Regional Group
Europe
Regional Ambassador
Maria Grazia Colombo
Maria Grazia joined the firm in 2002. She mainly deals with property law, assisting Italian and international retail sector groups in property development in this country, also involving administrative law matters arising from retail licences and legal issues on related building and planning aspects.
Maria Grazia also handles corporate and commercial law issues related to distribution agreements. She has acquired substantial experience in matters arising from special sales events and prize competitions.
During her time with the firm Maria Grazia has often spoken at meetings and conferences on property issues in the retail sector. She also does litigation work both in trial court proceedings and before boards of arbitration.
The European regional group is the largest Legalink group composed of 30 member firms.
Regional Group Members
-
Adam Rose• Mishcon de Reya
Adam Rose adam.rose@mishcon.com https://www.legalink.ch/xms/img/400x400/831c2/emM9VDMmZmx0cltdPXVzbSZxPTkw/L08zbS8tME0zWnJTbS95NDFid2h2L1otWjNzbmptU3R6dGRrcg.jpg Adam is a Commercial and Data Protection Partner in the Intellectual Property Group, with over 25 years' experience, specialising in data protection and freedom of information law, as well as advising clients on IT and commercial contracts, including licensing, franchising, agency, distribution and terms of business.
United Kingdom Mishcon de Reya -
Adriaan de Buck• Ekelmans & Meijer Advocaten
Adriaan de Buck buck@ekelmansenmeijer.nl https://www.legalink.ch/xms/img/400x400/12878/emM9VDMmZmx0cltdPXVzbSZxPTkw/L08zbS8tME0zWnJTbS95NDFid2h2L2gtbk1aWkoxLVMxOXVLODFtTTdTdHp0ZGty.jpg Adriaan handles a wide range of cases for a variety of clients, from SMEs to private equity parties and multinationals. He supervises both transactions and legal actions, which enables him to evaluate contract clauses as to their enforceability in the event they are presented to a court. Clients and colleagues describe Adriaan as a skilled lawyer and a critical, engaged sparring partner. Adriaan tries to get completely involved in the cases entrusted to him and at the same time to give realistic, to-the-point advice, so that the client knows where he or she stands.
Netherlands Ekelmans & Meijer Advocaten -
Alain Jouan• Bersay et Associés
Alain Jouan AJOUAN@bersay-associes.com https://www.legalink.ch/xms/img/400x400/db653/emM9VDMmZmx0cltdPXVzbSZxPTkw/L08zbS8tME0zWnJTbS95NDFid2h2L2hzVy4yaGd0enRka3I.jpg Alain Jouan practices in all areas of tax law, in an advisory capacity and as a litigator, acting for clients ranging from individuals to multinational companies, both listed and unlisted.
He represents clients in relation to acquisitions, mergers, restructuring, joint ventures, tax audits, and negotiations with the tax authorities. On the litigation side, Alain assists his clients with respect to their tax issues before all administrative and/or civil jurisdictions.
Alain holds a DESS in corporate taxation from the Paris IX University – Dauphine, a Master’s degree in Business Law and Taxation and a Master’s degree in International Law and European Law from Paris II University – Panthéon Assas.
He has been a member of the Paris Bar since 1997.
Before joining Bersay & Associés in 2018, Alain worked from 1989 to 2005 at Deloitte, and Price Waterhouse Coopers and Paul Hastings, before co-founding Vaughan Avocats in 2005 and DJP Avocats in 2008.
France Bersay et Associés -
Alfonso López-Ibor• Ventura Garcés & López-Ibor Abogados
Alfonso López-Ibor Alfonso.LopezIbor@vg-li.com https://www.legalink.ch/xms/img/400x400/766e3/emM9VDMmZmx0cltdPXVzbSZxPTkw/L08zbS8tME0zWnJTbS95NDFid2h2L1pGVGpKbWpzRmprU0VzTTBqbnRka3I.jpg Alfonso López-Ibor is Managing Partner of the Madrid office. He had previously been Managing Partner of the Madrid office of Allen & Overy for 10 years. He specialises in corporate law, finance and banking. Alfonso López-Ibor is also widely known for his expertise in litigation, arbitration and air transport. In the corporate field, he regularly advises clients on the acquisition and sale of Spanish and foreign companies, venture capital and private equity transactions, management buy-outs and corporate restructuring processes. He also advises multinationals that want to set up in Spain, whether through subsidiaries, branches or the acquisition of existing companies.
Spain Ventura Garcés & López-Ibor Abogados -
Andrew Demetriou• Ioannides Demetriou LLC
Andrew Demetriou a.demetriou@idlaw.com.cy https://www.legalink.ch/xms/img/400x400/523be/emM9VDMmZmx0cltdPXVzbSZxPTkw/L08zbS8tME0zWnJTbS95NDFid2h2L1hTclpGTUo4MWJTM2tGWjdTMTExVWpKN1pLNzFwM1pyU210enRka3I.jpg Andrew Demetriou is Director and one of the two co-founders of Ioannides Demetriou LLC. He is a Chartered Arbitrator, the first to hold this accreditation in Cyprus (and one of the only two Chartered Arbitrators in Cyprus), and he is also an International Panel Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He is a member of STEP (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners) and entitled to use the designation TEP (Trusts and Estates Practitioner). Andrew is also an accredited Mediator and he is classed as a Leading Individual / Leading Lawyer in both the international law directories Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners.
Cyprus Ioannides Demetriou LLC -
Andras Szecskay• Szecskay Attorneys at Law
Andras Szecskay andras.szecskay@szecskay.com https://www.legalink.ch/xms/img/400x400/dde1f/emM9VDMmZmx0cltdPXVzbSZxPTkw/L08zbS8tME0zWnJTbS95NDFid2h2L1pKLW5abXNtRVNLbThaY3R6dGRrcg.jpg András Szecskay is the founder and named partner of Szecskay Attorneys at Law. András, a "remarkable litigator who commands a great reputation" has a wealth of reputation in the Hungarian and International markets. He has developed an extensive international and domestic litigation and arbitration practice, which includes involvement in ICSID, ICC, UNCITRAL, etc. procedures. His practice focuses on high-value and complex commercial, corporate, IP and foreign investment related litigation and arbitration matters, as well as judicial review proceedings. His experience spans a number of industries and sectors, including life sciences, banking, energy, environment, oil & gas, power and telecommunications.
He is a listed arbitrator on the Roll of Arbitrators of the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and has handled over a hundred arbitration cases. He is also the name to go to in the field of IP. Besides his high reputation for his professional experience, András is well known for his admiration and support of music, literature and contemporary arts.
He is fluent in English.
Hungary Szecskay Attorneys at Law -
Anna Penakova• Varadinov & CO Attorneys at Law
Anna Penakova apenakova@varadinovlaw.com https://www.legalink.ch/xms/img/400x400/5c696/emM9VDMmZmx0cltdPXVzbSZxPTkw/L08zbS8tME0zWnJTbS95NDFid2h2L1pKSlpza1NKWjhqRFp0ZGty.jpg Anna Penakova is na experienced lawyer with a demonstrated history of working in the legal services industry. Strong entrepreneurship professional skilled in Negotiation, Arbitration, Contract Law, Legal Writing, and Corporate Law.
Bulgaria Varadinov & CO Attorneys at Law -
Annemiek Vermeijden• Ekelmans & Meijer Advocaten
Annemiek Vermeijden vermeijden@ekelmansenmeijer.nl https://www.legalink.ch/xms/img/400x400/bce4e/emM9VDMmZmx0cltdPXVzbSZxPTkw/L08zbS8tME0zWnJTbS95NDFid2h2L2hnZ3d2cHdCc2Z3bHZ3cFdBd2c0dHp0a0py.png The fact that Annemiek emanates no-nonsense does not detract from the fact that she throws herself wholeheartedly on complex procedures and advice that she seeks out to the bottom and, if necessary, with verve bring the spotlight to judicial authorities. Annemiek gladly transfers her knowledge to others by giving lectures and courses to the SRA (the knowledge center of RA's and AA's other than the "big four"), corporate finance advisors and trust offices.
Netherlands Ekelmans & Meijer Advocaten -
António Teles• Sérvulo & Associados
António Teles at@servulo.com https://www.legalink.ch/xms/img/400x400/c5f57/emM9VDMmZmx0cltdPXVzbSZxPTkw/L08zbS8tME0zWnJTbS95NDFid2h2L1pKN2pKTWpzN1NGU210ZGty.jpg At SÉRVULO since 2008, António Teles is a partner in the Litigation and Arbitration departments. He has been a lecturer at the Faculty of Law of the Catholic University of Portugal since 1984, year in which he graduated in Law. He was also a lecturer at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon, from 1985 to 1990.
He was a partner of the law firm «Ferreira Pinto & Associados», from 2000 to 2007, and also a partner of «J. A. Pinto Ribeiro & Associados» from 1990 to 1999. He joined the Bar Association in 1988.
Portugal Sérvulo & Associados -
Armen Khachaturyan• Asters
Armen Khachaturyan armen.khachaturyan@asterslaw.com https://www.legalink.ch/xms/img/400x400/97415/emM9VDMmZmx0cltdPXVzbSZxPTkw/L08zbS8tME0zWnJTbS95NDFid2h2L1puM1NKczhSWktSWjd1bmNaSnRka3I.jpg Armen has extensive banking, finance, and project finance experience.
His practice areas also include M&A, general corporate advice, currency control, securities, energy, privatization, and employment law.
Ukraine Asters -
Bernard O‘Connor• Bernard O‘Connor
Bernard O‘Connor bernard.oconnor@nctm.it https://www.legalink.ch/xms/img/400x400/1eafc/emM9VDMmZmx0cltdPXVzbSZxPTkw/L08zbS8tME0zWnJTbS95NDFid2h2LzBTbkpabi1zaktqSkpqbnRka3I.jpg Bernard O'Connor deals mainly with administrative law, public community, with particular interest in trade, competition, state aid and litigation. It also offers advice in some operations related to intellectual property law.
He assists national and international clients in the fields of European law, international trade law and WTO Law - World Trade Organization, with a particular focus on the agri-food sector.
Bernard has extensive experience in litigation both at the European Courts of Luxembourg and in the management of disputes at the WTO in Geneva.
He is a lecturer at the University of Milan, University of Bern, University of Barcelona and University of Madrid Carlos III and author of numerous books on EU and WTO issues.
Belgium Bernard O‘Connor -
Christina Ioannidou• Ioannides Demetriou LLC
Christina Ioannidou c.ioannidou@idlaw.com.cy https://www.legalink.ch/xms/img/400x400/b7ec6/emM9VDMmZmx0cltdPXVzbSZxPTkw/L08zbS8tME0zWnJTbS95NDFid2h2L1VlbHBhYnBnaHNwLmhnZ3BBLjJzbU03U3R6dGRrcg.jpg Christina Ioannidou is a Director and has been a member of the firm since 2007.
Christina is part of the firm's corporate department and has extensive experience in banking and finance, commercial law, corporate law, litigation, M&A, restructuring and insolvency, Stock Exchange Listings and Public Offerings and tax.
Cyprus Ioannides Demetriou LLC -
Claudi Garcés• Ventura Garcés & López-Ibor Abogados
Claudi Garcés claudi.garces@vg-li.com https://www.legalink.ch/xms/img/400x400/e4e62/emM9VDMmZmx0cltdPXVzbSZxPTkw/L08zbS8tME0zWnJTbS95NDFid2h2L0tGWnUtTXNyWm5LU21zWnJTRkZ0ZGty.jpg Claudi Garcés is Joint Managing Partner of the Barcelona office. Claudi specialises principally in the areas of corporate, real estate and competition law.
His experience of operations involving the sale and purchase of businesses is extensive, and he frequently advises on such transactions both in Spain and in cross-border operations covering several different jurisdictions.
He also provides advice on the various issues relating to competition law that may arise from company acquisitions.
He regularly counsels overseas clients on their investments in Spain, providing ongoing legal advice in a variety of areas, including corporate, commercial and contractual matters.
Spain Ventura Garcés & López-Ibor Abogados -
Claudio Cocuzza• Cocuzza e Associati Studio Legale
Claudio Cocuzza ccocuzza@cocuzzaeassociati.it https://www.legalink.ch/xms/img/400x400/6e7b0/emM9VDMmZmx0cltdPXVzbSZxPTkw/L08zbS8tME0zWnJTbS95NDFid2h2L0tGWnUtTWpzS2pLdUVFWnR6dGRrcg.jpg Claudio is a founding partner of the firm.
With over twenty years of experience in legal counselling on real estate investments and development for well-known retail companies, Claudio has taken part in some of the major Italian real estate market transactions. Claudio has assisted leading retail operators in the acquisition of trophy buildings and has assisted several foreign companies in their real estate development in Italy. Among his clients are property companies, real estate funds and fashion and information technology retail companies. Claudio also has considerable experience in the M&A sector, having assisted his clients in acquisitions, mergers and divestments of companies in both the real estate and information technology sectors. Several times over the years Claudio has been appointed to arbitration boards mainly in connection with disputes concerning mainly lease and franchising agreements. Claudio is also an expert in anti-money laundering legislation and assists banks in connection with compliance with the rules.
He was Adjunct Professor of Competition Law at the University of Siena and at the University of Milan Bicocca. He was Lecturer at Tulane Law School, New Orleans, USA (EU Antitrust) in 1996, 1997 and 1999. He regularly lectures on real estate law at the Retail University of the ICSC (International Council of Shopping Centres) in Brussels. He is regularly invited to congresses and conferences on these subjects, even at international level.
Claudio was President of AIJA (Association Internationale des Jeunes Avocats) in 2003; he is presently Past Chair of the Real Estate Section of IBA, the International Bar Association, a member of the Board of the Penn Law European Society and a member of the ICSC legal team. He is a member of the Anti-Money Laundering Committee of the National Bar Association and of CCBE (Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe).
Italy Cocuzza e Associati Studio Legale -
Daniel Glasl• Bratschi Ltd.
Daniel Glasl daniel.glasl@bratschi.ch https://www.legalink.ch/xms/img/400x400/fa8ab/emM9VDMmZmx0cltdPXVzbSZxPTkw/L08zbS8tME0zWnJTbS95NDFid2h2Ly1aSk1TRnNyRlptRnRka3I.jpg Daniel Glasl is a broadly experienced lawyer in national and international matters and he advises and represents companies and entrepreneurs as well as politically exposed persons. Clever solutions and assertiveness in realizing them create his brand image.
Admitted to the Swiss Bar since 1989.
Switzerland Bratschi Ltd. -
Dean Poster• Mishcon de Reya
Dean Poster dean.poster@mishcon.com https://www.legalink.ch/xms/img/400x400/fbd34/emM9VDMmZmx0cltdPXVzbSZxPTkw/L08zbS8tME0zWnJTbS95NDFid2h2L0F3aGdzTi5hYndsNHR6dGtKcg.png Dean is a Partner in the Corporate department of Mishcon de Reya. His practice focuses on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, sports-related mergers and acquisitions, and property-related corporate work - with the latter including deals in excess of £1.5 billion. Client companies come from a wide range of industries, most notably real estate agencies and financial services entities, and include names such as CB Richard Ellis and Dover Corporation.
Dean is a member of the firm's Sports law group and has recently been involved in a number of football-related transactions, including the acquisition of Bolton Wanderers, the acquisition of Leeds United on behalf of the Cellino family and the sale of Leyton Orient FC on behalf of Matchroom Sports.
Before joining Mishcon de Reya, Dean spent over 15 years at US law firms in London. In view of his US connections and clients, he has been appointed Co-Regional Head of Mishcon de Reya's International Development Group for the US, responsible for developing and strengthening the firm's relationships with US law firms.
United Kingdom Mishcon de Reya -
Debora Pavila• Vilgerts Latvia
Debora Pavila debora.pavila@vilgerts.com https://www.legalink.ch/xms/img/400x400/1470d/emM9VDMmZmx0cltdPXVzbSZxPTkw/L08zbS8tME0zWnJTbS95NDFid2h2Ly1TMGpuWnNrWkRNRlp0ZGty.jpg Debora Pāvila, M.Jur. advises clients on a wide range of national and EU law matters, specialising primarily in competition law, public procurement law and dispute resolution. Debora represents clients before administrative institutions such as the Latvian Competition Council and the Latvian Procurement Monitoring Office, as well as national and international courts.
Debora Pāvila is a recommended practitioner in Latvia by Chambers & Partners Europe and Legal 500. Debora is the member of the Council of Independent Experts of International and EU Law founded by the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Debora is writing her PhD thesis on the interaction between competition law and public procurement law at the University of Nottingham. Debora frequently lectures on competition law, public procurement law, and EU business regulation issues.
Legal 500 2012: “Takes a wide view on the issue to be solved.” “Very responsive, competent and absolutely first choice in public procurement matters.”
Debora is included in The Best Lawyers in Latvia 2016 in following practice areas - Arbitration and Mediation, Competition/Antitrust law and Litigation.
Latvia Vilgerts Latvia -
Gary Jones• Weightmans
Gary Jones gary.jones@weightmans.com https://www.legalink.ch/xms/img/400x400/ff3cb/emM9VDMmZmx0cltdPXVzbSZxPTkw/L08zbS8tME0zWnJTbS95NDFid2h2L1BobEhzVy5nd2FvdDR0a0py.png Gary qualified in 1989 with Alsop Wilkinson in London (now DLA Piper). In 1991 he returned to the north and for four years worked at Aaron & Partners in Chester. He moved to Mace & Jones in 1995 and became a partner in the corporate department in Liverpool in 1997. Mace & Jones merged into Weightmans LLP in May 2011.
Gary offers a wide range of expertise to a varied client base including, SMEs, large corporates, universities and the regional venture finance holding fund North West Business Finance Limited. He advises clients on all aspects of corporate work, nationally and internationally, from starting up, shareholders agreements, mergers and acquisitions, MBOs, joint ventures, private equity, fund raising and AIM floatations. Gary advises local authorities, universities, venture capital funds and public and private companies on State aid compliance.
Gary is the partner principally responsible for the firm's relationship with Legalink, the international network of independent law firms. Gary was elected to the management committee of Legalink in 2013 and was appointed Chair of Legalink for two years at the Beijing conference in October 2017.
United Kingdom Weightmans -
George Offerhaus• Jonker Abeln Advocaten
George Offerhaus Offerhaus@jonkerabeln.nl https://www.legalink.ch/xms/img/400x400/43b24/emM9VDMmZmx0cltdPXVzbSZxPTkw/L08zbS8tME0zWnJTbS95NDFid2h2L3JTam5yU3NqVFRTblJadW10ZGty.jpg George Offerhaus has built up his impressive experience in international business by assisting a great number of different industries which export to the Netherlands. He made innumerable clients happy by solving problems in the fields of (re)financing, distribution, claims, competition and corporate structures.
Over the years he has specialised in developing solutions for complex financial and legal problems, whether at the negotiation table or in (appellate) court, at home or abroad. An important advantage lies in George’s language skills: apart from Dutch he is fluent in Italian, English, French, German and Spanish, and he reads Portuguese. Maintains contacts with the international law firm groups Legalink.ch and Lexicom.org
Other professional activities: arbitrator with the Netherlands Arbitration Institute NAI (2000-2014); deputy judge in the Amsterdam Court of Appeal (2003-2014); chair of the Netherlands Lawyers’ Association for International Commerce (1993-2003); member of the International Law Association; member of the Royal Dutch Association for International Law (KNVIR); member of the Commercial Law Association; member of the Association for Distribution, Franchise and Agency Law; member of the Association for Corporate Litigation; member of the International Association of Italian-speaking Lawyers (AIGLI).
Netherlands Jonker Abeln Advocaten -
Gints Vilgerts• Vilgerts Latvia
Gints Vilgerts gints.vilgerts@vilgerts.com https://www.legalink.ch/xms/img/400x400/8cff2/emM9VDMmZmx0cltdPXVzbSZxPTkw/L08zbS8tME0zWnJTbS95NDFid2h2L3JNSjdtc0RNRnJTbjd0ZGty.jpg Gints Vilgerts, LL.M. practice is mostly focused on all aspects of M&A, corporate restructuring, real estate and complex commercial dispute cases.
During his practice in Latvia and abroad (Russia, Belarus, Lithuania, Estonia) for the last eight years he has participated in more than 50 transactions of total deal-size in excess of EUR 2 billion for clients from more than 10 jurisdictions. Gints Vilgerts has been guest lecturer in Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, Riga Graduate School of Law and Riga Business School.
Gints Vilgerts is a "Chambers & Partners Europe" and "Legal 500" recommended practitioner in Latvia in the areas of M&A, corporate, real estate, construction, finance.
Chambers and Partners Europe 2014: "He puts everything into a business perspective and has brilliant ideas for how to solve our problems. He comes up with amazing solutions."
Legal 500 2012: “Excellent negotiation skills.” “Vilgerts has always been impressive, and his work remains equally so, chiefly due to the level of service and quality of output.”
Latvia Vilgerts Latvia -
Jérôme Bersay• Bersay et Associés
Jérôme Bersay jbersay@bersay-associes.com https://www.legalink.ch/xms/img/400x400/f25d2/emM9VDMmZmx0cltdPXVzbSZxPTkw/L08zbS8tME0zWnJTbS95NDFid2h2L2RTbmozU3MwU25tWmN0ZGty.jpg Jérôme Bersay’s practice focuses on corporate acquisitions, in relation to both listed and unlisted companies, private equity, litigation, including white collar crime, and arbitration.
He graduated from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (Economic and Financial section) and from the University of Paris II (Master of Business Law and Business Law Institute).
Jérôme Bersay has been a member of the Paris bar since 1992. He is also a member of the International Bar Association.
Before founding Bersay & Associés , he worked at Crédit Lyonnais New York as a financial analyst, then as a lawyer at Salès, Vincent & Associés.
Jérôme Bersay is regularly distinguished among the leading lawyers in the areas of business law and litigation. He has been nominated by his peers as one of the leading practitioners in business law in the 2017 edition of “Best Lawyers”.
France Bersay et Associés -
Jana Felixova• Felix a spol. Attorneys at Law
Jana Felixova jana.felixova@fsak.cz https://www.legalink.ch/xms/img/400x400/5e208/emM9VDMmZmx0cltdPXVzbSZxPTkw/L08zbS8tME0zWnJTbS95NDFid2h2L2RaSlpzVFNGTU9qRFp0ZGty.jpg JUDr. Jana Felixová graduated from Charles University´s Faculty of Law in 1984.
Between 1984 and 1987, she worked at the international department of Pragokoncert, a Prague-based live entertainment agency.
In 1991, she assisted with the opening of the Czech branch of the international law firm Mc Kenna & Co., where she worked until 1993 providing legal advice to various foreign companies coming to the Czech market.
In 1993, she joined Felix a spol. In her practice as an attorney, she works mainly for international clientele focusing on corporate and commercial law, as well as labor law, and social security and health insurance law in the context of tax laws and regulations.
As a partner in Felix a spol., she is responsible for the financial and HR agenda of the company, and represents it in the global Legalink network.
In addition, she serves on the Board of Directors of the European network Nomos Lawyers International.
Jana Felixová is a court-certified translator and interpreter from the English language.
Czech Republic Felix a spol. Attorneys at Law -
Janhein Berkvens• Jonker Abeln Advocaten
Janhein Berkvens Berkvens@jonkerabeln.nl https://www.legalink.ch/xms/img/400x400/49cfd/emM9VDMmZmx0cltdPXVzbSZxPTkw/L08zbS8tME0zWnJTbS95NDFid2h2L2RaSlJTTUpzMFNuOERTSm10ZGty.jpg In his early career, Janhein Berkvens practised in Amsterdam from 1973 before moving to Curaçao where he practised (with an intermission) from 1977 to 1988.
Since his return he has practised in Amsterdam. Besides his busy commercial practice, until recently he served as deputy judge in the district courts in Arnhem and The Hague.
He regularly serves as chairman of expert committees in compulsory purchase and planning claims.
He is an active member of the Netherlands Association of Compulsory Purchase Lawyers and maintains international contacts within the Legalink network, a worldwide network of law firms.
Besides Dutch, Janhein speaks fluent English, German and French as well as a smattering of Spanish and Russian.
Netherlands Jonker Abeln Advocaten -
Javor Varadinov• Varadinov & CO Attorneys at Law
Javor Varadinov jvaradinov@varadinovlaw.com https://www.legalink.ch/xms/img/400x400/35f24/emM9VDMmZmx0cltdPXVzbSZxPTkw/L08zbS8tME0zWnJTbS95NDFid2h2L2RaRGpuc0RablotTUpqRHR6dGRrcg.jpg Javor Varadinov is the founder and managing partner of Varadinov & Co.
He is a graduate of Sofia University and has been a member of the Sofia Bar Association since 1990.
He acts for a wide range of clients, including international banks, holdings, airline companies and Bulgarian companies with international operations such as Lottomatica International Spa, American Investors Inc, Radisson SAS, Austrian Airlines, Alitalia, CSA, Bulgarian Land Development plc.
He has been advising the legal aspects of one of the most significant concession project in Bulgaria regarding the concession of a motorway and has taken part in the providing of the needed investments for the realization of the project having negotiated with major financial institutions such as CSFB.
Bulgaria Varadinov & CO Attorneys at Law -
Jean Brucher• Brucher Thieltgen & Partners, Avocats à la Cour
Jean Brucher Jean.Brucher@brucherlaw.lu https://www.legalink.ch/xms/img/400x400/83114/emM9VDMmZmx0cltdPXVzbSZxPTkw/L08zbS8tME0zWnJTbS95NDFid2h2L2RTWkpzMG51S1JTbnRka3I.jpg Jean Brucher is partner with Brucher Thieltgen & Partners.
He is particularly specialized in legal advice on financial services, company law, banking and finance laws and administrative law.
He also represents his clients in these fields in front of the Luxembourg courts.
Luxembourg Brucher Thieltgen & Partners, Avocats à la Cour -
Jean Farrugia• DF Advocates
Jean Farrugia jean.farrugia@dfadvocates.com https://www.legalink.ch/xms/img/400x400/b3fae/emM9VDMmZmx0cltdPXVzbSZxPTkw/L08zbS8tME0zWnJTbS95NDFid2h2L2RTWkpzVFpubnVyTVp0enRka3I.jpg Jean is a qualified lawyer and founder partner of DF Advocates. Having considerable experience acting as a transactional lawyer, he specialises in financial services and corporate law with a special focus on credit institutions, funds and investment services (both from a regulatory and transactional perspective) corporate restructurings (including cross-border restructurings), joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions and equity issues, IPOs and general corporate advisory work.
Jean has also particular expertise in privatisations of state-owned entities and similar domestic and international tender and licensing processes. Jean has advised major local and international companies such as banks, insurance companies, private equity firms, funds and investment advisors/asset management companies in the setting up and licensing and/or listing process, ongoing compliance work as well in transactional and operational related issues. He also occupies a number of posts as director on the boards of a number of financial institutions where he also acts as compliance and/or money laundering reporting officer thereby acting as liaison between such licensed entities and the regulator (the Malta Financial Services Authority).
Malta DF Advocates -
Johan Farrugia• DF Advocates
Johan Farrugia johan.farrugia@dfadvocates.com https://www.legalink.ch/xms/img/400x400/81c54/emM9VDMmZmx0cltdPXVzbSZxPTkw/L08zbS8tME0zWnJTbS95NDFid2h2L1cuZWhnc3hobGwyUHBoNHR6dGtKcg.png Johan Farrugia is a qualified lawyer and a Senior Associate with DF Advocates.
Having obtained his Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Malta in 2012 and his subsequent admission to the bar, Dr Farrugia’s line of expertise focuses primarily on financial services.
Prior to joining DF Advocates, Johan trained and worked in both civil and criminal litigation in private practice and joined the Malta Financial Services Authority as a legal research analyst within the Regulatory Development Unit whereby he worked on cross-sectoral issues of a macro-prudential nature affecting the financial services industry with particular focus on the banking sector.Johan ’s principle areas of practice are capital markets, investment services, banking, Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), digital markets and digital ledger technology (DLT) related projects.
Malta DF Advocates -
Johan Lambers• iustica.BE
Johan Lambers jolambers@iustica.be https://www.legalink.ch/xms/img/400x400/85c6d/emM9VDMmZmx0cltdPXVzbSZxPTkw/L08zbS8tME0zWnJTbS95NDFid2h2L2RqUlpKc0ZaMzBTbm10ZGty.jpg Law Degree at the University of Ghent, additional legal education in France, Germany, UK , US and Russia, member of the Bar of Brussels since 1974, member of the Brussels Bar's Council, teaching "MANAGEMENT AND IT" at the Bar's training-school, practising Belgian and International Commercial and Business Law requiring the proficiency in Dutch, French, German or English and sometimes of Russian, member of the editorial board and author in KLUWER UITGEVERS's, commercial legal form book for managers (type "Warren Forms of Agreement") with translations in French, German and English, member of the editorial board and author in RES ET JURA IMMOBILIA bilingual French/Dutch legal review on all aspects of real estate in Belgium, some publications in Russian, a.o. the translation of the EU Codex of the Rules of Conducts for Lawyers.
Belgium iustica.BE -
Johannes Gasser• Gasser Partner Rechtsanwälte
Johannes Gasser johannes.gasser@gasserpartner.com https://www.legalink.ch/xms/img/400x400/045b2/emM9VDMmZmx0cltdPXVzbSZxPTkw/L08zbS8tME0zWnJTbS95NDFid2h2L2RqUlpKSlNtc3JabW1TbnRka3I.jpg Dr Johannes Gasser is the managing partner of Gasser Partner Attorneys at Law. He has extensive experience in the field of Liechtenstein foundations and trusts, with a particular focus on international and cross-border litigation and arbitration.
Chambers Global has ranked Dr Gasser as a “leading individual” in Liechtenstein. Admitted to the Liechtenstein and Austrian bars, he has considerable experience in cross-border matters. In recent cases, he has handled complex litigation on trust matters involving trustee removals and liabilities.
The American lawyer and Legal Week have named Dr Gasser as member of Private Client Global (2018).
Dr Gasser is a regular speaker both in an academic setting as well as industry events, and he acts as legal expert witness on Liechtenstein law before UK and other courts. He is a member of the Judiciary Selection Panel appointed by HH the Prince of Liechtenstein, a member (trust estate practitioner) of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and chairman of the Liechtenstein Arbitration Association (www.lis.li).
Liechtenstein Gasser Partner Rechtsanwälte -
John Piotrowski• Jakoby Rechtsanwälte
John Piotrowski piotrowski@jakobyrechtsanwaelte.de https://www.legalink.ch/xms/img/400x400/d5d28/emM9VDMmZmx0cltdPXVzbSZxPTkw/L08zbS8tME0zWnJTbS95NDFid2h2L2RqUkpza01qN25qWW04Y3Rka3I.jpg Dr. John Piotrowski has been a lawyer at Jakoby Law Firm since 2009, with a specialization in procurement law, real estate law, and corporate law.
Dr. Piotrowski studied law at the Universität Trier, at the Christian-Albrechts-Universität in Kiel and at the Jagiellonen-Universität in Krakau. He completed his doctorate in European law with Professor Hofman at Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität in Frankfurt. Upon completion in 2012, he went on to do his postgraduate studies (LL.M.) at the Jagiellonen-Universität in Krakau with a final paper on procurement law.
Germany Jakoby Rechtsanwälte -
Jolanta Sawicka• FKA
Jolanta Sawicka jsawicka@fka.pl https://www.legalink.ch/xms/img/400x400/42841/emM9VDMmZmx0cltdPXVzbSZxPTkw/L08zbS8tME0zWnJTbS95NDFid2h2L1cuWGhnYmgxYWhDcFVCaHR6dGRrcg.jpg Jolanta specialises in all aspects of employment law and has extensive experience in advising in matters relating to individual and collective labour law, including collective redundancies.
She represents companies, banks and financial institutions in court disputes connected with termination of employment and other employment matters.
She has represented two leading banks in court disputes connected with rewards and bonuses, top executives and collective redundancies, as well as other clients in court disputes connected with termination of employment, mobbing and discrimination.
Jolanta has also represented two large financial institutions in the complex process of collective redundancies, including the preparation of rules thereof, announcements to the labour office and negotiations with employees.
Poland FKA -
Judit Budai• Szecskay Attorneys at Law
Judit Budai judit.budai@szecskay.com https://www.legalink.ch/xms/img/400x400/cfe2c/emM9VDMmZmx0cltdPXVzbSZxPTkw/L08zbS8tME0zWnJTbS95NDFid2h2L2R1LU03czB1LVpNdHp0ZGty.jpg Judit is a senior partner, co-managing the firm. Joining from its foundation she gained a broad corporate, M&A, competition, corporate finance, capital markets transactional and regulatory experience from wide range of industry and service area segments.
First half of her practice Judit played a team member or team leader advisory roles in a number of privatization and strategic M&A (both seller and buyer side) deals and IPOs.
Recently Judit is more active in M&A and corporate restructuring or finance transactions for both strategic and financial investors (VC/PE investors and financial institutions), or giving complex corporate structuring advise to innovative start-ups.
Judit also advises business owners and top executives in connection with expanding their businesses and restructuring operation for a more sustainable business modell or to help generation exchange or solving shareholders disputes.
Hungary Szecskay Attorneys at Law -
Kevin Gold• Mishcon de Reya
Kevin Gold kevin.gold@mishcon.com https://www.legalink.ch/xms/img/400x400/c664f/emM9VDMmZmx0cltdPXVzbSZxPTkw/L08zbS8tME0zWnJTbS95NDFid2h2LzhTRE1Kc3JqRi10enRka3I.jpg Kevin is Mishcon de Reya's Managing Partner.
He specialises in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures. Much of his work has an international dimension to it with a large part of his practice having a Middle Eastern, South African and international bias.
He also advises on international tax matters, particularly offshore trusts and the international tax structuring of companies.
United Kingdom Mishcon de Reya -
Laurence Keenan• Laurence Keenan Advocates & Solicitors
Laurence Keenan lkeenan@lklaw.co.im https://www.legalink.ch/xms/img/400x400/f2cf2/emM9VDMmZmx0cltdPXVzbSZxPTkw/L08zbS8tME0zWnJTbS95NDFid2h2L0ZadW5TSktTczhTU0paSnRka3I.jpg Larry founded the firm of Laurence Keenan Advocates in 1992 and is the Senior Director.
His work is diverse, but with particular focus on complex multi-jurisdictional litigation and dispute resolution.
He has represented insolvency practitioners, secured creditors, companies and banks in a number of corporate and fund collapses in recent years and has wide experience in liquidations and receiverships with particular focus on fraud and asset tracing.
On the advisory side, Larry has instructed on a wide range of legal and regulatory issues for a broad spectrum of clients; private clients, banks and financial institutions and listed companies, including those in the energy and gaming sectors.
Larry is the former Chairman of the offshore subsidiary of a major Global bank and has held a variety of Trusteeships and Board positions ranging from private and public companies through to local Charities.
Larry has a practical and pragmatic approach to his legal work and, where possible, seeks to provide additional business opportunities to clients, which may be available through a comprehensive network of professional advisers.
Isle of Man Laurence Keenan Advocates & Solicitors -
Leszek Rydzewski• FKA
Leszek Rydzewski lrydzewski@fka.pl https://www.legalink.ch/xms/img/400x400/4114f/emM9VDMmZmx0cltdPXVzbSZxPTkw/L08zbS8tME0zWnJTbS95NDFid2h2L1hTbUVTODFsYy1FU1ltOE10enRka3I.jpg Head of the financial institutions and restructuring as well as the new technology and IP practices. Besides a Polish legal education, he also completed a postgraduate course in negotiation and mediation at the Warsaw School of Social Psychology and an LL.M. course in International Trade and Business Law at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa in Lisbon, Portugal.
A listed arbitrator at the Arbitration Panel of the Lewiatan Polish Employers’ Association. Leszek Rydzewski assists in all types of project finance and its restructuring, as well as issues related to the operations of financial institutions. He also advises on the legal aspects of new technologies and intellectual property. He has regularly been recommended by Chambers Europe and Legal 500 EMEA.
This year he is highly recommended in the field of banking & finance, litigation and restructuring and insolvency.
Poland FKA -
Lotte Herwig• Jakoby Rechtsanwälte
Lotte Herwig herwig@jakobyrechtsanwaelte.de https://www.legalink.ch/xms/img/400x400/87bb0/emM9VDMmZmx0cltdPXVzbSZxPTkw/L08zbS8tME0zWnJTbS95NDFid2h2L0ZqNzdTc1JTbllNcnM0dGRrcg.jpg Dr. Lotte Herwig is a partner at Jakoby Law Firm. She studied at Albert-Ludwigs-Universität in Freiburg and at the Università Tor Vergata in Rome, Italy. She completed her state exams with distinction. After her second state exam, she wrote her doctoral thesis on administrative and constitutional law with Professor Schoch in Freiburg. From 2004 to 2007, Dr. Herwig worked as a lawyer at Velten Franz Jakoby and since 2007, she has been working as a lawyer at Jakoby Law Firm in Berlin.
Dr. Herwig is a longtime specialist in project-related real estate, construction, and procurement law. She counsels and represents the public sector comprehensively with the preparation of awarded contracts, disclosures, procedural and bidder requests, and in review procedures.
Dr. Herwig is a sought-after consultant and lawyer for homeowners’ associations, particularly with developers, as well as joint building ventures, and cooperatives. Her success and expertise ranges from founding project companies to land acquisition to land division and includes all legal aspects of counsel surrounding construction, but especially those regarding larger residential construction projects. Here, she makes sure to keep the later utilization phase in sight. She also advises on all legal issues surrounding project realization from zoning procedures to construction defects, and has extensive experience in architectural and engineering law. Dr. Herwig also advises her clients on standard lease or rental agreements for specialty properties, such as hotel leases.
Because of her managerial role in the Am Urban Grundstücks GmbH & Co KG conversion of a hospital into 140 residential units from 2008 to 2010, she knows the special requirements and internal processes of a project company.
Germany Jakoby Rechtsanwälte -
Maria Grazia Colombo• Cocuzza e Associati Studio Legale
Maria Grazia Colombo mgcolombo@cocuzzaeassociati.it https://www.legalink.ch/xms/img/400x400/b227a/emM9VDMmZmx0cltdPXVzbSZxPTkw/L08zbS8tME0zWnJTbS95NDFid2h2LzNabk1ac3JuWkVNWnNLakZqMzBqdHp0ZGty.jpg Maria Grazia joined the firm in 2002. She mainly deals with property law, assisting Italian and international retail sector groups in property development in this country, also involving administrative law matters arising from retail licences and legal issues on related building and planning aspects.
Maria Grazia also handles corporate and commercial law issues related to distribution agreements. She has acquired substantial experience in matters arising from special sales events and prize competitions.
During her time with the firm Maria Grazia has often spoken at meetings and conferences on property issues in the retail sector. She also does litigation work both in trial court proceedings and before boards of arbitration.
Italy Cocuzza e Associati Studio Legale -
Mark Surguy• Weightmans
Mark Surguy Mark.Surguy@weightmans.com Mark has over 25 years' private practice experience of advising and representing companies, institutions and individuals in domestic and international commercial litigation, fraud and insolvency cases across multiple sectors.
His practice encompasses commercial misconduct, corporate investigations, freezing and search orders, asset tracing and other remedies arising out of suspected fraud, cyber-fraud and civil and criminal wrongdoing.
Mark has deep expertise in and knowledge of the workings of computer forensics, digital evidence, data protection and cross-border e-Discovery, and uses leading-edge technology to assist in fact-finding.
He specialises in designing pragmatic solutions to novel and complicated problems.
United Kingdom Weightmans -
Markus Bauer• Rittershaus Rechtsanwälte
Markus Bauer markus.bauer@rittershaus.net https://www.legalink.ch/xms/img/400x400/cb838/emM9VDMmZmx0cltdPXVzbSZxPTkw/L08zbS8tME0zWnJTbS95NDFid2h2LzNabjh1bXMwWnVTbnRka3I.jpg Dr. Markus Bauer advises German and international clients in connection with national and cross-border corporate acquisitions, the establishment and administration of joint ventures, private equity transactions and the structuring and restructuring of groups and corporate groups.
Another focus of his work is the advising of board members, managing directors and supervisory boards of mainly medium - sized companies in connection with their corporate duties and the development of compliance programs, the supervision and execution of internal investigations, especially in the area of antitrust law, as well as the representation of shareholders in the Framework of shareholder disputes.
Markus Bauer has been a lecturer in a Master's program at the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences in M & A for many years.
Germany Rittershaus Rechtsanwälte -
Markus Jakoby• Jakoby Rechtsanwälte
Markus Jakoby jakoby@jakobyrechtsanwaelte.de https://www.legalink.ch/xms/img/400x400/bd540/emM9VDMmZmx0cltdPXVzbSZxPTkw/L08zbS8tME0zWnJTbS95NDFid2h2LzNabjh1bXNkWjhqMGN0ZGty.jpg Jakoby began his career as a lawyer in 1990 at the international law firm Pünder, Volhard, Weber & Axster (now Clifford Chance) in Frankfurt, where he focused on real estate law for one and a half years. He then shifted into the judicial realm, working as a judge in Hannover for four years, which now provides him with an additional advantage point when overseeing civil proceedings and litigation. In addition to his position as a judge, Dr. Jakoby also worked as a lecturer in civil law at the University of Hannover for several years. In 1995 Dr. Jakoby returned to the legal profession in Berlin, where he worked for two years at Hölters & Elsing, after which he became one of the four founding partners of the law firm Velten Franz Mayer & Jakoby. This partnership was ended when Dr. Mayer and Dr. Jakoby left in 2000. Dr. Jakoby ran his own firm under the same name as his former partners in Düsseldorf – Velten Franz Jakoby – until the end of 2006. The Berlin offices have since been operating under the name Jakoby Lawyers.
Dr. Jakoby has also been working as a notary since 2001. His work is primarily focused in the legal and rapidly expanding notarial fields of real estate and corporate law, generally in the drafting and analysis of complex contracts. BestLawyers has had Dr. Jakoby on their list of best lawyers in Germany since 2012. In its 9th edition, which was published in 2017 in conjunction with Handelsblatt, he was included in two categories: real estate law and corporate law. In 2013, Chambers Europe named Dr. Jakoby a “leading lawyer” in the field of construction. Since 2015 Dr. Jakoby is lecturer at the Freie Universität Berlin. Dr. Jakoby is a highly sought-after speaker, especially on the subjects of real estate and procurement law. Particularly notable publications (also see above) on real estate and procurement law include the book Guidelines for Investments in Commercial Real Estate 2012, which was published under his guidance, and the recently published book Public Procurement Law – an International Overview, both with the collaboration of numerous Legalink member firms. Since 2000, Dr. Jakoby and his firm have been active in the international lawyers network Legalink (www.legalink.ch), which has drastically fostered their work internationally. In 201, he was elected Chairman of Legalink’s committee. In May 2013, Jakoby Law Firm hosted the spring Legalink Network conference in Berlin. Dr. Jakoby is also still one of the two leaders of the above mentioned network’s practice group “Public Procurement Law, Real Estate, Project Finance and Construction”.
Germany Jakoby Rechtsanwälte -
Martin Bürmann• Rittershaus Rechtsanwälte
Martin Bürmann martin.buermann@rittershaus.net https://www.legalink.ch/xms/img/400x400/aef4f/emM9VDMmZmx0cltdPXVzbSZxPTkw/L08zbS8tME0zWnJTbS95NDFid2h2LzNabjdNSnMwdVNuM1pKSnRka3I.jpg Dr. Martin Bürmann advises companies and their owners, in particular in matters relating to corporate acquisitions and sales as well as structuring and restructuring.
Another main focus of his work is offering legal advice during annual general meetings, legal challenges and reorganisation and crisis-related transactions.
In addition, he provides legal guidance to management boards, managing directors and supervisory boards on all issues of corporate law and has many years of experience in the development of employee participation models for medium-sized companies.
Martin Bürmann also holds regular lectures on corporate reorganisation. His clients include investors and companies in the biotechnology, service, IT and financial services sectors.
Germany Rittershaus Rechtsanwälte -
Mats Hellström• Hellström
Mats Hellström mats.hellstrom@hellstromlaw.com https://www.legalink.ch/xms/img/400x400/735b6/emM9VDMmZmx0cltdPXVzbSZxPTkw/L08zbS8tME0zWnJTbS95NDFid2h2L3ZoYmFzZXdYWGFibC52c21NN1N0enRka3I.jpg As one of the founders of Hellström Law Firm and lawyer since 1991, Mats Hellström has worked with most areas of business law.
Company law, company transactions and labor law are the areas where he is most active today.
Mats Hellström often projects restructuring projects and rationalization that can include company purchases or sales, personnel changes and rationalization of small and large organizations.
Foreign companies employ Mats Hellström for his experience and knowledge in establishing companies in Sweden.
Mats Hellström has a number of board assignments for Swedish and foreign subsidiaries in Sweden where his experience and legal expertise are required.
Sweden Hellström -
Nicolas Bernardy• Brucher Thieltgen & Partners, Avocats à la Cour
Nicolas Bernardy nicolas.bernardy@brucherlaw.lu https://www.legalink.ch/xms/img/400x400/22b2e/emM9VDMmZmx0cltdPXVzbSZxPTkw/L08zbS8tME0zWnJTbS95NDFid2h2L2dwVS5YaGFzOXdsZ2hsQUhzWVMwdHp0ZGty.jpg Nicolas Bernardy is a partner of Brucher Thieltgen & Partners and the Head of the Corporate and Commercial team of the firm and the leader of the Restructuring and Reorganization Task Force.
He specializes in legal advice on commercial and comnpany laws.
He also represents his clients in these fields in front of the Luxembourg courts.
Luxembourg Brucher Thieltgen & Partners, Avocats à la Cour -
Nicolas Thieltgen• Brucher Thieltgen & Partners, Avocats à la Cour
Nicolas Thieltgen nicolas.thielgen@brucherlaw.lu https://www.legalink.ch/xms/img/400x400/4257f/emM9VDMmZmx0cltdPXVzbSZxPTkw/L08zbS8tME0zWnJTbS95NDFid2h2L0pNS2pGWm1zN1JNU0Y3clNKdGRrcg.jpg Nicolas Thieltgen specialises in complex domestic and international litigation. He primarily advises and represents clients in sophisticated commercial proceedings, in particular in banking and finance litigation and shareholders’ disputes. He also has wide experience in multi-jurisdictional proceedings, including asset recovery and enforcement of foreign judgments. He also advises clients on white-collar crimes proceedings in the financial sector.
He is managing partner and a founding partner of Brucher Thieltgen & Partners and head of the banking and finance team. He is also the leader of the shareholders’ disputes, and banking and finance litigation task forces of the firm.
Nicolas Thieltgen is an avocat à la cour, member of the Luxembourg Bar Association since 2001.
He is vice president of the Luxembourg Association of Banking Law Lawyers (ALJB) and was elected member of the Luxembourg Bar Council in July 2018. He is honorary secretary general and former vice president of the banking, finance and capital markets commission of the International Association for Young Lawyers (AIJA), and one of the current chairs of the AIJA human rights committee.
Nicolas Thieltgen regularly speaks at conferences and seminars and contributes to various publications. He is notably in charge of the annual case law review on banking and financial law of the Bulletin Droit et Banque, the reputed semi-annual journal of the Luxembourg Association of Banking Law Lawyers.
He holds a master’s degree in law from the law faculty at the Université Catholique de Louvain.
Luxembourg Brucher Thieltgen & Partners, Avocats à la Cour -
Paulo Câmara• Sérvulo & Associados
Paulo Câmara pc@servulo.com https://www.legalink.ch/xms/img/400x400/8e222/emM9VDMmZmx0cltdPXVzbSZxPTkw/L08zbS8tME0zWnJTbS95NDFid2h2L2tadUZqc0taM1puWnRka3I.jpg At SÉRVULO since 2008, Paulo Câmara is currently the firm’s Managing Partner and partner of the Finance and Governance department.
He is a guest professor on the LLM – Master of Laws, on the Master’s Course in Law and Management, and on the Corporate Master’s Course, of the Faculty of Law of the Catholic University of Portugal, and on the MLM-Master of Law and Management of the Nova University of Lisbon (Novaforum). He is coordinator of Governance Lab, an independent research group dedicated to corporate governance.
He is also the Chairman of the General Meeting of the Portuguese Association of Banks (since 2016) and Chairman of the PortugueseCompliance and Regulatory Observatory (since 2017).
Member of Drafting Committee of the Financial Law and Capital Markets Magazine, member of the Scientific Commission of the Competition & Regulation Magazine, and member of the Monitoring Committee of the IPCG Corporate Governance Code.
He was Vice-President of the Public Company Practice and Regulation Subcommittee of the IBA - International Bar Association, from 2010 to 2012.
He was a member of the Coordinating Committee of the National Council of Financial Supervisors and of the European Securities Committee, from 2006 to 2008.
He was Director of the Regulatory Policy and International Department and of the Issuers Department of the Securities Market Commission (CMVM - Comissão do Mercado de Valores Mobiliários), from 1998 to 2008. He was a member of the Euro Committee, from 1996 to 1998, and of the Working Group responsible for preparing the Securities Code, from 1997 to 1999.
He has written over 60 published books and articles on financing law, corporate governance, capital markets and banking law.
He joined the Bar Association in 1991.
Portugal Sérvulo & Associados -
Pavol Blahusiak• Paul Q Law
Pavol Blahusiak blahusiak@paulqlaw.com https://www.legalink.ch/xms/img/400x400/fb254/emM9VDMmZmx0cltdPXVzbSZxPTkw/L08zbS8tME0zWnJTbS95NDFid2h2L2taRGpGczBGWlJ1bU1aOHRka3I.jpg Pavol has been a leading partner of the company for more than 20 years.
He led teams of Slovak and international lawyers in the most important transactions in Slovakia, represented the Slovak government and investors in privatizations in the financial and manufacturing sector.
Pavol represents private investors, sellers and other clients in negotiating and concluding various projects, acquisitions and other business transactions.
He also has years of experience in the areas of intellectual property law, media law, and restructuring and bankruptcy law.
Slovakia Paul Q Law -
Peter Ouart• Dr. Ouart & Colleagues
Peter Ouart dr.ouart@ouart.de https://www.legalink.ch/xms/img/400x400/a7bfc/emM9VDMmZmx0cltdPXVzbSZxPTkw/L08zbS8tME0zWnJTbS95NDFid2h2L2tTN1Nuc2p1Wm43dGRrcg.jpg - President of the German Association for Succession Law e.V. (DEG)
- German Association for Intellectual Property and Copyright (GRUR)
- German Association for Sports Law (DVSR / "Constance Working Group")
- International Sports Lawyers Association (ISLA)
- Sports Law Work Group in the German Bar Association
- Association Lawyer Management in the German Bar Association
Germany Dr. Ouart & Colleagues -
Peter Polak• Fiebinger Polak & Partners Rechtsanwälte GmbH
Peter Polak p.polak@fplp.at https://www.legalink.ch/xms/img/400x400/fbc8e/emM9VDMmZmx0cltdPXVzbSZxPTkw/L08zbS8tME0zWnJTbS95NDFid2h2L2tTN1Nuc2tqRlo4dGRrcg.jpg Dr. Peter Polak, LL.M. is one of the founding partners of Fiebinger Polak & Partner Rechtsanwälte GmbH and head of Corporate Law / M & A. He first completed his legal education at the University of Vienna (Dr. iur., 1982). Subsequently, in 1984, he earned a Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree from the University of California's School of Law (Boalt Hall). Peter Polak was admitted to the bar in 1986 in California and in 1989 in Austria.
Prior to founding Fiebinger Polak & Partner Rechtsanwälte GmbH, he worked as an associate at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher (1984-1985) and at Preslmayr Rechtsanwälte in Vienna (1986-1990, initially as a trainee lawyer and then as a partner). He was also associate professor of Webster University, St. Louis, Vienna campus (from 1989).
Peter Polak is the author of numerous publications in the areas of corporate, tax and antitrust law, as well as sworn interpreters for English.
He has proven experience in international transactions, corporate law, banking and capital markets law, antitrust law and art law.
Austria Fiebinger Polak & Partners Rechtsanwälte GmbH -
Philipp Koverchenko• INTELLECT
Philipp Koverchenko p.koverchenko@intellectmail.ru https://www.legalink.ch/xms/img/400x400/28b22/emM9VDMmZmx0cltdPXVzbSZxPTkw/L08zbS8tME0zWnJTbS95NDFid2h2L05lcFhwTk5zQi5md2xVZXdnQi5zWVMwdHp0a0py.png Philipp Koverchenko is a Russian lawyer based in London, running independent practice since 2013; specialising in running cross-border disputes and legal project management (particularly, focusing on matters related to Russia and Eastern Europe). He has many years of legal experience working as in-house lawyer and external consultant both in Russia and the United Kingdom. Before moving to independent practice in 2013 he was for several years a senior associate with London office of US law firm Bryan Cave and represented major Russian clients, such as Basic Element, RUSAL, TNK-BP, Rosatom group in complex international disputes and non contentious matters.
Prior to his relocation to London, Philipp Koverchenko had been deputy head of legal of a major Russian investment holding company Basic Element where for five years he ran international arbitrations and litigations of the group companies in Switzerland, Sweden, USA, UK, Cyprus, Russia and other jurisdictions. In 2012-2014 Philipp has been recommended by Chambers and Partners Global individual rankings in the following categories: Russia: Dispute resolution (experts based abroad), United Kingdom: dispute resolution (foreign experts).
Philipp Koverchenko was one of co-founders of INTELLECT in 2000. In 2002 he ceased active involvement with the firm as his career took a different path. Beginning from 2018, Philipp and INTELLECT- have joined forces once again to set up the International Desk of INTELLECT.
Russia INTELLECT -
Ricard Gené• Ventura Garcés & López-Ibor Abogados
Ricard Gené ricard.gene@vg-li.com https://www.legalink.ch/xms/img/400x400/ef7b7/emM9VDMmZmx0cltdPXVzbSZxPTkw/L08zbS8tME0zWnJTbS95NDFid2h2L2xwVWhsQXNQd2d3c1lTMFRNSlpGdHp0ZGty.jpg Ricard Gené is Joint Managing Partner of the Barcelona office and a partner in the Commercial Department. He has spent most of his professional career with the Firm and was the first Managing Partner of the Madrid office.
He focuses on corporate matters, mergers and acquisitions, real estate issues and contracts in the distribution, commercial agency and franchising segments.
Spain Ventura Garcés & López-Ibor Abogados -
Tomas Pekarek• Felix a spol. Attorneys at Law
Tomas Pekarek tomas.pekarek@akfelix.cz https://www.legalink.ch/xms/img/400x400/2932a/emM9VDMmZmx0cltdPXVzbSZxPTkw/L08zbS8tME0zWnJTbS95NDFid2h2LzdqM1ptc2tTOFpuUzh0ZGty.jpg After graduating from Charles University´s Faculty of Law in 2003, Tomáš Pekárek. M.A., joined Felix a spol. as an articled clerk, and became an associate in 2006. Partner since February 2016.
With his experience of many years in the area of real estate and real-estate development, he has been the chief legal advisor to an U.K. property fund over the past eight years having assisted with more than two dozens of acquisitions in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
To cover the entire range of real-estate related transactions, Tomáš Pekárek also specializes in the area of project financing, namely structuring and negotiating loan and security documents. In addition, he provides complete legal service to long-term clients of Felix a spol., particularly in the area of corporate and labor law.
Czech Republic Felix a spol. Attorneys at Law
