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.
Earning trusts
As the global financial situation improves, so too is interest in trust-based structures in the Gulf region. By Paul Perris
Bend it like Beckham
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.
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DLA London partner follows Dubai chief to Australia
DLA Piper projects partner Alex Guy is to join the firm’s Australian alliance partner DLA Phillips Fox alongside Dubai head Tony Holland.
Euro vision
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.
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.
Earning trusts
As the global financial situation improves, so too is interest in trust-based structures in the Gulf region. By Paul Perris
Bend it like Beckham
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.
7
DLA London partner follows Dubai chief to Australia
DLA Piper projects partner Alex Guy is to join the firm’s Australian alliance partner DLA Phillips Fox alongside Dubai head Tony Holland.
Work Life Quiz: David Stewart, Olswang
What was your first-ever job?
An usher at the Putney ABC Cinema.
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