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Q. Can you let us in on what’s to come over the course of the next 5 years?
Expect to see an Alliott Group presence in a growing number of niche markets that are of importance to middle market companies involved in cross border business. Organisations face massive challenges in terms of achieving growth – for example, they need to get the right people to the right places at the right time, yet ensure they do this in the most cost effective way that will also not see them incur penalties by breaking laws. Our plans in the next 5 years will provide middle market organisations with a clear choice for when they need to acquire the right mix of skills and services across borders to achieve specific challenges such as this. There is a big market out there for our member firms – and we are determined to take advantage.
Contacts: Paul Marmor, Alasdair McMillin Sherrards Solicitors LLP 7 Swallow Place Mayfair London W1B 2AG United Kingdom Contact Paul Marmor pdm@sherrards.com Tel: +44 (0)20 7478 9010 Fax: +44 (0)20 7499 3846
UK Trade & Investment (“UK TI”), the UK Government ’s international trade agency, has produced a case study focusing on the impression that Sherrards are making on the international landscape, in helping to sell and push UK plc overseas, with their suppor t highlighted on their web site: TinyURL.com/j79p4fm
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developing our China & Far East desk;
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advancing the Alliott Group international alliance, widening our global reach;
increasing our ties with international legal associations such as the IBA and the ABA;
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being recognised by the Law Society with an International Excellence Award;
The case study illustrates how UK TI has helped Sherrards to raise its global profile to become a “go to” firm for legal ser vices internationally.
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being featured in a video by the Law Society ’s International Division;
working on the Indian Prime Minister Modi’s visit to the UK, through the organisers, on the largest-ever reception for over 60,000 of the Indian diaspora welcoming Modi at Wembley Stadium.”
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working with the Taiwanese Government ’s UK People’s Representative Office;
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taking par t in development trips in central and eastern Europe (e.g. Russia and Georgia)
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par ticipating in CSR initiatives suppor ting the Tapologo Outreach Centre in Rustenburg, South Africa, and the Friends of Chernobyl’s Children, Belarus.
Paul Marmor, Head of International, comments: “ The last eighteen months have been momentous, with a great deal of success internationally. We’ve been engaged in a wide range of international activities, such as:-
working with the World Bank, contributing to their ‘Doing Business’ project;
Alasdair McMillin, Sherrards’ Managing Par tner, states: “It ’s a core par t of our strategy to develop our international offering, for a number of reasons. First, it ’s vital for us to be able to provide our audience with access to similar law firms and like -minded professionals globally. This helps our clients/contacts expand their offerings overseas. Secondly, we have received excellent instructions on inward investment-related transactions coming into the UK. Thirdly, our
international persona has helped to develop our standing in the legal profession, which is helping with recruitment of excellent lawyers, whether they be at par tner or assistant level, as we develop our offering, giving us a real edge over our competitors.” Paul Marmor adds: “ Whatever the size of your company, UK TI is there for you. You can be any size of business, from ver y small to ver y large, and if you go to UK TI you’ll have embassies on your side and a huge network of contacts at your finger tips. If you want to establish a footprint in an international market you need to develop a USP and then go to UK TI. Working with them gives you immediate gravitas.’”
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