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Albrecht Langhart
Blum&Grob Attorneys at Law Ltd, SwitzerlandCorporate“Businesses, and the people who own and run them, are a major pillar of the economy, and an extremely important part of o…”
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Christian Toms
Brown Rudnick LLP, United KingdomDispute Resolution“Brown Rudnick is highly experienced and effective in handling large, complex disputes, often cross-border, including in…”
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A B M Hamidul Mishbah
Old Bailey Chambers, BangladeshIntellectual Property“Mishbah is a corporate lawyer practicing at the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, and is the Managing Partner of Old Bailey C…”
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Aaron Solomon
Solomon & Co., Advocates and Solicitors, IndiaJoint Ventures“Aaron Solomon is the Managing Partner of Solomon & Co., a full-service law firm headquartered in Mumbai, with more than…”
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Aaron Yu
Zhong Lun Law Firm, ChinaDispute Resolution“Aaron Yu is a non-equity partner of Zhong Lun, one of the largest full-service firm in China. His practice focuses on co…”
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Abdel Ghani Hamdan
Hamdan Law Firm, LebanonCorporate“Abdel Ghani Hamdan is the managing partner of the Hamdan Law Firm. Abdel Ghani focuses his practice on complex commercia…”
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Abdelaziz Alhanaee
Abdelaziz Alhanaee Advocates & Legal Consultancy, United Arab EmiratesCommercial Litigation“Abdelaziz Alhanaee Advocates & Legal Consultancy advises clients on a wide variety of sectors, including setting up busi…”
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Abdelmoniem . M.M. Abutiffa
Qatar International Law Firm, QatarBanking & Finance“- Legal Consultant & Office Manager. - L.LM. with first grade honors degree, University of Guba 2010. - LL.B. with disti…”
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“Businesses, and the people who own and run them, are a major pillar of the economy, and an extremely important part of our work. Providing comprehensive legal and tax advice to businesses and supporting them in their operational business…”
“Brown Rudnick is highly experienced and effective in handling large, complex disputes, often cross-border, including in Russia and CIS countries and many offshore and ‘freezone’ jurisdictions. The firm has a reputation for handling the…”
“Mishbah is a corporate lawyer practicing at the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, and is the Managing Partner of Old Bailey Chambers, Dhaka. He obtained LL. B (Hons) and Post Graduate Degree in Law from the United Kingdom, and was called to the…”