Smaller is better for ex-2Birds associate
A former Bird & Bird associate has turned his back on the large-firm model and launched a dispute resolution boutique in Stockholm.
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A former Bird & Bird associate has turned his back on the large-firm model and launched a dispute resolution boutique in Stockholm.
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For any high-earning individuals out there considering a spell in the tax haven of Spain, the country’s government has just thrown a Spaniard in the works.
DLA Piper projects partner Alex Guy is to join the firm’s Australian alliance partner DLA Phillips Fox alongside Dubai head Tony Holland.
What do you get if you cross an Englishman, an Irishman, a Frenchman, an Albanian, a Spaniard, an Italian, a Dutchman, a German, a Russian…okay that’s enough.
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A former Bird & Bird associate has turned his back on the large-firm model and launched a dispute resolution boutique in Stockholm.
As the global financial situation improves, so too is interest in trust-based structures in the Gulf region. By Paul Perris
For any high-earning individuals out there considering a spell in the tax haven of Spain, the country’s government has just thrown a Spaniard in the works.
DLA Piper projects partner Alex Guy is to join the firm’s Australian alliance partner DLA Phillips Fox alongside Dubai head Tony Holland.
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