC regions of the United States and Canada. Our constituents include publicly owned entities, independent generation, and transmission owners. Utility Services has participated in over 200 audits since its inception. To date, our customers have had less than 10 enforcement actions. Utility Services is a member of ISO New England, North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), NPCC, RF, FRCC, MRO, WECC, NERC Ballot Body for Standard Development (NERC RBB), and various other standing committees. Additionally, Utility Services is involved in the APPA, NEPPA, NWPPA, TAPS, WICF, and the NAGF. Our staff is actively serving on standard development teams, working groups, and task forces, working to keep informed of the new trends and discussions that are current in compliance

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and reliability. With technology advancing and the demand for electrical energy only growing in North America. Many standards have been created ensure that the bulk electrical industry can continue to successfully serve it’s patrons. Since the inception of the mandating of these regulatory groups and accompanying standards in 2007. Utility Services has been right beside electrical entities assisting them with navigating and understanding, the steps they must take to ensure the success of the bulk electrical industry. We pride our selves in being the support service provider that entities of all sizes can count on to navigate compliance standards from every avenue. Being a client of US will give you access to a wealth of industry knowledge and expertise like no other. One of the ways we ensure our clients get the best possible service is through committing our team to actively participating in our industry. Through our memberships, to community involvement we are committed to being involved in all aspects of what can effect the bulk electrical industry and the entities we serve. Contact Details Address: Tel: Email: Web:

1080 Waterbury-Stowe Rd, Suite 2, Waterbury, VT 05676 802-241-1400 info@utilitysvcs.com www.utilitysvcs.com

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Oceania & Global

OCEANIA & GLOBAL Atlite (Aust) Pty Ltd

Best High End Skylight Specialists - 2019 - Atlite Skylights - Asia Pacific

Custom Computer Creations

Best Custom-Built Computing Hardware - New South Wales, Australia

Nu Skin

Best Personal Care Product Manufacturer & Best Upcoming Skin Care & Cleansing Product - ageLOC LumiSpa system - Global

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Oceania & Global Best High End Skylight Specialists - 2019 - Atlite Skylights

Multi award winning Atlite Skylights is going from strength to strength since launching their premium roof window in 2017. Architects and homeowners alike are revelling in the ability to incorporate skylights in different shapes and sizes. Creativity does not need to be curbed when skylights can be triangles, hexagon and rhombus shapes. Skilfully designed by the Atlite team of engineers and in collaboration with Swinburne University Centre for Design Innovation, the stunning, sleek designs feature edge to edge glass, removing the bulky trims of other skylights. The roof window is double glazed that provides proficient insulation all year round. The glass is

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fire resistant (Bal40 rated), leak proof, hail resilient and can come with a self-tinting laminated glass using thermochromic technology. The roof window can be fixed or openable either via remotely powered or manual operation with an out of reach operating pole. The Atlite Roof Window can be installed on a ZERO pitch and comes with a 15-year warranty. Accessories are available including flyscreens and blinds. The winner of the Good Design Award in 2018 and 2019, other industry awards and featured on the Australia by Design Innovation television series in 2018 Atlite Skylights is a leader in the skylights industry.

The Centre for Design Innovation focuses on strategic and transformative design research used as an enabler for design innovation to turn good ideas into commercial outcomes.

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South America

SOUTH AMERICA Advocacia Fernanda Hernandez

Law Firm of the Year - Dispute Resolution Law - Brazil

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